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Re: Sheet Metal Design

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post

For sheet metal design, it REALLY helps to have someone from industry who can help you with specific factors such as different bend parameters, and sizing to fit their exact equipment and dies, etc.
Seconded.

I'd suggest taking a trip to your sheet sponsor at some point and talking with them about their standard K-Factor, Bend Radii, Punch Tools, Preferred Materials, Etc. I have a bunch of information about our sponsor written down so that I can reference it later and I also set my Inventor up so that the default sheet metal parameters match the shops. It saves a lot of headache.
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