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Edit gap on sheet metal flange.
Adding an edge flange select edge flange from the sheet metal toolbar.
Use gauge table only available if a sheet metal gauge table has been selected for the part select or clear.
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Edit the sketch of the profile.
A flange feature consists of a face and bend connected to an existing face along a straight edge.
Is this the only way to create adjoining flanges that are not oriented 90 degrees apart.
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You could also make a helical surface transition from the flat section to the flange end face with the appropriate bend mold line allowance in the flat pattern.
First you ll learn to create base features flanges and bends that add strength and connections.
How can i decrease the gap between the ends of the flanges.
You can override the default sheet metal.
Previous editions covered economic order quantity in batch production and the accuracy of things made from rolled sheet stock.
It is designed behavior as a part of flange enhancements in nx12.
I was not able to create the triple flange using the sheet metal tools directly.
Drag the edge upwards and left click to indicate direction and an initial value for length.
To add a flange feature you select one or more edges and specify the size and position of the material added.
Choose the back edge of the base flangeas the edge on which you wish to create the edge flange.
The default radius of1mm is used.
The image showing a formed transition with sharp corners is not practical.
Corners that generate during the creation of flange and contour flange features display the default corner relief shape when the model is flat.
Cannot edit the corner gap in a sheet metal flange part file.
You can use unbend rebend normal cutout bend taper and so on to customize flange shapes.
Set a value when use default radius and use gauge table are cleared.
There is note of it in the help documentation as to better support multiple instances within a feature the embedded sketch functionality has been removed.
