SHEET METAL BRACKET II DESIGN USING NX CAD

Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX CAD

Objective: To design a Metal Bracket II by using NX CAD - Sheet metal application.

Software: NX CAD.

Introduction:

NX sheet metal Design provides the design professional with a complete set of tools to efficiently create and manage sheet metal parts based on the knowledge of material properties and manufacturing processes. NX sheet metal design tools incorporate material and bending information, enabling the model to represent both the formed component and flattened blank shapes.

Steps to design sheet metal bracket:

1. Create a file
2. Create a sketch on a Front and Top plane
3. Using contour flange - create a body profile of sketch in front plane
4. Create a cut-out in the body using normal cut-out command.
5. Break corner of appropriate radius it.

6. Unbend the body
7. By using advance flange to give flange in curved edges.
8. Unbend the body
9. Add feature such as holes and cut-outs
10. Give flange using advance flange
11. And rebend it
12. Using gusset to form four gusset in deep bends and complete the model.

Conclusion: The Sheet metal model of Bracket II is obtained using basic feature of sheet metal application in NX CAD.