Autodesk Sheet Metal Tutorial

Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture.

Autodesk sheet metal tutorial.

In fold location click one of the following to specify. For manufacturing purposes details like bend radii and relief sizes are usually the same throughout the part. A fold on a sheet metal face forms about a straight sketched bend line that terminates at face edges. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern.

In this inventor 101 video we ll take you through all of the sheet metal design basics you ll need to know to get started with this type of material. Constructing solid parts and sheet metal parts the prime function of autodesk inventor is to construct computer models in the form of 3d parametric solid parts and 3d sheet metal parts that represent a component part in the computer. For example when you create a flange the bend is added automatically. Figure 1 1 shows a solid part for the model of a component of a radio controlled toy car.

Unlike the bend flange contour flange or hem features which all add material to the design the fold feature does not add material. Autodesk inventor now has integrated sheet metal tools that make it easier to design with sheet metal. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. A sheet metal part starts out as a flat piece of metal with a consistent thickness.

The flat pattern can be used to document and manufacture associatively as the design changes. It is necessary to convert the folded. Sheet metal design software considers the fabrication methods needed for manufacturing. You enter the values for these details and then the software applies them as you design.

As you create flanges and add bends the sheet metal design software will accurately represent the flat pattern required.