Creating Flanges

You can generate flanges from a spine and a profile.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a web.
See Also
About the Creation of Swept Walls
About the Selection of the Spine

Create a Flange without Support

You can create a flange without support.

  1. From the Model section of the action bar, click Flange .
  2. Select an edge.

    In the Spine context menu, select Select tangent continuous edges to select all tangentially contiguous edges forming the spine.

    The Spine box is updated with the selected edge and a preview of the flange is created.

  3. To define the flange parameters, do the following:
    • Enter a value in the Length box. Use the icons next to the box to specify the type of length.
      Note: The length is always computed using the lowest external point of the flange.
    • Enter a value in the Angle box. Specify whether the angle is acute or obtuse .
  4. Optional: To reverse the direction of the flange, click Reverse .

Create a Flange With a Support

You can create a flange with a support.

  1. From the Model section of the action bar, click Flange and select an edge.
  2. From the Position list, select the support type.
    • Trim support: Trims the selected edge.



      : Material side

      Important: The Trim Support option only works for planar supports.
    • Flange plane: Enables the planar face of the flange to lie in the orientation plane.

      The selected plane can be:

      • A plane created in the Generative Shape Design app.
      • A translated plane.
      • Any planar face or surface.



      : Material side

      It should be perpendicular to the selected edge and intersect its support face:

      Warning: The Angle type icon next to the Angle box disappears. The angle in this case is the orientation angle measured with respect to the selected plane support.
  3. Optional: To reverse the material side, click Invert material side .
    Trim Support

    Plane Support