Edit Gap On Sheet Metal Flange

Previous editions covered economic order quantity in batch production and the accuracy of things made from rolled sheet stock.

Edit gap on sheet metal flange.

This same tool can be used to make a flat piece of sheet metal that one would use to add edge flanges and other useful sheet metal features. Set a value when use default radius and use gauge table are cleared. Columnist gerald davis continues a discussion of 3 d cad and precision sheet metal manufacturing in part iii of a four part series focusing on design guidelines for sheet metal. Could anyone help please im using inventor 2008 pro in the sheet metal format and having a slight problem with corners.

You can use unbend rebend normal cutout bend taper and so on to customize flange shapes. To create a sheet metal feature click the sheet metal tab on the command manager and choose base flange enter a value of 1 50mm for thickness in the base flange options dialog box. Next month concludes with the pros and cons of hems jogs and forming tools. Corners that generate during the creation of flange and contour flange features display the default corner relief shape when the model is flat.

The guys in the workshop are telling me that when they bend up an enclosure the edges of the flanges are always corner to corner. Use gauge table only available if a sheet metal gauge table has been selected for the part select or clear. You can override the default sheet metal. It is designed behavior as a part of flange enhancements in nx12.

Products and versions covered inventor 2015 inventor 2016 inventor 2017 inventor 2018 inventor professional 2015 inventor professional 2016 inventor professional 2017 inventor professional 2018. 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. Introduction to sheet metal features base flange method magazine file introduction to sheet metal features design communication graphics 5 sheet metal feature. Options in basic sheet metal base flange tab.

To add a flange feature you select one or more edges and specify the size and position of the material added. Edit the sketch of the profile. Edge flange see figure 3 can be used to add an attached wall to any sheet metal body.