DESIGNING, MODELLING, ASSEMBLY AND PHOTO-REALISTIC RENDERING OF AN AMERICAN CHOPPER       OBJECTIVES To design and create models of the parts of an American Chopper using To assemble the parts modeled for the American Chopper using To create a photo-realistic rendering of the American Chopper using Solidworks…

DESIGNING, MODELLING, ASSEMBLY AND PHOTO-REALISTIC RENDERING OF A SUNSEEKER PREDATOR YACHT   OBJECTIVES To design and create models of the parts of a Sunseeker Predator Yacht using Solidworks. To assemble the parts modeled for the Sunseeker Predator Yacht using Solidworks. To create a photo-realistic rendering…

DESIGN OF SHEET METAL CASING USING SIEMENS NX CAD   OBJECTIVES To design a sheet metal casing in Siemens NX CAD 12. To perform drafting for the sheet metal casing design.   DESIGN METHODOLOGY   FEATURES USED Sketch: Two dimensional drawings to be created with respect to a plane of view. Tab: Creates…

DESIGN OF ODD SHAPED ENCLOSURE USING SIEMENS NX CAD   OBJECTIVES To design the sheet metal enclosure in Siemens NX CAD 12.    DESIGN METHODOLOGY   FEATURES USED Sketch: Two dimensional drawings to be created with respect to a plane of view. Extrude: Creates a solid body by extruding a two dimensional…

DESIGN OF A BRACKET USING SIEMENS NX CAD   OBJECTIVES To design a bracket from a 2D sketch in Siemens NX CAD 12.   DESIGN METHODOLOGY     Features Used Sketch: Two dimensional drawings to be created with respect to a plane of view. Contour Flange: Creates a solid body from a sketch curve with a…

DESIGN OF A BOX ASSEMBLY USING SIEMENS NX CAD   OBJECTIVES To design a box assembly in Siemens NX CAD 12.   DESIGN METHODOLOGY     PART VIEWS Front View Side View Top View Isometric View Feature Tree FEATURES USED Sketch: Two dimensional drawings to be created with respect to a plane of view. Tab:…

DESIGN OF A METAL BRACKET USING SIEMENS NX CAD     OBJECTIVES To design a metal bracket in Siemens NX CAD 12.   DESIGN METHODOLOGY       FEATURES USED Sketch: Two dimensional drawings to be created with respect to a plane of view. Tab: Creates a sheet metal feature with a specified thickness.…

BENCHMARKING Benchmarking is defined as the process of measuring products, services, and processes against those of organizations known to be leaders in one or more aspects of their operations. Benchmarking provides necessary insights to help understand how an organization compares with similar organizations,…

UNDER BODY COATING   Vehicle underbody coating, or simply undercoating, refers to a defensive layer of specific materials which is applied to the undercarriage of vehicles for protection from mold, moisture, dust, rot, and all the other road scraps.   Need for undercoating These sections are close to significant deterioration…

HOOD DESIGN   OBJECTIVES To design hood outer panel, inner panel and the necessary reinforcements by following the Master section. To assemble the parts designed.   INTRODUCTION In this project, the detailed model of the hood of an automobile is designed on Siemens NX. The hood is an important part of the automobile…

SECTION MODULUS CALCULATION AND OPTIMISATION   OBJECTIVE To calculate the section modulus for the previously designed hood. To come up with a new section that has imprved section modulus. SECTION MODULUS Section Modulus is the geometric property of the given cross-section of any shaft or beam structures. It is the…

OBJECTIVE To design a fender with the given master section.   INTRODUCTION Fender :- Fender is the part of an automobile that frames a wheel well. Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and other road spray from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire. Types of fenders :- They are of two…

OBJECTIVE To design an automobile roof with the given master section. To perform heat distortion and snow load criteria checks for each part. To perform draft analysis with 3 degrees tooling angle.   INTRODUCTION Roof:- An automobile roof is the portion of an automobile that sits above the passenger compartment,…

OBJECTIVE To design a backdoor for an automobile using the provided styling surface. To provide the necessary reinforcements and embosses to the backdoor.   INTRODUCTION Backdoors or tailgates are one of the type doors of the vehicle which are located next to the passenger seat and provides access to the luggage compartment.…

WEEK 8 CHALLENGE 1 DRAFT ANALYSIS OF A FAN COVER AIMTo create the tooling axis for the given fan cover model meeting the requirements of the draft angle.To perform draft analysis on the model. THEORYWith plastic injection molding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of…

WEEK 8 CHALLENGE 2   AIM To create a base bracket plastic component through the given class-A surface. To perform draft analysis on the model.   THEORY With plastic injection molding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of the process must be taken into consideration. A draft…

AIM To create a switch bezel plastic component through the given class-A surface. To perform draft analysis on the model.   THEORY With plastic injection molding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of the process must be taken into consideration. A draft angle will help avoid most of…

AIM To create a coin holder plastic component through the given class-A surface. To perform draft analysis on the model.   THEORY With plastic injection molding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of the process must be taken into consideration. A draft angle will help avoid most…

AIM To create a core and cavity parts for a switch bezel component.   THEORY With plastic injection moulding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of the process must be taken into consideration. A draft angle will help avoid most of these issues. A draft angle is a slant…

AIM To create ribs for a centre console coin holder component.   THEORY With plastic injection moulding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of the process must be taken into consideration. A draft angle will help avoid most of these issues. A draft angle is a slant that…

AIM To create screw boss for a centre console coin holder component. To create dog house for a centre console coin holder component.   THEORY With plastic injection moulding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of the process must be taken into consideration. A draft angle will…

AIM To create a door applique plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To create heat stakes and locators for the door applique component.   THEORY With plastic injection moulding, it is important to design for manufacturability. To do this, every step of the process must be taken into consideration. A…