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'''[[Main Page|Bend-Tech 7x Wiki]] :: [[Main Menu Bar]] :: [[Tools]] :: Plate/Sheet Library'''
 
'''[[Main Page|Bend-Tech 7x Wiki]] :: [[Main Menu Bar]] :: [[Tools]] :: Plate/Sheet Library'''
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'''View/Edit''': To view a material's information, select a material from the list by clicking on the material name. The selected material's information will be shown to the right of the 'Material List' under 'Material Details'. While a material is selected, its details can be edited. To apply any changes made to a material, click the 'Apply' button.
 
  
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'''Add/Remove Materials''': To add a new material, click the 'Add New' button below the 'Material List'. Fill in the Material Name, Weight(if known, otherwise leave blank), width, and choose which units the material uses. Choose a color by clicking the 'Color' button. Click the 'Apply' button to save the material's information and to add it to the 'Material List'. To remove a material from the Plate/Sheet Library, select the material's name in the list and click the 'Delete' button.
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<h3>Material Details</h3>
  
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'''Add Remove Bend Radius''': The bending radius is the radius that the material can be bent to. To add a bending radius, click the 'Add New' button below the 'Bending Radius List'. Enter the inside bending radius and click 'OK'. Next, enter the K-Factor for the bend radius. In most cases, the default K-Factor will be sufficient. ***K-Factor Appendix. Click 'OK' again. The new bend radius will then be added to the 'Bending Radius List'.
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*'''Material Name:''' This title will be used to refer to the material throughout the software. It is recommended to give each a unique, descriptive name to more easily identify each material
  
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'''Print''': Click 'Print' to print out a chart of all plate/sheet materials in the library. Once clicked, a new window containing a chart of the plate/sheet materials will appear. To adjust the height of a row, click on the horizontal dividing line, hold the mouse button down, and drag the cursor up and down. To adjust the width of a column, click on the vertical dividing line in the title area, hold the mouse button down, and drag the cursor back and forth. To reorder the list based on a specific material attribute, click on either name, width, height, thick, color, weight, units, type, cost, cut time or setup, notch time or setup, or weld time or setup at the top of the chart. For example, click on 'Thick' to toggle between listing the parts from largest to smallest thickness and smallest to largest thickness. Click 'Print' to print the current view of the chart. Click 'Close' to close the window without printing.
 
  
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'''Close''': Click 'Close' to close the Plate/Sheet Library.
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*'''Weight:''' The weight of the material ''per unit'' can be supplied here. This value is totally optional, but it will be used to calculate the total weight of the part in the part designer interfaces above the results table.
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*'''Units:''' Plate parts can be measured in either inches or millimeters.
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*'''Material Thickness:''' The thickness of the plate material will need to be provided here. Enter the value into the field on the part diagram.
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*'''Color:''' The color of the plate material can be chosen using the '''Color''' button. [[File:color_button.png]] This color will be used to shade the material throughout the software. 
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<h3>Bending Radius List</h3>
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<h3>Add Plate/Sheet</h3>
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:<h4>Manual</h4>
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:<h4>Import</h4>

Revision as of 11:22, 30 May 2014

Bend-Tech 7x Wiki :: Main Menu Bar :: Tools :: Plate/Sheet Library

Plate library 1.png


Material Details

  • Material Name: This title will be used to refer to the material throughout the software. It is recommended to give each a unique, descriptive name to more easily identify each material



  • Weight: The weight of the material per unit can be supplied here. This value is totally optional, but it will be used to calculate the total weight of the part in the part designer interfaces above the results table.



  • Units: Plate parts can be measured in either inches or millimeters.


  • Material Thickness: The thickness of the plate material will need to be provided here. Enter the value into the field on the part diagram.
Plate library 2.png


  • Color: The color of the plate material can be chosen using the Color button. Color button.png This color will be used to shade the material throughout the software.


Bending Radius List


Add Plate/Sheet

Manual


Import

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