How To Add Sheet Metal Feature To Fusion 360

Fusion 360 has released the sheet metal modeling environment.

How to add sheet metal feature to fusion 360. I have not found a method of converting a sheet metal body to a sheet metal component capable of being edited in the fusion 360 sheet metal environment. You might also use the render or drawing workspaces. Traditional cad tools only take your sheet metal design from concept to dxf without integrating an expensive 3rd party add in. Link to vote for improved sheet metal tools in fusion.

The goal is to create an actual physical product. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern. To access the sheet metal workspace simply click the workspace button in the upper left corner of the window. Create a base flange.

Since the flange tool defaults to the operation of creating a new body be careful. Let s show how to create sheet metal bends folds flange unfold flat pattern and more.