Summary: Create sheet metal directly from solid bodies

Description: I would like to be able to create a solid body and then select a ground face and bends in order to create a sheet metal part.

A simple example would be to create a cube. Select the bottom part as ground face and then select the bottom edges to create the sides of the cube.

This feature is available in other programs such asSolidworks.

Inventor kind of already has this feature but the procedure requires that you create a sketch with projected edges of each face before you create the sheet metal face.

Some of the shapes I'm looking to create can be created with sheet metal loft but many would be easier to create a simple shape then select faces and select bends between those faces.

Product and Feature: Inventor - Sheet Metal

Submitted By: pr33d on 02/08/2016