Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_6_Bracket

TITLE - BRACKET DESIGN USING ADVANCED SHEET METAL DESIGN IN NX CAD

OBJECTIVE:

To design a bracket using NX CAD - SHEET METAL DESIGN.

INTRODUCTION:

In this project we are gonna design a sheet metal casing with NX CAD on sheet metal workbench. NX is a advanced CAD (computer-aided design), CAE (computer-aided engineering), CAM (computer-aided manufacturing). The software performs in DESIGN (parametric and direct solid/surface modeling), Engineering analysis (static, dynamic, electro-magnetic, thermal, using the finite element method and fluid, using the finite volume method. Manufacturing finished design by using included machining modules.

DESIGN METHODOLOGY:

DESCRIPTION:

1. CONTOUR FLANGE - Create a sketch of the part shape and length 340. create sheet metal using the contour flange with the sketch created of width 200.
2. NORMAL CUTOUT - Create a sketch to cutout except the required part using NORMAL CUTOUT tool.
3. BREAK CORNER - Smoothen the sharp corners by rounding them up with BREAK CORNER tool by user defined radius.
4. UNBEND - Flatten all the bends with the UNBEND tool to form a flat part to create BEAD.
5. BEAD - Create a sketch before unbending for the BEAD to form from the curve. Then select the sketch curve to create the bead.
6. REBEND - Rebend all the bends which are unbended.
7. HOLES - Add holes to the part body with the hole tool through the body of the required dimensions.

VIEWS:

1. ISOMETRIC VIEW:

2. TOP VIEW:

3. SIDE VIEW:

4. FRONT VIEW:

DRAWING SHEET:

CONCLUSION:

From this bracket project using NX CAD SHEET METAL WORKBENCH and with the following tools, SKETCH, CONTOUR FLANGE, NORMAL CUTOUT, BREAK CORNER, UNBEND, BEAD, REBEND, HOLE. We conclude the SHEET METAL BRACKET.