The Flange command creates a sheet metal base flange, contour flange, edge flange, or lofted flange based on profiles you select in Fusion.
Design > Sheet Metal > Create > Flange
Add or remove selection sets to apply different flange settings to each selection set.
Each line in the selection box represents a different flange profile.
Adjust the following for each row independently:
Selection Set
Flange Width Type
Full Edge: Creates a flange along the entire length of the selected edge.
Symmetric: Creates a flange of a specific width centered on the mid-point of the selected edge.
Two Sides: Creates a flange of a specified width with the center of the selected edge but two possible distances to both sides.
Two Offsets: Creates a flange to two selected offsets.
+: Add a selection set to the list.
X: Remove the highlighted selection set from the list.
Select sheet metal edges or sketch geometry to use for base flange, edge flange, or contour flange profiles.
Select two open or two closed sketch profiles to use for lofted flange profiles.
Check to automatically select connected chains of geometry.
Specify the distance to extrude the selected profile to one or both sides, based on the Direction setting.
Specify the distance to extrude the flange from the height datum.
Specify the angle of the flange relative to the selected edges on the base flange.
Controls where the flange height is measured from.
Inner Faces: Measures the flange height from the intersection of the inner faces of the base flange and the new flange.
Outer Faces: Measures the flange height from the intersection of the outer faces of the base flange and the new flange.
Tangent To Bend: Measures the flange height tangent to the bend between the base flange and new flange, parallel to the new flange.
Controls where the bend is positioned between the base flange and the new flange.
Inside: Positions the bend inside the boundary of the outermost faces of the base flange and new flange.
Outside: Positions the bend outside the boundary of the innermost faces of the base flange and new flange.
Adjacent: Positions the bend so that it starts at the selected edge on the base flange.
Tangent: Positions the bend so that it is tangent to the selected edge on the base flange.
Flips the new flange 180 degrees over the base flange.
Miters the corners where sheet metal corners would otherwise overlap.
Orients the sheet metal material relative to the selected sketch profile.
Controls the direction that sheet metal flange is extruded from the sketch profile.
Declares the intended manufacturing method for the lofted sheet metal body.
Controls the facets that create the bends in the lofted sheet metal body.
Select an operation to control how the feature affects the design.
Displays the list rules available in the design when the component does not yet have a Sheet Metal Rule assigned.
Select a rule from the list to assign it to the component when the flange is created.
Lets you override specific setting values for the new flange.
Check to apply overrides. Uncheck to restore all setting values to those defined in the Sheet Metal Rule.
Lets you override the bend radius value for the new flange.
Check to apply overrides. Uncheck to restore the value defined in the Sheet Metal Rule.
Lets you override the relief shape, width, depth, and remnant values of bends for the new flange.
Check to apply overrides. Uncheck to restore the values defined in the Sheet Metal Rule.
Relief Shape
Straight: Creates a bend relief with a squared notch and a width, depth, and remnant that you specify.
Tear: Creates no bend relief, so the material is torn and leaves a remnant that you specify.
Round: Creates a bend relief with a rounded notch and a width, depth, and remnant that you specify.
Relief Width: Specify the relief width value to override the sheet metal rule.
Relief Depth: Specify the relief depth value to override the sheet metal rule.
Relief Remnant: Specify the relief remnant value to override the sheet metal rule.
Lets you override the relief shape, size, and placement at corners where 2 bends intersect.
Check to apply overrides. Uncheck to restore the values defined in the Sheet Metal Rule.
Relief Shape
Round: Creates a bend relief in the shape of a circle, at a size and placement that you specify, centered on the corner where 2 bends meet.
Square: Creates a bend relief in the shape of a square, at a size that you specify, centered on the corner where 2 bends meet.
Tear: Creates no bend relief, so the material is torn at the corner where 2 bends meet.
Trim To Bend: Creates a bend relief in the shape of a square, defined by the limits of the bend zone, centered on the corner where 2 bends meet.
Linear Weld: Creates a bend relief in the shape of a V, cut from the corner of the bend zone on the base flange to the intersection of the bend zone on the edges of 2 flanges.
Arc Weld: Creates a bend relief in the shape of two splines, cut from intersection of the bend zone and the edges of two flanges to the points where they intersect the bend zone on the base flange, separated by the Miter/Rip/Seam Gap value.
Relief Size: Specify the relief size value to override the sheet metal rule. This dimension is measured when the sheet metal body is unfolded.
Round: The size of a round corner relief is the radius of the cutout.
Square: The size of a square corner relief is width of the square cut out.
Relief Placement
Tangent: Places a rounded relief shape so that it is tangent to the edges of 2 flanges where they meet the base flange.
Intersection: Centers the relief shape on the intersection where 2 flanges meet the base flange.
Lets you override the relief shape and radius at corners where 3 bends intersect.
Check to apply overrides. Uncheck to restore the values defined in the Sheet Metal Rule.
Relief Shape
No Replacement: Creates no special bend relief shape at the corner where 3 bends meet.
Intersection: Creates a bend relief shape by extending the flange edges until they intersect.
Full Round: Creates a bend relief shape by extending the flange edges until they intersect, then adding a full round fillet at the intersection, tangent to the flange edges starting at the bend zone.
Round With Radius: Creates a bend relief shape by extending the flange edges until they intersect, then adding a fillet of a size that you specify to round the intersection.
Relief Radius: Specify the relief radius value to override the sheet metal rule.