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NX Sheet Metal

made easyDave Walker

Realize innovation.Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2018

Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2018

2018-10-30 Siemens PLM Software

Agenda

Sheet Metal Vision and Value

A Brief History

Current developments up to NX12.0.2

Focus on Standards

Demonstration



NX Sheet Metal Vision and Value

Vision

• Design for fabrication, within NX design.

• Fast, easy to use NX application for straight brake

parts.

• Continue coverage of more complex sheet metal

parts (non-straight brake) needed in Aerospace and

Automotive and these industry workflows.

Value

• The value is in improving the quality and reducing

the cost of sheet metal parts by producing an

accurate sheet metal pattern as the correct input for

part manufacture, internally or to a supplier.

(Pictures courtesy of Huysmans Metalen)

NX 12 …



Sheet Metal Developments – NX12 recap

Overview

• Focus of this release is improved productivity and

efficiency, including reduction of features creating flanges

and new tab functionality for faster simple part creation.

• Convert to Sheet Metal improvements assists more parts

to become “sheet metal citizens”, with color coded Visual

Reporting feedback.

• Improving flat pattern output control and performance

improves the gateway to manufacturing the physical parts.

Enhancements:

• Flat Pattern

• Convert to Sheet Metal

• Flange

• Tab

• Material and Bend Table

New:

• Sheet Metal Visual Reports

• Renew Feature



Sheet Metal Developments – NX12.0.2

Sheet Metal from Solid

• Individual bend control

• Cleaner geometry for corner

support

• Improved Overlap handling

Flange

• Tangent length definition

• New inset types

Edge Rip

• Non-linear curve types

• User defined width

• End shapes

Jog

• Angle control



Material Definition –

Focus on standards

• Generate the standards file to drive the design

• Units, Keywords and Parameters

• Material and Bend Tables

• Bend Allowance

• Bend Deduction

• Neutral Factor

• Tool Tables

• Feature Definition

• Tables

• Formula

• Special case



INPUTS ANGLE THICKNESS

0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 2 2 3 3

45 1.0 0.33 1.35 0.33 1.53 0.33 2.49 0.33 3.82 0.33

60 1.0 0.33 1.41 0.33 1.62 0.33 2.63 0.33 3.99 0.33

75 1.0 0.33 1.58 0.33 1.84 0.33 3.0 0.33 3.54 0.33

90 1.0 0.33 1.66 0.33 1.66 0.33 2.48 0.33 3.83 0.33

105 1.0 0.33 1.99 0.33 1.99 0.33 3.04 0.33 4.61 0.33

120 1.0 0.33 2.47 0.33 2.49 0.33 3.84 0.33 5.8 0.33

135 1.0 0.33 3.26 0.33 3.31 0.33 5.23 0.33 7.76 0.33

150 1.0 0.33 4.84 0.33 4.99 0.33 7.89 0.33 11.66 0.33

165 1.0 0.33 5.55 0.33 9.76 0.33 15.48 0.33 22.81 0.33

#Column 1: Bend Radius

Column 2: Neutral Factor

One table per punch

and die combination

P1, D1

P1, D2

P2, D1

P2, D2

Tool Table

Material and Tool Tables

Material_Name THICKNESS BEND_RADIUS NEUTRAL_FACTOR RELIEF_DEPTH RELIEF_WIDTH ATTRIBUTE_1 ATTRIBUTE_2

unique show show show show show attribute attribute

Steel_ST37_1.0_14 1.00 @BEND_TOOL_ID_TABLE @BEND_TOOL_ID_TABLE 3.00 3.00 Material specific attribute Material specific attribute






END_OF_MATERIAL_TABLE

Material Thickness

Bend Angle

Material Table



As such, presentations help

define the company’s reputation

and provide both internal

and external orientation.

Demo



NX Sheet Metal

Demonstration

What you will learn:

• Multi-profile Tab

• Bridge Bend

• Deforms

• Flat Pattern

• Feedback and Review

• Tool driven features

• Drafting Automation

• Visual Reports

NX Demo



Summary

What have been the benefits

• A single environment for all sheet metal design

• Manufacturing driven design

• Flexibility of design

• Clear design analysis

#IngenuityIsNX

Thank you.



Contact

Dave Walker

NX Product Manager

Product Management

Francis House 112 Hills Road

Cambridge CB2 1PH

United Kingdom

Phone: +44 1252 877 325

Mobile: +44 7808 821 897

E-mail: [email protected]

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