Parametric Design of a 4x4 Drive Shaft Using Siemens NX

This presentation details the parametric modeling of a 4x4 drive shaft using Siemens NX. It begins with the need for parameterization, highlighting its benefits in reducing design time and enabling customization. The presentation outlines the aims and objectives, including creating a parameterized drive shaft, analyzing friction effects, and evaluating the design process. A literature review introduces CAD and parametric modeling, emphasizing their relationship and applications. The core of the presentation focuses on the 4x4 drive system, explaining its components and configurations. It then delves into parametric design in Siemens NX, explaining expressions, spreadsheets, and part families. The design of the 4x4 drive shaft is explained, with detailed descriptions of its components, configurations, and the parametric modeling process for flanges, crosses, and intermediate shafts. The presentation concludes with the final assembly, part families, and considerations for vehicle compatibility, demonstrating how shaft length influences other parameters and showing how different shaft sizes are designed for different applications. The presentation is a project report outlining the design and modeling of a 4x4 drive shaft using Siemens NX, focusing on parametric design principles, and includes design parameters, part families, and vehicle compatibility considerations.