2014
Lynda
Thom Tremblay
1:01
English

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.

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

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