Automatic creation of flange length dimension
Automatic creation of flange length dimension
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I have just loaded SW2006 to test it before moving over to the new version. I do a lot of sheet metal work and one new feature that could save a lot of time is the automatic addition of flange lrngths to the sketch when creating an edge flange. I have created edge flanges in SW2006 and no automatic dimension is added, has anybody seen this work and if so is there a setting to change to enable it.






RE: Automatic creation of flange length dimension
Edge flange can also be controled by the Property Manager.
Please point out where it says this is suppose to be this away in SW06.
Now if you are talking about the drawings, there it adds the some dimensional information about the SM component. See "What's New" or Help for further understanding.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Automatic creation of flange length dimension
The dimension you are thinking of is only available when you RMB the Annotations folder after creating the flange.
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
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RE: Automatic creation of flange length dimension
This feature is mentioned on page 26 of the what's new highlights booklet that comes with the discs, under edge flange improvements.
RE: Automatic creation of flange length dimension
That's so you can go back edit the flange profile sketch to meet your needs and add dimensions to it to constrain your flange profile, in which the automatic length then disappears as it's no longer used.
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RE: Automatic creation of flange length dimension
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376