CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Inventor newb needs help. https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Mon, 11 May 2026 19:02:58 +0000 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:19:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1483 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Inventor newb needs help. : A little disappointed that no...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=1483&PID=4091&title=inventor-newb-needs-help#4091 Author: Deadhorse
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Posted: 29.Dec.2008 at 13:19

A little disappointed that no one has posted any suggestions for me, is my question so elementary that it doesn't warrant a reply?

Edited by Deadhorse - 29.Dec.2008 at 13:21]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:19:59 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=1483&PID=4091&title=inventor-newb-needs-help#4091 <![CDATA[Inventor newb needs help. : I&#039;m a ProEngineer user of...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=1483&PID=4057&title=inventor-newb-needs-help#4057 Author: Deadhorse
Subject: 1483
Posted: 24.Dec.2008 at 17:46

I'm a ProEngineer user of 10 years but just started at a new company that has Inventor/Sheet Metal package that I'm teaching myself, they've never used it before.
 
I started my current project by creating a sheet metal part and set the material thickness at the beginning.  When I was finish the part flat pattern worked just fine.
 
The next thing I did was start an assembly and insert my initial part to create additional parts of it because of the unusual geometry.  Now the assembly is complete and I open the other parts individually but the flat patter doesn't work. 
 
If I convert the part to a model and then back to a sheet metal part I get the message "For proper unfolding the model should have uniform thicknes..."  but I can't find where to set this in the part file or the assembly.
 
Is this something I should've done at the beginning of my assembly creation and can it be fixed at this point? 


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