Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_2_Box Assembly
Title :- Box Assembly
Objective :- Design a sheet metal box assembly using UGNX softre,
by Sheet meatel workbench.
Introduction :- A sheet metal box assebmly, we use in our daily life.
:- Box assembly we uses in medical, in computer hardware and
for domastic use and etc...
Design approach flow chart :-
Description
Box
* Sketching :- Created a sketch with respect to X,Y Direction 200x150 rectangle,
* Tab :- Created a Base tab for feature operations.
* Flange :- Creat flanges as per dimensions
200 mm height at 90 degree x2 flanges
70 mm width at 90 degree x2 flanges
* Closed corner :- Close corner by 0.0 mm gap
* Hem flange :- Hem flange to connect both 70mm width sheets.
* Mirror body :- Use Mirror command and mirror the flange.
* Unite:- Unite body to a single model.
* Sketch :- Sketch as X shape with respect to all dimensions.
* Dimple :- Apply Dimple to previous drawn sketch.
* Mirror Feature:- Use Mirror feature command and mirror the dimple along with sketch.
* Sketch :- Sketch a rectangle shape with respect to all dimensions.
* Bottom Dimple :- Apply Dimple to previous drawn sketch.
* Unbend :- Apply unbend to corners.
* Rebend :- Apply Rebend to unbended corners.
* Sketch :- Sketch a circle of diameter 10 mm for bead operation.
* Bead :- Creat bead of dia 10 mm scircle on bottom sheet -
This bead is for place the box on ground surface.
* Mirror Feature:- Use Mirror feature command and mirror Bead to all 4 sides, along with sketch.
Lid
* Sketching :- Created a sketch with reference to Box.
* Tab :- Created a Base tab for feature operations.
* Flange :- Creat flanges as per dimensions
Hinge (A)
* Sketch :- Created a sketch of 200x43 mm on lid top surface.
* Tab :- Created a Base tab for above sketch.
* Break corner :- Break two corners by 10 mm for better fesibility and astetics.
* Hemming :- Apply open loop Hem with 5 mm radius.
* Unbend :- Apply unbend to corners.
* Sketch :- Created a sketch forhinge connection cutout.
* Normal cutout :- Use Normal Cutout to by using last sketch to creat
connection between Hinge A and Hinge B
* Rebend :- Apply Rebend to unbended corners.
* Mirror body :- Use Mirror body command and mirror the cutout with sketch.
Hinge (B)
* Sketch :- Created a sketch of 200x43 mm on lid top surface.
* Tab :- Created a Base tab for above sketch.
* Break corner :- Break two corners by 10 mm for better fesibility and astetics.
* Hemming :- Apply open loop Hem with 5 mm radius.
* Unbend :- Apply unbend to corners.
* Sketch :- Created a sketch forhinge connection cutout.
* Normal cutout :- Use Normal Cutout to by using last sketch to creat
connection between Hinge A and Hinge B
* Rebend :- Apply Rebend to unbended corners.
* Mirror body :- Use Mirror body command and mirror the cutout with sketch.
* Save all :- Save all.
Model Screenshots
Isomatric view
Top view
Front view
Side view
Bottom view
Conclusion :- Now i would like to conclued this, iam able to design any kind of box and box assembly
along with hinge and top closing lid. In better and in industrial manner.