Fold Sheet Metal Inventor

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Fold sheet metal inventor.

If the fold goes down the fold line is show dashed and if the fold is going up its shown as sol. Unlike the bend flange contour flange or hem features which all add material to the design the fold feature does not add material. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Click the bend line to use for the fold.

The advantage to using folds over flanges is no material is added by adding. A fold on a sheet metal face forms about a straight sketched bend line that terminates at face edges. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. Use the fold command to fold a sheet metal face about a sketched line.

Many software packages like solid works inventor and solid edge will let you incorporate a bend allowance chart into its calculations when developing flat patterns. I am being told by our shop here that when part is shown in the flat view the fab guy needs to see different style lines for folds the go up or down. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one. Click to indicate whether the line defines the centerline start or end of the bend.

In fold location click one of the following to specify. Unfortunately sheet metal bending is not always going to be the same in every shop. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. Specify the location of the fold line.

Autodesk inventor webinar series. The bend line must be placed on the face you are folding and must terminate at face edges. Have a question for any sheetmetal workers. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold.

Creating a chart with your standard values is a key component of speeding up this process. 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. Use the fold angle to set the bend angle and the bend radius to override the radius set by the sheet metal styles if required. Click the bend line to use for the fold.