I have used Inventor extensively for Sheet Metal manufacturing and it has worked exceedingly well. My conditions were very irregular: punch radius was less than material thickness, bend allowance changed with the grain direction etc. For me the key was to "find" the correct k-factor for the bend conditions and I did that empirically by making bend samples for the various conditions.
Very interesting tool, but, being honest, I don´t trust the flat pattern inventor creates because I always have to make corrections once I take it to real life, you know, the software does not accept irregular conditions, and that´s what we have with comercial sheet metal. Anyway I think It´s a very ineresting tool and we have to take it seriusly in our daily work. thanks.
I have used Inventor extensively for Sheet Metal manufacturing and it has worked exceedingly well. My conditions were very irregular: punch radius was less than material thickness, bend allowance changed with the grain direction etc. For me the key was to "find" the correct k-factor for the bend conditions and I did that empirically by making bend samples for the various conditions.
CADchannel 3 years ago
thats weak.
CUBITO71 4 years ago
Very interesting tool, but, being honest, I don´t trust the flat pattern inventor creates because I always have to make corrections once I take it to real life, you know, the software does not accept irregular conditions, and that´s what we have with comercial sheet metal. Anyway I think It´s a very ineresting tool and we have to take it seriusly in our daily work. thanks.
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MGLWLTRS 4 years ago 2