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   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? 

Edited by Deadhorse - 24.Dec.2008 at 18:21

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Deadhorse Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 24.Dec.2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 21	Topic: Inventor newb needs help. 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? Edited by Deadhorse - 24.Dec.2008 at 18:21

Deadhorse Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 24.Dec.2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 21	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

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