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Sheet Metal Modeling in Solid Edge:
A Hands-on Experience Doug Stainbrook
SIEMENS PLM Software
Solid Edge Field Support
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Presenter background
Presenter background:
Doug Stainbrook is the team leader for the Solid Edge Field Support Team. This group is the technical resource for supporting Solid Edge pre-sales activities around the world. Before coming to the Solid Edge team, he spent about 10 years as a designer for various industries. In 1999, Doug was hired as a Solid Edge Application Engineer in Philadelphia, PA. In 2000, he came to Huntsville, AL, to the home of Solid Edge to work in the Field Support group.
Areas of Expertise:
Synchronous and Ordered Part and Sheet 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. The synchronous tools and process specific sheet metal commands make modeling sheet metal parts quick and easy in Solid Edge!
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Hands-on Sheet Metal Modeling
Open the Assembly
Open the top level assembly called: 003700_A.asm
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Pulling Flanges from the top level
In Solid Edge ST5 you can drag flanges from the 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 the CTRL or Shift keys to multi-select
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Pulling Flanges from the top level
Select the short arrow and begin to drag the sides
Set the option to Material Inside from the quick bar
Make the height of the flanges 70.00 mm
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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 to edit 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 width and 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 the flange using the sketch
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Add Rounds and Gussets
Break the corners on the partial flange
Use Face selection and make the radius 5.00 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 diameter through 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 on the center horizontal line in the sketch
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Bottom Vent
Create a Fill Pattern of the Slot feature using the region 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 Pattern Quick Bar
Enable the option for the instances to touch 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 holes for the mounting bolts for the fans as well as add vent holes for the fans for air flow
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Air Flow Hole Pattern
Run the hole command to place 10 simple 4.00 mm diameter thru holes on the centers of the sketch circles
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Air Flow Hole Pattern
Select a hole in the center of the large circle and run the Fill pattern command again and pick the region create by the large circle
Set the spacing to 6.00 x 6.00
Accept
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Air Flow Hole Pattern
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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Air Flow Hole Pattern
Repeat this procedure to create the vent holes for the other fan
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Louver Pattern
Rotate the model to the opposite side and 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 using the 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 to toggle the "Previous Level" or click CTRL+Q
Click the checkbox next to the last part in the PathFinder 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 the part 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 by the 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 to return 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 the Designed 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 and Included 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 into the 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 of the 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 clearance between 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 it 1.00 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 the same distance
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Add Beads
To strengthen the lid we will add a bead feature
Select the Bead command and change 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 add another bead feature of another type
Select the Bead command and change 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 the lid 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 click on 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?