Autodesk Sheet Metal Tutorial

In fold location click one of the following to specify.

Autodesk sheet metal tutorial.

As you create flanges and add bends the sheet metal design software will accurately represent the flat pattern required. 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. For manufacturing purposes details like bend radii and relief sizes are usually the same throughout the part.

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 design a sheet metal bracket in this project we ll design a bracket using the sheet metal environment inside inventor for an inkjet printer while in context of the larger assembly. Figure 1 1 shows a solid part for the model of a component of a radio controlled toy car. Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture.

The flat pattern can be used to document and manufacture associatively as the design changes. It is necessary to convert the folded. A sheet metal part starts out as a flat piece of metal with a consistent thickness. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold.

You enter the values for these details and then the software applies them as you design. For example when you create a flange the bend is added automatically. Autodesk inventor now has integrated sheet metal tools that make it easier to design with sheet metal. Click the bend line to use for the fold.

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.