Flange Statement

The FLANGE statement is used to generate flanges of different kinds. Flanges may be folded ("bent") flanges, created by bending part of the plate along one edge.

Flanges may also be flat bars welded to the edge of the plate. Such a flange may be straight or curved, welded symmetrically or unsymmetrically, and set along the outer contour or in a hole.

Profiles which are not flat bars, but used as flanges, must be generated as unsymmetric stiffeners (see the STIFFENER statement). Flanges which are not perpendicular to the plate surface must also be generated as stiffeners.