Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Yet
However the sheet metal tools set a default thickness which can result in a ring that is too bulky for our liking.
Fusion 360 sheet metal yet. Let s show how to create sheet metal bends folds flange unfold flat pattern and more. Sheet metal rules library has been corrupted. The sheet metal rules in fusion 360 helps control the different sheet metal settings like thickness bend radius and reliefs. This article covers how to get started with sheet metal design in fusion 360.
If sheet metal does not appear there enable parametric modeling mode by capturing design history. Link to vote for improved sheet metal tools in fusion. Fusion 360 comes with a default library of sheetmetal rules. Only the default rule steel mm is listed in the library.
In the new ui the sheet metal environment is located in the tabs above the icons. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern. There is no option to access the sheet metal tab in the fusion 360 design toolbar. Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture.
Five out of the six standard pre defined sheet metal rules. This integration ensures a design change made anywhere in the process from concept to production will reflect everywhere. In this tutorial tuesday we ll add some steps to vladimir s fusion 360 workflow to set a better thickness for the ring. Recently autodesk released a suite of tools for designing sheet metal parts in fusion 360.
Old user interface prior to august 2019 update. Steel stainless steel and aluminium both in metric and imperial values. To get the 6 standard library rules back. Now you get why fusion 360 s sheet metal is different.
Steel mm stainless steel mm aluminium mm steel in stainless steel in aluminium in are missing from the library in the dialog box sheet metal rules in sheet metal workspace. Right click on the top component of the design in the browser tree. These tools make sheet metal design much easier and more accessible for those of us who do not design sheet metal pieces professionally. Valdimir s trick of using the fusion 360 sheet metal tools is genius and it works like a charm.