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SHEET METAL COVER - NX9.0

SHEET METAL COVER - NX9.0

RE: SHEET METAL COVER - NX9.0

(OP)
The four flanges have different angles (90, 84, 87 and 84) to the horizontal face.

MZ7DYJ

RE: SHEET METAL COVER - NX9.0

There would be no real advantage to modeling it as a Sheet Metal part since it's a 'stamping' and not something that can be formed by 'bending-up' a piece of sheet stock, which is what the NX Sheet Metal module was intend for. Now while it's possible to produce that part using the NX Sheet Metal module (although I think I could do it faster in regular NX Feature Modleing) there would be nothing gained doing so since it can't be taken to the next step where it's flattened nor could you create the 2D layout of the flat blank that would need to be cut before it could be fabricated.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
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UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: SHEET METAL COVER - NX9.0

(OP)
Thanks a lot.
I probably need to get some basics manufacturing knowledge.
Have a good evening!

MZ7DYJ

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