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Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_6_Bracket

MMayank Tiwari14 Jul 2023

ADVANCE SHEET METAL DESIGN USING NX CAD

CHALLENGE - 6 , BRACKET

OBJECTIVE - TO DESIGN A SHEET METAL BRACKET USING SIEMENS NX SHEET METAL APPLICATION.

INTRODUCTION - THE SHEET METAL IS FORMED BY AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS INTO THIN FLAT PIECES.SHEET METAL IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL FORMS USED IN METAL WORKING, & CAN BE CUT & BENT INTO A VARIETY OF SHAPES. THE METALS WHICH ARE LESS THAN 6 mm ARE CONSIDERED AS SHEET METALS.THE SHEET METAL IS AVAILABLE IN FLAT PIECES OR COILED STRIPS.

NX SHEET METAL DESIGN SOFTWARE INCORPORATES MATERIAL & PROCESS INFORMATION IN SHEET METAL SPECEFIC MODELLING FEATURES - BENDS ,FLANGES , TABS ,CUTOUTS ,BEADS ,DIMPLES ,LOUVERS, CORNERS & EDGE TREATMENTS, PATTERNS & OTHER FORMABLE FEATURES. WE CAN ALSO QUICKLY CONVERT SOLID MODELS TO SHEET METAL COMPONENTS.

NX SHEET METAL-SPECIFIC FEATURES SUCH AS FLANGES ,TABS , JOGS ,CORNER CONDITIONS & DRAWN CUTOUTS & MANY MORE ALONG WITH PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS - AUTOMATIC BEND RELIEFS.

THE SOFTWARE ALSO PROVIDES COMMON MODELLING FEATURES TYPICALLY USED IN SHEET METAL DESIGN, SUCH AS HOLES & SLOTS, AS WELL AS OTHER ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES SUCH AS COPY, PASTE & MIRROR.

THE APPLICATION PROVIDES DEFAULTS FOR SHEET METAL SPECIFIC PROPERTIES SUCH AS MATERIAL THICKNESS, BEND RADIUS & BEND RELIEF & ONE CAN EASILY CHANGE THESE DEFAULTS.

# DESIGN METHODOLOGY -

# DESCRIPTION ( TOOLS/FEATURES USED WHILE DESIGNING)

1. OPEN NEW SHEET METAL PART IN NX

2. CREATE CONTOUR FLANGE USING SKETCH WITH GIVEN PARAMETERS

3. CUT THE CODY USING NORMAL CUTOUT COMMAND WITH REQUIRED DIMENSIONS

4. GIVE SOME BREAK CORNERS WITH REQUIRED DIMENSIONS

5. UNBEND THE MODEL & CREATE BEAD USING LINE AS A SKETCH

6. CREATE SOME HOLES USING HOLE COMMAND AS PER REQUIREMENTS

7. REBEND THE MODEL

8. IF REQUIRED CREATE THE DRAFTING OF THE MODEL USING FLAT PATTERN COMMAND.

FLANGE - FLANGE IS USED TO EXTEND THE DGE OF THE MATERIAL WITH REQUIRED ANGLE & WITH REQUIRED LENGTH

TAB - TAB IS NORMAL EXTRUDE FEATURE BY PROVIDING THICKNESS TO A 2D SKETCH.IT IS USED TO EXTRUDE CLOSED DIAGRAMS & LINEAR FACES.

DIMPLE - LIFTS AN AREA OF THE MODEL INSIDE A SKETCH THAT STIMULATES A STAMPING TOOL.

BEAD - IT IS SIMILAR TO THE DIMPLE THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT IN BEAD WE LIFT THE CONTOUR WHILE IN BEAD WE LIFT THE AREA.

BEND - TO BEND THE SHEETMETAL WITH SOME ANGLE WE WILL USE THE BEND FEATURE.

UNBEND & REBEND - UNBEND IS USED AFTER THE USING OF BEND FEATURE IF WE WANT TO CREATE SOME MORE FEATURES ON THE MODEL THEN WE NEED TO UNBEND THE SHEET MRTAL.

REBEND IS THE FEATURE THAT IS USED AFTER THE UNBEND OF THE EXISTING MODEL TO CREATE THE FINAL MODEL.

NORMAL CUTOUT - IT IS USED TO CREATE THE REQUIRED CUTOUT IN FLAT OR NORMAL FACE.

HEM FLANGE - IT IS SIMILAR TO THE FLANGE BUT WITH FOLDED EDGE TO GIVE STRENGTH TO THE EDGE.

CONVERT FROM SOLID BODY TO SHEET METAL - THIS FEATURE IS USED TO CONVERT THE SOLID BODY INTO SHEET METAL PART.

FLAT PATTERN - IT IS USED TO CREATE THE FLAT 2D PATTERN USED FOR FURTHER DRAFTING PURPOSE.

CONTOUR FLANGE - IT IS ONE TYPE OF FLANGE THAT WILL CREATE THE FLANGES BY EXTRUDING THE SKETCH HAVING SEVERAL CONTOURS

HOLE - THIS FEATURE IS USED TO CREATE THE HOLE ON THE MODEL AS PER REQUIREMENTS.

# DIFFERENT VIEWS OF MODEL -

# TREE STRUCTURE -

# DRAFTING -

# CONCLUSION - THUS THE FINAL MODEL FOR THE SHEET METAL BRACKET IS SUCCESSFULLY CREATED ALONG WITH THE DRAFTING.

# FILE IS ATTACTEH BELOW .

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