Inventor Sheet Metal

[kpyoung333]

Inventor is not backwards compatible. Imagine trying to put a PS4 game in a PS2 and expecting it to play, not gonna happen. The stl file is a dumbed down solid that can be read by most 3d modeling programs. The files are 2016, only have access to 2015 not 2014, download a new student version to play around with. Watch the below videos, follow along pausing to complete the tasks they perform. Some sweet accents in there too.

 

[mattador04]

Those videos are cool. I have started watching one of them. My job has me tied up most of the time, but i want to learn how to do this properly, so i will watch more of the videos. For now, I'm following the steps you outlined in your initial response to my post. I defined a thickness of .1196 in the sheet metal defaults, and made the sketch. I must be missing something as we go from the second screen shot to the third screenshot, because I cannot 'go to folded part' as you show. What gives? See attached sheet metal .ipt

Practice Panel.ipt

[kpyoung333]

Sketch the actual end shape desired with correct wall thickness at .1196, Extrude, then Flatten.

 

Try it another way. Set Sheet Metal Defaults. Draw a 3"xDepth" rectangle. Face. Flange select both edges @2".

[mattador04]

Yeah but in the sheet metal ipt there is no extrude only face

[mattador04]

I did it. There IS extrude, on the other ribbon tab. I made this:

 

And this: