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.

Constant flange lengthkeeps the distance between the apex and the end of the wall fixed. Constant flat lengthensures that the length of the unfolded wall is not changed. Here is the basic explanation for the two sheet metal options. The flat pattern feature is persistent about being the last feature in a model tree.

No worries of forgetting a material thickness along the way 3. Is there any way to take a flat file and bend along a line. As one who daily works with sheet metal design and fabrication use outside flange lengths for several reasons. The flat pattern displays the corner relief as set in the relief area of the sheetmetal preferences dialog box.

Flange wall gives you control over the cross section of the wall. There is a way around this using simplified reps. Changing a bend with the constant flat lengthoption selected. 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.

Flat wall gives you control over the profile of the wall. This work around is specifically geared toward maintaining a master rep as you default assembly part where the sheetmetal part remains in the formed condition by default. It purely depends upon the shape of the part that decides which one to use. Changing a bend with the constant flange lengthoption selected.

When you figure flat pattern length you simple add up all the outside flanges and subtract the bend deductions. 20 oct 2016 applies to pro engineer and creo elements pro wildfire to wildfire 5 0. Difference between sheetmetal flange flat features in pro engineer and creo parametric modified.