Creating a Sheet Metal Emboss in Autodesk Inventor

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In this week's video, Jonathan Landeros of KETIV Technologies shows how you can create a sheet metal emboss in Autodesk Inventor using the Sheet Metal punch tool. The punch tool is an iFeature, with specific functions adapted for sheet metal.
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[@codecthelios]

11 years later I still rewatch this video when i need to remember how this is done. Thanks

[@theunishaaima1624]

Jonathan, thanks for de video. Your speech is clear and understandable for someone who is not using English as main language

[@davidbischi]

First of all, thank you very much. Second of all... i didnt even know that you could retrieve feature dimensions... how awsome!

[@KETIVTechnologies]

Glad you enjoyed the video David, make sure to subscribe!

[@unclemymy]

Jonathan, thanks very much for this great video. I had this exact thing to do, and expected it would be like pulling teeth, considering the Autodesk help info available. I followed you right thru, and even picked up some tips and techniques I can use in other ways. You are a great teacher, and I am most grateful!

[@KETIVTechnologies]

Glad we could help!

[@johnvanyperen4299]

Jonathan, thanks for your clear explaining, i'm a slow student but now i could finally make my first usefull I-feature.

[@KETIVTechnologies]

You're very welcome! Be sure to visit and subscribe to our blog for more tech tips! ketiv.com/blog/

[@gdust0582]

Thanks for sharing ..great video

[@KETIVTechnologies]

No problem!

[@behzadshokrzadeh1419]

Thanks for sharing this useful video

[@KETIVTechnologies]

Glad you enjoyed this video, subscribe for more content!

[@PWARHOLM]

Great!
thank you!

[@KETIVTechnologies]

Our pleasure! KETIV | Nicole Morris

[@dhairyashinde3203]

Is that possible to take development of particular embossed part ??

[@ronnieevans2278]

how can you calculate shrinkage of the sheet metal when making a emboss

[@adyrevale]

very usefull

[@ilikewaffles3689]

This would break the flat pattern, no?

[@EliasNPC]

They should really jsut make a faster dimple tool for this, like solid edge

[@SeanAlcorn]

I have followed this to the letter more than a dozen times and each and every time get the error "can not build feature - no edges found while making filet feature - Autodesk Inventor Pro 2016

[@eartheartbaratheon791]

I'm using v2019 and I have similar problem with fillets. One thing not mentioned in the video is that there can NOT be any dependencies from features outside the iFeature to be created (flat face in this example or origin point). For me everything works fine other than fillets near the flat face since they kind of have to be dependent on the nearby flat face...no idea how to fix it.

[@eartheartbaratheon791]

I've found the solution! I'd assume Inventor over the years got a bit more picky about geometry. 1) Make the geometry independent - get rid of vertical/horizontal constraints, don't project any edges from flat face, etc. 2) When you're authoring the iFeature and switch to sheet metal feature there are 2 blank windows on the right. When you pick the iFeature geometry they fill in: top one with parameters, bottom one with geometry. In this case bottom one is going to have a sketch plane, an edge and another plane. Right click the edge,choose "combine geometry" and left click the emboss in MODEL SPACE. The edge will disappear from the window. Then combine the lone plane with sketch plane and it's gonna work. It's likely Inventor missed the "cut" extrusion from selection window, adding it to selection set fixes the issue as well.

[@KETIVTechnologies]

Thanks for the teamwork here!