How To Roll Sheet Metal In Inventor

In this tutorial we are going to discuss about the contour roll tool in detail.

How to roll sheet metal in inventor.

The following image shows two examples of simple legacy rolls. Autodesk inventor supports the creation of contour roll features by revolving a profile consisting of lines arcs splines and elliptical arcs. Like all inventor sheet metal features inventor will automatically create bends at line intersections. Select cut normal or cut across bend.

If there are multiple bodies in the part file click the solids selector to choose the participating body. The sketch can only contain lines and arcs and must be an open profile. 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. A common sheet metal manufacturing practice is roll forming.

In this tutorial video we will learn sketch sh. A contour roll feature can be the base feature or a subsequent feature in your sheet metal part model. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel cut. The contour roll starts with a sketch.

Apply cuts on sheet metal faces. To aid in the preparation of detail drawings. Depending on the unroll method see below the sketch may need a center line.