Autodesk Fusion 360 Sheet Metal

Traditional cad tools only take your sheet metal design from concept to dxf without integrating an expensive 3rd party add in.

Autodesk fusion 360 sheet metal. Rather than being a tool for design to flat pattern fusion 360 will be a tool that integrates design to manufacture. Old user interface prior to august 2019 update. Right click on the top component of the design in the browser tree. If sheet metal does not appear there enable parametric modeling mode by capturing design history.

The goal is to create an actual physical product. Our intention is to provide you a simple way to build your library by providing you with a handful of starter rules you can copy edit and save to your library. Let s show how to create sheet metal bends folds flange unfold flat pattern and more. In the new ui the sheet metal environment is located in the tabs above the icons.

Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture. In this quick tutorial video synergis eds applications consultant dave breiner looks at the new bend feature within autodesk fusion 360 sheet metal. A hobbyist user must generate less than 1 000 usd in annual revenue using fusion 360 for home based non commercial design manufacturing and fabrication projects. The sheet metal toolset will do just that.

Fusion 360 has released the sheet metal modeling environment. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern. Non native parts are imported into fusion 360 as solids or surfaces and need to be converted into sheet metal components before flattening. We re calling these sheet metal rules in fusion 360.

I can simply switch over to the cam workspace and start creating toolpaths to cut my sheet metal parts on my water jet. A sheet metal part with a non f3d format for instance xt sat step was imported into fusion 360. Properties are the root of how sheet metal designs behave. Thickness bend radius k factor relief shapes etc.

The fusion 360 sheet metal challenge contest the contest is a skill based contest being run by autodesk inc a delaware corporation sponsor.