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About the Creo Flexible Modeling User Interface for Sheet Metal Parts
The Flexible Modeling tab consists of a tab with groups of commands and a gallery, and graphics window shortcut menus. In an open sheet metal part, click Flexible Modeling to open the tab.
Surface Selection Group
Use these commands to select surfaces and set rules for selecting geometry.
• Shapes—Opens the shapes gallery.
◦ Boss—Selects surfaces that form a boss.
◦ Bosses—Selects surfaces that form a boss along with additional bosses.
◦ Cut—Selects surfaces that form a cut.
◦ Cuts—Selects surfaces that for a cut along with additional cuts.
◦ Round/Chamfer—Selects a round or chamfer surface.
◦ Rounds/Chamfers—Selects connected round or chamfer surfaces of the same size, type, and convexity.
 
* When you move the mouse over a button, geometry in the graphics window highlights. This geometry is selected when you click the button.
• Geometry Rules—Opens the Geometry Rules dialog box.
• Geometry Search—Opens the Geometry Search Tool dialog box. You can use this dialog box to search for sheet metal design objects.
Modify Group
Use the Modify commands to modify sheet metal features.
• Pull Wall—Opens the Pull Wall tab.
• Edit Bend—Opens the Edit Bend tab.
• Edit Bend Relief—Opens the Edit Bend Relief tab.
• Edit Corner Relief—Opens the Edit Corner Relief tab.
• Edit Corner Seam—Opens the EDIT CORNER SEAM tab.
• Click Modify to display additional commands.
◦ Edit Round—Opens the Edit Round tab.
◦ Edit Chamfer—Opens the Edit Chamfer tab.
Transform Group
Use the Transform commands to modify geometry.
• —Opens the Move tab. Click Move to display additional commands.
◦ Move using Dragger
◦ Move by Dimension
◦ Move using Constraints
• Offset—Opens the Offset Geometry tab.
• Substitute—Opens the Substitute tab.
• Click Transform to display additional commands.
◦ Modify Analytic—Opens the Modify Analytic Surface tab.
◦ Mirror—Opens the Mirror Geometry tab.
◦ Flexible Pattern—Opens the Pattern tab.
Recognition Group
Use the Recognition group to recognize patterns and symmetric geometry and sheet metal objects. You can propagate recognized patterns and symmetry to other Creo Flexible Modeling features.
• Pattern Recognition—Opens the Pattern Recognition tab.
• Symmetry—Opens the Symmetry Recognition tab.
• Sheet Metal Objects—Displays the following commands:
◦ Recognize Bends—Opens the Recognize Bends dialog box.
◦ Recognize Bend Reliefs—Opens the Recognize Bend Reliefs dialog box.
◦ Recognize Corner Reliefs—Opens the Recognize Corner Reliefs dialog box.
◦ Recognize Corner Seams—Opens the Recognize Corner Seams dialog box.
◦ Recognize Forms—Opens the Recognize Forms dialog box.
• Not Sheet Metal Objects—Displays the following commands:
◦ Not Bends—Opens the Not Bends dialog box.
◦ Not Bend Reliefs—Opens the Not Bend Reliefs dialog box.
◦ Not Corner Reliefs—Opens the Not Corner Reliefs dialog box.
◦ Not Corner Seam—Opens the Not Corner Seams dialog box.
◦ Not Forms—Opens the Not Forms dialog box.
• Click Recognition to display additional commands.
◦ Chamfers—Click an option to recognize and tag chamfer geometry:
▪ Recognize Chamfers—Opens the Recognize Chamfers tab.
▪ Not Chamfers—Opens the Not Chamfers tab.
◦ Rounds—Click an option to recognize and tag round geometry:
▪ Recognize Rounds—Opens the Recognize Rounds tab.
▪ Not Rounds—Opens the Not Rounds tab.
Edit Features Group
• Remove—Opens the Remove Surface tab.
• Click Edit Features to display the following commands:
◦ Attach—Opens the Attach tab.