How To Roll Sheet Metal In Inventor

Autodesk inventor supports the creation of contour roll features by revolving a profile consisting of lines arcs splines and elliptical arcs.

How to roll sheet metal in inventor.

The sketch can only contain lines and arcs and must be an open profile. If there are multiple profiles click profile and then select the profile for the cut. A common sheet metal manufacturing practice is roll forming. This tool is used when we want to create a sheet by revolving a profile consi.

A contour roll feature can be the base feature or a subsequent feature in your sheet metal part model. To aid in the preparation of detail drawings contour roll centerlines have a unique object type and are placed on a separate layer of the drawing. In this tutorial we are going to discuss about the contour roll tool in detail. To aid in the preparation of detail drawings.

In this tutorial video we will learn sketch sh. The following image shows two examples of simple legacy rolls. The contour roll starts with a sketch. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel cut.

Select cut normal or cut across bend. Apply cuts on sheet metal faces. Create contour roll features as the base feature of your sheet metal part model or as a subsequent feature as required by your specific design.