Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_6_Bracket
Design of Bracket Using NX CAD
Title:
Advance Sheet metal Bracket Design
Aim/Objective:
- To design a sheet metal model of Bracket using NX CAD
- Provide some bending, Holes, Bead etc…
- Convert into the Flat pattern & Drawing
Introduction: Sheet metal is made by a metal forming process like bending, rolling, deep drawing etc. By which a thick metal is converted into thin metal sheet. Here we are designing some sheet metal parts using NX sheet metal workbench. NX sheet metal tool used to create this design of contour flange, Sketch, unbend, Rebend, Bead, hole, Break corner etc…
Methodology/Approach: Following are the process flow for designing Bracket below:-
Description/Procedure
1). Sketch: This feature is used to create the base using 2D sketch by providing appropriate dimension & then make Contour.
2) Contour Flange: It is used to create base feature or secondary feature of a sheet metal part by a sketch along the particular vector.
3). Normal Cutout: This feature is used to cut the portion of the part by projecting sketch on the particular face and then we can choose to keep intersecting portion or remove.
4). Break Corner: This feature is used to create a blend/fillet of the sharp edges of part.
5). Unbend: This feature is used when we have to create some complex sketch on flat surface which are not possible to create in the original position.
6). Bead: This feature is used to provide better strength to the sheet metal. It is just like an embossing
7). Holes: Holes are creating for the purpose of either mounting the bolt or to reduce stress concentration
8). Rebend: This feature is used whenever the entire sketch drawn on the flat section is conformed & ready to be manufactured.
9). Flat Pattern: This feature is providing the flat view of part including the entire dimension.
10). Drafting/Drawing: It is a kind of drawing which include all views.
Bracket Design Views:
Feature Tree
Isometric View:
Top View:
Front View:
Left Side View:
Bottom View:
Conclusion: Thus by using NX Sheet metal workbench I was able to design the design the bracket