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

Title of the Project: METAL BRACKET USING NX SHEET METAL APPLICATION:

OBJECTIVE:

This is a project to learn the step by step procedure to create a Bracket with a gusset from the given 2D drawing.

INTRODUCTION:

A bracket is an intermediate component for fixing one part to another. It is used to support the weight. Brackets vary widely in shape, here we are designing an L- shaped bracket.

DESIGN METHODOLOGY:

 Description:

• Contour Flange: Creates a base feature by extruding the sketch along a vector or add material by sweeping the sketch along an edge.
• Break Corners: This feature makes sharp edges to smooth round shape or to chamfer shape.
• Normal Cut-Out: It helps to cut material by projecting a sketch onto the model, cutting perpendicular to the face.
• Unbend: This feature helps to unbend the bent shapes to a flat pattern. In sheet metal the other features like cut-outs and holes needed to be created over the flat configuration. So that feature applied will be normal to a flat surface.
• Hole: Cut or remove the material with thread pattern on it. For applying the hole feature there should be a specific point, which will be the center of the hole.
• Rebend: This command helps to rebend the previously unbent sheet and have a component in its original form.
• Advanced Flange: Add a flange along an edge using a bend angle or a reference face. The edge and reference face can be curved.
• Gusset: Creates a stiffening gusset on the part.
• Flat Pattern: It is used to represent the whole component in 2D form. This flat pattern also shows entire features with dimensions.
• Drafting: Drafting is creating a technical drawing into a sheet, communicating about the dimensions and view of components. The draft helps the manufacturing and production department to know about the product design in a 2D format.

• Views: 
• Front View
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• Side View
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• Top View 
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• Isometric View
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Drawing 

CONCLUSION:

Sheet metal bracket is designed successfully using NX Cad application. From this project, we get to understand advanced flange and gusset features.