Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure
Odd shaped enclosure design
OBJECTIVE
To create the odd shaped enclosure design using Nx cad.
INTRODUCTION
Sheet Metal Fabrication is the process of forming parts from a metal sheet by punching, cutting, stamping, and bending. 3D CAD files are converted into machine code, which controls a machine to precisely cut and form the sheets into the final part.
Design Methodology and Description
Sketch - Here I started with the simple sheet
Extrude - Extrude is the command used to convert 2D geometry into the 3D one.
Solid to sheet metal - Here we converted the solid object into sheet metal.
flange - On one side of the object flange is created. It is the extra portion created on the edge of the object.
Jog - It is created by drawing curve . This feature bends the body according to selected curve.
Bend - This command is used to create the bend.
Unbend - This command is used to unbend surface and make it flat. So that we can create features on it.
Hole - Here Holes are created at desiered places.
Bead - Two beads are created here.
Rebending - By rebending component we come to desiered component.
Flat pattern - Flat pattern is created to know all the entities of the body.
Conclusion - This is the way above mentioned component was created in the Nx cad.