Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure

: ODD SHAPED ENCLOSURE:

Objective: The objective of this project is to learn the recommended workflow procedure to design a ‘Sheet Metal part for odd shapes’ using Siemens NX Sheet Metal Application.

Introduction:

Siemens NX is one of the popular CAD Software used for 2D drafting and 3D modeling. It has complete set of tools for creating sheet metal parts. Here by in this tutorial we will learn the recommended workflow procedure to design a sheet metal part for odd shapes’ using Siemens NX Sheet Metal Application.

Design Methodology:

Description:

• The Design is Created using following feature.

SKETCH TOOLS: Sketch tools are used for creating 2D sketches in Siemens NX. The sketch tools used are straight line, Rectangle, Arc and circle.

EXTRUDE: This feature is used to create 3D object using 2D sketch.

• Initial solid body is created using this feature

SHEET METAL FROM SOLID: This feature is used builds a sheet metal model that takes the shape from a collection of planer faces.

• Solid Body is converted into Sheetmetal using this feature.

FLANGE: This feature is used to extrude or add a flat material at an angle to a required tab.

• 20mm Flange at 90 is added in side of part using this feature

JOG: This feature is used to Modifies the model by lifting material on one side of a sketch line, adding a flange between the two sides.

• Jog is created on the other side of part.

UNBEND: It is used to flatten the material by removing the bends.

BEAD: This feature is used to lifts material along the contour of a sketch that simulates a stamping tool.

• Using this Feature Bead is created on the top of part.

Hole: This feature is used to create different types of holes in the part.

• 6 holes are of 10mm is created using hole feature.

REBEND: It is used to Rebend the flatten Design

FLAT PATTERN: This feature is used to creates a flat pattern feature from the formed sheet metal part.

IMAGES:

Top View:

Side View:

Front View:

Isometric View:

Part Tree:

Flat Patterned Detailed Drawing Sheet:

Conclusion:

Thus, the Advanced Sheet Metal Designing of Odd Shaped Enclosure using Siemens NX Sheetmetal application is done successfully.