Add Flange

Sheet-Metal Design

You can add a flange to the edge of a sheet-metal part. Flanges can only be added to perpendicular sheet edges either one or more edges at the same time. You can also define different values for the edges.

Figure 1: The selection of the edge will define the direction of the flange. You can change the direction in the Flange Feature Data.

Add a flange feature as follows:

  1. Select Sheet metal part | Tools | Add Flange. More options...Less options...
    • (OR) Select at least one edge line and select the context-sensitive function Add Flange.... Proceed straight into defining the bend data.
  2. Select one or more edge of a sheet-metal part.
  3. Select the context-sensitive function OK or press the mouse middle button.
  4. Fill in the data in the Flange Feature Data dialog box. You can define different flange parameters for different edges.
  5. Select OK.
Note: The stretch calculation method of a sheet metal part is a part property, which you can change by selecting the part and clicking Properties.