Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure

TITLE : DESIGN OF ODD SHAPED ENCLOSURE USING NX-CAD SHEETMETAL APPLICATION

OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this project is to model the sheetmetal part by converting a solid model into a sheetmetal model and perform various sheetmetal operations using NX-CAD sheetmetal application.

INTRODUCTION: In this project intially I have created a solid model and then converted it into a sheet metal part instead of directly creating a sheet metal part. Once the sheet metal is created from a solid model, further sheet metal features and commands are used to generate the final odd shaped enclosure.

DESIGN METHODOLOGY :

TOOLS USED:

Sketch commands: Line, rectangle, circle, curve, move curve, studio spline are used in making 2-D sketches on the required planes and sheetmetal surfaces.

SheetMetal commands: 1. SHEETMETAL FROM SOLID: This command is used to convert a solid body into a sheet metal model.

2. BEND: This command is used to bend edges and corners with the required angles and dimensions of the tab that we have created.

3. FLANGES: This command is another kind of bending tool, which is used to bend edges and give them curved edges with required dimensions.

4. UNBEND: This is used to unbend the sheet metal model and make it a flat pattern.

5. DIMPLE AND BEAD: These commands are used to create a curved hollow features for the sketches that we have selected on sheet metal faces.

6. DRAFTING: drafting, also spelled draughting, also called engineering drawing, graphical representation of structures, machines, and their component parts that communicates the engineering intent of a technical design to the craftsman or worker who makes the product.

7. FLAT PATTERN: Flat pattern command is used to convert 3-D sheet metal component into 2-D form in siemens NX-CAD.

8. JOG: This command lifts one side of the sheet metal part through a defined line and adds flange between the stationary side and the lifted side.

DIFFERENT VIEWS OF ODD SHAPED ENCLOSURE:

FINAL DRAFTING OR 2-D DRAWING:

CONCLUSION: Hence the Odd shaped enclosure is designed with appropriate dimensions using sheet metal operations in NX-CAD.