flange creation

allen_schultz135

I am struggling to make a flange(s) on this 3mm plate. Part studio will not accept an edge to drop a 76mm flange.
Please show me the way. Thx, Allen.

EvanReese

Any images to share?

john_mcclary

Was the plate created with the sheet metal tool? Or did you just extrude it? 

Carlos_Martinez_Gonzalez

Idon´t know if it´s your case but i think that the flange tool has some bugs. In a part like this, you can create an upward flange in the middle face, but if you try to create the flange downwards it gives you an error.

wayne_sauder

@Cmartinez
You are creating interfering geometry. You will need to make some modifications to some of the flanges in order to get it to work. 
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7c2d8d3fdff975230885f707/w/875768aacbf4d697c00cc964/e/d2c567f3fde8a85bcf8de13e

Carlos_Martinez_Gonzalez

Thanks @wayne_sauder, i know what´s the problem, but i think the flange tool should solve this interference by itself..

wayne_sauder

@Cmartinez
 You make a valid point. Contact support or write an improvement request for us to upvote. 

allen_schultz135

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/100f854b232297dd1a027ef4/w/82a76a40d9c1515d01232905/e/b5352dd9c6f9a654423bd1ec
that is the top of a step in 3mm MGP, need a 20mm down flange at rear, a 30mm flange down front & 2/ 76mm flanges down thw sides.
thx. Allen.
13:22 5/13/22
I thickened the plate. thx. Allen.

Last week I did get this project created, even managed to export a DXF ready for a Laser Cut machine. I needed to reduce the overall width by 16mm, so tried to do this by altering the dimension in the very first / top sketch, understanding that this is the way to go, Yes, it worked but immediately caused a whole bunch of RED flags (text) of "not acceptable" inputs.
So, I scrapped the whole project. Then started again. Then hit the brick wall.
Thx, Allen.

glen_dewsbury

Your model is using an extrude thicken function to make the initial part. This wants to be started with thicken using sheet metal tool.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/874d21e66b053a1d2b042945/w/5a0d2ed92ae5b5fc66904c49/e/86690281f97cfb14999a66a6