Creating a Contact Flange Function

You can create a contact flange in order to add a shape to a part. This shape is a surface and can be used as a contact zone.

Before you begin: Insert a surfacic functional set.
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Defining Functional Properties
  1. From the Design section of the action bar, click Contact Flange Function .
    The Contact Flange Function Definition dialog box is displayed.
    Tip: This dialog box is interactive: it is dynamically updated each time you modify an option to represent how the chosen options will influence the result. The blue star near the option name means that it is a mandatory input.
  2. Select the Contact Surface on which the flange is created.
  3. Optional: Select the Intersection Fillet that defines a constant fillet at the intersection of the contact flange and the main input.
    With intersection off

    With intersection on

  4. Optional: Define a Clearance, i.e. a constant offset between the contact surface and the contact flange feature.
    With clearance off

    With clearance on

  5. Optional: Select the Consider thickness option in the case the offset operation is not necessary so as to link the created function to SFS thickness properties.


    Note: This link can be seen in using the Parents-Children command.
  6. Click OK to create the contact flange.
    The element (identified as Contact Flange Function) is added to thetree.