Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal Bend

Sheet metal bend here s one way using the flange tool as yannickenrico suggested inventor 2015 part.

Autodesk inventor sheet metal bend.

And while there s nothing wrong with using the command that way you may be missing out on half of that commands full potential to create more complex designs faster and with fewer features. Sheet metal bend features are often used to join sheet metal faces that were created in a particular location to meet specific design criteria. If you re anything like me you ve probably used the sheet metal face command thousands of times to create simple extrusions to start your sheet metal parts. You need to convert the part to sheet metal first.

Faces extend in compliance with your default or selected bend radius. Select a model edge on each sheet metal face. By selecting edges on existing sheet metal features material is added to the model using the bend radius and material thickness defined by the sheet metal style. Bend tables are saved as an ascii text file txt.

When unfolding if a bend radius or angle does not correspond to a specific entry a process interpolates between adjacent values in the table. Windows 7 and windows 8 drive users public documents autodesk inventor version design data bend tables. You can generate flat patterns by unfolding sheet metal features using a uniformly applied. Add a bend to a sheet metal face on the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel bend.

Use fold command see attached image and select the same fold line as in bend part1 make sure you choose start of bend as fold location and change angle and radius accordingly. You may need to adjust the flange height depending on your design requirements. Make sure you set the thickness to 4mm since it is 4mm thick. Each column specifies a bend radius.

Optionally on the shape tab specify one of the following to extend the bend. Next move end of fold above bend part1. A bend table is a table of bend deductions arranged in rows and columns. Hi guys does anybody have a suggestion on how to create this bend using the sheet metal mode.

The bend should be a certain radius on the top autodesk fusion360 header nav label product name. Autodesk inventor supports bend order annotation on bend centerlines created when formed features are flattened as well as on cosmetic bend centerlines that are added manually.