Convert To Sheet Metal Fusion 360

This was so helpful.

Convert to sheet metal fusion 360.

This is an exciting time for fusion 360. Let s show how to create sheet metal bends folds flange unfold flat pattern and more. Traditional cad tools only take your sheet metal design from concept to dxf without integrating an expensive 3rd party add in. Aaron has a sketch like that but fusion can interpolate along the edge and automatically fix the sketch or add material to create the flange.

This quick tip covers a workflow of importing the model automatically applied rules sheet metal. Convert body to sheet metal. Automated nesting of sheet metal components. Convert to sheet metal.

Did you know that fusion 360 can convert your imported solid model to a sheet metal body. Of course for the best control it s good to fully define your sketches. Using this workflow you can start with a shape that represents the sheet metal design as a volume. I have not found a method of converting a sheet metal body to a sheet metal component capable of being edited in the fusion 360 sheet metal environment.

Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture. I used to use inventor and that software had a feature that allowed you to convert an extruded shape to sheet metal. Thanks for checking out this quick tip. The only work around is to delete the flange feature from the timeline and recreate it.

You will then be able to select faces connecting the flanges to convert the shape to a sheet metal model. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern. I ve drawn some brackets to hold members together. Link to vote for improved sheet metal tools in fusion.

Don t forget to show us what you re making with fusion 360 sheet metal. So often you extrude a shape and then wish you working in sheet metal mode. The goal is to create an actual physical product. I would love for fusion 360 to bring this over from inventor.