LoftedFlangeDefinition Object


Description

The LoftedFlangeDefinition object represents all of the information that defines a lofted flange feature. The LoftedFlangeDefinition object is used in two ways. First it is used as input when creating a lofted flange feature. Second it is used to query and edit existing lofted flange features.

Methods

Name Description
Copy Method that creates a copy of this LoftedFlangeDefinition object. The new LoftedFlangeDefinition object is independent of any feature. It can edited and used as input to edit an existing feature or to create a new lofted flange feature.
SetOutputType Method that sets the technique that will be used to calculate the lofted flange.

Properties

Name Description
AffectedBodies
Application Returns the top-level parent application object. When used the context of Inventor, an Application object is returned. When used in the context of Apprentice, an ApprenticeServer object is returned.
BendRadius
Converge
ExtentDirection
FacetTolerance Property that returns the parameter controlling the tolerance used to calculate the lofted flange. This will return Nothing in the case where the OutputType property returns kDieFormedLoftedFlange and where the LoftedFlangeDefinition object is not associated with an existing lofted flange.
IsUnfoldMethodOverridden
Operation
OutputType Property that returns the technique being used to calculate the shape of the lofted flange. To set the output type use the SetOutputType method.
Parent Property that returns the parent LoftedFlangeFeature object.
ProfileOne
ProfileTwo
SheetMetalRule
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.
UnfoldMethod
UseDefaultSheetMetalRule

Accessed From

LoftedFlangeDefinition.Copy, LoftedFlangeFeature.Definition, LoftedFlangeFeatureProxy.Definition, LoftedFlangeFeatures.CreateLoftedFlangeDefinition

Samples

Name Description
Create sheet metal lofted flange feature The following sample demonstrates the creation of a sheet metal lofted flange feature.

Version

Introduced in version 2011