Hello i am stumped on how they make the sheet metal spiral for something like this see image below.
Inventor spiral sheet metal.
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You want to know how to flatten spiral shaped sheet metal parts in inventor.
In this video we present two methods to create parts based on a 2d spiral shape that can later on be flattened in the sheet metal environment additionally a sheet metal part macro is presented to assign bend lines.
This is how you do it it was tested in inventor 2016.
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I can see how they would make a sheet metal helix without the room for a rod through the center but can not wrap my head around the manufacturing process for a sheet metal helix with room down it s center to be welded on a rod.
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Inventor 3d cad software is used for product design rendering and simulation.
Follow procedure decribed on cad notes post to model the 3d spiral part and add required parameters to calcultate values needed for flat pattern geometry.
Total project time approximately 20 minutes.
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This also means that you can create drawings of part in folded state and flat pattern as for regular sheet metal parts.
Design a sheet metal bracket in this project we ll design a bracket using the sheet metal environment inside inventor for an inkjet printer while in context of the larger assembly.
In this presentation we present two methods to create parts based on a 2d spiral shape that can later on be flattened in the sheet metal environment.