Inventor Sheet Metal Bend Radius

Select bend line on your sketch.

Inventor sheet metal bend radius.

It is most economical to use a single bend radius throughout the design but if necessary you can utilize multiple radii. Each row specifies a bend angle. Select a model edge on each sheet metal face. Add a double bend to a sheet metal face.

Autodesk inventor basics 437 3. On the ribbon click manage tab styles and standards panel styles editor. You will need to know your material thickness mt the bend angle b the inside radius ir and the k factor k. Want all of our free autodesk inventor training videos.

Bend radii minimum bend sizes. Within modify tab find bend part button. The material thickness will be measured in decimal form not by the gauge number. Upvote 0 upvoted 1 downvote 0 downvoted 1.

In the sheet tab set the thickness to 0 12 and leave all the default settings. Go to 3d model menu. Visit our learning library which features all of our training courses and tutorials at http learn. You can generate flat patterns by unfolding sheet metal features using a uniformly applied linear kfactor a bend table or custom unfolding equation.

Click the down arrow to select measure show dimensions or list parameters to enter a different value. The bend allowance formula takes into account the geometries of bending and the properties of your metal to determine the bend allowance. Each column specifies a bend radius. Click the bend tab.

In the style and standard editor dialog box click the expand collapse to the left of the sheet metal unfold rule. Thus the smallest radius of any bend in a sheet should be at least equal to the thickness of the sheet. Set bend radius equal to curve radius and with the side and direction arrows change right bending side and direction. All columns in the bend table must contain values.

In the bend tab of this dialog you can set the bend preferences such as bend radius bend relief shape. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel bend. Enter a bend radius if it is different from the default for the part. Each cell within the table must contain a value.

For example if the thickness of the sheet is 1 mm the minimum bend radius should be 1 mm. Use this document to choose values that are both manufacturable and meet your needs.