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Sheet Metal Modeling in Solid Edge:A Hands-on Experience

Doug Stainbrook

SIEMENS PLM SoftwareSolid Edge Field Support


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Presenter background:

Doug Stainbrook is the team leader for the Solid Edge Field SupportTeam. This group is the technical resource for supporting Solid Edge pre-sales activities around the world. Before coming to the Solid Edge team, hespent about 10 years as a designer for various industries. In 1999, Doug washired as a Solid Edge Application Engineer in Philadelphia, PA.In 2000, he came to Huntsville, AL, to the home ofSolid Edge to work in the Field Support group.

Areas of Expertise:

Synchronous and Ordered Part andSheet Metal modeling


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Our Challenge

Design challenges to be solved

Design and model a sheet metal enclosure in the context of an assembly

How Solid Edge meets the challenge

Solid Edge is the best solution for modeling sheet metal parts. Thesynchronous tools and

process specific sheet metalcommands make modelingsheet metal parts quick andeasy in Solid Edge!


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Hands-on Sheet Metal Modeling

Pulling Flanges from the top level

In Solid Edge ST5 you can drag flanges fromthe assembly level on synchronous sheet metal parts

Switch to Face Priority (CTRL + Spacebar)

Select the four thickness faces to drag all flanges at once

After selecting the first face, press the spacebar for add/subtract mode

No need to hold down theCTRL or Shift keys to multi-select


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Pulling a Partial Flange from the top level

Select the thickness face near the left side,on the edge with the wires, and start to drag

Select the option to create a partial flange from quick bar

Make the flange 27.00 mm long


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In-Place-Activate into the housing

Now it's time to go into the part to continue modeling

Switch to Part Priority (CTRL + Spacebar) and double left click the part toedit in place.


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Edit the Partial Flange

Zoom in on the flange and add 40.00 mm PMI Smart Dimension for the widthand lock it

Add 27.00 mm dimension from the edge


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Locking Keyway

Display the sketch "Lock Slot"

Add an 8.00 mm diameter hole centered on the midpoint of the sketch


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Add Slot

Add 4.00 mm Slot in theflange using the sketch


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Add Rounds and Gussets

Break the corners on the partial flange

Use Face selection and make the radius5.00 mm

To strengthen the flange we will add two

gusset features to the bend Fit 2 gussets on the bend


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Mirror the Flange and Features

Fence select the flange and mirror about the Front plane


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Add Mounting Dimple

Show the Mounting Dimple sketch

Add the dimple using these parameters

4.00 deep

45° Taper angle

All rounding 1.00 mm


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Add Mounting Hole

Select the Hole command and set to a simple 5.00 mm diameterthrough hole

Touch the edge of the dimple to locate on its center


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Mirror Mounting Features

Mirror the dimple and hole about the Front plane

Mirror the two mounting features about the Right plane


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Bottom Vent

Show the Bottom Vent sketch

Create a 5.00 mm wide Flat ended slot onthe center horizontal line in the sketch


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Bottom Vent

Create a Fill Pattern of the Slot feature using theregion of the sketch

Accept the region

Change spacing along x to 10.00 mm and the spacing along y to 55.00 mm

DO NOT ACCEPT YET……


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Bottom Vent

Click the Suppress Instance button from the Fill PatternQuick Bar

Enable the option for the instances totouch the boundary

Accept and the option (green checkmark)

Accept to finish (green checkmark)


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Air Flow Hole Pattern

Display the Air Flow Patterns sketch

We will b adding clearance holesfor the mounting bolts for thefans as well as add vent holes

for the fans for air flow


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Run the hole command to place 10 simple4.00 mm diameter thru holes on thecenters of the sketch circles


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Select a hole in the center of the large circle and run the Fill pattern commandagain and pick the region create by the large circle

Set the spacing to 6.00 x 6.00

Accept


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Click the Fill Pattern edit handle to edit the instances of the pattern

Click the Suppress Instance button from the Fill Pattern Quick Bar

Suppress the 4 instances shown by clicking their green dots


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Repeat this procedure to create the vent holes for the other fan


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Louver Pattern

Rotate the model to the opposite sideand display the Louver Pattern sketch

Create a Formed-end Louver

Place the Louver somewhere inside the

upper left corner of the sketch


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Louver Pattern

Create another Fill Pattern using the sketch region

12.00 spacing along Z and 70.00 along X


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Wire Clearance Slots

Show the Wire Slots sketch

Create a Slot feature usingthe sketch

Select the slot and copy it 45.00 mm

along Y


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Lid Mounting Holes

On the View tab, select the option totoggle the "Previous Level"or click CTRL+Q

Click the checkbox next to the last part in thePathFinder to display the lid part


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Lid Mounting Holes

Click the Project to Sketch command

Lock the plane to the side face of thepart by clicking F3 while hovering on the face

Select the inside or outside circle of the hole in the lid to project onto the face


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Lid Mounting Holes

Select the region created bythe sketch and cut through all


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Lid Mounting Holes

Hide the Lid by unchecking the box in PathFinder

Break the 2 corners shown on both sides

8.00 mm Radius


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Lid Clearance

We need to add some clearance to remove interference when opening the lid

Select the thickness face of the back edge

Disable Live rules (U)

Drag the back edge face down 16.00 mm

Click CTRL+Q to hide the background parts


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Flatten the Housing

On the Tools tab click the Flat Pattern radio button

Click the bottom face as the "face to be oriented upward"

Click and Edge to define the X-Axis


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Add Bend Table

Click the Synchronous node toreturn to the bent state


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Add Bend Table

Add a Bend Table


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Add Bend Table

Reorder Bend 3 to Bend 1

Click "Move Up" after selecting Bend 3

Note the Balloons also update

Click OK to dismiss


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Create a Drawing

Save the file

Click Start button > New >Create Drawing

Run the Drawing View

Creation Wizard Use the option to place the

Flat Pattern


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Create a Drawing

Place as a Top view

Click Finish


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Create a Drawing

Add an isometric view

Run the View Wizard

Click OK to the first screen and Next on the second screen to place theDesigned Part

Select iso and Finish to place the isometric view on the sheet Change the scale to 1:2 and the display to shaded with Edges

Place next to the title block


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Create a Drawing

Now let's add the Bend Table to the Flat Pattern

On the Columns Tab in the Bend Table Properties, remove the Feature andIncluded Angle columns


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Create a Drawing

Add the Bend table to the drawing sheet

Save and close the draft file


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Modify the Lid

Click CTRL+Q to show the background parts

Show the Lid again by checking the box in PathFinder

Double left mouse click the Part name in PathFinder to in-place-activate intothe lid part


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Modify the Lid

We have a design change where we want the pivot tabs to be on the inside ofthe housing instead of on the outside

Select the outside face of the nearest tab

Restore the default Live Rules!

We want to offset the steering wheel from the face to create a clearancebetween the outside of the tab and the inside face of the housing

Press the Shift key and select the Arrow of the steering wheel and offset it1.00 mm off of the face


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Modify the Lid

Drag the face in to a keypoint on the inside edge of the housing


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Modify the Lid

The Symmetric Live Rule adjusts the tab on the opposite side of the lid thesame distance


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Add Beads

To strengthen the lidwe will add abead feature

Select the Bead command andchange the options as shown

Add the bead to the "X" sketch


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Add Beads

To create a "handle" in the lid we will addanother bead feature of another type

Select the Bead command andchange the options as shown

Add the bead to the remaining sketch


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Assembling

Close and Return to the top level assembly

Select the lid part and in the relationships pane, delete the ground relationship

Run the Assemble command and create an alignment between the hole in thelid and the hole in the housing

Delete this Ground relationship


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Show Motion

Select the Drag Component command

Accept the default options and click OK

Use the free form drag option and clickon the lid and drag to show it opening and

closing Don’t click – Press Reset when finished

dragging to return to its original position


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FINISHED DESIGN

CONGRATULATIONS!


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Thank You!Questions?

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