Autodesk Inventor: Sheet Metal Design Training
This course on Sheet Metal design teaches design concepts and techniques such as flanges, contour rolls, hems, folds, rips, bends, corner rounds/chamfers, where you can design sheet metal parts and multi-body parts, turn them into flat patterns for drawings and manufacturing.
Course Length: 8 Hours (2 x 4 Hour Sessions)
Prerequisites: Autodesk Inventor introduction to solid modelling or equivalent.
Training Guide Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Sheet Metal Modelling
- Sheet Metal Concepts
- Sheet Metal Terminology
- Sheet Metal Environment
- Sheet Metal Design Process
Chapter 2: Sheet Metal Base Features
- Applying Existing Sheet Metal Defaults
- Creating a Face as a Base Feature
- Creating a Contour Flange as a Base Feature
- Creating a Contour Roll as a Base Feature
Chapter 3: Sheet Metal Secondary Features
- Sheet Metal Parameters
- Bend Relief Shapes
- Faces as Secondary Features
- Contour Flanges as Secondary Features
- Contour Rolls as Secondary Features
Chapter 4: Flanges
- Creating Flanges
- Corner Relief Options
Chapter 5: Bending Sheet Metal
- Hems
- Folds
- Bends
Chapter 6: Corner Rounds and Chamfers
- Creating Corner Rounds
- Creating Corner Chamfers
Chapter 7: Sheet Metal Cuts
- Creating Cut Features
- Creating Straight Holes
- Using Punch Tool Features
- Creating a Punch Tool
- Cuts Using Surfaces
Chapter 8: Corner Seams
- Creating Corner Seams and Mitres
- Creating Corner Rips
- Converting Corner Seams and Bend
Chapter 9: Flat Pattern Environment
- Creating Flat Patterns
- Orienting Flat Patterns
- Punch Representations
- Bend Angle
- Flat Pattern Clean-up
- Exporting to DXF/DWG
Chapter 10: Lofted Flange and Rips
- Lofted Flange
- Rip
Chapter 11: Unfold and Refold
- Unfold and Refold
Chapter 12: Multi-Body Sheet Metal Modelling
- Multi-Body Modelling
Chapter 13: Documentation and Annotation
- Sheet Metal Drawing Terminology
- Creating Sheet Metal Drawings
- Bend & Punch Notes
- Bend Tables
- Punch Tables
- Bend Order
- Cosmetic Centrelines
Chapter 14: Converting Parts to Sheet Metal
- Converting Solid Models to Sheet Metal
- Non-Ruled Surfaces
Appendix A: Sheet Metal Rules
- Working with Sheet Metal Rules
- Sheet, Bend, and Corner Tab Options
- Bend Tables
Appendix B: Additional Practices
Appendix C: Autodesk Inventor Certification Exam Objectives
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