Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure

Odd Shaped Enclosure Using NX CAD

Object :- To design the and drafting of Odd Shaped Enclosure using Simens NX CAD Sheet Metal application.

Introduction :-

Sheet Metal is the metal formed by industrial process into thin, flat pieces. It is used in more thing specially in industrial. It can be cut and bent into different shape on basis of requirements. Thickness is very low within 6 mm. If thickness is increase then sheet is behave like plate.

NX CAD Sheet Metal :-

NX Sheet Metal provides a set of tools in NX design that allows for simple and fast design of sheet metal parts. With the help of this we can create a sheet metal parts in accurate dimension and we can take flat sheet design by converting body to flatten pattern. And take a drafting of this on the drawing sheet.

Project- Odd Shaped Enclosure

This project is to develop Odd Shaped Enclosure by made of sheet metal. The design is done on NX software by using various commands.

Design Methodology :-

First of all we open a new file.

Create 2D sketch and give the extrude to get a solid body for getting desired wrap.

Wrap the solid body with sheet metal by using sheet metal from solid command.

Create a flange on one edge by flange command.

Create a jog on another face by using jog command.

Deform in flat sheet by unbend command.

Create a bead on top face by using bead command.

Create a many hole on sheet by hole command.

Again deform in initial shape by using rebend command.

Create a flat pattern for drafting on drawing sheet.

Feature used in this part :-

Sketch :- Sketch is the basic of any object. It is created by many feature like line, curve, rectangle, fillet etc.

Extrude :- With the help of this command we can create a 3D Solid body from 2D sketch.

Sheet Metal From Solid :- By this command we can build a sheet metal model which takes its shape from collection of planner face.

Flange :- By this command we add a flat flange at an angle to a planner face.

Jog :- By this command we can lift the material on one side of sketch line, as like adding a flange between two sides.

Unbend :- With the help of this feature we change bend body into flat sheet like unbend.

Bead :- By this feature we lift the material of the body along the sketch like embossing.

Hole :- By this command we can add a hole one or more in solid bodies.

Rebend :- When I create a unbend to get a flat sheet to do any operation. But when I want to get initial bend then this feature helps.

Flat Pattern :- With the help of this feature we can create a 2D representation of a 3D sheet metal part.

Conclusion :-

• This project helped me to learn that how to take enclosure shape in NX CAD environment and how to develop it.
• The part of the Casing are created using most of the Sheet metal tool in NX CAD Sheet Metal Software.