Advanced Sheet Metal _Casing Design
Title of the Project:
Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX
Objective:
To design a Sheet metal casing using Siemens NX CAD application
Introduction:
Sheet metal:
- Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin, flat pieces. Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metal forming, and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes. The thickness depends upon the type of application.
- sheet metals are widely used because of their higher strength despite having low weight and its resistance to corrosion
NX CAD:
- Siemens NX software is a flexible and powerful integrated CAD TOOL that helps us deliver better products faster and more efficiently. NX delivers the next generation of design, simulation, and manufacturing solutions that enable companies to realize the value of the digital twin
Design methodology:
Description (Features used while designing):
- Sketch: The profile that needs to be drawn for featuring is done in sketch command. It is a 2D representation
- Tab: It is a feature to create the base of sheet metal
- Normal Cut Out: It is a feature used to cut the sheet metal at the required profile normally
- Bend: It is used to bend the sheet metal at required positions
- Flange: It is used to bend the sheet metal at required angles to make flanges
- Breaking Corners: It is used to make round corners instead of sharp ones
- Unbend: It is used to unbend the bend profiles
- Holes: It is used to make holes on sheet metal
- Dimple: It is used to make the embedded type of feature of required profiles either in or out
- Studio Spline: It is a sketch tool used to make a curve by taking reference points
- Move Curve: It is used to move the curve at required positions from the original position
- Bead: It is used to give strength to sheet metal
- Mirror Feature : used to mirror the feature exactly opposite by taking reference planes
- Rebend : used ro rebend the unbended portions
- Flat Pattern: It is used to make the sheet metal into flat pattern
Model Views:
Drawing Sheet:
Conclusion:
The Sheetmetal is designed of a Casing as per the requirements mentioned using Siemens NX CAD application