Challenge

Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_6_Bracket

RRitesh Shrivastava5 Sept 2022

TITLE - DESIGNING A BRACKET.

OBJECTIVE - To design a bracket using a sheet metal workbench of NX cad software.

INTRODUCTION - Nx cad software is a simple and powerful tool that has a wide variety of applications in various industries such as automobiles, medical, aircraft, etc. using the sheet metal workbench from Nx, we will create the required part.

DESIGN METHODOLOGY –

DESCRIPTION -

1 -CONTOUR FLANGE -

we create a sketch and then extrude it in a particular direction.

2 - NORMAL CUTOUT -

This command is used to cut material by projecting a sketch onto a model and then cutting perpendicular to the faces intersected by the projection.

3 -HOLE -

This command is used to make holes in a part taking points as input for holes.

4 - BREAK CORNER -

This command is used to round or chamfer sharp corners of the tab or flange.

5- UNBEND -

This command is used to unbend the material to create a flat sheet.

6 - CLOSED CORNER -

This command is used to modify two flanges, it closes the corner of two flanges where they meet. relief can also be given to the flanges.

7 - BEAD -

This command is a stiffening feature. it stiffens the sheet metal. it is used to lift the material along the contour of the sketch that simulates the stamping tool.

8- REBEND -

This command is used to bend the sheet metal part that we had previously bent.

9- FLAT PATTERN -

This command is used to create the 2D drawing view of the sheet metal part.

10- DRAFTING -

This command is used to create drafting or detailed drawing of parts.

Different views: -