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Lab Tutorial 9

MACHINE DESIGN & CAD

Sheet Metal

Objective:To create a sheet metal Component in ProE.

Procedure:1. Start Pro Engineer.

2. Open a ne part !ile and clic" the Sheet metal radio button in the subt#pe menu.

$. The same datum plane indo ill be opened as in the solid part mode ith somene tools.

%. Choose the &Create unattached !lat all & button !rom the sheet metal toolbar.

The 'irst (all indo ill open ith its menu manager and it ill prompt us to

select a s"etching plane.

). Select the TOP datum plane and then select the de!ault re!erence plane.

*. (e ill enter the s"etching mode and create a s"etch as shon in the !igure.

+. Choose the &Continue ith the current section button& to e,it the s"etcher mode.

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-. Then enter the depth as 1 unit and clic" O. The part ill be produced as shon

in the !igure.

/. 0o e ill create the hole on the loer right corner o! the base all. Clic"nsert 3ole. The &hole& dashboard ill open as in the solid part mode. Create the

hole ith the dimensions as shon in the !igure:

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14. 0o create the pattern o! holes as in the !igure.

11. (e ill no create the !lange all. Choose the &Create the 'lange (all& button.

The dashboard ill be displa#ed as shon in the !igure:

12. Select the right edge o! the base all5 the previe o! the !lange all ill bedispla#ed in the draing area.

1$. Choose the pro!ile tab and in the slide up panel enter )4 as the height o! the all.

1%. Choose the &6imension the outer sur!ace o! the bend& button and enter 2 as the

value in the edit bo,. Choose the build !eature button and the !lange all ill be

made.

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1). 0o e ill create the cut !eature. Clic" nsert E,trude. The e,trude dashboard

ill open. n the placement tab de!ine the s"etching plane to be the outer sur!ace o!

the !lange all.

1*. 0o e,trude the s"etch through all the !aces o! the model to create the cut !eature.The e,trusion is shon in the !igure:

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1+. (e ill no create the ne,t !lange all b# using the same tool. Select the

attachment edge to be the upper edge o! the !irst !lange all.

1-. Select the &open& option !rom the drop don list belo the placement tab. Choose

the pro!ile tab and clic" the &'lip pro!ile& button and accept the de!ault parameters.

1/. Choose the build !eature button to create the !lange all as shon in the !igure.

24. Create the !lange alls on the le!t side o! the base all b# the same procedure as

in the previous !lange alls. Similarl# create the cut !eature on the le!t !lange all.The model is shon belo.

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21. 0o e ill create the !lat all. Choose the &Create 'lat (all& button. ts

dashboard ill be displa#ed and e ill be prompted to select the edge !or

attachment. The dashboard is displa#ed belo:

22. Select the !ront edge o! the base all. The rectangle pro!ile is selected and the

previe o! the all is displa#ed. Select the user de!ined option !rom the dropdon list

belo the placement tab.

2$. Choose the shape tab and select the s"etch button. The s"etch dialog bo, is

opened. Select the pre!erences and orientation and create the s"etch as shon in the

!igure. The s"etch should be open !rom the top.

2%. 7!ter choosing the build !eature button in the s"etching mode8 choose the relie!

tab !rom the !lat all dashboard to displa# the slide up panel. n the t#pe dropdon

list select the rectangular option and accept the de!ault parameters. Choose the build

!eature button o! the !lat all dashboard.

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2). The !inal sheet metal part ill be displa#ed as in the !igure.

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