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problems nx9 contur flange
- Thread starter helperug
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The contour flange command requires tangential connections when transitioning from a line to arc and vise-versa. For line to line, or arc to arc, this is not required. All you need to do is add two very small tangent arcs to connect the line to the arc and back to the line.
HTH,
Ryan
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Ryan Gudorf
CAD/CAM Supervisor
Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
Solid Edge V20
NX8.0.0.25
TC8 in Testing
6 GB RAM, nVIDIA Quadro FX4800
HTH,
Ryan
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Ryan Gudorf
CAD/CAM Supervisor
Budde Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
Solid Edge V20
NX8.0.0.25
TC8 in Testing
6 GB RAM, nVIDIA Quadro FX4800
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JohnRBaker
Mechanical
By Definition, a flange can have only one bend. So if you want use exactly the geometry that you've shown you will have to create TWO flanges, coming from both ends and then unite them as I've done in the -1 example (see attached zip file containing two examples).
Now jerry1423 was close but you ONLY need to blend ONE corner, as I've done in the -2 example.
Note that in either case, you're able to create a Flat Pattern/Flat Solid of the results.
Anyway, take a look and see if either of these approaches works for you.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
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Now jerry1423 was close but you ONLY need to blend ONE corner, as I've done in the -2 example.
Note that in either case, you're able to create a Flat Pattern/Flat Solid of the results.
Anyway, take a look and see if either of these approaches works for you.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
JohnRBaker
Mechanical
Actually the approach that jerry1423 and helperug suggested would work. I should have been more specific; when creating any sort of 'Flange', the software can only ADD one new bend. If there are going to be more than one 'bend' in your profile then you're going to have to either supply the additional ones yourself or do the piece-wise approach that I used in my -1 example.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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