Week 9 - Challenge 3 - Bumper

Bumper

AIM: to make a model from the provided class-A surface.

INTRODUCTION:

CLASS-A SURFACE: A surface made by the designer which is given as an input to the plastic modeler to work on. It is aesthetic surface
and the outer most surface.

CLASS-B SURFACE: A surface below a certain thickness from the class-A surface is class-B surface. This is the surface that contains
engineering aspects of a model.

CLASS-C SURFACE: A surface that joins class-A and class-B surfaces is class-C surface.

INPUT GIVEN:

• A-Surface

• Thickness of component is 3.00mm

• Draft angle is 3 degrees.

METHODOLOGY:
In this model we have focused on the following things:
Tooling axis
Draft analysis
Class-B surface
Class-C surface
Making a solid model from surface.
Following tools were used to reach the final step:
Extract
Un-trim
Trim
Extrapolate
Offset
Edge fillet
Boundary
Sweep
Join
Close (part design)

CREATION OF TOOLING AXIS:

Tooling axis is the direction in which a core or cavity of mold opens. This Axis is very important to determine the orientation of the component in mold, core and cavity design.

The tooling axis is created by the inertia method by using the steps as follow

• Click “Measure inertia” and select the A-surface

• Click “Create geometry” in the Measure Inertia window.

• In the Creation of Geometry window, select Non-associative geometry.

• Click “Center of Gravity”

• The Inertia point is created.

• The component is viewed in all axes namely X,Y and Z.

• It is determined that the X-axis will be the direction for the Tooling axis and a line is created Using the CG point and X-direction as direction of the line.

FOR DRAFT ANALYSIS:
First we analysis the model and then choose dummy axis in x and y direction.
As we intersected to proceed we observed that the side walls are not given any draft. Hence we assume the axis normal to the base surface and parallel to side walls. This surely will create problems because a minimum draft has to be provided.
As class-A surface is made by other designer only he is authorized to make changes, so we look over this to complete the coin holder for practice.
Now we go to insert< analysis< draft analysis and follow usual procedure to do the analysis.
Align the compass and click on the surface and as expected the model is mostly in red color i.e. negative draft with respect to the axis.
To correct it to as best as we can we moved the compass a bit till we got most of the surfaces in green and lock that position.
After hitting ok, we change the direction of the line from z axis to compass direction. The axis will align itself accordingly.
NOTE: as the side wall does not have draft, this result was expected and few areas need correction. But still we are moving forward to complete the model.

CHECKING THE INPUT - A SURFACE:

The A-surface or the styling surface is first checked for any gaps and other issues in its surfaces. This Surface acts as the input surface so any correction to be done should be with approval from the styling team or done by them. A- perfect surface is the one when a boundary is created, the lines are only on the edges of a component and its holes or cutouts as shown below.

DRAFT ANALYSIS OF A SURFACE:

Draft analysis of the surface is carried to check if the surface or part can be manufactured with the required draft angle.

Draft angle is needed for the component to clear the core and cavity surface as it would have shrunk towards the center while cooling.

The draft angle in this design is 3 degrees. As A surface is a single surface there won't be much difference in color.

CREATION OF B-SURFACE :

The A-surface is offsetted by 3.00mm as it is the thickness required.

The Areas where the B-surface has issues are corrected by closing them using commands like Multi section,Sweep,Offset and extract.

Finally all the created surfaces are trimmed or joined together with offset surfaces done earlier. This created a single single surface which will act as the final B-surface.

B surface created is checked for any gaps or errors by creating a complete boundary.

CREATION OF B-SURFACE :

The A-surface is offsetted by 3.00mm as it is the thickness required.

The Areas where the B-surface has issues are corrected by closing them using commands like Multi section,Sweep,Offset and extract.

Finally all the created surfaces are trimmed or joined together with offset surfaces done earlier. This created a single single surface which will act as the final B-surface.

B surface created is checked for any gaps or errors by creating a complete boundary.

CREATION OF C-SURFACE :

The A and B surfaces are connected by another single surface which is called the C surface.

It is created by using sweep with A surface acting as the reference surface and curve created from the boundary of the same surface.

Sweep with draft direction is also used to create A-surfaces.

Following is the picture of Class A + Class C surface trimmed together