Hi all i m designing a laser cutter and have drawn everything up in fusion 360.
Fusion 360 convert to sheet metal.
1 create a part with only 1 solid body flat pattern requirement 2 convert imported solids into inventor objects 3 set the sheet metal thickness to match the part steps.
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Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture.
What we need to achieve.
Fusion 360 has released the sheet metal modeling environment.
Did you know that fusion 360 can convert your imported solid model to a sheet metal body.
I ve drawn some brackets to hold members together.
I would love for fusion 360 to bring this over from inventor.
Creating sheet metal components in autodesk fusion 360.
Traditional cad tools only take your sheet metal design from concept to dxf without integrating an expensive 3rd party add in.
This quick tip covers a workflow of importing the model automatica.
1 convert to single solid.
This was so helpful.
Convert body to sheet metal.
But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern.
I used to use inventor and that software had a feature that allowed you to convert an extruded shape to sheet metal.
When designing sheet metal assemblies it is often advantageous to create parts in the context of existing parts.
The goal is to create an actual physical product.
As you create your sheet metal parts within the same file you will want to make them components instead of bodies since assembly joints cannot be placed between bodies.
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Autodesk has recently released an update to fusion 360 which includes a sheet metal modeling environment.