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

DESIGNING SHEET METAL BRACKET-II OF USING NX CAD

OBJECTIVE
To design a sheet metal Bracket by using siemens NX cad software.

INTRODUCTION
Sheet metal Design is the process of making thin sheet metal into different forms done by the of NX cad software. This helps to know how to use the basic type of sketch tool, Bends, Corners, Punches, Forms, Features in NX Cad.

METHODOLOGY

1. Sketch
2. Counter flange
3. Normal cutout
4. Break corner
5. Unbend
6. Rebend
7. Hole
8. Gusset
9. Drafting

Sketch
This command used for creating the sketch required for tabs, cut out, dimple, bead etc.

Counter flange
This command is used for extruding a sketch along a specified vector to form a base feature.

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

Unbend
This command is used to unbend the adjacent bends and flatten them back to tab.

Rebend
This command is used for re bend the sheet metal.

Hole
It adds holes on sheet metal parts according to the specified sketch points.

Gusset
It is a kind of additional emboss to give strength at the bends.

Drafting
We can convert the flat pattern of the model to a 2D draft on a drafting sheet.

Conclusion
This project underlines the tools used for designing a sheet metal Bracket in NX cad software.