Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_6_Bracket

Bracket Design

Objective

To design the Bracket using the CAD software (Siemens NX - Sheetmetal Application)

Introduction

Sheetmetal application provides an environment for the design of sheetmetal parts used in machinery, automotive and various industries

Design Approach

The design workflow of the Bracket Design is given below

Description

The following features were used in the Bracket Design

1. Sketch

2D sketch of the part is created in the sheetmetal application

2. Contour Flange

This command is used for creating a flange by extruding a sketch along a vector, or by sweeping a sketch along an edge or a chain of edges

3. Normal cut-out

Cut-outs in sheetmetal is made with this command which cuts material by projecting a sketch onto the model and then cutting perpendicular to the faces intersected by the projection

4. Break corner

The sharp corners are made round or chamfer with this command

5. Unbend

This command is used for flattening a bend and the material adjacent to the bend

6. Bead

This command is used for lifting material along the contour of a sketch that simulates a stamping tool

7. Re-bend

This command is used for restoring an unbend feature to its previous bend state, along with any features added after the unbend feature

8. Hole

This command is used for adding general type of holes in the part

9. Flat pattern

This command is used for creating a flat pattern feature from the formed sheetmetal part

10. Base view

This command is used for creating a model based view (front/top/isometric/flat pattern) on the drawing sheet which is available in the Drafting application

Views of Bracket Design in NX Sheetmetal Application

Isometric view

Front view

Right side view

Top view

Flat pattern

Drawing Sheet

Conclusion

In this project, Bracket designed successfully in the sheetmetal workbench of Siemens NX and drawing sheet is also prepared and attached.