Sheetmetal Parts at Harris - Revision history

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	This page gives '''design guidance''' and general requirements for sheet metal parts '''that will be eventually made at the ~~Harris~~ shop'''.		This page gives '''design guidance''' and general requirements for sheet metal parts '''that will be eventually made at the L3Harris shop'''.

	== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for ~~Harris~~ Shop ==		== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for L3Harris Shop ==

	'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the '''THE ALTERNATE WAY''' section below.</span>		'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the '''THE ALTERNATE WAY''' section below.</span>
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	#CLOSE		#CLOSE
	#Click SAVE		#Click SAVE

	'''<span class="marker">THE ALTERNATE WAY</span>:''' Instead of the above, you can open the '''"Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt"''' file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''		'''<span class="marker">THE ALTERNATE WAY</span>:''' Instead of the above, you can open the '''"Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt"''' file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''

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	*.125		*.125

	''Be sure to set the thickness properly in inventor parts (go to '''sheet metal defaults''') and include on your drawings!''		''Be sure to set the thickness properly in inventor parts (go to '''sheet metal defaults''') and include on your drawings!''

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	'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the '''THE ALTERNATE WAY''' section below.</span>		'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the '''THE ALTERNATE WAY''' section below.</span>

			<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">See this link for the Harris Sheetmetal Bend Table: [[Media:Harris_Bend_Table.jpg\|Media:Harris_Bend_Table.jpg]]. This table contains the bend allowances for sheetmetal parts made in the Harris model shop.</span>

	'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">THE MANUAL WAY</span>'''		'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">THE MANUAL WAY</span>'''
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	Follow the instructions on the [[Fabrication]] page very carefully to prepare the files needed to have parts made at Harris.		Follow the instructions on the [[Fabrication]] page very carefully to prepare the files needed to have parts made at Harris.



	== Harris Shop Sheet Metal Info and Requirements ==		== Harris Shop Sheet Metal Info and Requirements ==

	The below is all background information and details on the requirements. If you followed the instructions [[#~~Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop~~\|above]] for Inventor parts, these things will have all been done for you!		The below is all background information and details on the requirements. If you followed the instructions [[#Setting_Sheet_Metal_Defaults_in_Inventor_for_Harris_Shop\|above]] for Inventor parts, these things will have all been done for you!

	=== Bend Radius ===		=== Bend Radius ===

	All bent parts should have an internal bend radius of <span style="color: #ff0000">.032</span>. This is the radius that the model shop will use to bend the parts.		All bent parts should have an internal bend radius of <span style="color: #ff0000">.032</span>. This is the radius that the model shop will use to bend the parts.



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	''Be sure to set the thickness properly in inventor parts (go to ~~<b>~~sheet metal defaults~~</b>~~) and include on your drawings!''		''Be sure to set the thickness properly in inventor parts (go to '''sheet metal defaults''') and include on your drawings!''

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	== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==		== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==

	'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the THE ALTERNATE WAY section below.</span>		'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the '''THE ALTERNATE WAY''' section below.</span>

	'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">THE MANUAL WAY</span>'''		'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">THE MANUAL WAY</span>'''

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	'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the THE ALTERNATE WAY section below.</span>		'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the THE ALTERNATE WAY section below.</span>

	<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">THE MANUAL WAY</span>		'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">THE MANUAL WAY</span>'''

	#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.		#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.

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	== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==		== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==

	'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the ALTERNATE section below.</span>		'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the THE ALTERNATE WAY section below.</span>

			<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">THE MANUAL WAY</span>

	#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.		#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.
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	#Click SAVE		#Click SAVE

	'''<span class="marker">ALTERNATE</span>:''' Instead of the above, you can open the '''"Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt"''' file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''		'''<span class="marker">THE ALTERNATE WAY</span>:''' Instead of the above, you can open the '''"Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt"''' file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''

	== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==		== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==

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	== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==		== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==

	NOTE: The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the ALTERNATE section below.</span>		'''NOTE:''' The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the ALTERNATE section below.</span>

	#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.		#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.

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	== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==		== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==

	NOTE: The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained ~~int~~ the ALTERNATE section below.</span>		NOTE: The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained in the ALTERNATE section below.</span>

	#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.		#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.

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	== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==		== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==

			NOTE: The recommended procedure is to start with a copy of the "'''Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt'''" file in the <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">"</span>'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"'''<span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> folder as explained int the ALTERNATE section below.</span>

	#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.		#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.
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	#Click SAVE		#Click SAVE

	'''ALTERNATE:''' Instead of the above, you can open the '''"Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt"''' file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''		'''<span class="marker">ALTERNATE</span>:''' Instead of the above, you can open the '''"Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt"''' file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''

	== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==		== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==

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	#Click SAVE		#Click SAVE

	'''ALTERNATE:''' Instead of the above, you can open the 'Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt" file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''		'''ALTERNATE:''' Instead of the above, you can open the '''"Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt"''' file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''

	== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==		== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==

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	== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==		== Setting Sheet Metal Defaults in Inventor for Harris Shop ==

	# Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.		#Click on '''SHEET METAL DEFAULTS''' on the sheet metal ribbon. you will get a pop-up window.
	# Click on the lower right '''PENCIL''' icon. You will get a pop-up window.		#Click on the lower right '''PENCIL''' icon. You will get a pop-up window.
	# Click on the lower left '''IMPORT''' button. You will get a browser to locate a file. You are looking for the file in the ~~XXX - Update this! 2015~~/~~build season~~ (ROBOT) ~~file~~ called '''"~~90 Degree~~ Harris Sheet Metal Bend Styles.styxml"'''		#Click on the lower left '''IMPORT''' button. You will get a browser to locate a file. You are looking for the file in the "'''2016/02 Build Season (ROBOT)/99 Harris Sheet Metal Templates"''' folder called '''"Linear Harris Shop Sheet Metal Bend Styles.styxml"'''
	# Click DONE in the lower right corner; you will be returned to the pop-up window		#Click DONE in the lower right corner; you will be returned to the pop-up window
	# Scroll down below the UNFOLD RULE and select "HARRIS SHOP"		#Scroll down below the UNFOLD RULE and select "HARRIS SHOP"
	# Click APPLY		#Click APPLY
	# Change thickness to .062, .093, or .125		#Change thickness to .062, .093, or .125
	# Click upper right PENCIL icon		#Click upper right PENCIL icon
	# Click on BEND tab		#Click on BEND tab
	# Change BEND RADIUS thickness to .032		#Change BEND RADIUS thickness to .032
	# Click DONE		#Click DONE
	# CLOSE		#CLOSE
	# Click SAVE		#Click SAVE

	'''ALTERNATE:''' Instead of the above, you can open the 'Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt" file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''

			'''ALTERNATE:''' Instead of the above, you can open the 'Sheet Metal Starting Point.ipt" file and SAVE AS a new part immediately. '''Do this immediately so you do not accidentally overwrite or delete the template!'''

	== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==		== Submitting Sheet Metal Parts to Harris ==