Design DIBOND in Fusion 360

[t.biscaro]

Hello everybody! 

I would like to make a box of DIBOND, but I don't know the design rules of this specific material. I use the "sheet metal" function, but I don't know what parameter I have to put in "notching" and if it exist another method to do this. 😣 

The constructor tell me that I've to put 1.5mm radius and thickness 3mm.

Please, have you an idea? 😁

Screenshots of my project:

 

 

[rkapciami]

Hello, did you succeed with these settings??

[Warmingup1953]

I would consider simply modelling as 1.5mm material (Bend r=1.5mm) and for the test Only Drill the 8 External holes 

[airsolid.design]

I'm really interested in this post. I've worked with aluminum sandwitch hardware before but without the fusion bending tools. Because like you I did not find the necessary information to join the V cuts and the folding.
I made my designs only with the folding dimensions given by Dibon. It works, but I wasn't really sure about my design until I did several cut/bend tests on samples.

If you have advice and proven techniques. I'll take it !

[rkapciami]

hi, i had a lot of work and didn't have time to do tests and settings for dibond. If I find the time, I'll be sure to share it

[terry_fusion]

We use DiBond/Alupanel daily for many of our projects.

You can lay it out like a sheet metal part but it takes a special folding tool  (37-71 Onsrud) that routes out a breaking/folding line that allows the panel to fold over its-self.

Its basically a V-bit with a 2mm flat tip.

In order to use it you need to mill down about 80% of the material thickness.

I've yet to find a way to mimic this in Fusion, I'd like to be able to apply a profile to a bend line to create the cut path of the tool and then be able to fold the part up as if it were routed as tooled.

If anyone has a notion I'm interested too.

If you look at the image I've attached you can see the inner profile for the breaking bit,  in the outside corners I come back in with a 90deg V bit and miter the edges where they'll meet up ( the greenish looking dot and line in each corner) this makes for a very tight and neat corner.

I cut aluminum angle and glue them into each corner and spaced along the edges for extra support using an industrial epoxy.