Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_7_ Metal bracket-II
Metal bracket-II
Objective: To design the sheet metal Metal bracket-II using NX CAD.
Introduction: Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin, flat pieces. Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking, and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes. Countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal. The sheet metal comes from various materials such as steel, aluminum, brass, titanium, etc. Sheet metals are widely used in Aircraft Bodies, Automobiles, Utensils used for domestic purposes, Beverage cans, etc.
In this project, using the advanced tools of NX sheet metal we have to create the Bracket with the given requirements.
Design methodology:
Description:
All the tools and features used are as below:
1. CONTOUR FLANGE: Use to create a base feature by extruding a sketch along a vector or adds material by sweeping a sketch along an edge or chain edge.
2. NORMAL CUTOUT: Cuts the model perpendicular to the sketch provided.
3. BREAK CORNERS: This commands round a sharp corner to avoid the manufacturing tool stopping a rigid motion.
4. UNBEND: It is used to flatten a bend to its reference surface.
5. REBEND: Restores a bend from its flattened section to the original.
6. HOLE: Used to create holes in the given body according to the size of the body and screw fit type.
7. ADVANCED FLANGE: Advanced Flange adds flange along the edge using the reference face or bends angle. The edge and reference face can be curved.
8. GUSSET: Gussets are used to give stiffness on the angular edges to provide strength to the model.
Front View
Side View:
Isometric View:
Top View:
Drawing View
Conclusion:
The Metal bracket-II Design is Successfully created considering design parameters and required dimensions.