To Work with Table-Driven Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures

You can create table-driven sheet metal punch iFeatures and use them in a model.

Create Table-Driven Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures

Create and save a sheet metal punch iFeature that includes all of the parameters you want in the table-driven iFeature, and then:

1. Click File Open, and navigate to your Sheet Metal Punch iFeature. Open the *.ide file that was created.
2. On the ribbon, click iFeature tab iFeature panel iFeature Author Table. The Sheet Metal Punch iFeature tree displays in the left pane. A list of parameters defined in the Sheet Metal Punch iFeature displays in the right pane.
3. On all tabs, in the right pane, click in the Name and Prompt boxes to customize Name and placement instructions, if necessary.

   On the Parameters and Geometry tabs, variables defined in the Sheet Metal Punch iFeature are listed. You cannot add or remove them.

4. On the Properties tab, left pane, click a property and then click the right arrow to add it to the right area. To select all nested properties at once, click the top-level property, such as Project.

   To remove a property from the table, click it, and then click the left arrow.

5. On the Other tab, in Name, enter a custom item and corresponding prompt message.
6. In the Sheet Metal Punch iFeature table, each selected parameter is a column heading. In table rows, click in cells, and then enter values to create a unique variation of the iFeature.
7. When finished, click OK to convert the Sheet Metal Punch iFeature to a table-driven iFeature.

Use Table-Driven Sheet metal Punch iFeature

1. First use iFeature Author Table to create a table-driven Sheet Metal Punch iFeature.
2. To use the iFeature in a model, in the Insert iFeature dialog box, select the appropriate version.