Sheet metal flanges on parts with corner chamfers

cody_glaiel
cody_glaiel Member Posts: 5 ✭
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I'm learning OnShape and the flange tool behaves differently than how Solidworks would generate it. Any reason why the flange tool basically deletes the chamfer in this situation? It's not that I can't think of a workaround for this using partial flanges and some extrusions, but seems like a lot of extra commands for something that should be more simple unless I'm missing something.

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  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,618 PRO
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    Try creating the chamfer with the corner break tool and then use the flange tool. I think you will get the results you want.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

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  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,618 PRO
    edited April 2025

    Use the sheet metal corner break tool, not chamfer.

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    It isn't as useful as I would like once the chamfer interacts with the bend, but you can also add a chamfer (corner break) and then a bend, depending on what you're trying to do.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • cody_glaiel
    cody_glaiel Member Posts: 5 ✭

    The goal was to have the part generate flanges only on the selected line, so it should create a feature that looks like this. This is how Solidworks would handle it. Not sure why the flange feature basically ignores the chamfer feature

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  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,618 PRO
    Answer ✓

    Try creating the chamfer with the corner break tool and then use the flange tool. I think you will get the results you want.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • cody_glaiel
    cody_glaiel Member Posts: 5 ✭

    Ahhhh I see. Corner break is a sheet metal specific chamfer/filet. Works now, thank you!

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