Folding Sheet Metal Inventor

Unlike the bend flange contour flange or hem features which all add material to the design the fold feature does not add material.

Folding sheet metal inventor.

Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf. Unfortunately sheet metal bending is not always going to be the same in every shop. 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. 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.

Use the fold command to fold a sheet metal face about a sketched line. Click to indicate whether the line defines the centerline start or end of the bend. A fold on a sheet metal face forms about a straight sketched bend line that terminates at face edges. Specify the location of the fold line.

In fold location click one of the following to specify. 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. Autodesk inventor webinar series. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.

Click the bend line to use for the fold. Creating a chart with your standard values is a key component of speeding up this process. Click the bend line to use for the fold. The bend line must be placed on the face you are folding and must terminate at face edges.

Total project time approximately 20 minutes. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. 3d cad files are converted into machine code which controls a machine to precisely cut and form the sheets into the final part. Sheet metal fabrication is the process of forming parts from a metal sheet by punching cutting stamping and bending. Autodesk inventor webinar series.