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Using NX Sheet Metal

for Design and

ManufactureDave Walker, NX Industry Product Manager

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2017.10.25 Siemens PLM Software

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)

A Brief History…



Sheet Metal Developments

NX10

• Flange on Contour Flange

• Gusset

• Bend Taper

• Flattening Improvements

• Bridge Bend

• Deforms (Bead, Dimple)

• FPCD

NX11

• Aero and Advanced consolidation

• Advanced Flange

• Joggle

• Lightening Cutout

• Flat Pattern – IML, OML

• Solid Punch

• Normal Cutout

• Deforms (Bead, Dimple)



Sheet Metal Projects Summary – NX12

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



Flat Pattern Enhancements

Project Detail

Added functionality in NX12

• New options for flat solid and flat pattern

• Orient flat using CSYS

• Associative

• Fix at Current Timestamp

• Bend List command for edit of Bend Sequence

ID and Bend Name

• Ability to filter out holes smaller than specified

diameter

User Impact and Value

• Better control over flat pattern creation,

orientation and annotations

• Post or after flat pattern features can now be

added

• Improved performance, workflows and efficiency



Convert to Sheet Metal Enhancements

Project Detail


• Local conversion

• Corner cleanup

• Dynamic preview


• Ability to convert a local region of the body gives

greater flexibility and power

• Selectively clean up corner conditions for improved

conversion and downstream operations

• Improved performance

• Improved output for conversion, with better quality

and faster



Flange Enhancements

Project Detail


• Multi Edge Flange – Multiple instances via list-based

edge selection

• Each item list supports

• Multiple edges

• Intelligent internal mitering as needed

• Common parameters

• Bend reliefs for bend outside


• Fewer flange features in sheet metal part

• Improved productivity



Tab Enhancements - Multi Profile Tab

Project Detail


• Supports sketch with internal loops to create cutouts

• Secondary Tab also supports sketch with multiple outer loops

• Target body selection for Secondary Tab


• Reduced design time

• Reduced number of features in Part Navigator

• Allowing internal cut-outs in the base tab significantly improves

the efficiency of the base sheet metal feature

Base Tab

Secondary Tab



Tab Enhancements - Multi Bend Tab

Project Detail


• Support Base Tab with bends

• For each bend, user can input Inset, bend radius and

neutral factor

• Can constrain to, or include curves from reference

faces in the sketch while creating brackets


• User can create associative sheet metal bracket

using assembly references with multiple bends

• Improved design workflows, reduced number of

features, fast bracket design in-context with

associativity



Material and Bend Table Improvements

Project Detail


• Material driven tooling selection to define bend

properties (Bend Radius (BR) & Neutral Factor(NF) )

• Ability to define secondary lookup table from main

material table, material/tooling and process driven

bend properties selection. (Angle based BR and NF)

• Bend Definition Methods

• Bend Allowance Table, Bend Deduction Table,

Bend Deduction Formula, DIN6935 Formula

• Assigning part attribute through material table to

carry information across applications


• Ability to assign independent tool set per bend

• Bend radius and neutral factor are driven by chosen

tooling and angle



OOTB Visual Reporting for Sheet Metal

Project Detail


• Sheet Metal Body Property – highlights sheet

metal bodies in an assembly or in a part

• Sheet Metal Face Property – highlights sheet

metal faces using combinations of sheet metal

face types, bend angle, bend radius and neutral

factor


• OOTB reports available based on sheet metal

body and face properties

• Provides color coded visual feedback on the sheet

metal body to help understand sheet metal

features

• Useful tool during Convert to Sheet Metal to

visually understand the result



Renew Feature

Project Detail


• Renew will cause a legacy feature (created in NX8

or later) to update as per the latest feature version

– effectively “recreate” the feature in the current

version of NX


• User does not have to manually recreate the

feature with the same inputs to get the enhanced

functionality in the current version

• User controlled way to decide which feature they

would like to update to latest version behavior

Renew of NX8 Drawn Cutout



Beta Customer Testimonials

“I might sound like an Apple

salesperson but this functionality is

AMAZING:

5 different calculated radii on the fly

without having to think about it!

That truly is WAAAUW”Huysmans Metalen

“We see in our models both large and

small improvements over recent years

enabling more efficient creation and

editing.”

“NX 12 Sheet Metal is the next big step

forward with its enhancements,

possibilities and usability.”BSH Hausgeräte GmbH



NX Sheet Metal

Demonstration

What you will learn:

• Multi-profile and Multi-bend Tab

• Multi-Flange

• Deforms

• Flat Pattern

• Feedback and Review

• Tool driven features

• Drafting Automation

• Visual Reports



Summary

What have been the benefits

• Reduced feature count improving

performance

• Manufacturing driven design

• Flexibility of design

• Clear design analysis

Questions…



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Thank you.



Contact

Dave Walker

NX Industry 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:

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