Fusion How To Design With Sheet Metal
Ensure that you have sheet metal component ticked and choose empty component 3.
Fusion how to design with sheet metal. We ll learn how to create a new rule and edit some of the characteristics. Link to vote for improved sheet metal tools in fusion. The flat pattern can be used to document and manufacture associatively as the design changes. Not only can fusion 360 bend up sheet metal it can also take your design all the way through to manufacturing your part.
After all a company s goal isn t to just create shapes in a cad program. This article covers how to get started with sheet metal design in fusion 360. I ve named mine box. In your fusion 360 design workspace click the sheet metal tab and select new component.
Sheet metal design software considers the fabrication methods needed for manufacturing. Creating a sheet metal assembly. Follow the steps in the example below to create your sheet metal assembly. This video will show how sheet metal feature in fusion 360 are controlled by rules.
The example part we will be designing is a bracket for the hitec hs 5065mg servo. Give the new component a name and select the material from your library. As you create flanges and add bends the sheet metal design software will accurately represent the flat pattern required.