The contour roll starts with a sketch.
Inventor sheet metal contour roll.
Autodesk inventor 2016 sheet metal contour roll.
A common sheet metal manufacturing practice is roll forming.
Depending on the unroll method see below the sketch may need a center line.
To aid in the preparation of detail drawings contour roll centerlines have a unique object type and are placed on a separate layer of the drawing.
Create a contour roll feature by revolving a profile consisting of lines arcs splines and elliptical arcs.
Create contour roll features as the base feature of your sheet metal part model or as a subsequent feature as required by your specific design.
A contour roll feature can be the base feature or a subsequent feature in your sheet metal part model.
The following image shows two.
Like all inventor sheet metal features inventor will automatically create bends at line intersections.
The sketch can only contain lines and arcs and must be an open profile.
To aid in the preparation of detail drawings contour roll centerlines have a unique object type and are placed on a separate layer of the drawing.
Autodesk inventor supports the creation of contour roll features by revolving a profile consisting of lines arcs splines and elliptical arcs.
Learn autodesk inventor sheet metal tutorial how to create cylinder object by using contour roll command check it out.
The following image shows two examples of simple legacy rolls.