Quick Tips to Improve Sheet Metal Parts (with examples)

In this video, we'll go over quick tips to improve your designs for sheet metal fabrication. Sheet metal fabrication offers designers a wide range of design possibilities, from creating complex shapes to integrating features and finishes to meet specific requirements. Our Z Frame design aid is a great way to explore best practices in sheet metal design, as we'll show in this video on sheet metal fabrication design tips.

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00:00 Introduction to this video on design tips for sheet metal fabrication

00:45 Avoid sharp corners. First, we'll discuss some ways to avoid sharp corners in sheet metal fabrication design.

01:11 Uniform part thickness. Second, we'll discuss why you should opt for parts that have a uniform thickness.

01:32 Add surface finishing options. Third, we'll go over why sheet metal parts are perfect to add a surface finish to.

01:51: Branding or labelling. Fourth, you'll learn why sheet metal parts are a good contender in case you want to add branding to your parts or add any labels.

02:18 Implement reliefs. Fifth, we'll discuss why adding reliefs is important.

02:42 Customisation. Sixth, we'll go over the possibilities of customisation for sheet metal fabrication.

02:58 Hide Hardware. Seventh, you'll learn how to hide hardware within your sheet metal design. Such as adding countersinks.


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