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.
Edit gap on sheet metal flange.
The formed sheet metal bend with the relief cut at the end of the flange is one preferred approach.
The image showing a formed transition with sharp corners is not practical.
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I was not able to create the triple flange using the sheet metal tools directly.
Corners that generate during the creation of flange and contour flange features display the default corner relief shape when the model is flat.
You can use unbend rebend normal cutout bend taper and so on to customize flange shapes.
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It is designed behavior as a part of flange enhancements in nx12.
Adding an edge flange select edge flange from the sheet metal toolbar.
Cannot edit the corner gap in a sheet metal flange part file.
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Choose the back edge of the base flangeas the edge on which you wish to create the edge flange.
First you ll learn to create base features flanges and bends that add strength and connections.
To add a flange feature you select one or more edges and specify the size and position of the material added.
Use gauge table only available if a sheet metal gauge table has been selected for the part select or clear.
Edit the sketch of the profile.
How can i decrease the gap between the ends of the flanges.
So i created the flanges via the face command then a clearance notch then using the fold command.
Previous editions covered economic order quantity in batch production and the accuracy of things made from rolled sheet stock.
The default radius of1mm is used.
A flange feature consists of a face and bend connected to an existing face along a straight edge.
Set a value when use default radius and use gauge table are cleared.
Is this the only way to create adjoining flanges that are not oriented 90 degrees apart.
You can override the default sheet metal.
