Lynda - Sheet Metal Design with Inventor

Sheet Metal Design with Inventor

1h 1m

Intermediate

Sep 22, 2014

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.

Topics include:

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

Subjects: Product Design CAD

Software: Inventor

Author: Thom Tremblay

Content:

Introduction

   Welcome  

   Using the exercise files  

1. Preparing to Create Your Parts

   Creating sheet metal defaults in Inventor

   Options for calculating flat patterns

2. Creating Sheet Metal Features

   Starting with a face

   Adding flanges to your part

   Saving steps using a contour flange

   Exploring the options of the contour roll

   Cleaning up the edges with a hem

   Using the Bend feature to bring it all together

   How to reuse existing data with a fold operation

   Creating transitions with a lofted flange

3. Tools that Modify Parts

   Making cuts in parts

   Using the corner seam to improve parts

   Working with the Punch tool

   Opening parts with the Rip tool

   Using specialized fasteners for sheet metal in an assembly

   Applying corner treatments

   Leveraging Unfold and Refold

   Productivity improvements using pattern tools

4. Documenting Your Design

   Creating and editing a flat pattern

   Inserting a flat pattern into a drawing

   Special annotations for sheet metal

   Adding a bend table to a drawing

   Exporting the flat pattern for production

Conclusion

   Next steps