Challenge

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

SSyed Faizan23 Dec 2022

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Title of the Project
Objective
Introduction
Design methodology / approach (To be explained with the help of Flowcharts only)
Description (Need to explain tools/ Features used while designing)
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Conclusion

Title of the Project:--

Design of Metal Bracket using NX cad Sheet Metal Application

Objective:--

The main objective of this project is to design the metal bracket from the given 2D drawing, using NX cad Sheet Metal Application.

Introduction:--

The Bracket is designed in from the given 2D drawing.

The basic features of sheet Metal like contour flange, Normal cutout, Break corner, Unbend and Rebend options are used.

Advanced feature like advance flange, Gusset, Hole options are used.

To start with the design first we have to sketch the Front side view of the Metal bracket form the given 2D drawing. Then the basic feature tab is created using the countor flange command.

Contour Flange:--

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

Normal Cutout:--

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

Break Corner:--

This command is used to create Rounds or chamfers a sharp corner of a tab or flange.

Unbend & Rebend:--

Unbend command is used to flattens a bend and a material adjacent to the bend. Rebend command is used to restores an unbend feature to its previous bend state, along with ant features added after the unbend feature.

Advanced Flange:--

This command is used to adds a flange along an edge using bend angle or a reference face. The Edge and reference face can be curved.

Gusset:--

This command is used to create a stiffening gusset on the part. It is usually made to add strength for the sheet metal part.

Hole:--

This command is used to create a hole to one or more solid bodies in a part or assembly with options for Countersunk, Counterbored and threaded.

Design Methodology:--

Descriptions:

Step 1: Creating the Front side view sketch in the XZ plane

The front view of the given 2D drawing is created on the front plane with the given dimension.

Step 2: Contour Flange

After the sketch, the base featue of the part is created using contour Flange command.

Step 3: Creating the Profile sketch

In the Right side view of the base feature, the profile sketch is created as per the given drawing.

Step 4: Normal Cutout

After the profile sketch, then the cutting opertion is performed using the Normal cutout option.

Step 5: Unbend and Normal cutout

To make the hole in the bend region of the sheet metal part, then it has to be Unbend. Then the sketch is drawn in the unbend condition and then hole is created using Normal cutout.