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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
- Bend relief
- Corner 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, WIldfire 2.0 to Wildfire 4.0 or equivalent Wildfire experience.
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
16 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Chapter 1 Introduction to Sheet Metal Modeling
- 1.1 Sheet Metal Environment
- 1.2 Display of Sheet Metal Parts
- 1.3 Parameters
- 1.4 Orienting a Sheet Metal Part
- 1.5 Developed Length of Sheet Metal Bends
- 1.6 Designing in Sheetmetal Mode
- Sheetmetal Mode
- Assembly Mode
- Convert Parts
Chapter 2 Primary Walls
- 2.1 Primary Walls
- Extruded
- Flat
- Revolved
- Blended
- Offset
- 2.2 Creating a Primary Extruded Wall
- 2.3 Capturing Design Intent in Sketcher
- Exercise 2a Primary Extruded Unattached Wall
- Exercise 2b Primary Flat Unattached Wall
- Exercise 2c Primary Extruded Unattached Wall
- Exercise 2d Creating the Project Part
Chapter 3 Secondary Walls
- 3.1 Selecting an Attachment Edge
- 3.2 Flat Wall
- 3.3 Flange Wall
- 3.4 Twisted Wall
- 3.5 Extended Wall
- 3.6 Unattached Walls
- 3.7 Bend Relief
- No Relief
- Rip Relief
- Stretch Relief
- Rectangular Relief
- Obround Relief
Exercise 3a Secondary Walls
Exercise 3b Unattached Wall
Exercise 3c Flange Walls I
Exercise 3d Flange Walls II
Exercise 3e Adding Walls to the Project Part
Chapter 4 Regular Unbends, Bend Backs, and Cuts
- 4.1 Unbending Sheet Metal Geometry
- 4.2 Bending Back Unbent Geometry
- 4.3 Solid and Sheet Metal Cuts
- Dimension Scheme and Feature Order
- 4.4 Creating a Cut Requiring Unbend and BendBack Features
Exercise 4a Creating a Sheet Metal Cut
Exercise 4b Projected Curve and a Cut
Exercise 4c Create a Cut on the Project Part
Chapter 5 Notches and Punches
- 5.1 Corner Relief
- 5.2 Introduction to Notches and Punches
- 5.3 Creating Notch and Punch UDFs
- 5.4 Placing Notch or Punch UDFs
Exercise 5a Create a Corner Relief
Exercise 5b Create a Notch for Bend Relief I
Exercise 5c Create a Punch Feature
Exercise 5d Create a Notch for Bend Relief II
Chapter 6 Bend Features
Chapter 7 Unbending Complex Geometry
Chapter 8 Sheet Metal Forms
Chapter 9 Documenting a Sheet Metal Part
Chapter 10 Converting Solid Parts
Chapter 11 Sheet Metal Setup
Chapter 12 Investigating a Sheet Metal Part
Appendix A Additional Exercises
- Exercise A1 Create a Revolved Wall
- Exercise A2 Create an Offset Wall
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