Upload your part, choose a material that is eligible for bending services, check that the bending definitions are correct, save your definitions, and add the parts to your cart. You should see that bending services have been added for the line item.
Please ensure your STEP file contains a single, solid sheet metal body. We cannot accept multiple bodies stitched together / assemblies, or bodies with non-uniform thicknesses. Parts with bending services must have sheet metal rules set up using SendCutSend’s specifications.
Can’t add a service like bending/forming, countersinking, tapping, hardware insertion, deburring, anodizing, plating, or powder coating to your part after uploading your file to our website and selecting a material? There are a number of reasons why this might be the case. View the full FAQ to learn more.
At SendCutSend we can make boxes as long as your design meets our guidelines. Customers often create boxes with our CNC sheet metal and plastic bending service.
Need to know how to join lines on a common axis to create one bend in Fusion? Autodesk’s support forum has excellent guidance here: How to join sketch lines to single line in Autodesk Fusion To join collinear sketch lines in Fusion, from the Sketch tab you click MODIFY and choose Extend. This will
You can convert a sketch or body to sheet metal in Fusion using the Flange tool or Extrude, then Convert Body to Sheet Metal. Learn how in the full FAQ!
When you’re working on a bent design in Autodesk Fusion, it seems there wouldn’t be a difference between the Flange and Bend sheet metal tools. Believe it or not, there is a significant difference between the two! The tool of choice depends on your preferred workflow and design goals. Please note, both tools require
Learn how to use the Flange tool in Autodesk Fusion using our step-by-step instructions! This allows you to design your formed part dimensions and export an accurate part file.
Using the Bend tool to add bends in Autodesk Fusion allows you to see how your bent part will look in 3D and check the formed dimensions. Learn how in our full FAQ!
When planning a bent part in Autodesk Fusion, the first thing to do is create a sheet metal rule for your material of choice if you have not done so already. What are sheet metal rules? In 3D programs, sheet metal rules will include the information needed for the program to automatically calculate the
The maximum flange length for 3-4 sided boxes and perpendicular flanges depends on whether hardware will be installed and whether sheet metal or plastic is being used.
If you uploaded a design file (DXF, DWG, STEP, STP, EPS, or Adobe Illustrator format) to our website and found that bend location lines in your file are not being recognized by our quoting system, we can help! Troubleshoot your file with these tips.
SendCutSend does not provide a custom bend radius for any bent parts since it is set for each material and thickness. Take a look at the material page for your chosen material to find the bend radius by thickness, or check out the bending specifications table at the bottom of our Bending Calculator page.
Per our bending guidelines, please enter bend angle definitions as measured from the outside of the bend. You can think of it as the number of degrees the flange is actually bent from a flat position. When you enter bend definitions before placing an order on our website, you should be able to see a 3D preview of your bent part to confirm the definitions are correct.
Bending, countersinking, and tapping services are performed before finishing services. Hardware is installed after anodizing and plating, but before powder coating. Parts with both hardware and powder coating services will have the hardware capped/plugged before being powder coated.
You can find tolerances for bending in the specifications on each material info page in our Material Catalog. Learn about sheet metal vs. plastic and tolerance stackup considerations in the full FAQ!
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