Master sheet metal tasks with ease.
What it does
SMDC (Sheet Metal Drawing Creator) is an Autodesk Inventor add-in that assists users with sheet metal tasks by quickly generating accurate, professional-looking drawings for sheet metal designs. It automates the creation of 2D drawings, neutral-format exports, and parts lists, streamlining documentation work for engineers and manufacturers.
Key features
- Exports STEP files of the main assembly and individual sheet metal parts
- Exports DXF files of sheet metal flat patterns, ready for manufacturing
- Generates a comprehensive parts list in Excel and adds sheet metal comments to each part
- Exports flat pattern size to the Excel parts list for precise material ordering
- Creates complete 2D drawings of sheet metal parts using your existing drawing templates
- Adds parts lists and balloons to simplify parts management and tracking in an assembly
- PDF and DXF exports of 2D drawings for easy sharing and further processing
Compatibility: Autodesk Inventor 2021–2026.