Fusion 360 Sheet Metal

There is no option to access the sheet metal tab in the fusion 360 design toolbar.

Fusion 360 sheet metal.

Fusion 360 has released the sheet metal modeling environment. This integration ensures a design change made anywhere in the process from concept to production will reflect everywhere. Let s show how to create sheet metal bends folds flange unfold flat pattern and more. We re calling these sheet metal rules in fusion 360.

Thickness bend radius k factor relief shapes etc. With fusion 360 you can import a hand sketch or a photograph as a reference sketch and use fusion sculpt to expand on your ideas creating smooth and precise curved 3d modeling surfaces. So to figure out the thickness you want to use for the material it is useful to refer to a chart of sheet metal specifications. Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture.

Old user interface prior to august 2019 update. Right click on the top component of the design in the browser tree. Non native parts are imported into fusion 360 as solids or surfaces and need to be converted into sheet metal components before flattening. Get free video training in fusion 360.

How can it be flattened. Design careers start with free fusion 360 software training no experience required. Beginners watch fusion training videos to prepare for class projects intermediate learners use them to build 3d design skills and advanced students review them for a refresher. Properties are the root of how sheet metal designs behave.

Sheet metal thickness is typically specified as a gauge rather than a direct measurement as it is presented in fusion 360. Now you get why fusion 360 s sheet metal is different. Our intention is to provide you a simple way to build your library by providing you with a handful of starter rules you can copy edit and save to your library. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern.

In the new ui the sheet metal environment is located in the tabs above the icons.