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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 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.
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