Challenge

Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure

KKush Bhavsar28 Apr 2021

CREATE ENCLOSURES WITH ODD SHAPES OR ANGLES

OBJECTIVE:-

In this challenge I learn workflow procedure to design a

‘Sheet Metal part for odd shapes’ using Siemens NX Sheet Metal Application.

INTRODUCTION:-

I created enclosure with odd shapes or angles by using various command like extrude, sheet metal from solid, flange, jog, unbend, bead, hole, rebend, flat pattern, flat pattern view.

DESIGN METHODOLOFY:-

Using extrude command make shape like below.

Convert sheet metal from solid by selecting 5 web faces.

Apply a flange command as in below picture.

Make 20 mm height Jog on opposite side of flange.

Unbend sheet metal as shown in figure.

Apply a bead on sheet metal as shown in picture.

Make 10mm diameter general size hole at different location of sheet.

Rebend sheet metal as shown in figure.

Flat pattern View.

Description:-

Flange:- Use this command to add a flat flange at an angle to a planar face and add a bend between the two. Bend consists of a two region
BEND 2. WEB
Unbend:- Usethe Unbendcommands to unbend and rebend non-uniform thickness bends.
A General Size Hole :- This command use for create a general size hole in sheet metal.
Bead:- Use the bead command to lift material along the contour of a sketch that simulates a stamping tool. Beads can also be created to stiffen sheet metal part.
Rebend:- Usethe Rebendcommands to unbend and rebend non-uniform thickness bends.
Flat pattern view :- A flat pattern is a 3D sheet metal model in a flattened state. Create Flat Pattern calculates the material and layout required to flatten a 3D sheet metal model. The part browser displays a Flat Pattern node, and the flattened state of the model displays when this node is active.
Extrude:- This command used for create 3D model in NX.
Sheet Metal From Solid:- By using NX you can convert from solid model to sheet metal.
Jog:- Use Jog command to create an offset or step in a tab.