MODELLING BOEING 747-8 USING SOLIDWORKS OBJECTIVE Understanding of SolidWorks by modelling and assembling the Boeing 747-8 aircraft. INTRODUCTION Boeing 747-8 is a wide-body aircraft being the largest variant of the 747 is modelled using the SolidWorks a CAD and CAE program. The below data shows the specifications…

CASING DESIGN Objective To design a sheetmetal casing using Siemens NX sheetmetal application Introduction  Casing is designed using application-oriented features such as beads, dimple, bend, flange etc. Design methodology Description Step 1: Creating a tab and a cutout Features Used: Sketch, Tab & Normal Cutout…

BOX ASSEMBLY Objective To design a sheetmetal box assembly using Siemens NX application. Introduction  Box assembly is designed using application-oriented features such as beads, dimple, bend, flange etc. Design methodology Description Step 1: Creating a tab and a flanges Features Used: Tab, flanges & closed corner…

ODD SHAPE ENCLOSURE OBJECTIVE To design a sheet metal part for odd shapes following the workflow procedure METHODOLOGY DESCRIPTION Step 1. Creating a solid body           Features Used: Extrude A sketch of 200 mm length, 100 mm height 60 ° is created and extruded for…

BRACKET OBJECTIVE To design a bracket from a given 2D drawing sheet. METHODOLOGY DESCRIPTION Step 1. Sketch and contour flange Feature Used: Contour flange A sketch is sketched on the xz-plane front view and contour flanged for a width of 200 mm 3mm thickness and a bend radius of 7 mm. Step 2. Sketch and normal cut Features…

METAL BRACKET OBJECTIVE To design a metal bracket from a 2D drawing METHODOLOGY DESCRIPTION Step 1: Sketching A sketch is drawn on the yz-plane for the front view and another on the xz plane. Step2: Flanging and cutting Feature Used: Flange & Normal cut A contour flange of width of 158 mm and 3mm thickness is created…

Benchmarking Benchmarking in automobile industry involves a structured comparison between similar products, services or processes on some dimensions of performance. For example it can be used to compare the availability and delivery of features in a product and in this form often provides the basis of consumer tests and…

Underbody Coating A car’s underbody is exposed to the most wear and tear caused by muddy water, potholed roads, stones and other obstacles on the road. Because it’s not in plain sight, we often do not see the damage.In Indian road conditions, a cars underbody is most prone to corrosion. Underbody coating provides…

OBJECTIVE To design the hood outer panel, inner panel and the necessary reinforcements by following the master section. HOOD Hood is the hinged cover that rests over the engine of a front-engine vehicle. Its purpose is to provide access to the engine for repair and maintenance. The hood system consists of an inner…

OBJECTIVE To design the fender of a car along with drip area, sill mount, bumper mount and A-Pillar mount with the given master section.  DESCRIPTION Fender is the part of the vehicle body that frames a wheel well (the fender underside). Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and other road spray from…

OBJECTIVE: Use the Section from theHood design and calculate the section modulus using the formula S = I/y Section Modulus: The section modulus of the cross-sectional shape is of significant importance in designing. It is a direct measure of the strength of the object. An object that has a larger section…

OBJECTIVE To design and develope automotive roof with its components and do draft analysis to check for manufacturability of the part and with the feedback change the model design when needed. ROOF DESIGN 1. Front Roof Rail     2. Rear Roof Rail 3. Bow Roof Rails   4. Center Roof Rail a) Heat distortion…

OBJECTIVE Use the provided styling surface and come up with a back door design using appropriate design methodologies, and provide necessary reinforcements and embosses. DESIGN The back door of the car is for the enclosed space (boot) to hold the luggage. There are three types of back doors based on their opening. Top-mounted…

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