Learning Path Courses:

• Rules and Standards

  Rules and Standards Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to work with Sheet Metal part Styles and Standards.
  The Autodesk Sheet Metal environment is specifically built for thin, uniform-thickness parts.
  The purpose-built sheet metal environment has tools designed for thin parts that can be flattened.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Sheet Metal Overview
  • Sheet Metal Styles
  • Understanding Sheet Metal Bend Tables
  • Sheet Metal Multi-Body Unique Rules

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 20 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Faces and Flanges

  Faces and Flanges Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to create Faces and Flanges in a Sheet Metal part file.
  When building Sheet Metal components, you will be required to use specific commands in the environment.
  Fundamentally, the Face and Flange commands will be most frequently used to create Sheet Metal parts.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Creating Faces
  • Creating Double Bends
  • Single Sheet Metal Flanges
  • Sheet Metal Contour Flange
  • Sheet Metal Lofted Flange

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 25 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Bending and Folding

  Bending and Folding Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to modify your existing Sheet Metal part by adding rolls, hems, folds, and bends.
  Sheet Metal parts often need to connect faces, roll over existing edges, or fold over un-bent faces.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Contour Roll
  • Hems
  • Folds
  • Adding Bends
  • Unfold and Refold

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 25 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Seams and Corners

  Seams and Corners Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to modify Sheet Metal parts by applying rounds, chamfer, and corner relief.
  Sheet Metal parts often have flanges on adjacent edges creating the need for corner relief cuts.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Cutting Sheet Metal
  • Corner Chamfer and Round
  • Editing Corner Relief

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 15 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Conversion and Direct Editing

  Conversion and Direct Editing Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to Convert parts into Sheet Metal when they weren’t designed using Sheet Metal tools and use Direct Editing tools on Sheet Metal parts.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Converting Sheet Metal Parts
  • Direct Editing

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 10 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Punching

  Punching Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to create and place Sheet Metal Punches.
  Sheet Metal punch tools are iFeatures with extra attributes that cut simple or complex holes in the face of your part, including across bends.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Creating Punch iFeature
  • Inserting Punch Tool

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 10 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Assemblies

  Assemblies Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to work with Sheet Metal assemblies, use Multibody modeling practices, and add PEM Fasteners to Sheet Metal.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Adding PEM Fasteners to Sheet Metal
  • Multibody Parts

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 10 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Flat Pattern

  Flat Pattern Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to flatten a folded model and edit it for fabrication.
  Once your Sheet Metal design is completed, it is necessary to convert the folded model to a flat pattern for manufacturing purposes.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Creating a Flat Pattern
  • Flat Pattern Feature
  • Specifying the A-Side of a Sheet Metal Part
  • Punch Representation
  • Exporting Flat Patterns
  • Sheet Metal Unwrap
  • Common Commands Between Part and Sheet Metal
  • Compute Errors
  • Cosmetic Bend Lines

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 45 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

• Sheet Metal Documentation

  Sheet Metal Documentation Course Introduction

  In this course, you will learn how to Place and Annotate Sheet Metal parts in drawings.
  Creating a drawing for a Sheet Metal part is a similar process for other models but incorporates additional tools to support Sheet Metal.

  
  

  Course Objectives

  The material presented in this course will teach you:

  • Placing Views
  • Annotations

  
  

  Course Prerequisites

  To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

  • Part Modeling Essentials

  • Drawing Essentials

  
  

  Approximate Duration: 10 Minutes

  
  

  Tips:

  • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

  • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

  • Go Full Screen when watching videos.