360 LIVE: Creating HVAC parts in Fusion 360 Sheet Metal

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In this LiveStream, come see how to manually create bent HVAC-type parts in Fusion 360 Sheet Metal, such as going from a rectangular opening to a round opening. To learn more about the printer Brad shows, check out the link below and make sure to see the review he'll post to his channel!
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[@garrethunter6713]

This will be really handy for doing chute work in materials handling applications! The ability to change your main working dimensions is a massive time saver. Nothing like having to throw out the entirety of your 2D CAD work and flat patterns because external circumstances changed a couple workpoints!

[@adskFusion]

Glad to hear this will help, Garret! There are countless times where 3d design is a better choice....on the flip side, there are also times where 2d design is far more efficient. Finding that right balance is important.

[@dbruh5829]

Great job again! I work with a lot of mediums and use Advance Steel as well as Fusion360 depending on what I'm working with. The timeline in Fusion is a huge advantage that has incredible power if you setup and use your parameters correctly on the front end. This is a fine example of the power of the timeline.

[@adskFusion]

Thanks Dave! We love the timeline too!

[@jfwiart5622]

Thank you Brad... great instructor!

[@MS-xs2ts]

learnt a lot, great video

[@Markevans36301]

These concepts are going to be super helpful for working with foam core sheets.

[@adskFusion]

Yup! Many of these concepts can be translated to different manufacturing methods and technologies.

[@giovannimi-ot3374]

A Big Thank You for your Great Video.. It help's me a lot especially from new beginner like me...

[@Gallardo6669]

Soo darn cool!!! Thx Soo much!!!

[@adamnordin6972]

great video. the modeling concept help me with a certain design type. thank you!!!

[@laurentscheid3785]

Hello, la vidéo super bien faîte et très intéressante. Merci beaucoup

[@montebrown8398]

Always awesome!!!

[@adskFusion]

Thanks Monte for being a consistent fan & user!

[@forcozy]

잘 보고 갑니다~♡

[@howgii7140]

thanks, i learned a few new tricks

[@Soulsmithing]

FANTASTIC TUTORIAL!!!

[@adskFusion]

Thank you!

[@murzabaev]

Mr Brad, thank you very much for this detail tutorial. I very much enjoyed and learned the basics of sheet metal when it comes to complex bodies. You said you can apply similar technique in unfolding the soccer ball too. I failed several times in doing it. Would it be possible for you to show us? Please. Thanks in advance!

[@user-ln4pf6ku9p]

i love THIS vIDEO!!! I LOVE THIS PROGRAM, I WONA scream I LOVE YOUUUUU!!!!!!

[@1873Winchester]

I transitioned to Solid Edge 2020 Student Edition to make this. I prefer F360 over SE but SE has a fully fleshed function to make a transition, no need to go through all these steps. I just wanted a 2d plan so I could fold a transition for my dust collector cyclone inlet.

[@forcozy]

잘 보고갑니다~^^

[@BlaiseBarrette]

11:26... love thé polygone idea!!!

[@adskFusion]

I don't know how Brad comes up with all these amazing tips.

[@mokroberthong5457]

wow wow thanks a lot

[@fonzzizzle]

Exelent!! How would you go about if you had a cone with the top id off centered. I drew it up and made a cut but I just cant get it to unfold.

[@James-vq9nc]

Thanks for the awesome video!! However I keep getting this error when I attempt to convert to sheet metal: Error: Can't calculate body thickness. Select the base face of a valid Sheet Metal body (typically a wide, flat area). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[@lamiaaj2456]

Thank you

[@sang4356]

thank you

[@bengacz]

I really like that while those videos You always show some small tricks.

[@adskFusion]

Brad always finds a way to inject 100's of little tips on a larger subject.

[@loanarnaud]

Great course i learned good tricks! In my design however, with some sharpe edges on my two paterns on my sketch, after using the loft command, stitch, thicken and convert to sheet metal, I can't unfold, it looks like it's not identifying the edges as bends, what can be the fix for that ?

[@woodworkingvideos8294]

ADAMIN DİBİSİN DOSTUM..

[@GabrielPaterson99]

Tried this and works great! however, when it comes to making a bending diagram there is an issue, when bringing up the bend table no data shows up, how you figured out how to fix this?

[@elijahcbr6009]

what a awsome live stream, love fusion. When i try to unfold it lights up 5 bends green and wont unfold. probally shooting over to the forum i want to learn this.

[@adskFusion]

Yeah...the forum is a great place for specific modeling questions/issues like this. Let us know if you don't find an answer from one of our many active users/employees.

[@anlpereira]

Great video, but it is only useful if there is a flat face to Fusion create it flat pattern. If you try to make this in a cone you have to make a magic creating a flange. Thanks a lot

[@jimwhite282]

Note that when you convert to sheet metal, you cannot later change your sheet metal rule, for example aluminum thickness.

[@kenblanch4178]

Problem I can not thicken the shell the error message reads faces in shell have inconsistent orientation could please tell me how to fix this.

[@MrCoffeypaul]

@Brad, if you go to selection filters and tick through all, might help with the stitch command?

[@adskFusion]

At what point in the video was this? No matter what, I agree that tools like 'select through' and selection filters are soooo handy in many situations.

[@mikeparisi2186]

Measuring the angle for the tab worked but it isn't parametric because it doesn't change automatically when you update the design. I would like to be able to constrain the angle of the tab to be vertical. Please Autodesk add this feature.

[@kensaiix]

6:10 what is the option to show the numbers along the axis?

[@fificboi]

How come you have to make multiple faces instead of just creating the loft command and click on bottom face then top face to create loft? Instead of going back and stitching them all up to create one whole piece? Just curious....

[@peter.stimpel]

Well done, Brad - even without Chat support. We were discussing if mirroring was the better option for some of your actions. Could you spend a minute on this? And, no video for the rest of November, Thursdays are useless now ;) Cheers.

[@adskFusion]

Wayne is up next week, and we'll get Brad back soon! AU and Holiday season approach!

[@BlaiseBarrette]

Hi Brad, hi all! at 9:10, did you know that you have the choice when creating 2D filets between clicking on both hedges of a corner like you did or you can also simply click on the corner it self?

[@adskFusion]

I'm gonna assume he knew that...but you never know! Look for his response, you may have just added a new tip to his bag of tricks.

[@MrPaluszkiBeskidzkie]

Hi. When i try to unfold my sheet metal conponent IT says selected stationary entinty is connected to any bends. What im doing wrong ?

[@tenbears845]

Without the segment lines no bend lines are displayed when flattened either. Stitch appears to remove all the transition points that were created using the polygon trick. I am running the latest version that I believe updated just this week of 11/3/19

[@adskFusion]

Brad will get back soon....

[@DBSWELDING]

I presume I'm a little late to the party however id really like to know how to fix the bend line problem when stiching, any advise would be great.......... and dont use the patch tool as it just breaks things

[@jkrut]

I keep getting this Alert and don't understand. "Can't Calculate Body Thickness. Select the base face of a valid sheet metal body." It is happening when I am selecting "convert to sheet metal body" Can you help with this?

[@JayRussellDuramax]

The Polygon idea was awesome! Kudos for Brad for thinking of that! However, would it have made more sense to use an Inscribed Polygon? That way you can make it concentric with the 2D fillet and all of the polygon vertices (or vertexes, as Brad confirmed to be a word =P) will be on the fillet arc. I think it would help quite a bit when breaking the circle. I know it's a minor, nit-picky thing to ask, but, I'm just curious. Regardless, this is an awesome tip! Also, FYI, if you double-click a polygon, it selects the whole thing. I noticed that Brad deleted the whole polygon when he accidentally made it with object lines. You can double-click it and then hit "X" to get it to be construction! Double, FYI, try setting the Stitch tolerance to 0. It might not kill the edges. When you drag the slider, it won't go all the way to 0. That's one of the only windows in the program where it doesn't get mad if you type 0.

[@adskFusion]

Thanks Jay! I see you're chatting with him now during the stream! Too funny.

[@JayRussellDuramax]

@@adskFusion Haha! Yup! I appreciate how interactive you all are with the community! I hope my contributions are helpful to people - maybe even the presenters!

[@KKwayTime]

@Autodesk fusion 360 that stitch with those loft didn´t work because you didn´t properly break the corner radius

[@puneetpuri2758]

Ensure polygon is part of the large rectangle sketch, if you do a separate polygon sketch, you wo'n't be able to trim the large rectangle.

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

Best 46 mimutes ever!

[@janewilliams9309]

Does Fusion have the divide command like autocad, if so could you pick the arc using it?

[@adskFusion]

As of today, no...but check out this discussion for other methods of getting similar results: forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/dividing-lines-and-splines-into-equal-parts/td-p/6926722

[@65_roses_jku7]

The bend/brake lines from the rectangle (square) to circle (round) should originate from one single point in the corner.

[@InDezign]

This video was pretty amazing and VERY helpful! *thumbs-up* Unfortunately, using the "stich" command is failing => it combines the three (sur-)faces on each edge to one (version 2.0.6658)...very annoying. :( Another question: When trying to use the "break" command at a later stage again (since I saw I missed a segment) I'm not able to break the fillet again. What do I do wrong?

[@InDezign]

*Solution found for the stitching issue* (at least with version 2.0.6658) You don't need to stitch the faces created with the "loft" command. When you're done with the lofts simply *avoid stitching* and directly use the "thicken" command by selecting all faces and ensuring you select "Symmetric" as the direction (otherwise the faces on the inside will be the same result as before). This way Fusion 360 combines the selected faces to one *new* body by keeping all faces (even all faces created before via the loft command are still existing but set to hidden). Hope this helps the others?

[@bradtallis8968]

@@InDezign Oh! What an awesome idea! I'm going to have to try this! Thank you for sharing

[@adskFusion]

When you can teach Brad something you know you're doing something right! Thanks for the GREAT contribution, Eric!

[@saibharatDSB]

which laptop do you recommend for better performance in fusion 360

[@adskFusion]

We don't get into specifics of that type. You can ask this in the forum and other users can share their experiences.

[@larrybud]

I can never get "convert to sheet metal" to work in any way, shape or form. I ALWAYS get "can't calculate body thickness. Select the base face of a valid sheet metal body (typically a wide, flat area).

[@65_roses_jku7]

This fitting is called a square to round.

[@josefgalindoh]

How do you move easely the view, up and down and right and left, without using the cube on the corner?

[@kensaiix]

it depends on your settings, but usually hold the middle mouse button to pane and the right mouse button to turn, while moving the mouse in the desired direction. however, the presenter is likely using an input device called "space navigator" along with the normal mouse.

[@emslvmoddslv4568]

Nice tutorial, unfortunate for curved and complicated loft bodyes , this not work (to be transformed in to sheet metal), think fusion have a lot of problems....see even min 25, where surfaces after stich goes mad...

[@ledepart.design]

26:53 maybe you need to define thickness and material type before applying stitches, maybe 🤔 Nice job though. Greetings from Eastern Arabia

[@dinomemmo4753]

perchè a me non funziona?

[@tonilehtola7202]

if i stitch i loose all the bend lines and if i dont stitch it does not unfold due the lack of bends. Did you find the cause the lose of segmentlines during stitching. My work stops there if i cant do the stitching properly

[@tonilehtola7202]

i tried stitching again and i get error that my stationary is not in touch of any bends

[@danpoole9327]

When is it going to be possible to make sheet metal hems that actually flatten?

[@adskFusion]

There are still many improvements being made to this workspace. I don't know specifics about when this will specifically be implemented, but you can post that question to the forum and the project lead could /should respond.

[@danpoole9327]

@@adskFusion well I got hussled into paying for it even tho I'm a small business (under 100k and 0 employees) so let's hope it gets done sooner than later.

[@GmanBB]

Fusion team should work with Ai to suggest lofting all pieces when first is lofted. AI can really change the game and save time.

[@user-oc6xd4ee5l]

U ever make one in real life tho?

[@americorosales2085]

hi somebody can help me why is no working for me create flat pattern or convert to sheet metal and then unfold

[@americorosales2085]

Hi brad what might be my problem : I can not do it fold and unfold in convert to sheet metal or using creat flat pattern, plase help me I try to use in you last tutorial HAVC sheet metal

[@adskFusion]

Did you make a feature that isn't flatten-able? Maybe jump into the forum and share your file? forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360/ct-p/1234

[@tenbears845]

No mater what I try the individual segment lines disappear

[@adskFusion]

Wondering if that's a setting? Again though, waiting to see what Bradss response is.

[@tenbears845]

@@adskFusion Tried a bunch of things. Shaded with visible is selected per Sheet Metal details when searching knowledge base. Order in which I selected the loft didn't have any effect either. Unlike the live stream I always got a solid surface without any lines remaining.after using the stitch cmd. Tried selecting each face one at a time without using the selection box method, which I tried both directions , left to right and right to left.

[@martinfarrow2825]

This us so much work. Why can't it do it automatically like in inventor ?

[@adskFusion]

This is the Fusion solution at this time. If you have access to Inventor, and you find it's easier, use it!

[@1873Winchester]

@@adskFusion will this be coming to F360 in the future?

[@wakkywabbit5446]

Nothing plays but it does a countdown. There's a pic of something that looks like an orange toilet with a picture of Batgirl on it.

[@adskFusion]

It takes KZbin awhile to "process" the LiveStream after it's finished.

[@adskFusion]

Go to 3:15.

[@craiglandreth9573]

hi there wondering if any one can help I am trying to design pontoons for a boat to be folded up trying to make a dxf file for my local cnc brake engineer . I am making a tapered tube (two sketches one half the size as the other then lofting and so on like in your video I follow your same steeps but when I try to un fold it just doesn't work have done many times and it never unfolds the whole thing maybe a couple of folds but never the whole thing any ideas ) I think the problem may be at the thicken stage when I stitch the body's together and then zoom in the joints don't look right they have a funny but join (not one whole piece). sorry to be that guy to ask but many hours lost and have no where to turn to.

[@adskFusion]

Hey Craig, try the forum or another community like reddit. There you can share your file and get WAY better assistance than I can offer here via text. forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360/ct-p/1234

[@chrisleech1565]

Hey Brad !! Missed the live stream due to work.Necessary once in a while :-) My take away ..... attempt a parametric version of your design to easily generate "variations on a theme". Is it possible to make construction plane a parametric variable? And also could your parametric variable include an expression that reflects the x and y coordinate of the circle on the construction plane. If so then I imagine this could be quite a time saver for offset funnel shapes such as your example. Do the lofts once, and rely on the sheet metal rules with consideration for fillet radii. You can take all the credit! Will be missing you during your absence.

[@adskFusion]

Thanks Chris! I'll make sure Brad sees this.

[@tenbears845]

no bend lines sent in 2d mode either

[@adskFusion]

Going to wait to see what Brad says to this. Not sure what's going on here.

[@arsenicjones9125]

Cut out the useless dead air at the beginning

[@stuffandthings8767]

This does not work... maybe difference between versions but it definitely doesn't work.

[@jonbmet]

This is disappointing. So much easier in Inventor. Starting to think I may not be able to do what I need to do in Fusion...

[@BinarioPrint]

this is useless because flatten cannot be produced. So disappointing

[@adskFusion]

Not sure I follow? Why would you be unable to produce this?

[@BinarioPrint]

regarding sheet metal, the final target is to produce a flatten version of the desing. The process in the video produce a 3d model that cannot be flatted

[@adskFusion]

He flattened it at 41 mins, was it something he did after that which wasn't flatten-able?

[@davidelias13]

You may have saved my job, son. 🤍