Dear all!! - if you're looking for a good computer to run Inventor, you may then be interested to know that I have now developed and released the worlds most comprehensive FREE benchmarking test for Autodesk Inventor with a global online leaderboard. See the announcement video here ruclips.net/video/Xck3lvuMRjM/видео.html and check out the leaderboard here invmark.cadac.com/#/ - all designed by me, Neil Cross TFI.
Extremely helpful. You focused on the main points that I needed without confusing me. I even laughed several times. Much better than tutorials that want to put me to sleep. I've been using Inventor since 2010 but now we are venturing into the Sheet Metal stage. I plan to check out other tutorials you may have. Thanks!
Like because of the relaxing music in the background. Most youtubers use electronic and dance music for his tutorials but this one is peaceful and beautiful!
+Consig1iere Ahhahaha great story, good description. The music is from the video game World of Warcraft, I used it in a few of my earlier videos to add a bit of atmosphere to the tutorials but then stopped putting any music in at all in all my latest ones. I agree with most others that played back through some speaker types it can be a bit overpowering and distracting.
Im sitting here frustrated at work trying to understand this Software called Inventor. After two minutes I find myself anxious with eyes closed listening to some dramatic Wow/Lotr music together with an overly positive guy talking greek.
Well done. I'm going for a little test for a job and have not used Inventor for 9 years. Solid modeling was easy and still in my head but I was never taught the sheet metal portion in school. This defiantly will help me with my test.
Thank you sir much appreciated. We never really went over the sheet metal part in school and I have a job interview this week and part of it is doing sheet metal. If you're proficient in inventor, sheet metal is quite easy!
Great tutorial buddy. You won't believe this but I have been for an interview today and they gave me a quick Inventor test to do. I had to use the unfold/re-fold commands. Good job I watched your video before hand! Subbed and thumbed.
Hello there, I have some questions regarding sheet metal design capabilities in Inventor. Please feel free to ask for further clarifications on any of the questions below if required. 1.0 Could you import / export CIS and IFC file formats in Inventor? 2.0 Is there a nesting tool with the software? 3.0 Is there weldments capability with the inventor (welded structure)? 4.0 Does it seamlessly produce BOM? 5.0 Is inventor capable of pulling information from a PDF file? 6.0 Is Inventor capable of generating parametric models (adaptive parts)?
Greetings from The Midlands. Why is there a "Click to add" option when creating flanges? I thought it would allow you to create different height flanges in one operation (like the fillet tool) with auto mitre. It doesn't do that. What is a good way to achieve compound mitres, say for 2 or more flanges of different heights? Great channel with great content by the way.
Love your videos. Do you have any videos showing to to work with tubular frames using the frame generator? I'm trying to wrap sheet metal around tubing for body work on tube chassis, but I have no idea how to do it.
+Captain Obviously don't have anything for that specific example, but I've done a frame generator tutorial and a bend part video. Not sure if bend part works with sheet metal though, I'd say not. Is this just to bend a sheet around an existing tube say 90 degrees?
Sheet metal is your virtual sheet to make the folding situation before you start making the metal sheet in the fabrication company, it is the best way to visualise what it will look like!
Is there any way to lock in surface textures to these styles? I use embossed aluminum , diamond plate and other materials that would be fantastic to have preset.
No worries. Your videos are good and i think because they are teaching me things, therefore they should have a classroom enviroment effect. The first time I learn anything, I fully focus on the material I am absorbing. I can only focus on one thing at a time. In this case I can only focus on the tutorial. I also bla bla bla........ Thanks for the video anyway.
Hi and thanks for the videos. The question is, how am I going to apply an unfold to a tube so I Can measure the actual length and of course to make a drawing out of it?
BAW Can't say I've done one before or even know what that is, but I guess it's the same as this? ruclips.net/video/vzVoM3foe7w/видео.html The silence in this video is powerful and real. I was gonna say I can't imagine many people would be interested in that for a generic tips/tutorial channel but that's got 50k hits so there must be a demand for it.
what are your thoughts on using the sheet metal tool for folding composite metal panel? We do a lot of ACM work, and have some crazy panels that are difficult to capture. Also, we have a scanner and often times have point clouds. I just need a general idea on whether or not this is something I might consider investing time in or if, in your opinion, Inventor is just not the right tool?thank you! very glad I stumbled on to your series!
+Hans Brommer erm not really, only how youtube presents them. I've split them into playlists which you can use to see what's there but that's the best we have right now.
fayad ibrahim Yea, it's not worth a video as the numbers don't really mean a lot to most people, but this is a link which will explain how: forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-general-discussion/fps-in-realtime/td-p/553633
Hi, firstly thanks for your awesome videos, no inventor videos I found so far are more instructive yet so much fun. I have a question regarding sheet metal design (that's why it is here not on the latest video): Is there a way to cut through a flanged or lofted flange sheet metal part at an angle or with a profile, without having after "Create the flat Pattern" a non straight (i.e. not 90° to the surface) cut at the edges of the sheet? The other way around - first perfectly normal edges and afterwards this bend distortions- would be more desired if possible :) Thanks in advance!
we never used this in my engineering class. unfortunately, im going to be taking anatomy and physiology (that is a HARD word to spell) in my senior year instead of engineering, or i would probably be able to learn how to use it. i love autodesk just as much as i LOVED sketchup my freshman year (remember that, y'all..?) and would love to download that again. next on my list is Blender
I've a problem with a sheet metal the thing is that i can't unfold a sheet metal, cuz the program doesn't detect a "stationary reference", i think that this happends cuz none of the sheets edges is straight ( one of them has an ondulated pattern and the other is curved ). is there anything i can do about it ? thanks for your time seeya
Hi, I work with inventor like 3 years ago, bur only now i'm learning de sheet metal part. I can't save the default, it saves like a normal part, i just don't understand why. can you help me? bY THE WAY, Thank you for the video!! (:
It sounded familiar and wouldn't let me focus because of that. It was like a fly buzzing around the room, occassionaly flying between the screen and myself. Then I recognized it. "Ohhhh, well played sir!". Rewinded 1 minute and it didn't bother me anymore. In fact, I enjoyed the video. But for anyone not familiar with it, it might sound distracting. The difference in volume between quiet and loud tones is too high.
13:18 - "They're eye features" - Wait, what? Well, I hope I understood it correctly. But given the eye features, that piece of metal looks quite suprised. Edit: reminds me of Balrog from Cave Story.
Hi again, Can you please do a tutorial on a pressed sheet metal part, a pressed four sided tray with edge relief would be great. Also show how to make a DXF file from flat pattern part, can you also include bend lines in the DXF file please!! I would like to be able to send the file to a CNC machine so it marks the bend lines and cuts the profile out then for an operator to bend the part on a Brakepress using the bend line on the profile. I am sure people in steel fabrication would love this tutorial. Your videos are great if not a bit complex for me at the moment, as i am new to inventor but have been using autocad for a long time. Thanks again.
BAW Hey thanks! Seems like a logical next step to do that kind of video, this will definitely go on the to-do list! Another idea you've just gave me is a tip video for people moving from AutoCAD to Inventor, I've taught a load of people who have done that and I think I can remember what they were struggling with so that's another plan. So yes, that DXF video with bend lines will be a definite future video!
It's a-lum-i-num not al-u-mini-um j/k. Im from KC area. Your videos are high quality very clear, not always concise, but Just Awesome, plus a cool accent.
LOL cos it was 2015, great year, I'd been making videos for 1 year and nobody was watching them... I hated the idea of just silence and wanted some relaxing ambient music and the WoW music wasn't being dinged by RUclipss claim system, I was still playing WoW heavily back then, I didn't have the skills either to balance the vocals with the background music so although it sounded great on my speakers I think it sounded too loud on headphones but its a 6 year old video now so I put it all down to a learning thing.
Dear all!! - if you're looking for a good computer to run Inventor, you may then be interested to know that I have now developed and released the worlds most comprehensive FREE benchmarking test for Autodesk Inventor with a global online leaderboard. See the announcement video here ruclips.net/video/Xck3lvuMRjM/видео.html and check out the leaderboard here invmark.cadac.com/#/ - all designed by me, Neil Cross TFI.
my hero, seriously, you're amazing, and i really enjoy your descriptions of how things work, particularly with the injected humor! keep on rockin!
+peter taylor Still rockin!
Extremely helpful. You focused on the main points that I needed without confusing me. I even laughed several times. Much better than tutorials that want to put me to sleep. I've been using Inventor since 2010 but now we are venturing into the Sheet Metal stage. I plan to check out other tutorials you may have. Thanks!
My hero! Before your videos I had no idea what Inventor is or how to use it. I enjoy watching your videos and I enjoy learning like this. Rock on!
Like because of the relaxing music in the background. Most youtubers use electronic and dance music for his tutorials but this one is peaceful and beautiful!
This introduction to sheet metal module in Inventor is really helpful. Keep doing the good work, bro! Greetings from Venezuela.
The background music is very comforting. Feels like I'm in a fantasy or Battlefield game lobby.
Great tutorial but why does the background music sound like a poor nation was invaded and they fought back and won but lost many lives in the process.
+Consig1iere Ahhahaha great story, good description. The music is from the video game World of Warcraft, I used it in a few of my earlier videos to add a bit of atmosphere to the tutorials but then stopped putting any music in at all in all my latest ones. I agree with most others that played back through some speaker types it can be a bit overpowering and distracting.
Im sitting here frustrated at work trying to understand this Software called Inventor. After two minutes I find myself anxious with eyes closed listening to some dramatic Wow/Lotr music together with an overly positive guy talking greek.
TFI please don’t stop it makes the tutorial more immersive
That music is super enjoyable!
HA. Awesome.
Thank you mate! I have learned 90% of my skills in Inventor from your videos!
Thank you so much. You are an excellent teacher. To be honest, I learn more in your videos by watching you fix your mistakes. Bravo, sir!
Well done. I'm going for a little test for a job and have not used Inventor for 9 years. Solid modeling was easy and still in my head but I was never taught the sheet metal portion in school. This defiantly will help me with my test.
Dude!! Thanks for the great guide, HUGE BONUS POINTS FOR THE ALUMINIUM QUOTE!!!
Thanks alots Neil, Could you please do more about the sheet Metal parts list for manufacturing with Laser or Plasma CNC machine !
I'm running Inventor 2017, but this is still very useful. Thank you so much it was very helpful. The humor also kept me entertained lol.
Hey Buddy, thanks for the remarkable vid. After 2 days of browsing, I found the right tutorial...
Even today, 5 years after, this is miles ahead from the official intro-course into Sheet metal.
Thanks for the help! Been using inventor for years, but new to sheet metal and this was a great kick start!
Thanks Bud, how about extending part of the sheet metal.
that's great. were starting sheet metal next week and this really helped familiarize the features available. thnx
Your voice so clear. Thanks for share this video.
Thank you sir much appreciated. We never really went over the sheet metal part in school and I have a job interview this week and part of it is doing sheet metal. If you're proficient in inventor, sheet metal is quite easy!
Great tutorial buddy. You won't believe this but I have been for an interview today and they gave me a quick Inventor test to do. I had to use the unfold/re-fold commands. Good job I watched your video before hand!
Subbed and thumbed.
This is exactly what I needed to get started. Fantastic thank you
iam happy that i understand so basics
Love you man....u r the life saver....thank you so much
Epic music choice!!!
How about showing how to design in sheet metal gussets for added strength.
Super well explained.
How do you hide or remove Tangent lines and when exporting making bend lines dotted vs solid lines?
Way better than my Inventor videos 😅
Did you ever do a tutorial on sheet metal bend, to join 2 sheet metal segments? Sometimes I rock them and sometimes it creates crap.
Hello there,
I have some questions regarding sheet metal design capabilities in Inventor. Please feel free to ask for further clarifications on any of the questions below if required.
1.0 Could you import / export CIS and IFC file formats in Inventor?
2.0 Is there a nesting tool with the software?
3.0 Is there weldments capability with the inventor (welded structure)?
4.0 Does it seamlessly produce BOM?
5.0 Is inventor capable of pulling information from a PDF file?
6.0 Is Inventor capable of generating parametric models (adaptive parts)?
Hi Mate,can You please do a Tutorail on K-Factor in Sheet Metal.
hi , very nice tutorial (like always ) can you tells us how to make your own punch tools please . have a good year.
Still tremendously helpful even in 2020
Plz tell or give description link it is my earliest request
Well done, it is very enjoyable to view your lektions. Thank you.
Greetings from The Midlands. Why is there a "Click to add" option when creating flanges? I thought it would allow you to create different height flanges in one operation (like the fillet tool) with auto mitre. It doesn't do that. What is a good way to achieve compound mitres, say for 2 or more flanges of different heights? Great channel with great content by the way.
Love your videos. Do you have any videos showing to to work with tubular frames using the frame generator? I'm trying to wrap sheet metal around tubing for body work on tube chassis, but I have no idea how to do it.
+Captain Obviously don't have anything for that specific example, but I've done a frame generator tutorial and a bend part video. Not sure if bend part works with sheet metal though, I'd say not. Is this just to bend a sheet around an existing tube say 90 degrees?
Good job but you can cut sheet metal across the bend with the inbuilt feature into the cut command without unfolding the sheet
I get how to change the K factor, however, How can i change the bending radio?
Sheet metal is your virtual sheet to make the folding situation before you start making the metal sheet in the fabrication company, it is the best way to visualise what it will look like!
thanks for that. had to make a part and that helped to get me started
Is there any way to lock in surface textures to these styles? I use embossed aluminum
, diamond plate and other materials that would be fantastic to have preset.
Thank you
Vince
Film & TV
is there a way to import a you already have into soft soft?
No worries. Your videos are good and i think because they are teaching me things, therefore they should have a classroom enviroment effect. The first time I learn anything, I fully focus on the material I am absorbing. I can only focus on one thing at a time. In this case I can only focus on the tutorial. I also bla bla bla........
Thanks for the video anyway.
Amazing and great tutorial(s)! How about making one about the tube and piping module?
Hello TFI, thank you very much for the sheet metal template styles instructions. Very useful. :-)
Can I get book of it or any content regarding Autodesk inventor
Hi and thanks for the videos.
The question is, how am I going to apply an unfold to a tube so I Can measure the actual length and of course to make a drawing out of it?
Very GOOD tutorial!
Great videos, any chance you could do a video on sheet metal screw conveyors?
BAW Can't say I've done one before or even know what that is, but I guess it's the same as this? ruclips.net/video/vzVoM3foe7w/видео.html The silence in this video is powerful and real. I was gonna say I can't imagine many people would be interested in that for a generic tips/tutorial channel but that's got 50k hits so there must be a demand for it.
Thanks a lot! Smart and effective tutorial !
what are your thoughts on using the sheet metal tool for folding composite metal panel? We do a lot of ACM work, and have some crazy panels that are difficult to capture. Also, we have a scanner and often times have point clouds. I just need a general idea on whether or not this is something I might consider investing time in or if, in your opinion, Inventor is just not the right tool?thank you! very glad I stumbled on to your series!
Good tutorial, just one question: Isit possible to get a list of all your published tutorial videos?
+Hans Brommer erm not really, only how youtube presents them. I've split them into playlists which you can use to see what's there but that's the best we have right now.
Nice background music selection
very good thank you for this video very professional
great tutorial; how can i display the numbers of triangles and parts as in the video?
fayad ibrahim Yea, it's not worth a video as the numbers don't really mean a lot to most people, but this is a link which will explain how:
forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-general-discussion/fps-in-realtime/td-p/553633
Ok. Thank you
Hi, firstly thanks for your awesome videos, no inventor videos I found so far are more instructive yet so much fun.
I have a question regarding sheet metal design (that's why it is here not on the latest video): Is there a way to cut through a flanged or lofted flange sheet metal part at an angle or with a profile, without having after "Create the flat Pattern" a non straight (i.e. not 90° to the surface) cut at the edges of the sheet? The other way around - first perfectly normal edges and afterwards this bend distortions- would be more desired if possible :)
Thanks in advance!
you're amazing, thank you !
we never used this in my engineering class. unfortunately, im going to be taking anatomy and physiology (that is a HARD word to spell) in my senior year instead of engineering, or i would probably be able to learn how to use it. i love autodesk just as much as i LOVED sketchup my freshman year (remember that, y'all..?) and would love to download that again. next on my list is Blender
Sir how we can change profile of edge flange in inventor.
Thank you !! Good video
Great tutorial, thanks :)
Hi
I need, to fold a Round bar, of Metal.
So it can make, a flat pattern of it later.
can you please, show me how to do that.
dude thank you very helpful
awesome work i like your way
I've a problem with a sheet metal
the thing is that i can't unfold a sheet metal, cuz the program doesn't detect a "stationary reference", i think that this happends cuz none of the sheets edges is straight ( one of them has an ondulated pattern and the other is curved ).
is there anything i can do about it ?
thanks for your time
seeya
Good info. Good humor
Needed to re watch again, TFI my tutor.
Hi,
I work with inventor like 3 years ago, bur only now i'm learning de sheet metal part. I can't save the default, it saves like a normal part, i just don't understand why. can you help me?
bY THE WAY, Thank you for the video!! (:
please is it possible to ask for some help on sheet metal?
omg, GREAT VIDEO !!
oh tnx dude it was verry good
hi, thanks you are amazing, i really learn so much now thank you so much
Very helpful!
Corner seaming tutorial?
I am just wondering why you are being so generous with your knowledge?
So...what does "Flange" mean in the UK?
LOL. The depends on the context. It could be a polite term used to describe the DXRacer team I believe.
It sounded familiar and wouldn't let me focus because of that. It was like a fly buzzing around the room, occassionaly flying between the screen and myself. Then I recognized it. "Ohhhh, well played sir!". Rewinded 1 minute and it didn't bother me anymore. In fact, I enjoyed the video.
But for anyone not familiar with it, it might sound distracting. The difference in volume between quiet and loud tones is too high.
The music is well from World of Warcraft?
+Werilla Johang yea it is, I've been a long time player! Stopped using music now but my earlier videos had WoW music in the background!
GREAT TUTORIAL . GREAT MUSIC FOR LEARING.!
\
Luxurious music.
Drawring?
13:18 - "They're eye features" - Wait, what? Well, I hope I understood it correctly. But given the eye features, that piece of metal looks quite suprised.
Edit: reminds me of Balrog from Cave Story.
Thank you!
thank you very much
Transitioning from SolidWorks to Inventor not entirely by choice :). That said, I like the music. Keep it, maybe vary it a bit
I wish my english is better, i want ask you :"what is step to start design something". how do the engeneer to has their ideas
You had me at 60fps!!!
THE WAY TO DOIT!
Hi again, Can you please do a tutorial on a pressed sheet metal part, a pressed four sided tray with edge relief would be great. Also show how to make a DXF file from flat pattern part, can you also include bend lines in the DXF file please!! I would like to be able to send the file to a CNC machine so it marks the bend lines and cuts the profile out then for an operator to bend the part on a Brakepress using the bend line on the profile. I am sure people in steel fabrication would love this tutorial. Your videos are great if not a bit complex for me at the moment, as i am new to inventor but have been using autocad for a long time. Thanks again.
BAW Hey thanks! Seems like a logical next step to do that kind of video, this will definitely go on the to-do list! Another idea you've just gave me is a tip video for people moving from AutoCAD to Inventor, I've taught a load of people who have done that and I think I can remember what they were struggling with so that's another plan. So yes, that DXF video with bend lines will be a definite future video!
It's a-lum-i-num not al-u-mini-um j/k.
Im from KC area.
Your videos are high quality very clear, not always concise, but Just Awesome, plus a cool accent.
thanks
Thanks.
Like your tutorials very much (100%) but would love them even more without the music in the background. Thanks.
Tks ! from RO
Great tutorial but please change your music. Keep up the good work
great video, really helped out
one little thing though...
BRO WHY IS THERE WORLD OF WARCRAFT MUSIC
LOL cos it was 2015, great year, I'd been making videos for 1 year and nobody was watching them... I hated the idea of just silence and wanted some relaxing ambient music and the WoW music wasn't being dinged by RUclipss claim system, I was still playing WoW heavily back then, I didn't have the skills either to balance the vocals with the background music so although it sounded great on my speakers I think it sounded too loud on headphones but its a 6 year old video now so I put it all down to a learning thing.