Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_7_ Metal bracket-II

Title: Advanced sheet metal design using NX Cad:- Metal Bracket-II

Objective

• The objective of this project is to design the Metal Bracket-II using the Siemens NX Cad software’s sheet metal application.
• To learn and understand use of various tools used in sheet metal design.
• To make a draft of the Metal Bracket-II modeled.

Introduction

Sheet metal is a type of metal which is formed into thin sheets by various industrial processes. Its thickness varies from 0.5mm to 6mm. It is widely used in Automobile, Aerospace; roofs for buildings and so on, the most commonly used metals are aluminum, steel, tin, etc.

Sheet metal Enclosures are used to resist corrosion and provide electrical conductivity. The product is widely used for various industrial purposes.

Description of tool and features

Contour Flange

This tool is used to create a base feature by extruding a sketch along a vector, or adds material by sweeping a sketch along an edge or chain edges.

Normal Cutout

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

Unbend

This tool helps to flatten a bend and the material adjacent to the bend so that the holes or other features can be created.

Rebend

This tool is used to restore an unbend feature to its previous bent state, along with the features added after unbend feature.

Advanced Flange

This tool is used to add a flange along an curved or straight edge using an bend angle or reference face.

Flat pattern

This tool is used to create a flat pattern from the formed sheet metal part.

Drafting

Drafting is used to convert 3d models into 2d technical drawings.

Hole

This tool is used to create holes of various type like screw type, counter bore, counter sink etc.

Gussets

This tool is used to create a stiffening gusset on the part.

Metal BrAcket-II Images

Flat Pattern

Drawing Sheet Image

Conclusion

Thus tools and features in Nx Cad sheet metal application were understood and the Metal bracket-II was created and the model was drafted.