Using Sheet-Metal iPart Factories
iParts are part configurations or part families that allow you to create a base part and then add a table to it. Once the table is added, the part features can be suppressed or configured to create a family of parts based on the original. The configured part is referred to as an iPart factory, and the individual configurations are called members. Sheet-metal iParts have a number of uses, from creating variations of basic parts to creating progressive die parts.
MORE IPART INFORMATION
You can find more information, including step-by-step instructions for creating iParts and sheet-metal iParts, in Chapter 7.
iParts for Configurations
Using iParts for sheet-metal configurations is common for parts that are basically ...
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