How to extract features from a part file

[KarolR]

I am in a sheet metal part file, but i made an extrusion of a reference body in order to design the sheet metal part itself.

Can i convert this file to an assembly and later extract only the sheet metal features to build a separate sheet metal part?

[Ajcraig99]

can you post the .ipt file and i will have a look, little hard to work out exactly what your talking about otherwise.

[KarolR]

I want to make an IDW drawing of the sheet metal part only.

Can i convert the IPT file to an assembly file, and then save only the sheet metal part?

Flowerpot.ipt

[JD Mather]

There is no need for an assembly.

First of all - when you created Revolution1 you should have selected the Surface Output option in the Revolution dialog box rather than solid.

But since you didn't do it correctly -

Right click on Sketch1 and select Share Sketch.

Now simply do another Revolution and this time set it to Cut and it will remove your original revolution of the Flowerpot.

 

This is very basic logical understanding of geometry.

Should not take any training.

Should be obvious in 2D AutoCAD or 3D Inventor - geometry is geometry.

 

[KarolR]

So, when i will remove the revolved feature like that, when i will make an idw file from this file, i will remain only with the shhet metal?

And what good it do to have selected surface instead of solid?

Surfaces don't appear in idw?

And if i want to send this ipt part with the trick to a manufacturer, could he make use of the sheet metal solid?

They have to insert it, somehow, into their cutting machine

[JD Mather]

I give up!

[Ajcraig99]

Send this to the laser cutters/ water jet flat pattern 2.dxf

[KarolR]

If i don't give up, JD, you don't give up.

First of all - when you created Revolution1 you should have selected the Surface Output option in the Revolution dialog box rather than solid.

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I made a revolved surface in a part file and made an idw drawing out of it. it's like it's solid, so, why did you offer me that?

[Ajcraig99]

Revolved Surface.

[JD Mather]

I made a revolved surface in a part file and made an idw drawing out of it. it's like it's solid, so, why did you offer me that?

 

You can turn off the visibility of the surface in the idw drawing. The surface is reference geometry - just like the xy, xz, yz planes.