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Solid Edge University 2014

May 12-14, Atlanta, GA, USA

SOLID EDGE U

Re-imagine

Sheet Metal a Hands-on Experience

Steve Webb Field Support Applications Engineer


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Agenda for Draft Hands-on Experience

Who am I?

What you will learn?

Hands-on learning


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About: Steve Webb

Steve Webb

Solid Edge Field Support

Siemens PLM Software

Steve is an Applications Engineer in the Solid Edge Field Support group.

He has over 27 years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering and Mechanical

CAD. He has held roles as an Application Engineer and Educator at Siemens PLM

Software, PTC, Saratech Inc and Moderntech SI. Before moving into the CAD Industry,

Steve applied his CAD knowledge in industries including hydraulic gear pumps, high

speed packaging equipment, and textile equipment. He holds a two year draftingcertification from the Williamston Career and Technology Center.


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What you will learn

Does your company design sheet metal parts? Do you need a better understanding of how

parts using sheet metal design? If so, then this hands-on session is for you. We will walk t

step modeling sheet metal using Solid Edge ST7. We will look at tools that will take a partconvert it into sheet metal, and how synchronous sheet metal will help you create sheet m

easier than you ever have in the past.


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Sheet metal a Hands-on Experience

Open Completed_Electronics.asm


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On the Quick Access toolbar turn off the perspective view

On the Quick Access toolbar change display configuration to 01-Sheet Enclosure


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Ctrl+Spacebar to turn on face selections

Select the 2 thickness faces shown


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Using the small arrow, drag flanges up to top corner and make sure bend is outside.


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Ctrl+Spacebar to go back to part selection

Edit in Place the Enclosure.psm

Go into materialproperties and select

Stainless Steel 304.


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Rectangle by 2 points and draw this

Pick the region and cut thru both

sides.


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Face relate Coplanar


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Face relate other face Coplanar


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Drag this face to line up with the fan housing.


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Drag back 2 flanges down to the midpoint of the fan housing. Will need to turn off copla

Save


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Ctrl+Q to turn off background parts

Add partial flange with material inside 30mm long.


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Add these Smart dimensions

30mm symmetrical and locked

21mm flange side unlocked Hide PMI Dimensions

Save


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Break corners 10mm


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Show Slot sketch


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Slot 4mm with rounded ends


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Restore sketch107 under Used Sketches


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Hole 8mm

Hide sketch and PMI


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Drag partial flange down .5mm


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Gusset

Fit with 2


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Mirror all these features to other side about the Right(YZ) plane


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Show background parts (Ctrl+Q)


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Show the Emboss sketch

Create a multi-body part model body


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Drag out 55mm


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Change the Tool body to construction


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Add 10 degrees of draft to all faces


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Double left mouse click the Target body to make it active

Emboss command


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Hide PMI

Ctrl+Q to hide background parts

Ctrl+Q to turn on background parts

Create clearance cut for both switches with Project sketch with .5mm offset


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Drag thru part


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Tools tab and insert Bend Table

Move bends for partial flange up


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Flatten

Click Sync bar in PathFinder to refold

Save model


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Create Drawing

Flat View scale 1:2

Iso View scale 1:5 shaded with edges


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Create Drawing

Insert Bend Table


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Contact Information

Steve Webb

Field Support Applications Eng

Williamston SC

Mobile: (864) 396-3834

E-mail:

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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