FlangeFeatures.createContourFlangeInput Method

Parent Object: FlangeFeatures

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Defined in namespace "adsk::fusion" and the header file is <Fusion/SheetMetal/FlangeFeatures.h>

Description

Creates a ContourFlangeInput object. Use methods on this object to define the settings for a contour flange and then use the add method, passing in the ContourFlangeInput object to create the contour flange feature.

After creating the input, the extent direction defaults to a one-sided extent, and the distance defines the length of the flange in that direction. To define a different extent use one of the methods on the input object to specify the extent type and the values required.

"flangeFeatures_var" is a variable referencing a FlangeFeatures object.

returnValue = flangeFeatures_var.createContourFlangeInput(profiles, distance)

"flangeFeatures_var" is a variable referencing a FlangeFeatures object.

#include <Fusion/SheetMetal/FlangeFeatures.h>

returnValue = flangeFeatures_var->createContourFlangeInput(profiles, distance);

"flangeFeatures_var" is a variable referencing a FlangeFeatures object.

returnValue = flangeFeatures_var.createContourFlangeInput(profiles, distance);

Return Value

Type	Description
ContourFlangeInput	Returns the newly created ContourFlangeInput object or null if the creation failed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
profiles	Profile[]	An array of open profiles that define the shape of the contour flange. The profiles can be in different sketches but must be parallel to one another.
distance	ValueInput	The extrusion distance for the contour flange. When creating the input, the extent direction defaults to a one-sided extent, and the distance defines the length of the flange in that direction. This value will be used to create the parameter that defines the flange distance. If it is a real value it will be interpreted as centimeters. If it is a string it behaves the same as entering the value in the command dialog. A string like "3.5" will be 3.5 of whatever the current design units are. You can also specify the units as part of the string so "3.5 in" is valid. You can also define equations like "length / 2" where length is the name of an existing parameter.

Version

Introduced in version October 2026