XYZ Part Tutorial

XYZ Part

This tutorial will step you through the process of creating a part using the XYZ Part design interface.

To begin, click the New Part icon at the top of the page or click File --> New --> Tube. Doing so will open up the New Design menu. The New Design menu will also automatically open when Bend-Tech starts up.

In the New Design menu, click the XYZ Part option in the Create New Part section.

Once XYZ Part has been selected, a new XYZ Part design window will open. Before designing the part, a material and die must be chosen. In the Die & Material tab, Click the drop down menu below Select Material and choose a material from the list. Click the drop down menu below Select Die and choose a die from the list.

Note: If a default die and material have already been set up, they will already be selected. In that case proceed to the next step.

Once a proper die and material have been chosen, the part design panel containing the coordinate fields will be open to edit. First, the number of bends needs to be chosen. Click the drop down menu below Number of Bends and select 3 from the list.

Make sure the box next to Refresh on Keystroke is checked. While this option is enabled, the part display will update automatically as the coordinates are being entered.

The start, each bend, and end of the part need to be given coordinate values. Enter the values into the fields as shown below. Make sure each bend's Dim Type is set to Apex.

Once the coordinates have been entered, the window should look similar to the image below. The part is now complete.

To adjust any settings, view the bend order, or to see any warnings, click any of the tabs the tabbed section at the top of the design window.

The part can be saved by clicking the save icon or by clicking File --> Save in the main menu bar. The setup sheet for the part can be printed by clicking the print icon or by clicking File --> Print.