How To Roll Sheet Metal Inventor

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How to roll sheet metal inventor. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel unfold. Select a stationary reference on the now straightened section to begin the application of the second unfold. This specifies how the feature should be unrolled when the flat pattern is generated. This tool is used when we want to create a sheet by revolving a profile consi.

Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. A common sheet metal manufacturing practice is roll forming. The rolled angle defines the amount of rotation revolution. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to 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. In this tutorial we are going to discuss about the contour roll tool in detail. The rolled angle section defines the rolling angle and the direction. Autodesk inventor supports the creation of contour roll features by revolving a profile consisting of lines arcs splines and elliptical arcs.

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. 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. A brief history of metal rolling for sheet and plate products. On the first day of our aluminium rolling technology course i run a session entitled machinery and process overview.

I was happy to see autodesk add a few nice features to inventor s sheet metal environment this year. Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf. Total project time approximately 20 minutes. Select the contour roll.

Industry specific applications such as airframe design require numerous workarounds to complete daily tasks. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. However i find myself still struggling with the software in many ways. 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.