Sheet metal question
Sheet metal question
(OP)
Hello,
look at the attached prt file (its NX7). We got some parasolids with sheet metal parts. These parts were created in NX, prior to NX7. I am trying to recreate some of them, but it seems impossible to get desired things to me. Take a look at the corners: to the left side I already added "move face" feature to show what I am getting using standart sheet metal funkctions. Right side corner is the one I want to get. So how has been it done using standart sheet metal functions?
Thanks.
NX7, 64bit
win7
look at the attached prt file (its NX7). We got some parasolids with sheet metal parts. These parts were created in NX, prior to NX7. I am trying to recreate some of them, but it seems impossible to get desired things to me. Take a look at the corners: to the left side I already added "move face" feature to show what I am getting using standart sheet metal funkctions. Right side corner is the one I want to get. So how has been it done using standart sheet metal functions?
Thanks.
NX7, 64bit
win7





RE: Sheet metal question
Is this what you want to get?
MZ7DYJ
RE: Sheet metal question
RE: Sheet metal question
If you draw out the entire Flat Pattern, and then added bends where they should be located this would be one way of achieving this.
1) Create a Sketch that matches the Flat Pattern
2) Apply Bends at proper locations.
If you created a Single Base then added Bent Flanges you would need to add additional information.
1) Create Base Tab
2) Create Side Flanges
a) These should be created square we will add to them in a later step.
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=5...
3) Create Angled Flange.
a) There is an option so that you can edit the sketch Profile when you are in the Tab and Flange Commands, Edit the angled flange so that it has the step that you want and then have it fall in the middle of the Side flanges.
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=1...
4) Create Secondary type Base tab.
a) You will create one for each side. Draw the profile in the desired style and you should end up with what you have shown.
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f...
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=8...
RE: Sheet metal question
Use Closed corner function and set treatment as open, overlap closed, gap 0. Try this.
Raj
NX 8.5
RE: Sheet metal question
Sorry i don't have NX7 with me but i am attaching NX8 (but the method is quite straight forward and can be easily done in any previuos NX version)sheet metal part with me.I just created a tab and then accompolished the same using only two Flanges (edit the flange sketch to get the desired result).
I am attaching a image also.(zip file).Do let me know if i am missing your point.
Best Regards
Kapil Sharma
RE: Sheet metal question
Sorry i misunderstood your question.Here is the latest one (using same methodolgy).Find attached the zip file.
Best Regards
Kapil Sharma
RE: Sheet metal question
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Sheet metal question
John, the memo was received but management has decided to delay the upgrade until we have time to do the upgrade. The upgrade must be coordianted with the PDM tool which requires a 5 month test and prove out to do its upgrade. Then we need to arrange for user update training and IT decided to move us to 64-bit servers, delaying the PDM update even more.
(Back to normal Friday business)
While I did the above as a joke, I will tell you that the coordination of CAD and PDM is not always understood by all parties. Dealing with PTC and my Windchill upgrade, I had an email from a senior Windchill developer on an issue. He was shocked when I told him that to go to the latest build of Windchill 10, I had to use a newer build of Wildfire 4 than we currently had running, and I was only 1 build behind the latest. Not everyone reads the software compatibility matricies. And to top it off, the latest build of Wildifre 4 was only available by download, no CDs sent by PTC. Downloaded ZIP files are blocked by our corporate firewall, so I had to download and burn 10 CDs at home on my own time in order to upgrade Wildfrie 4.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: Sheet metal question
Best Regards
Kapil Sharma
RE: Sheet metal question
to John Baker: no, we havent recieved any memo about NX7. What kind of memo we should recieve from our seller?
I will ask them for it.
RE: Sheet metal question
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Sheet metal question
As far as I know our company also wanted upgrade from NX4 to NX7.5, but there were some issues with our grip programs. NX7 was also chosen for the possibility to use old mating conditions. Actually we have installed NX8 for testing purposes, and being sincere, I cant get used with new assembly constraints :/ New assembly constraints lets you to make assembly faster, but it becomes pain if you try to edit something.