How To Roll Sheet Metal Inventor

Select the bends to unfold.

How to roll sheet metal inventor.

Select the contour roll. Select a stationary reference at either end of the contour roll feature. Create contour roll features as the base feature of your sheet metal part model or as a subsequent feature as required by your specific design. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.

Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. Autodesk inventor supports the creation of contour roll features by revolving a profile consisting of lines arcs splines and elliptical arcs. The rolled angle defines the amount of rotation revolution. However i find myself still struggling with the software in many ways.

Industry specific applications such as airframe design require numerous workarounds to complete daily tasks. A brief history of metal rolling for sheet and plate products. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf.

Set the unroll method by picking one of the four options. This specifies how the feature should be unrolled when the flat pattern is generated. Select a stationary reference on the now straightened section to begin the application of the second unfold. Part of this covers the history of metal rolling from the first known drawings of a mill to the state of the art rolling equipment available today.

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. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel unfold. Centroid cylinder custom cylinder developed length and neutral radius. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal.

The rolled angle section defines the rolling angle and the direction. On the first day of our aluminium rolling technology course i run a session entitled machinery and process overview. This tool is used when we want to create a sheet by revolving a profile consi. Total project time approximately 20 minutes.