Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure

Enclosure with odd shapes

Objective : To create an enclosure with odd shapes and angles

Introduction: Sheet metal enclosures are widely used in the field of electrical design. You'll find them in everything from junction boxes to control panels for industrial machinery. These enclosures are simple, versatile and extremely tough, so they're in high demand for electrical projects and are often custom-fabricated

Design methodology / approach:

Feature tree:

Description:

The tools used are

Datum CSYS
Sketch features: Sketch, Rectangle, Rapid Dimensioning
Sheet metal features:Convert to sheet metal, Bead , Hole

Sketch is used to draw the images in 2d format.

Extrude is used to create a extrusion of the sketch which creates a solid model

Convert to sheet metal is then used to convert the solid model into sheet metal
Flanges , Jog, Bead , hole are several sheet metal features to design the model as per the requirements

Isometric view

Side View:

Front View:

Top View:

Detailed Drawing Sheet Image

Conclusion:

The enclosure model with odd shapes is successfully created using NX cad