Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_5_Odd Shaped Enclosure

TITLE- CREATING ODD SHAPED ENCLOSURE WITH NX SHEET METAL:

OBJECTIVE: To create Sheet metal part from a solid body and create features on the Sheet metal part. Also to create the flat pattern of the Sheet metal model so formed.

INTRODUCTION:

In this project we focused on creating a Sheet Metal part from a solid body and add features to the Sheet Metal Part as required according to the further application.

DESIGN METHORDLOGY:

PROCEURE-

Created a close sketch on plane and extrude it for thickness as required.

The solid body is now wrapped with the sheet metal using the command Sheet metal from the solid.sheet metal from solid body for that we have to select the intended faces,edges and give a thickness values.

then add the flang at one side of the part edge as shown bellow of the required length.

Unbend option to unbend the created Sheet Metal part. and creaate the flat sheet

create the jog on the anothe side of the part ,the sketch is created for creation of jog.finally the length is given for the part.

In the sketch the line are created and finish the sketch.The created lines are selected and Bead option is used to form the requird bead as follows:

Hole option is used and point is sketched at the faces where holes are required and the holes are created as shown below:

Once all the features are made, Rebend option is used to regain the shape of the Sheet Metal part created.

Flat Pattern option is selcted and only the bend radius angle and direction is selected and the flat pattern is created.

Drafting is done on the surface to create the 2d deawing as bellow

Top View

LEFT HAND SIDE VIEW

FRONT VIEW

ISOMETRIC VIEW

Conclusion

In this challenge we learn how to create the a sheet metal for odd shape with the require clamps and flanges.