Fusion How To Design With Sheet Metal

Creating a sheet metal assembly.

Fusion how to design with sheet metal.

Follow the steps in the example below to create your sheet metal assembly. This video will show how sheet metal feature in fusion 360 are controlled by rules. As you create flanges and add bends the sheet metal design software will accurately represent the flat pattern required. Ensure that you have sheet metal component ticked and choose empty component 3.

To make this design we will cover creating a base flange adding bends folding and unfolding the design virtually adding holes and other features and creating bending patterns that can be shared with manufacturers to get your sheet metal parts made. This article covers how to get started with sheet metal design in fusion 360. Link to vote for improved sheet metal tools in fusion. In this quick tutorial video synergis eds applications consultant dave breiner looks at the new bend feature within autodesk fusion 360 sheet metal.

We ll learn how to create a new rule and edit some of the characteristics. The flat pattern can be used to document and manufacture associatively as the design changes. Not only can fusion 360 bend up sheet metal it can also take your design all the way through to manufacturing your part. The goal is to create an actual physical product.

Sheet metal design software considers the fabrication methods needed for manufacturing. In your fusion 360 design workspace click the sheet metal tab and select new component. After all a company s goal isn t to just create shapes in a cad program.