How To Chamfer An Edge In Sheet Metal Inventor

Specify a chamfer distance.

How to chamfer an edge in sheet metal inventor.

Select a single corner or multiple corners adds a chamfer on one or more sheet metal corners. By enabling cut across bend inventor wraps the sketched profile across the faces and bends the cut intersects with. Select the corners to chamfer. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner chamfer.

In the distance drop down list specify a chamfer distance. You can select only sheet metal edges and model edges representing corners. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner chamfer. One distance creates a chamfer with the same offset distance from the corner on both sheet metal edges.

Creates a chamfer defined by an offset from a sheet metal edge and an angle from that sheet metal edge to the offset. Select the corners to chamfer. The wrapping respects the active sheet metal style meaning the resultant cut in the flat pattern is exactly the same size as the sketch geometry. Only model edges representing chamfers can be selected.

Follow on video to using copy sketch sheet metal and line fold video. Click the sheet metal edge the chamfer is angled from and then click one or both corners on the sheet metal edge. Select distance and angle. You specify the corner appearance and select corners individually.

You can also override default parameters apply auto mitering and specify 2 or 3 bend corners. Edit corners in sheet metal features the corner edit dialog box lets you can specify an overlap type overlap gap relief type and relief size that differ from your sheet metal style. One or both corners of a selected sheet metal edge can be chamfered in one operation. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner chamfer.

Specify a chamfer distance and angle.