Using the bend table unfolding method sheet metal parts unfold using empirical values that are measured or derived and applied to specific bend angles within the table.
Autodesk inventor sheet metal k factor.
Select bend table as the unfold method.
The default k factor is 0 44 which simply means that inventor is assuming that 44 through the cross section of the part the material is not stretched or squashed when bending and therefore this slice of the folded part will give the true length of the flat pattern.
By default inventor uses a k factor for calculating bend allowances.
Values for angles not defined within the table are calculated using a backup kfactor.
Using a bend table.
Notice that the right hand portion of the dialog box updates to provide an.
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I don t even know if you could enter a 0 0 for a k factor in inventor possibly something like 0 0000000000001 or it could be 1 0.
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