Creo Sheet Metal Flange Vs Flat

20 oct 2016 applies to pro engineer and creo elements pro wildfire to wildfire 5 0.

Creo sheet metal flange vs flat.

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. There is a way around this using simplified reps. 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. Below is the basic example of the flat and flanged walls.

When you figure flat pattern length you simple add up all the outside flanges and subtract the bend deductions. 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. Difference between sheetmetal flange flat features in pro engineer and creo parametric modified. The flat pattern feature is persistent about being the last feature in a model tree.

Flange wall gives you control over the cross section of the wall. Changing a bend with the constant flat lengthoption selected. As one who daily works with sheet metal design and fabrication use outside flange lengths for several reasons. Flat wall gives you control over the profile of the wall.

Information regarding the difference of flange and flat wall features for sheet metal. Changing a bend with the constant flange lengthoption selected. Is there any way to take a flat file and bend along a line. It purely depends upon the shape of the part that decides which one to use.

In the image below i would like to bend along the construction like that is 2 009 away from the righ. Constant flat lengthensures that the length of the unfolded wall is not changed. Constant flange lengthkeeps the distance between the apex and the end of the wall fixed.