Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_1_Casing Design
Title- Casing Design
Objective- Understand different sheet metal commands
Introduction-
Generally sheet metal design application gives the environment to design sheet metal components which are used in different industrial sectors such as Automotive, Aerospace etc . In sheet metal application we can create uniform thickness components by using basic commands such as Tab, flange etc. In this challenge i have learned different commands like Tab, Normal cutout, Flange, Hole, Bend, Unbend, Rebend, Dimple, Bead, Flat pattern etc.
Design Methodology- Flow chart
Description of tools used-
Tab- this is the base feature used to give thickness to the blank design
Normal cutout- this is the secondary feature used to remove not necessary part of the tab or blank
Bend- this is also secondary feature used to provide bends to the blank along the length side
Flange- this command used to give 90 degree flange to the end sides of the bend
Break corners- this command used to provide blend to the sharp edges
Unbend- by using unbend command remove all the bends and make the casing flat so that other necessary operations can carried out easily
Hole- By using hole command provide through holes to the blank
Studio spline- this is the design tool used to give dynamic slopes to the curve by selecting the points or poles
Move curve- By using move curve command we can rotate or translate the spline to particular angle or distance
Dimple- By using dimple command we can lift up or bring down different designed shapes in casing design we used dimple command at the center of the casing to provide feature
bead- by using this command we provide circular shaped bead to the casing
Flat pattern- this tool is used to create flat patterned sheat from formed sheat metal part
Images of the model-
FRONT VIEW
LEFT HAND SIDE VIEW
RIGHT HAND SIDE VIEW
TOP VIEW
ISOMETRIC VIEW
DETAILED DRAWING SHEET
Part navigator
Conclusion-
From this challenge i have learned various sheet metal commands such as Tab, Normal cutout, Flange, Hole, Bend, Unbend, Rebend, Dimple, Bead, Flat pattern etc.