Chapter 10Sheet Metal Design After completing this chapter, you will be able to perform the following:Start the Autodesk Inventor sheet metal environmentModify settings for sheet metal designreate sheet metal partsModify sheet metal parts to match design re!uirementsreate sheet metal "at patternsreate drawing views of sheet metal partsChapter 10 - ObjectivesSheet Metal FabricationSheet Metal ExamplesEnclosuresBracetsStructures or FramesSheet Metal FabricationBen! "ables #$%&B-x Construction # 'n(ol!e! #en)th % #en)th o( (ol!e! (ace 1 B #en)th o( (ol!e! (ace * x %!justment (rom ben! tableMeasurements % an! B are to the intersection o( the exten!e! outer (aces on either si!e o( the ben!+"his intersection is use! ,hen the an)le o( the ben! is less than or e-ual to .0 !e)rees+Sheet Metal FabricationBen! "ables#$%&B-x Construction # 'n(ol!e! #en)th % #en)th o( (ol!e! (ace 1 B #en)th o( (ol!e! (ace * x %!justment (rom ben! table'se these measurements ,hen the ben! an)le is )reater than .0 !e)rees+"he measurements are parallel to the (ace/ an! tan)ent to the outer sur(ace o( the ben!+"he same (ormula is use! to !etermine the un(ol!e! len)th o( the part+Sheet Metal 0artsSheet Metal 1esi)n Metho!sFol!e! StateFlat State1isjointe! Soli!sShelle! 0artsSheet Metal 0artsSheet Metal 0art "emplate2s3Convert part to Sheet Metal partMo!el tabor Environment tabSheet Metal "oolsSheet Metal 4ulesClic the Sheet Metal tab 5 Setup panelSheet metal speci(ic parameters !riven b6 rulesSheet Metal "oolsSheet Metal St6lesBen! "abSheet Metal "oolsSheet Metal St6lesBen! "ransitionsControls the intersection o( e!)es across a ben! in the (lattene! sheet+ Sheet Metal "oolsSheet Metal St6lesCorner "ab4elie( Shape7acobi CornerSheet Metal "oolsSheet Metal 'n(ol! Metho!#inear 8Factor 9alueBen! "ableCustom E-uation Metho!%!!itional control to un(ol! mo!elBen! CompensationBen! %llo,anceBen! 1e!uction8FactorSheet Metal "oolsSheet Metal 1e(aults%(ter 6ou !e(ine sheet metal rules'se the Sheet Metal 1e(aults tool to select the rule that is active (or the sheet metal partSheet Metal "oolsSheet Metal FaceExtru!es a close! pro(ile a !istance e-ual to the sheet metal thicness'n(ol! Options4elie( OptionsSheet Metal "oolsContour Flan)eCreate! (rom an open setch pro(ileBen!s are a!!e! at sharp intersectionsSheet Metal "oolsFlan)eCreates a sheet metal (ace an! ben! to an existin) (aceExten!s the (ull len)th o( the selecte! e!)eCorner E!its clic )l6ph in cornerExercise 10-1Creatin) Sheet Metal 0arts Contour 4ollCreate (rom an open setch pro(ile:o ra!ius re-uire! bet,een setch linesFirst or secon!ar6 (eature'n(ol!e! Flat pattern#o(te! Flan)eCreate transitions (rom one shape to another",o setchesOutput1ie (orm0ress brea4ipOpen a close! sheet metal part4ip optionsOne setch point",o setch pointsEn! points;or pointMi!point o( an e!)eExercise 10-*#o(te! Flan)es/ Contour 4oll/ an! 4ipsSheet Metal "ools