Flattening a cylinder with a helical cut duration.
Fold sheet metal inventor.
In fold location click one of the following to specify.
Total project time approximately 20 minutes.
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.
Specify the location of the fold line.
Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one.
Learn how to bend sheet metal so you.
The bend line must be placed on the face you are folding and must terminate at face edges.
Click the bend line to use for the fold.
The advantage to using folds over flanges is no material is added by adding.
Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle.
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.
On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold.
Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal.
Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf.
Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.
Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern.
Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.
Using the fold and unfold command in solidworks to create a cylinder with holes around its perimeter.
A fold on a sheet metal face forms about a straight sketched bend line that terminates at face edges.
Click the bend line to use for the fold.
Unlike the bend flange contour flange or hem features which all add material to the design the fold feature does not add material.