Fusion360 Sheet Metal Not

Fusion 360 has released the sheet metal modeling environment.

Fusion360 sheet metal not.

The example part we will be designing. Let s show how to create sheet metal bends folds flange unfold flat pattern and more. Only sheet metal bodies can be unfolded. Not only can fusion 360 bend up sheet metal it can also take your design all the way through to manufacturing your part.

There is no option to access the sheet metal tab in the fusion 360 design toolbar. When selecting the unfold command the model body becomes transparent. This article covers how to get started with sheet metal design in fusion 360. If sheet metal does not appear there enable parametric modeling mode by capturing design history.

The body is a brep body rather than a sheet metal body. The goal is to create an actual physical product. To unfold the body convert the body to a sheet metal part. Now the body can be selected in the unfold command.

Old user interface prior to august 2019 update. Recently autodesk released a suite of tools for designing sheet metal parts in fusion 360. Unable to unfold a part in fusion 360. Right click on the top component of the design in the browser tree.

A component may be shown as a sheet metal component but there may be a. Traditional cad tools only take your sheet metal design from concept to dxf without integrating.