Week 8 - Challenge 3 - Switch Bezel Design

  DESIGN  OF AUTOMOTIVE TAILGATE (BACK DOOR) Objective :   To Design Car back door using Class 'A' surface by the method of automotive sheet metal design. Software Used: NX 11 Introduction : A car backdoor is also called the tailgate. A tailgate,…

AUTOMOBILE ROOF AIM: To design a car roof with essential flanges and with reinforcement. SOFTWARE USED: Siemens NX  OBJECTIVES : Design the roof with given styling class with essential reinforcement and bow roofs. Performing curvature study of roof for smooth designing. Calculating the strength of the…

AIM: 2D Mesh of Rear Wheel Panel Body and Assigning Thickness. ABSTRACT: The back wheel panel compartment is most often located at the trunk or rear of the vehicle. The trunk of a car is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle. OBJECTIVES: Generating mid surface and 2D…

Aim: To create the shell (2-D) meshing for the Car Side Door Panel by eliminating geometrical errors and considering the given element quality criteria using Hypermesh     Introduction:   1. Car Side Door Panel   The side door panel is the plastic part. Materials used for the door panel are acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene…

AIM: Mesh the given geometry. Provided below are the quality parameters that have to follow. Target Element size - 5 Units S.N Quality Criteria  Value  1 Aspect Ratio  5 2 Skewness 45 3 Warping 15 4 Taper      0.5 5 Min. Length 2 Units 6 Max. Length 8 Units 7 Min angle Quad 45 8…

AIM: Create a Teramesh for Housing component with the following quality criteria. TetraMesh Generation Method: 2D to 3D Conversion Elements sizes: Min- 2 Units, Target- 5 Units, Max- 7 Units. Tet collapse: 0.15.   For the given model, Create a 3D Tetramesh with the following quality criteria.  TetraMesh Generation Method: Quick…

AIM:  The main objective is to design the fender model with the necessary mounts using a class-A surface.   SOFTWARE: NX CAD   THEORY:  FENDER- A fender is different from a bumper because it's a metal structure that frames the wheel well of your car instead of the front or back. The fender…

AIM: To generate Mid Surface and the Hood model with given aspects. Follow the below-mentioned quality criteria, mesh the component given below and assign thickness: Target Element Length = 5 Units S.N Quality Criteria  Value  1 Aspect Ratio  5 2 Skewness 45 3 Warping 15 4 Taper     …

AIM:  Mesh the Given component with the Size of 5 Units. Create 1D elements on the following component with given cross-section and DOF a. Rod element:- Translational DOF should constrained with RBE2 link. Cross-Section: BOX- Dimension a= 12 mm                  …

Section Modulus Section Modulus is the geometric property of the given cross-section of any shaft or beam structure. It is the direct measure of the strength of the shaft section or the beam section. Higher the section modulus of a structure, the more resistive it becomes to bending. Section modulus is defined as the ratio…

AIM: Design Hood of Outer car panel, Inner panel and necessary reinforcements by following the Master section mentioned with the design parameter.  SOFTWARE: NX CAD.     INTRODUCTION:  CAR HOOD: A car hood, also referred to as a bonnet in some other countries is the hinged cover that rests over the engine of a front-engine…

BENCHMARKING: Benchmarking in the automobile industry involves a structured comparison between similar products, services or processes on some dimensions of performance. For example, it can be used to compare the availability and delivery of features in a product and, in this form, often provides the basis of consumer…

AIM: To design and development of the car interior door trim with CATIA-V5. Using the class A surface and master section as inputs, we created the Tooling axis, CLASS-B surface, CLASS-C surface, Flanges, Dog House, Push Clips, and Heat Stakes. The draft analysis is also be performed using the Tooling and Side tooling axis.…

AIM: To Create the Base Bracket Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. First, the tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created to meet the draft angle requirements and perform the Draft analysis on the model. SOFTWARE: CATIA v5. PROCEDURE: Create a Tooling axis> Point> Plane>…

AIM: To create a tooling axis for the fan cover model and draft an analysis of the model. SOFTWARE: Catia v5. PROCEDURE: Insert> Geometrical set rename has Tooling axis> Create a boundary for circle> ok.   Create a point and plane at the circle centre.   Axis system> Origin has a point> ok.…

 AIM: Create the Switch Bezel Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. The tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created to meet the draft angle requirements and, in the end, perform the Draft analysis on the model. SOFTWARE: CATIA v5 PROCEDURE:  The Tooling Direction is…

AIM: To create class B&C surface from given class A surface Coin holder with Tooling axis and Draft analysis. SOFTWARE: CATIA v5. COMMANDS:  Menu> Shape> Generative shape design. class A surface> Coin holder. class B surface> Tooling direction> Walls> Base> Top walls> Outer flange.…

AIM: To create Core, Cavity and Parting line for surface design Switch bezel.   COMMAND: Draft analysis> Boundary> Extrapolate> Trim> join> Fill> Closed surface> Translate. The Parting Line is the line of separation on the plastic part where two halve of mold meets. Actually, the parting…

AIM: To create ribs on the coin holder surface. COMMAND: Sketch> Extract> Extrude. PROCEDURE: Extract> Sketch> ok.   Thickness 0.4*2.5 (thickness of rid * thickness of surfcae) > Draft (0.5deg)> ok.   Edge fillet (0.25)> Assemble> ok.   Sketch> Offset (6mm)> Edit> ok. RESULT:…

AIM: To create a Screw Boss and Dog House for the centre console coin holder and to perform a draft analysis considering the design rules. SOFTWARE USED: CATIA v5. COMMAND: Sketch> Sliding> Pad> Extract> Offset> Sweep> Trim> Boolean> Draft analysis. Screw Boss features are commonly…

AIM:  Create the Base Bracket Plastic component through the given Class-A surface. To begin with, The tooling axis for the given Class-A Surface should be created to meet the requirements of the draft angle and, in the end, perform the Draft analysis on the model.  Create the Heat Stakes and the locators considering…

AIM: To Design a B pillar of the car using a given input surface. SOFTWARE: CATIA v5. COMMAND: Tooling axis> Thicksurface> Sketch> Surface> Boolean> Draft analysis. B pillar The vertical roof support structure is located between a typical vehicle's front and rear doors. It corresponds with the…

AIM: To create two assembly products with given draft dimensions of the CV joint and Quick Return Mechanism. SOFTWARE: CATIA v5. CV JOINT:: Constant Velocity, or CV, joints are used to connect your vehicle’s transmission to your wheels. CV joints are part of the driveshaft and are mainly used on front-wheel drive…

AIM: To create Class B surface and Class C surface from a given Class-A surface of door rest arm and do a Draft analysis of the given model. SOFTWARE: CATIA v5 COMMANDS:  Menu> Shape> Generative shape design. Class A surface> Door arm rest. Class B surface> Construction> Tooling axis> Part…