Fusion 360 Convert To Sheet Metal

I used to use inventor and that software had a feature that allowed you to convert an extruded shape to sheet metal.

Fusion 360 convert to sheet metal.

So often you extrude a shape and then wish you working in sheet metal mode. This was so helpful. This quick tip covers a workflow of importing the model automatica. I would love for fusion 360 to bring this over from inventor.

1 convert to single solid. Hi all i m designing a laser cutter and have drawn everything up in fusion 360. As you create your sheet metal parts within the same file you will want to make them components instead of bodies since assembly joints cannot be placed between bodies. When designing sheet metal assemblies it is often advantageous to create parts in the context of existing parts.

Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture. Let s show how to create sheet metal bends folds flange unfold flat pattern and more. Fusion 360 has released the sheet metal modeling environment. Traditional cad tools only take your sheet metal design from concept to dxf without integrating an expensive 3rd party add in.

Did you know that fusion 360 can convert your imported solid model to a sheet metal body. Convert body to sheet metal. To embed this screencast choose a size. The goal is to create an actual physical product.

But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern. 1 create a part with only 1 solid body flat pattern requirement 2 convert imported solids into inventor objects 3 set the sheet metal thickness to match the part steps. What we need to achieve. Then copy and paste the embed code into your own web page.

This video shows how to use an imported step file in autodesk inventor as the basis for a sheet metal flat pattern.