NEW Lofted Flange! | What can this tool? And what hangs it up?

In this video we are going to take a look at the new Lofted Flange sheet metal tool added to Fusion 360. It is always important to think about the manufacture of your parts, and with this new tool you can easily design yourself into a corner....literally..... So in this video we are going to look at some examples of how the tools works and where we should be careful.
You can follow along with this dataset if you like: a360.co/3ziYIb9

[@James-vq9nc]

Yes. if you are not sure how a given part can be manufactured, you will most certainly have some issues with this command. Great video tutorial Matt! Thank you.

[@LearnEverythingAboutDesign]

Thanks James. Funny enough when I suggested you use this tool I forgot I had a video on it :)

[@adambergendorff2702]

Your one comment alone was worth the thumbs up! Can this part be manufactured, mass production or even one off, which is what I mostly do. Sheet metal can be so much fun and so frustrating when you go to bend it and realize you bent it in the wrong order and can't reach a bend. Wish fusion had that function. Many times I see people that 3d print things come up with the prototype with square or radius corners that are impossible to machine.

[@LearnEverythingAboutDesign]

100% I think a big difference comes in where you start. I started making welded and sheet metal parts, then machined parts, then molded parts and then 3d printing came along. Having to manually shear and use a break to make bends gives you a bit of perspective you don't get when you are able to send parts off and have them show up ready to go :)

[@keal4825]

Thanks you so much ♥

[@LearnEverythingAboutDesign]

You're welcome 😊

[@Maurycy_Sokol]

great video :)

[@LearnEverythingAboutDesign]

Thanks!

[@MrSquidfishious]

Thank you for this video. I've had to learn all the workarounds and hybrid workflows to model lofted flanges but it should be easier with the new tools. I typically split the body to form and weld the flange clamshell style. Typically, 2 butt welds are easier and faster than 1 corner weld.
I want to know if it is possible to pattern a louver around a sheet metal cylinder or will it crash fusion. We make a product with a feature sort of like louvers patterned around a cylinder but I have yet to figure out how to model it in fusion.

[@LearnEverythingAboutDesign]

In Fusion you can pattern the faces around a sheet metal body, but you won't be able to flatten it after that. The issue is that Fusion doesn't have any true "Forming" tools for things like Louvers. The way the tools work in something like Solidworks is that you build the forming tool and designate faces as form faces, shear faces or stop faces. This tool can be applied and it knows to suppress those features when flattened and you can dictate a location for the tool. Things like dimple dies and louvers can be modeled but will directly impact your ability to flatten it in Fusion. Really the best way is to make a die location mark so you have the location in the flat to apply your feature.
Re the 2 butt welds vs 1 corner weld, yes depending on the design and welding type. Most of the sheet metal parts I built and welded were tig welded aluminum and required fixtures for each part so the butt vs corner was more a product of the function of the part vs mfg time. Ideally I like to just overlap the ends:)

[@daniellindholm]

"Even though you can create the geometry it doesnt mean you can manucature it". Sounds like most of my drawings. What do you mean? :D

[@LearnEverythingAboutDesign]

hahaha. you mean i have to make it now....