Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure
Objective:- Design the odd shaped enclosure in sheet metal using NX-CAD.
Introduction:- Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin, flat pieces. Actually, It is one of the fundamental forms used in metal working and it can be cut, bend into a variety of shapes. Countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal.
Many other different metals can be made into sheet metal such as Aluminium, brass, copper, steel, tin, nickel and titanium. For decorative users, some important sheet metals include silver, gold, Platinum.
Sheet metal is generally used in automobiles, airplane fuselager, wings and also in utensls. To manufacture all these in different designs and preparing drafting in the desired way by a manual drawing cannot be performed. If we use the design tool to do this can be a better choice and helps in modeling the object can be done easily.
There are some of the design tool software are available like CATIA, AUTOCAD, NX-CAD, SOLIDWORKS, PROE etc.I have chosen the NX_CAD of siemens to design this odd shaped enclosure.
Design Methodology:-
- Create sketch on plane.
- Use Extrude feature.
- Convert sheet metal body from solid part.
- Create flange.
- Create jog.
- Unbend the sheet.
- Make beads.
- Add Holes.
- Rebend sheet
- make flat pattern.
Feature used to create odd shaped enclosure:-
- Sketch
- Extrude
- Sheet Metal From Solid
- Flange
- Jog
- Unbend
- Bead
- Hole
- Rebend
- Flat Pattern
Different Views Image
Isometric
Top View
Bottom View
Front View
Flat Pattern
Drawing
Conclusion:- Odd Shaped Enclosure modelled successfully in sheet metal in NX-CAD.