Fusion How To Design With Sheet Metal

This video will show how sheet metal feature in fusion 360 are controlled by rules.

Fusion how to design with sheet metal.

As you create flanges and add bends the sheet metal design software will accurately represent the flat pattern required. We ll learn how to create a new rule and edit some of the characteristics. Not only can fusion 360 bend up sheet metal it can also take your design all the way through to manufacturing your part. 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.

Creating a sheet metal assembly. After all a company s goal isn t to just create shapes in a cad program. The goal is to create an actual physical product. Link to vote for improved sheet metal tools in fusion.

In your fusion 360 design workspace click the sheet metal tab and select new component. In this quick tutorial video synergis eds applications consultant dave breiner looks at the new bend feature within autodesk fusion 360 sheet metal. I ve named mine box. Give the new component a name and select the material from your library.

Sheet metal design software considers the fabrication methods needed for manufacturing. The example part we will be designing is a bracket for the hitec hs 5065mg servo. This article covers how to get started with sheet metal design in fusion 360.