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AutoCAD Training Overview
This course will enable you to apply your introductory modeling skills to create sheet metal models, including wall, bends, notches and form features. Upon completion of this course, you will have acquired the skills to confidently manipulate sheet metal geometry, adjusting bend developed lengths, and converting solid parts.
AutoCAD Training Topics
- The sheet metal environment
- Primary and secondary walls
- Relief
- Regular unbends, back bends and cuts
- Notches and punches
- Bend features
- Unbending complex geometry
- Sheet metal forms
- Documenting a sheet metal part
- Converting solid parts
- Sheet metal setup
- Investigating a sheet metal part
AutoCAD Training Prerequisites
Pro/ENGINEER: Introduction to Solid Modeling, I & II and Pro/ENGINEER: Core Update 2001 to Wildfire or equivalent Wildfire experience.
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
16 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Chapter 1 Introduction to Sheet Metal Modeling....................... 1-1
1.1 Sheet Metal Environment ............................................. 1-1
1.2 Display of Sheet Metal Parts ........................................ 1-2
1.3 Orienting a Sheet Metal Part ........................................ 1-3
1.4 Developed Length of Sheet Metal Bends.................... 1-4
1.5 Designing in Sheetmetal Mode .................................... 1-5
Sheetmetal mode .......................................................... 1-5
Assembly mode............................................................... 1-9
Convert parts................................................................... 1-9
Chapter 2 Primary Walls ......................................... 2-1
2.1 Primary Wall Options............................................ 2-1
Extruded...................................................................... 2-2
Flat .................................................................. 2-3
Revolved ............................................................... 2-3
Blended ............................................................... 2-4
Offset...................................................... 2-4
2.2 Capturing Design Intent in Sketcher ........................... 2-5
2.3 Creating a Primary Wall................................................ 2-7
Exercise 2a Extruded Primary Wall...................................... 2-9
Exercise 2b Flat Primary Wall............................................. 2-13
Exercise 2c Creating the Project Part ................................ 2-17
Chapter 3 Secondary Walls .................................... 3-1
3.1 Selecting an Attachment Edge .................................... 3-1
3.2 Secondary Wall Options............................................... 3-4
Flat Wall ........................................................... 3-4
Flange Wall ........................................................ 3-7
Twisted Wall................................................. 3-12
Extended Wall ................................................... 3-13
3.3 Unattached Walls .............................................. 3-15
3.4 Bend Relief ....................................................... 3-18
No Relief ........................................................... 3-18
Rip Relief........................................................ 3-19
Stretch Relief.................................................... 3-21
Rectangular Relief................................................. 3-22
Obround Relief ................................................. 3-23
3.5 Creating a Secondary Wall......................................... 3-24
Exercise 3a Secondary Walls ............................................. 3-31
Exercise 3b Unattached Wall.............................................. 3-39
Exercise 3c Flange walls...................................... 3-47
Exercise 3d Adding Walls to the Project Part ................... 3-51
Chapter 4 Regular Unbends, Bend Backs, and Cuts................ 4-1
4.1 Unbending Sheet Metal Geometry .............................. 4-1
4.2 Bending Back Unbent Geometry................................. 4-3
4.3 Sheet Metal Cuts..................................... 4-5
Dimension Scheme and Feature Order .......................... 4-7
Cuts Using Datum Curves .................................. 4-8
4.4 Creating Unbend and BendBack Features................. 4-9
Exercise 4a Creating a Sheet Metal Cut ............................ 4-13
Exercise 4b Projected Curve and a Cut............................. 4-19
Exercise 4c Create a Cut on the Project Part.................... 4-25
Chapter 5 Notches and Punches......................... 5-1
5.1 Introduction to Notches and Punches........................ 5-1
5.2 Creating Notch and Punch UDFs ................................ 5-3
5.3 Placing Notch or Punch UDFs..................................... 5-6
Exercise 5a Create a Notch for Bend Relief ........................ 5-9
Exercise 5b Create a Punch Feature.................................. 5-19
Chapter 6 Bend Features......................................... 6-1
6.1 Types of Bend Features ............................................... 6-1
Angle............................................................. 6-1
Roll............................................................. 6-2
Regular ...................................................... 6-3
With Transition ............................................... 6-3
Planar........................................................... 6-3
Bend Relief ................................................ 6-4
6.2 Creating a Bend Feature .............................................. 6-5
6.3 Position of the Bend Line............................................. 6-8
6.4 Bend Line Adjustment................................................ 6-11
6.5 Bend Line Notes...................................... 6-14
Exercise 6a Bend Flat Geometry........................................ 6-17
Exercise 6b Create a Bend Line Adjustment .................... 6-35
Chapter 7 Unbending Complex Geometry ........................... 7-1
7.1 Unbending Ruled and Non-Ruled Geometry .............. 7-1
Unbend feature ............................................. 7-1
Deform area feature ........................................................ 7-4
7.2 Cross-Section Driven Unbends ................................... 7-5
7.3 Rip Features .................................................... 7-7
Regular Rip .......................................................... 7-7
Edge Rip ........................................................... 7-7
Surface Rip ....................................................... 7-8
Exercise 7a Deform Surfaces ..................................... 7-9
Exercise 7b Cross-Section Driven Unbend....................... 7-13
Exercise 7c Rip Features and Deformation Control ......... 7-17
Exercise 7d Deform Area Feature ...................................... 7-21
Chapter 8 Sheet Metal Forms........................................ 8-1
8.1 Introduction to Form Features..................................... 8-1
Die........................................................... 8-1
Punch ............................................................. 8-1
8.2 Placing Form Features ....................................... 8-3
Reference......................................................... 8-3
Copy......................................................... 8-3
Assembly Considerations................................................ 8-4
Radius Considerations .................................................... 8-5
Openings....................................................... 8-6
Bending ....................................................... 8-7
Restrictions .................................................... 8-7
8.3 Flattening Form Geometry ........................................... 8-8
Flatten Form.................................................................... 8-8
Edge Treatments............................................................. 8-9
8.4 Creating a Form Feature............................................. 8-10
Exercise 8a Die Form.............................................. 8-13
Exercise 8b Flatten Form Geometry .................................. 8-25
Chapter 9 Documenting a Sheet Metal Part............................... 9-1
9.1 Creating Flat States ....................................... 9-1
9.2 Opening Flat State Instances....................................... 9-5
9.3 Sheet Metal Drawings .......................................... 9-6
Using Flat States in Drawings ......................................... 9-6
Ordinate Dimension for Sheet Metal ............................... 9-7
9.4 Documenting the Bend Order ...................................... 9-9
Exercise 9a Sheet Metal Drawing.................................. 9-11
Exercise 9b Project Drawing ................................. 9-23
Chapter 10 Converting Solid Parts................................. 10-1
10.1 Converting Solid Parts .................................. 10-1
Driving Srf ......................................................... 10-1
Shell ............................................................ 10-2
10.2 Conversion Feature ...................................... 10-3
Point Relief..................................................... 10-3
Edge Rip ............................................................ 10-4
Rip Connect ........................................................ 10-5
Bends............................................................... 10-6
Corner Relief...................................................... 10-7
10.3 Converting a Solid Part .............................................. 10-8
Exercise 10a Convert a Solid Part.................................... 10-11
Exercise 10b Conversion Feature ................................... 10-17
Chapter 11 Sheet Metal Setup.................................. 11-1
11.1 Calculating the Developed Length............................ 11-1
11.2 Y-Factor and the Default Formula ............................. 11-2
11.3 Bend Tables............................................. 11-4
11.4 Sheet Metal Parameters ................................. 11-8
11.5 Default Fixed Geometry.............................. 11-12
Exercise 11a Calculate Developed Length...................... 11-13
Exercise 11b Sheet Metal Parameters ............................. 11-19
Chapter 12 Investigating a Sheet Metal Part ........................... 12-1
12.1 Investigation Tools ................................... 12-1
12.2 Sheet Metal Reports ...................................... 12-3
Bend Reports...................................................... 12-3
Radii Reports .................................................... 12-4
12.3 Design Rules ............................................... 12-5
Design Check................................................... 12-6
Exercise 12a Use Information Tools.................................. 12-7
Appendix A Additional Exercises................................. A-1
Exercise A1 Create a Revolved Wall.......................... A-2
Exercise A2 Create an Offset Wall .................................... A-4
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