Sheet Metal Contour Flange

Status: Implemented

Contour Flange converts an open sketch (or connected edge chain) into a sheet metal body by sweeping a rectangular strip along the curves. The tool inserts bend radii wherever adjacent segments meet so downstream features inherit accurate manufacturing parameters.

Inputs

• path – Open sketch or connected edges describing the contour path. Paths are auto-sorted and filleted.
• distance – Width of the strip measured perpendicular to the selected path. Negative values flip the strip direction.
• thickness – Sheet-metal thickness, extruded normal to the sketch plane.
• bendRadius – Default inside bend radius used to round every sharp joint.
• reverseSheetSide – Flip which side of the sketch plane receives material (handy when the automatic side is opposite your intent).
• consumePathSketch – Optional checkbox to remove the driving sketch after the body is created (disable to keep it visible for downstream edits).

Behaviour

• Builds a rectangular sweep profile (distance × thickness) anchored to the selected path, then uses BREP.Sweep in pathAlign mode so bends follow the path curvature.
• Automatically fillets the path with the supplied bend radius (so two-line sketches become manufacturable flanges without extra work).
• Removes consumed sketch groups once the flange body is generated.
• Annotates created solids with userData.sheetMetal metadata (base type, thickness, bend radius, sheet side, etc.) for downstream flange/cutout operations.