Design of Sheet Metal Odd Enclosure using NX CAD

Design of Sheet Metal Odd Enclosure using NX CAD

Objective:

Aim of this project is to design and draft sheet metal odd enclosure using NX CAD workbench.

Introduction:

NX CAD application is used to create sheet metal component with different process. In this project, odd enclosure designed with different tools from NX CAD. Solid model transformation into sheet metal to easily required shape. Adding features like bend, dimple, bead and hole.

Creating flat pattern and drafting component with different view.

Design Methodology

Description

Tools Used

1. Extrude: - This feature is come under modelling and it is used to create solid from sketch along a vector
2. Sheet Metal from Solid: - This tool is use to wrap to solid body to get sheet metal component. It converts solid body into sheet metal component of same shape with bend.
3. Flange: - It add flat flange at an angle to a planer face and adds a bend between the two.
4. Jog: - It lifts material on one side of sketch line and adds flange between the two sides.
5. Unbend: - This tool flattens the bend and the material adjacent to the bend.
6. Rebend: - It restores an unbend feature to its previous bent state, along with any features added after the unbend feature.
7. Hole: - It add hole to one or more solid bodies in part or assembly.
8. Bead: - Use the Beadcommand to lift material along the contour of a sketch that simulates a stamping tool. Beads can also be created to stiffen sheet metal parts.
9. Flat Pattern: - This tool creates flat pattern of form sheet metal part. It explained about component manufacturing information.

Procedure to create odd enclosure explained as below

1. Extrude

2. Wrap Solid Body with Sheet Metal

Flange

Jog

5. Unbend

6. Bead

7.Hole

8. Rebend

9. Flat Pattern

10. Different Views

Drafting of Sheet Metal Box Assembly

1. a) Sheet Metal Odd Enclosure Flat Pattern View

1. b) Sheet Metal Odd Enclosure Orthographic View

Conclusion

• Odd enclosure design and drafting done using NX CAD application.
• Flat pattern created for odd enclosure.
• Learned tools require to design odd enclosure.