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Creating transitions with a lofted flange

Creating transitions with a lofted flange - Inventor Tutorial

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Creating transitions with a lofted flange

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Calculating transitions from one size to another, or from one shape to another is time consuming and difficult. Using the loft to flange tool we can greatly simplify this process for creating complex designs. Looking a little more closely at the completed design we see not only does it go from a rectangular shape to a round shape. But the round shape is at a plane that's not parallel to the rectangle. It would be very time consuming to calculate this type of model. In Inventor Sheet Metal, we can use the lofted flange tool to transition automatically from one shape to another by simply selecting the two profiles that we want to use. It will generate an immediate preview. And from there we can start making modifications that are centered solely on the manufacturing process. For example, one option is to change the output to a die form tool. This not only changes the appearance of the model, but it acknowledges the different process that would be used. Returning back to the press bake…

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