Creo Sheet Metal Flat Vs Flanged

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

Creo sheet metal flat vs flanged.

Sheet metal corner relief and self intersecting flange ratso mechanical 27 jul 06 04 14 ok i have done a sample based on your info and the downloaded ipt. Constant flange length keeps the distance between the apex and the end of the wall fixed. Here is the basic explanation for the two sheet metal options. Flange wall gives you control over the cross section of the wall.

Flat wall gives you control over the profile of the wall. As one who daily works with sheet metal design and fabrication use outside flange lengths for several reasons. Flange i am currently attempting to set up user friendly templates for the various types of v clips i work with and i have a small dilema. No worries of forgetting a material thickness along the way 3.

When you figure flat pattern length you simple add up all the outside flanges and subtract the bend deductions. Changing a bend with the constant flange length option selected. From creo parametric 5 0 release the depth option tangent to bend in not available. If i understand the sticking point of the question how can it be done using the sheet metal module of proe vs extruding.

Below is the basic example of the flat and flanged walls. When i create the main bend with a radius of about 0 09 i tend to lose varying amounts of material to create it. 20 oct 2016 applies to pro engineer and creo elements pro wildfire to wildfire 5 0. Or is it just a flat piece you are adding the joggle.

Dave does your sheet metal part have a stepped flange as shown in the wikipedia picture on the right. When you open legacy models created in creo parametric release 4 0 and previous releases in creo parametric 5 0 the tangent to bend depth option is replace by the on origin depth option. Sheetmetal fold vs. It purely depends upon the shape of the part that decides which one to use.