NX Aerospace Sheet Metal is anNX modeling application thatprovides a focused userenvironment for designing themost common types of sheetmetal parts found in an airframe.These parts include the supportribs and brackets that are attachedto outer and inner mold line surfaces aswell as other internal airframe structures. Thesenonlinear sheet metal airframe parts are usually hydro-pressed or break-formed.
NX Aerospace Sheet Metal takes thesame approach as NX Sheet Metal toprovide the user an optimizedenvironment for designing sheetmetal parts. Default values based oncompany and industry standards definecommon sheet metal parameters such as bendradii, neutral factors and material thickness.
Given the large number of sheet metal parts in a typical airframe, NX Aerospace Sheet Metal helpscompanies realize significant cost savings and reduced design time.
NX Aerospace Sheet MetalDesign hydro-pressed or break-formed airframe sheet metal parts
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BenefitsFlange and joggle features reducemodeling time from days to hoursfor complex airframe parts
Flange association to mold linesurfaces eliminates or greatlyreduces rework due to globalairframe design changes
Flattening based on aerospacestandards enforces consistency andeliminates errors in flat patterns
Consistent and consolidated userinterface reduces learning time andimproves productivity
FeaturesFlanges built to associatedaerospace mold line surfaces
Aerospace single and twin joggles
Flange and joggle flattening using aerospace compensationdesign rules
Consolidated modeling environmentfor designing the most commonsheet metal airframe parts
Consistent user interface followingthe best practices of NX SheetMetal
SummaryNX™ Aerospace Sheet Metal software provides a focused environment for modeling the most common types of sheet metal parts inairframes. Aerospace-specific features such as joggles and flanges built to associated mold line surfaces are provided. The focusedmodeling environment supports a streamlined workflow through easy access to all required features. Once a part is created it can beautomatically unformed to easily create flat patterns that follow aerospace drawing standards. Airframe parts can be modeled andmodified in a fraction of the time previously necessary.
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NX Aerospace Sheet Metal extends the NX sheet metal design capabilities by also providing aerospace-specific features. Features included in the NX Aerospace Sheet Metal design environment are:
• Nonlinear aerospace flanges built to associated surfaces, planes or user-defined parameters• Aerospace single or twin joggles to easily modify a flange for forming around adjacent structures• Unform and reform features that apply aerospace industry
forming standards for nonlinear flanges and design handbookstandards for compensations to joggle flat patterns
• A focused workflow that permits the streamlined creation of allfeatures required to build sheet metal airframe parts including:lightening holes, flange reliefs, corner reliefs, bend reliefs,beads, cutouts, tooling holes, fastener holes and complex flange shaping
• Customer-defined values for thickness, bend radii and neutralfactor, allowing the user to change fundamental part propertieswithout redesign
• Intuitive user interface with onscreen handles for dynamicparameter entry and modeling previews to enable users to seewhat they are creating as they go
• The ability to view the part in its 3D formed state and the 2Dflattened state
Packaging and availabilityNX Aerospace Sheet Metal is available as an add-on to any NX Mach product.
