Roof Flange Forge

Generate a printable flange adapter for a ribbed sheet-metal roof.

How this tool works

This app generates printable flange adapters whose underside is shaped to conform to a periodic ribbed sheet-metal roof, so the printed part sits flush against the roof rather than rocking on the rib peaks.

Workflow

  1. Pick a Shape — circular flange, rectangular flange, mounting strip, or a roof-profile preview.
  2. Pick a Roof profile — trapezoidal ribs (most stamped body panels) or corrugated (sinusoidal, like barn tin).
  3. Match the Roof dimensions to the actual metal you're mounting on. Measure a rib peak-to-peak with calipers and split it into rib width and indent widths.
  4. Choose Center on: Rib or Indent depending on where the flange center lands on the periodic pattern; and Topside vs Underside for the side of the panel it mounts on.
  5. Hit Render STL, review the 3D preview, then Download STL.

Topside vs. underside

A single adapter is really two mating parts split along the roof surface: the topside sits above the roof with pads that drop into the indents, and the underside is a mirror piece that receives those pads from below. Print both, sandwich the sheet metal between them, and bolt through.

Print & fitment tolerance

The generated STL matches the nominal roof profile exactly. Real prints and real sheet metal are noisier, so you'll almost always want to bake in some clearance:

Everything is parametric — no need to guess. Print a small test coupon (a short strip that spans one rib), iterate on the tolerance values, then run the full flange when the coupon slips on cleanly.

Sharing

The URL always reflects the current parameters, and hitting Copy share link copies a link that reproduces the exact STL you're looking at.

Units
Shape
Roof
Bolt holes
Placement

Grid: 1 in / 25.4 mm per cell
Model: (render to see)