Nx Sheet Metal Thickness

The material table command can be accessed from the properties menu on the application button located in the upper left corner of the application.

Nx sheet metal thickness.

To convert solid to sheet metal bracket in nx. Preferences nx sheet metal part properties however when i go to tools expressions and change the thickness there it does not alter the thickness of the tab. Is there a way to make this work. Do you guys have any ideas about this.

The new solid body will be created. Exit the sketch mode. 2 changing design parameters. In nx modeling complex uniform thickness parts often sheet metal are created either by using surfacing techniques and then thickening the result or by starting with a solid shape blending and then shelling the part to get uniform thickness.

Go to menuæpreferencesæsheet metal in the sheet metal preferences dialog box. As well as siemens nx is best in basic part modelling it is also smooth with sheet metal designing here some start points and zero level tutorial for desi. Start nx 11 and create a new sheet metal model called casing prt. I saw a post kind of about this but it wasn t solved.

Siemens nx modeling thicken select face. I have to go to the tab s properties and choose formula for it s thickness where i can select the sheet metal material thickness. Click ok or apply to complete. Input value for offset 1 offset 2.

Give the desired thickness value. Steps to convert sheet metal component modeled in nx modeling to sheet metal application using sheet metal from solid option. If you want to select multiple faces its must be connected 5. Use the gage tab on the material table dialog in sheet metal to set the part thickness and bend radius.

Actually i m using nx 10 sheetmetal to simulate a strip of how a sheet metal product forms in sequence and i want to design my own product now but just can t change the thickness when i clicked the tab it always shows 3mm automatically. Create a sketch in the xy plane and draw a rectangle centred at the origin with an x length of 60 mm and a y width of 50 mm. Set boolean setting as a none. In the graphics window select faces to add thickness.

Starting nx creating a new file opening file the mouse functions in nx 11 the left mouse button in nx 11. If you still not decided the thickness keep it as minimum 1 or 2 mm. Sheet metal settings nx unigraphics for detailed basics of sheet metal watch my tutorial for sheet metal environment in catia playlist. Hide first solid body and use convert to sheet metal command on the new body.

If trick 1 not working.