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Working with the Punch tool

Working with the Punch tool - Inventor Tutorial

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Working with the Punch tool

Deformed features can't be folded. So a special operation needs to be done to create these stamped features. Now I use the Stamp tools to place these complex features on a part. And take a look at a couple of the options that are available through them. One of the things that's required to use Punch tools, is a sketch. You have to have a point for that Punch tool to strike in order to modify the sheet metal. So that approach is taken inside of Autodesk Inventor. Apply a sketch, set a point, and then take the Punch tool and apply it on that point. So let's use the Punch tool and select an operation that we want to create. Autodesk adventure comes with a series of Punch tools predefined, but you can also create your own and add them to the library. Once I've started the tool, it will give me a preview and then I can make modifications. For example I can go to the Geometry. I change the angle that I want to apply this at. And I can even go in some Punch tools and select a list of…

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