Creo Sheet Metal Flange Vs Flat

Information regarding the difference of flange and flat wall features for sheet metal.

Creo sheet metal flange vs flat.

Changing a bend with the constant flat lengthoption selected. Below is the basic example of the flat and flanged walls. Constant flange lengthkeeps the distance between the apex and the end of the wall fixed. Is there any way to take a flat file and bend along a line.

When you figure flat pattern length you simple add up all the outside flanges and subtract the bend deductions. There is a way around this using simplified reps. Difference between sheetmetal flange flat features in pro engineer and creo parametric modified. Changing a bend with the constant flange lengthoption selected.

As one who daily works with sheet metal design and fabrication use outside flange lengths for several reasons. When you use the corner relief flange or conversion tools to create feature specific relief then the flat pattern displays the relief as you set it using the tools. It purely depends upon the shape of the part that decides which one to use. Flat wall gives you control over the profile of the wall.

The flat pattern feature is persistent about being the last feature in a model tree. In the image below i would like to bend along the construction like that is 2 009 away from the righ. Here is the basic explanation for the two sheet metal options. Constant flat lengthensures that the length of the unfolded wall is not changed.

I am able to make the flat flange from a dxf but do not want to bend along and edge but rather bend part way down the face of the file. Flange wall gives you control over the cross section of the wall. 20 oct 2016 applies to pro engineer and creo elements pro wildfire to wildfire 5 0.