Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_1_Casing Design
1. TITLE : Modeling of CASING using NX CAD Sheet metal
2. Objective : Draw Casing in NX CAD using Sheet Metal workbench and list the procedure like tools used to create CASING
3. Introduction : A Sheet Metal is a engineering raw material which is used to make car bodies, aircraft bodies, food beverages tins, etc. if the thickness of the sheet is less than 6 mm then it is called as sheet metal on the other hand if the thickness of the sheet is greater than 6 mm then it is called as metal plank. These sheets have to undergo various operations to get in to a requires shape , these shapes have to pre designed in drawing sheet by designer which will be a blueprint for the production department,
The blueprint can be made by manually or conventional method or we can give the blueprint in a soft copy by using CAD tools.
In this project we are using NX CAD version 12, Sheet Metal Design to draft a casing. NX CAD is software with various work benches in it , this software is developed by SIEMENS company
4. Approach :
5. Description :
Tools used in this project
1.Sketch
2.Tab
3.Cut Out
4.Bend
5.Flange
6.Break Corner
7.Undbend
8.Hole
9.Studio Spline
10.Move Curve
11.Dimple
12.Bead
13.ReBend
14.Drafting
Explanation of Tools
1.Sketch: it is a tab in which we can create 2D sketches and give the required dimensions by incorporating different geometrical shapes like rectangle , line, curve, circle etc, this 2D sketch is used for the 3D developments by using Tab option
2.Tab: creates a base feature by extruding a sketch along a vector by a thickness value or adds a material to a plane face
3.Cut Out : it is used to create a pocket in desired shape, one can remove material by sketching the shape on the solid body and using this Cut Out tab
- Bend :It modifies the model by bending material on one side of a sketch line adding a bend between the two sides.
5.Flange : Adds a flange to an angle to a planar face and adds a bend between the two
6.Break Corner : this commands allows to rounding off the sharp corners
7.Undbend : It makes the part unbend that all the features done are made flat. This is useful while sketching on the corners and bends
8.Hole : his command allows user to create a hole in the part by sketching a point on the sheet metal
9.Studio Spline : it results in a set of splines after selecting the points for its path . it is used for making splines along the sketch
10.Move Curve : this tab allows the user to move or rotate the curve at reduried direction and angle
11.Dimple :this command lifts an area of the model inside a sketch that simulates stamping a tool.
12.Bead : Lifts a material along a counter of sketch that simulates stamping a tool
13.ReBend : This command puts back all the bends already created also along with a new feature includes while in unbent state
14.Drafting : it is the blueprint which is submitted to the production department , this drawing have all the necessary dimensions along with tolerances if any and it will be in 2D drafting
6. Images Of Casing
Top View Of Casing
Right Side View
Bottom View Of Casing
Isometric View Of Casing
7. Detailed Drawing Sheet
Drafting
8.Conclusion : The casing have been drafted by using NX CAD software version 12