Can you fabricate sheet metal boxes?
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.
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.
The Bend tool in Autodesk Fusion lets you preview how your sheet metal part will look once bent and confirm the final formed dimensions. To use it correctly: (1) set up a sheet metal rule with the right K factor and bend radius, (2) sketch your flat pattern with bend lines, (3) extrude using the Flange tool, (4) apply bends with the Bend tool, and (5) measure the 3D model to confirm dimensions before exporting a DXF.
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.
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!
The maximum bend length for your part depends on the material thickness. You can find the maximum bend length specifications on each material info page in our catalog.
At SendCutSend, our minimum and maximum overall flat part sizes for bending are dependent on the desired material thickness of your part. You can find these specifications on each individual material info page and on our processing minimums/maximums page.
It’s important that the file you upload for bending is in a format that we can accept. Currently we accept STEP and STP format 3D files. If uploading a 2D file, it will need to be a flat vector file (DXF, DWG, EPS, or AI format). We have tutorials you can follow to learn how to turn a bent part into a flat pattern in various CAD software.
We sure do! Bend relief is one of those small details in a bent part that’s easily overlooked. In parts where it’s required, leaving it out can at best cause unwanted tearing, or at worst make your part nearly impossible to physically make (at least the way it’s drawn).
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