How To Roll Sheet Metal In Inventor

To aid in the preparation of detail drawings.

How to roll sheet metal in inventor.

In this tutorial video we will learn sketch sh. Create contour roll features as the base feature of your sheet metal part model or as a subsequent feature as required by your specific design. A contour roll feature can be the base feature or a subsequent feature in your sheet metal part model. If there are multiple profiles click profile and then select the profile for the cut.

The following image shows two examples of simple legacy rolls. A common sheet metal manufacturing practice is roll forming. This tool is used when we want to create a sheet by revolving a profile consi. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel cut.

To aid in the preparation of detail drawings contour roll centerlines have a unique object type and are placed on a separate layer of the drawing. Apply cuts on sheet metal faces. If there are multiple bodies in the part file click the solids selector to choose the participating body. Like all inventor sheet metal features inventor will automatically create bends at line intersections.

Select cut normal or cut across bend. In this tutorial we are going to discuss about the contour roll tool in detail. Depending on the unroll method see below the sketch may need a center line.