More about Mating Flanges

Trim

• Select the No trim check box if you do not want the base surface to be modified.
• Select the Trim check box to trim the base surface with the mating flange.
  
  
• Select the Trim and Split check box to trim the base surface with the mating flange and create an additional feature that corresponds to the base surface split by the reference element. The Split feature is aggregated under the Mating Flange feature.
  
  

Reverse Direction

Click Reverse Direction to inverse the thickness direction, according to the orientation of the reference element.

As a consequence, the mating shape is displayed on the other side of the base surface.

Flip Flange

Click Flip Flange to inverse the mating flange direction, according to its orientation. As a consequence, the mating shape is displayed on the other side of the reference location.

Both Sides

• Select the Both sides check box to create a both-side mating flange using a second reference element. By default, the Reference element, as well as the second Reference direction, are the same as the first reference element and direction, but you can choose other ones. Similarly to the first Reference direction, contextual menu items (Default Selection and Clear Selection) are available for the second Reference direction.
  With the same reference element
  
  
  With a second reference element
  
  

  The second reference location is aggregated under the Mating Flange feature and can be used as an input for a further operation.
  
  

• Select the Linked directions check box to link the second reference direction to the first one. Both directions are the same, the second Reference direction field is grayed out and filled with the same value as the first Reference direction field.

  Important: This option is automatically selected if the Both sides check box is selected too. If the Both sides check box is cleared, it is disabled.