Flat Pattern Exporter (FPExport) is a standalone WPF utility that connects to a running Autodesk Inventor session and automates flat-pattern exports for sheet-metal parts. The tool scans assemblies or ...

The script draws a flat pattern drawing of a sheet metal part. To apply, you need to edit the script by changing the values of the part dimensions, eccentricity and offset coefficient of the central ...

Editor’s Note: CAD files associated with this column can be downloaded here. Sheet metal in the CAD modeling world implies that coining or bending a flat workpiece is part of the process to fabricate ...