Week 9 - Challenge 1 - Base Bracket Design

Tooling Axis:

     Tooling axis is created in a model to check whether the model done in software can be manufactured without any error while in live manufacturing process.

Steps involved in creating tooling axis:

1. Need to check whether the provided surface is having full connectivity.
2. Check about the X, Y and Z axis of the surface on which axis the part can be manufactured with less toolings.
3. Once axis is fixed we need to create a intersecting geometry for the surface about that axis.
4. Generally the perpendicular features to the tooling axis can be achieved, one need to have a look about the parallel features.
5. Thus it can be checked by the draft analysis feature.
6. For draft analysis one need to have a bisecting line which will be considered as the tooling axis of the surface.
7. The bisecting line should be taken in consideration of all axis apart from the tooling direction.
8. Once the angle is achived in draft analysis, one can be confident that the part can be manufactured with less tooling and errors.
9. Generally the minimum draft anglle followed all over the industries is about 3 degree.
10. Thus by draft analysis one can confirm whether the proposed model is feasibile for live manufacturing or not.

Below images are the Draft analysis of the Class A surface and the Solid Model

Class A surface :

Solid Model:

Different views of solid model with draft analysis:

Isometric View:

Front View:

Side View: 

Top View: