Inventor: Sheet Metal Design
1h 2mIntermediate2014-09-22
Authors
Thom Tremblay
Working with CAD software and its users for 30 years
Course details
CAD software like Autodesk Inventor makes sheet metal design quick and cost-effective. This course shows designers how to use Inventor to plan, create, modify, and document sheet metal parts and assemblies. Author Thom Tremblay demonstrates how to set up your working environment, create flanges and other features with Inventor's specialized sheet metal tools, and modify parts—cutting, seaming, punching, and ripping as you go. He also shows how to reuse existing design features through the use of the fold operation. Finally, when your part is finalized and ready for manufacturing, let Thom show you how to document your design and get the flat pattern to production.
Learning objectives
Preparing your Inventor project
Adding flanges to a part
Cleaning up edges with hems
Using the Bend feature
Reusing existing data
Making cuts in parts
Opening parts with the Rip tool
Improving productivity with the pattern tools
Creating and editing a flat pattern
Learning objectives
Preparing your Inventor project
Adding flanges to a part
Cleaning up edges with hems
Using the Bend feature
Reusing existing data
Making cuts in parts
Opening parts with the Rip tool
Improving productivity with the pattern tools
Creating and editing a flat pattern
Skills covered
InventorProduct and Industrial DesignAutodeskProduct and ManufacturingDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Using the exercise files
1. Preparing to Create Your Parts
- 03 - Creating sheet metal defaults in Inventor
- 04 - Options for calculating flat patterns
2. Creating Sheet Metal Features
- 05 - Starting with a face
- 06 - Adding flanges to your part
- 07 - Saving steps using a contour flange
- 08 - Exploring the options of the contour roll
- 09 - Cleaning up the edges with a hem
- 10 - Using the Bend feature to bring it all together
- 11 - How to reuse existing data with a fold operation
- 12 - Creating transitions with a lofted flange
3. Tools that Modify Parts
- 13 - Making cuts in parts
- 14 - Using the corner seam to improve parts
- 15 - Working with the Punch tool
- 16 - Opening parts with the Rip tool
- 17 - Using specialized fasteners for sheet metal in an assembly
- 18 - Applying corner treatments
- 19 - Leveraging Unfold and Refold
- 20 - Productivity improvements using pattern tools
4. Documenting Your Design
- 21 - Creating and editing a flat pattern
- 22 - Inserting a flat pattern into a drawing
- 23 - Special annotations for sheet metal
- 24 - Adding a bend table to a drawing
- 25 - Exporting the flat pattern for production
Conclusion
- 26 - Next steps