Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_1_Casing Design
AIM: Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_1_Casing Design.
OBJECTIVE: To design a 'Sheetmetal Casing' using Siemens NX Sheetmetal Application.
INTRODUCTION:
Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin, flat pieces. Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metal working and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes. Countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal.
Applications: Aircraft bodies, Automobile bodies, Utensils used for domestic purpose, Bevarage Cans.
The Sheetmetal Application provides an environment for the design of sheetmetal parts used in Machinery,Automotive,Aerospace etc.
By using Sheetmetal Application We can do:
- Import, clean up, and convert a non-sheetmetal part to a valid sheetmetal part.
- Export lat pattern data of sheetmetal part to a valid sheetmetal part.
Design Methodolody
Description
Sketch: It is basic comand to draw to dra 2d models
Tab: This command is used to create a base feature by extruding a sketch along vector by a thickness value or by adding material to exixting faces and bend regions of sheetmetal part.
Normal Cutout: This command is used to remove the unwanted material w.r.t to the sketch.
Flange: This command is used to add a flat flange at a angle to the planar faceand add a bend between the two. A flange consists of bend region and a web.
Unbend: This command is used to faltten the 3D model by selecting one stationary face.
Hole: This command is used to create a different type of holes by selecting the screw size and fit.
Dimple: This command is used to lift an area of the model inside the sketch that stimulates a stamping tool.
Bead: This command is used to lift material along contour of a sketch that stimulates a stamping tool. Bead can also be created to stiffen shhet material.
Rebend: This command is used to rebend the flattern sheet material.
Images of casing:
Front View
Side View
Bottom View
Isometric View
Drawing Sheet.
Conclusion: By using NX application The sheetmetal Casing has done. By this challenge we learn about the how to use various commands and the result is satisfactory.