Fold Sheet Metal Inventor

In fold location click one of the following to specify.

Fold sheet metal inventor. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. 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. Click to indicate whether the line defines the centerline start or end of the bend. Learn how to bend sheet metal so you.

Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf. Unlike the bend flange contour flange or hem features which all add material to the design the fold feature does not add material.

Using the fold and unfold command in solidworks to create a cylinder with holes around its perimeter. Click the bend line to use for the fold. The advantage to using folds over flanges is no material is added by adding. The bend line must be placed on the face you are folding and must terminate at face edges.

Use the fold angle to set the bend angle and the bend radius to override the radius set by the sheet metal styles if required. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold.

A fold on a sheet metal face forms about a straight sketched bend line that terminates at face edges. Total project time approximately 20 minutes. Flattening a cylinder with a helical cut duration. Use fold location to set what the sketched bend line represents the start of the bend the end of the bend or the centerline of the bend.

Click the bend line to use for the fold.