Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_6_Bracket

1. Title : Advance Sheet metal design with NX CAD -6_Bracket

2. Objective:

To design the sheet metal bracket as per dimensions provided in the master sketch with the help of Seimens NX CAD software.

3. Introduction:

Create a Sheet metal - Bracket design in NX cad Sheetmetal. Create a sketch and add featues such as flanges then trim off using normal cut out , blend the edges then unbend the edges to create holes, dimples or beads followed by rebend and final will be flat pattern and drafting.

4.Design methodology / approach:

• Set Preferences of sheet metal
• Sketch in respective plane
• Create contour flange
• Create normal cut outs
• Break corner to fillet the edges
• Unbend
• Add Holes / Dimples/ Beads
• Rebend
• Flat Pattern and drafting

5. Description - Features used :

Sketch: Used to create a profile with predefined option or go with customised 2D profiles.

Contour Flange:

Normal Cutout : Trim off the portions which are all not a part of the design

Break corner: To provide fillet at the sharp corners.

Unbend: Flattens the sheet metal with reference to the surface.

Beads: Lifts a material along a counter of sketch by stamping process.

Hole: Create a hole with the position and diameter.

ReBend: Restores the surface bends.

Flat Pattern: To create flat pattern for tooling technician for manufacturing purposes

Drafting:Detailed dimensions in 2D view for each manufacturing part.

6. Design Views

Isometric View

Front view

Top View

Side View

7. Flat Pattern and drafting

8. Conclusion:

As per standards of sheet metal design is made and detailed drawings are made.