Old user interface prior to august 2019 update.
Changing sheet metal thickness in fusion 360.
So to figure out the thickness you want to use for the material it is useful to refer to a chart of sheet metal specifications.
Thickness bend radius k factor relief shapes etc.
A pro version is available if you ever need it which has sheet.
Users are unsure how edit the extent of a flange along a particular edge.
The screencast below details this process.
Steel stainless steel and aluminium both in metric and imperial values.
There is no option to access the sheet metal tab in the fusion 360 design toolbar.
In the new ui the sheet metal environment is located in the tabs above the icons.
Your sheet metal manufacturer or supplier should have a document detailing the availability.
We re calling these sheet metal rules in fusion 360.
Right click on the top component of the design in the browser tree.
Fusion 360 comes with a default library of sheetmetal rules.
Sheet metal thickness is typically specified as a gauge rather than a direct measurement as it is presented in fusion 360.
Then i did what any engineer would do jump in head first.
If sheet metal does not appear there enable parametric modeling mode by capturing design history.
Properties are the root of how sheet metal designs behave.
Change is inevitable and a part of life.
The sheet metal rules in fusion 360 helps control the different sheet metal settings like thickness bend radius and reliefs.
So i opened my machinery handbook and flipped to the gauge table and bend allowance chart.
This must be changed within the edit flange dialog box.
Our intention is to provide you a simple way to build your library by providing you with a handful of starter rules you can copy edit and save to your library.
How to edit flange extents in the sheet metal workspace of fusion 360.