Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure
DESIGNING ODD SHAPED ENCLOSURE IN ADVANCED SHEET METAL USING NX CAD
OBJECTIVE:
To design odd shaped enclosure in advanced sheet metal by using NX cad software.
INTRODUCTION:
The technology of sheet metal has a wide applications in the field of manufacturing. The sheet metal are very light weight and it can be made to desired shapes at low cost. The knowledge of geometry, mensuration and properties of sheet metal is most essential.
DESIGN METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:
- sketch
- extrude
- sheet metal from solid
- flange
- unbend
- bead
- hole
- rebend
- flat pattern
DESCRIPTION:
- sketch
It is used to draw the base of sketch for creaing modelling.
- extrude
It is used to translate two dimensional sketch into three dimensional geometry.
- sheet metal from solid
It is used to convert solid profile into sheet metal.
- flange
It is used to create flat bended profile at required angle. Jog flange is used to create flange along the sketch line made to required angle.
- unbend
It is used to flatten the sheet metal profile for a analysis.
- bead
It is used to lift a material along the contour of sketch.
- hole
It is used to create holes required on sheet metal.
- rebend
It is used to rebend the unbend to orginal bended shape.
- flat pattern
It is used to create flat pattern view for drafting in manufacturing.
SCREENSHOTS OF THE MODEL:
front view
left view
bottom view
top view
isometric view
flat pattern
feature tree
drawing sheet
CONCLUSION:
Thus odd shaped enclosure is designed in advanced sheet metal by using NXcad software.