| | | ^ Summary NX® software, the digital product development solution from Siemens, includes a set of state-of-the art tools for designing sheet metal components. Using familiar terminology and workflows, NX Sheet Metal Design provides the design professional with a complete set of tools to efficiently create and manage sheet metal parts based on the knowledge of material properties and manufacturing processes. NX Sheet Metal Design tools incorporate material and bending information, enabling the model to represent both the formed component and flattened blank shapes. | | |
| | | Benefits Intuitive user interface results in reduced learning curve Streamlined workflow requires less time for part design Features Built-in design intent using a focused sheet metal workflow Customer-defined default values Intuitive user interface Built-in intelligence for ripping and bend relief | | The sheet metal design tools within NX allow companies to apply defaults - based on both industry and company best practices - to the values used in the creation of sheet metal parts. For example, bend radii and neutral factor values can be set to commonly used values to encourage re-use and save design time. Folded and unfolded views of sheet metal components can be used in both the 3D environment as well as downstream in 2D documentation and for manufacturing. Features of the NX Sheet Metal Design solution include: • A focused workflow tailored specifically to the design of sheet metal parts means the design intent is built in - the software automatically accommodates sheet metal production methods. • Customer-defined values for thickness and bend radii enable designers to change materials, the thickness value and/or the neutral factor without re-creating the part model. • An intuitive user interface allows designers to interact more directly with the model on the screen and less with dialog boxes. Less switching from mouse to keyboard saves design time. | | |