Create tube and fillet flanges

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The Tube Flange tools can be used to quickly add finishes to the edge of surfaces.

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I'll start with Tube Flange, and I'll close off all of the options with the Shift key.

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And I normally have Chain Select and Auto Update on,

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and it asks me to pick my surface curves. And you can see that it builds a rolled edge shape with a flange.

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I can flip the direction with these arrows,

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and I can modify the Radius value here, and you'll notice that it's growing away from my edge, so it's adding to my surface.

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So, I'll just put this back to, say, 5 mil.

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If we look down here, you can see that the angle of the flange is currently 90° to the surface.

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And this is because I've got Sweep Angle selected.

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If I switch that to Parting line and take the Z direction, for example, then I can force the flange to be in a draft direction.

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If I go back to the Sweep Angle and increase this to, say, 180,

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then I can also use it to create a folded back edge, and I can have a longer flange, or I can create it without the flange surface if I prefer.

01:18

And one of the nice things about the Tube Flange is that it works

01:22

really well with construction history, and in this case on a subdivision.

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So, if I modify that subdivision, I can get the detailed edge without having to increase the complexity of my subdivision cage.

01:35

Now if I do the same thing on the other side, but this time I'll use a Fillet Flange.

01:42

And again, I'll close off the sections and do Chain Select and Auto Update.

01:47

But I've also got an Auto Trim option here because the Fillet Flange tool cuts inwards to the surface away from the edge.

01:57

Other than that, it creates the same rolled edge and flange.

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We have the fillet size and the same arrangements for the flange.

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Because it's trimming, it may be, as in this case, that it doesn't quite trim to the edge of this surface.

02:16

So, this green arrow, you can click on that, and the surface will extend far enough to complete the trim.

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So essentially, the same, apart from Fillet Flange trims inwards, and Tube Flange grows outwards.

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But Fillet Flange can also be used to satisfy your engineering constraints, and that's what this wall is for.

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So, if I choose to show the wall, you can see here at the moment my wall is in the Normal direction

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and my flange is also in the Normal direction.

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If I change my wall to being a Draft direction, and it's in Z.

02:54

And if I take a look from the top view,

02:57

then what that's doing is it's ensuring that the whole of the Fillet flange construction is within that boundary wall.

03:07

So, if I'm using this for design, then I'll typically try to get both of these set up the same to get a predictable result.

Video transcript

00:00

The Tube Flange tools can be used to quickly add finishes to the edge of surfaces.

00:06

I'll start with Tube Flange, and I'll close off all of the options with the Shift key.

00:11

And I normally have Chain Select and Auto Update on,

00:16

and it asks me to pick my surface curves. And you can see that it builds a rolled edge shape with a flange.

00:25

I can flip the direction with these arrows,

00:28

and I can modify the Radius value here, and you'll notice that it's growing away from my edge, so it's adding to my surface.

00:36

So, I'll just put this back to, say, 5 mil.

00:40

If we look down here, you can see that the angle of the flange is currently 90° to the surface.

00:47

And this is because I've got Sweep Angle selected.

00:51

If I switch that to Parting line and take the Z direction, for example, then I can force the flange to be in a draft direction.

01:01

If I go back to the Sweep Angle and increase this to, say, 180,

01:06

then I can also use it to create a folded back edge, and I can have a longer flange, or I can create it without the flange surface if I prefer.

01:18

And one of the nice things about the Tube Flange is that it works

01:22

really well with construction history, and in this case on a subdivision.

01:25

So, if I modify that subdivision, I can get the detailed edge without having to increase the complexity of my subdivision cage.

01:35

Now if I do the same thing on the other side, but this time I'll use a Fillet Flange.

01:42

And again, I'll close off the sections and do Chain Select and Auto Update.

01:47

But I've also got an Auto Trim option here because the Fillet Flange tool cuts inwards to the surface away from the edge.

01:57

Other than that, it creates the same rolled edge and flange.

02:02

We have the fillet size and the same arrangements for the flange.

02:09

Because it's trimming, it may be, as in this case, that it doesn't quite trim to the edge of this surface.

02:16

So, this green arrow, you can click on that, and the surface will extend far enough to complete the trim.

02:24

So essentially, the same, apart from Fillet Flange trims inwards, and Tube Flange grows outwards.

02:31

But Fillet Flange can also be used to satisfy your engineering constraints, and that's what this wall is for.

02:37

So, if I choose to show the wall, you can see here at the moment my wall is in the Normal direction

02:45

and my flange is also in the Normal direction.

02:49

If I change my wall to being a Draft direction, and it's in Z.

02:54

And if I take a look from the top view,

02:57

then what that's doing is it's ensuring that the whole of the Fillet flange construction is within that boundary wall.

03:07

So, if I'm using this for design, then I'll typically try to get both of these set up the same to get a predictable result.

Video quiz

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When adding tube fillets to edges, which of the following options produces a rolled edge that trims inwards and can satisfy your engineering constraints using the Wall option?

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