Target: New User
Objectives
- Give introduction on how Sheet Metal Design in Inventor helps in manufacturing process for sheet metal fabrication.
- Describe the challenges on common sheet metal fabricator industry and how Inventor helps to overcome the challenges.
In this post, I will describes sheet metal concepts, terminology, and manufacturing equipment, and provides an overview of designing sheet metal parts with Autodesk Inventor.
When we design a sheet metal component, we must create a flat pattern and design the part in such a way that it can be folded or bent.
Inventor able to generates the flat pattern based on your input, without any manual calculation by using special formulas in your design. Without using software applications, sheet metal design might consist only of rough sketches and some dimensions on paper. This method leaves the hard work for the fabrication shop. Many prototypes must be built before the final shape and sizes are determined. By taking full advantage of the tools in the Inventor software, you can design efficiently and accurately, thereby eliminating the need for multiple prototype parts. You can then effectively communicate your design and manufacturing processes for fabrication.
In the following illustration, a typical sheet metal part is shown in the 3D folded state and the flat pattern.
3D Folded State
and Flat Pattern
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