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Swaps sides of a selected flange so that reference faces are on the other geometric side of the flange. Optionally shifts the flange over the thickness of the sheet metal part.
Accessing the Command
command bar: smflip
menu bar: Sheet Metal | Flange | Flip flange
toolbar: Flange | Flip Flange Feature
ribbon: Sheet Metal | Modify | Flip Flange
Quad cursor menu: Sheet Metal | Flip Flange Feature
: SmFlip
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select solids or flange faces to flip flange(s) [Flip reference side only/Entire model] <Entire model>: (Select a solid body or a flange faces or press Enter to flip sides for all flanges.)
Entities in set: 1
Select solids or flange faces to flip flange(s) [Flip reference side only/Entire model]: (Select more faces or press Enter.)
Command Options
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Description |
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Flip reference side only |
Turns OFF the shift of flanges by thickness, in this mode reference sides for selected flanges are just swapped. The command prompt now reads: Select solids or flange faces to flip reference side of flange(s) [Flip flange/Entire model] <Entire model>: |
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Entire Model |
Applies flip operation to all flanges in the drawing. |
Changing reference faces with shift by thickness might be necessary if SmExtrude creates flanges which collide with another part:
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Collisions between a solid and sheet metal flanges |
Collisions solved after applying SmFlip. |
Related Commands
SmConvert - automatically recognizes flanges and bends in a 3D solid.
SmFlangeBase - creates a base (initial) flange of a sheet metal part from a closed planar profile.
SmFlangeEdge - creates one or more flanges to a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.
SmParametrize - creates a consistent set of 3D constraints for a selected sheet metal part.
