Understanding Sheet Metal
- Exploring user interface of Autodesk Inventor sheet metal
- Sheet metal concept and terminologies
- Benefit of each sheet metal design methods
- Understand sheet metal templates and rules
Getting to know the Features
- Starting with a base features
- Creating secondary flange features
- Face
- Flanges
- Contour flanges
- Contour rolls
- Lofted flange
- Hem
Adding, Removing or Deforming Operation
- Cuts, hole and punch
- Folding and bending
- Corner round and corner chamfer
- Corner seam
- Unfold and refold
- Rip
- Mirror and pattern features
Sheet Metal Design Techniques
- Sheet metal design approaches
- Using skeletal models
- Using legacy DXF/DWG flat layout geometry
- Using legacy 3D geometry
- Complex sheet metal creation techniques
- Punch library setup
Working with the Flat Pattern
- Exploring the flat pattern edit features
- Adding manufacturing information
- Using flat pattern definition dialog box
- Manufacturing flat pattern
- Sketching on flat pattern
Annotating Sheet Metal Design on Paper
- Link Autodesk Inventor knowledge for creating custom drawing for sheet metal design Adding bend, punch and flat pattern annotation
- Punch table
- Cosmetic centerlines
