Designing odd shaped enclosure using NX
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Title – Designing odd shaped enclosure using NX
Objective- To design and create odd shaped enclosure using NX
Introduction – NX sheet metal environment can be used to create sheet metal designs with all the manufacturing considerations. Hence, NX is here used to design and create an odd shaped enclosure which can be drafted for actual manufacturing.
Design Methodology/Approach -
Description – Through this project, many tools were learnt. Following are the tools/features –
Tab – It is used to give thickness to a 2D profile of sheet metal
Flange – It is used to create flanges along the corners of sheet metal.
Jogs – It is used to create jog along a curve
Dimples – It is used to add a depression of a 2D profile on sheet metal
Holes - It is used to create holes on the sheet metal
Unbend – It is used to unbend the sheet metal design
Rebend – It is used to rebend sheet metal after the unbend operation
Flat Pattern - It is used to create a flat pattern for tooling technician for manufacturing.
Views –
1. Front View
2. Side View
3. Top View
4. Isometric View
Flat View Pattern Draft –
Conclusion - This project underlines the tools and considerations for designing a sheet metal enclosure. It also underlines sheet metal application in NX and advantage of NX as a software for sheet metal design and it’s application as enclosure.