topic Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

kevinwatts — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 03:38:52 GMT

Has anyone found a way in the Sheet Metal Workspace to add embossed ribs on the inside of bends to act as stiffening ribs for sheet metal parts?

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

stiller.design — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:18:35 GMT

there is no direct way, but you can always cut out some sections and model some stiffening ribs with surfaces and then thicken them. Not a straight forward way but possible

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

etfrench — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:30:27 GMT

How would you make them in the real world?

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:31:55 GMT

Relatively easy to model if you don’t need Flat Pattern.
But these are deformation process and Fusion is (mostly) limited to cylindrical or conical bends.

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

kevinwatts — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:52:01 GMT

Yes, I agree. It would be easy to model if not in Sheet Metal Workspace or in Sheet Metal Workspace if you don’t need Flat Pattern. If it was a short run you could just weld a plate against both inner surfaces. For mass production it would be better to punch the feature and bend as needed.

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:01:17 GMT

@kevinwatts wrote:
For mass production it would be better to punch the feature and bend as needed.

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

alexandwirtz — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:02:32 GMT

how is this modeled in fusion? can you provide the file or explain the steps taken?

Thank you!

Alex

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:54:19 GMT

@alexandwirtz

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file of your attempt to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

While the geometry can be modeled - do you understand from the discussion that Fusion will not create a Flat Pattern with the rib.

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

alexandwirtz — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:17:21 GMT

Thanks for your response, I figured out a way to model it (see attached). -The flat pattern I is not necessary in this case, but its possible to just export it before the "stamping" of the model or while those features are suppressed.

Thanks!

Re: Stiffening Ribs In Sheet Metal

TheCADWhisperer — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:55:13 GMT

@alexandwirtz

You have numerous unresolved issues highlighted in your Timeline, therefore I will have to start over from scratch to demonstrate how I would do the model. (There is an easier technique.)

I have some other designs ahead of this one - so check back.