Fusion How To Design With Sheet Metal

In your fusion 360 design workspace click the sheet metal tab and select new component.

Fusion how to design with sheet metal.

The example part we will be designing is a bracket for the hitec hs 5065mg servo. Ensure that you have sheet metal component ticked and choose empty component 3. We ll learn how to create a new rule and edit some of the characteristics. As you create flanges and add bends the sheet metal design software will accurately represent the flat pattern required.

The goal is to create an actual physical product. The flat pattern can be used to document and manufacture associatively as the design changes. Link to vote for improved sheet metal tools in fusion. In this quick tutorial video synergis eds applications consultant dave breiner looks at the new bend feature within autodesk fusion 360 sheet metal.

I ve named mine box. Give the new component a name and select the material from your library. Sheet metal design software considers the fabrication methods needed for manufacturing. This article covers how to get started with sheet metal design in fusion 360.

After all a company s goal isn t to just create shapes in a cad program. Not only can fusion 360 bend up sheet metal it can also take your design all the way through to manufacturing your part. Creating a sheet metal assembly.