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Current Item: Custom Part

==Description==

Custom parts can be created using the LRA coordinate interface.

==How-To==

===Selection===

To create a custom part, select the 'Custom Part' option in the New Design menu that shows up when Bend Tech starts up. This same menu will also display when 'Tube' is chosen in the 'File' menu under 'New'.

===Design===
[[File:CustomPartWindow.PNG|right|500px]]
Once 'Custom Part' has been clicked, a new custom part window will open. If a default die and material have not been set, a die and material must be chosen before designing the part. If necessary, choose a material and die in the Die and Material tab. Once a die and material have been chosen, the custom part design section will be available to use.

The number of bends in the part can be chosen from the 'Number of Bends:' drop down menu. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part.

To change the starting angle of the part, enter a value in the 'Start Angle:' field.
Check the box next to 'Refresh on Keystroke' to have the 3D part display and results table updated immediately when changes are made in the part design section.

Check the box next to 'Verification Points' to have blue points displayed on the part's starting point, the center of each bend, and on the end point in the 3D part display.

Check the box next to 'Display Dimensions' to display the part dimensions on the part in the 3D part display.

To manually refresh the part display and results table, click the 'Refresh Part' button.

To add a custom centerline radius, click the 'Add Custom CLR' button. Enter a value and click 'OK'. Doing this will add the entered value to the die drop down menus as 'Custom - (Entered Value)'. This will basically act as a die with only the CLR value.

Below all these options, the length, rotation, and angle values can be entered for each part's bend and the end length. To add a length, rotation, angle, or end value, just enter a number into any of the fields.
Each bend will have a 'Dim Type' and 'Die' drop down menu. Dim Type will determine how the part length will be measured for that bend. To choose a dimension type, click the drop down menu and select either Apex or Tangent. Apex will measure to the outside intersection (apex) of the bends two legs. Tangent will measure to the edge of the bends, the tangents, so no bent material will be included in the measurements. Different dies can be selected for each bend by either clicking any of the 'Die' drop down menus and selecting a die/Custom CLR or by using the Detailed Die List. A bend must be selected before viewing the die list. To select a bend, click in any of the bend's LRA fields. Click the 'Detailed Die List' button to view the full die list. Once the die list is open, a die can be selected and added to the chosen bend. Click on a die to select and click the 'Select' button to apply it to the bend.

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−	*The '''number of bends''' in the part can be chosen from the 'Number of Bends:' drop down menu. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part.	+	*The '''number of bends''' in the part can be chosen from the "'''Number of Bends'''" drop down menu. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part.

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 [[File:custompart_1.png|right|500px]]
-Custom parts can be created by supplying length, rotation, and angle values.
+*Custom parts can be created by supplying length, rotation, and angle values.
-<h3>Selection</h3>
+==Selection==
-[[File:xyz_part_2.png|150px|left]]To create a Custom Part:
+[[File:xyz_part_2.png|150px|left]]'''To create a Custom Part:'''
-.) Go to the '''File''' menu, select '''New''', then select '''Tube'''. In the '''Create New''' menu, click on the '''Custom Part''' option.
+'''1.)''' Go to the '''File''' menu, select '''New''', then select '''Tube'''. In the '''Create New''' menu, click on the '''Custom Part''' option.
-.) Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Custom Part''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
+'''2.)''' Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Custom Part''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
 '''...OR'''
-.) Select the '''Custom Part''' option from the [[View#Task Menu|Task Menu]] that appears when the software starts up, when all designs are closed, or through the view menu.
+'''3.)''' Select the '''Custom Part''' option from the [[View#Task Menu|Task Menu]] that appears when the software starts up, when all designs are closed, or through the view menu.
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-<h3>Design</h3>
+==Design==
 [[File:custompart_2.png|right]]
-Once '''Custom Part''' has been clicked, a new custom part window will open. If a default die and material have not been set, a die, material, and/or machine must be chosen before designing the part. If necessary, '''choose a material, die, and/or machine''' in the Die and Material tab. Once a die and material have been chosen, the custom part design section will be available to use.
+*Once '''Custom Part''' has been selected, a new custom part window will open. If a default die and material have not been set, a die, material, and/or machine must be chosen before designing the part. If necessary, '''choose a material, die, and/or machine''' in the Die and Material tab. Once a die and material have been chosen, the custom part design section will be available to use.
-The '''number of bends''' in the part can be chosen from the 'Number of Bends:' drop down menu. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part.
+*The '''number of bends''' in the part can be chosen from the 'Number of Bends:' drop down menu. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part.
-'''To change the starting angle''' of the part, enter a value in the 'Start Angle:' field.
+*To change the '''starting angle''' of the part, enter a value in the "'''Start Angle'''" field.
-Below all these options, the length, rotation, and angle values can be entered for each part's bend and the end length. '''To define length, rotation, angle, or end values''', just enter a number into any of the fields.
+*Below all these options, the length, rotation, and angle values can be typed in for each part's bend and the end length. '''To define length, rotation, angle, or end values''', just type the values into the fields.
-The '''Rise and Run''' button can be used to generate length and angle values based on the rise and run of a specific length of tubing. First place the cursor in and of the length fields from the second bend and onward.
+*The '''Rise and Run''' button can be used to generate length and angle values based on the rise and run of a specific length of pipe or tubing.
-Each bend will have a '''Dim Type''' and '''Die''' drop down menu.  Dim Type will determine how the part length will be measured for that bend. To choose a dimension type, click the drop down menu and select either Apex or Tangent. To change all the dimension types to single type, select the desired dimension type in the Dim Type for the first bend, then hit the enter key. Apex will measure to the outside intersection (apex) of the bends two legs. Tangent will measure to the edge of the bends, the tangents, so no bent material will be included in the measurements. Different dies can be selected for each bend by either clicking any of the 'Die' drop down menus and selecting a die/Custom CLR.
 ::[[File:apex.png|200px]] [[File:tangent.png|186px]]

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−	3.) Select the '''Custom Part''' option from the [[View#Task Menu\|Task Menu]] that appears when the software starts up or when all designs are closed.	+	3.) Select the '''Custom Part''' option from the [[View#Task Menu\|Task Menu]] that appears when the software starts up, when all designs are closed, or through the view menu.

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−	3.) Select the '''Custom Part''' option from the ~~task menu~~ that appears when the software starts up or when all designs are closed.	+	3.) Select the '''Custom Part''' option from the [[View#Task Menu\|Task Menu]] that appears when the software starts up or when all designs are closed.

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 <h3>Design</h3>
 [[File:custompart_2.png|right]]
-Once 'Custom Part' has been clicked, a new custom part window will open. If a default die and material have not been set, a die, material, and/or machine must be chosen before designing the part. If necessary, choose a material and die in the Die and Material tab. Once a die and material have been chosen, the custom part design section will be available to use.
+Once '''Custom Part''' has been clicked, a new custom part window will open. If a default die and material have not been set, a die, material, and/or machine must be chosen before designing the part. If necessary, '''choose a material, die, and/or machine''' in the Die and Material tab. Once a die and material have been chosen, the custom part design section will be available to use.
 The '''number of bends''' in the part can be chosen from the 'Number of Bends:' drop down menu. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part.
 '''To change the starting angle''' of the part, enter a value in the 'Start Angle:' field.
 Below all these options, the length, rotation, and angle values can be entered for each part's bend and the end length. '''To define length, rotation, angle, or end values''', just enter a number into any of the fields.
-::[[File:apex.png|200px]] [[File:tangent.png|200px]]
+The '''Rise and Run''' button can be used to generate length and angle values based on the rise and run of a specific length of tubing. First place the cursor in and of the length fields from the second bend and onward.
-The '''Rise and Run''' button can be used to generate length and angle values based on the rise and run of a specific length of tubing. First place the cursor in and of the length fields from the second bend and onward.
+::[[File:apex.png|200px]] [[File:tangent.png|186px]]

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-Current Item: Custom Part
+'''[[Main Page|Bend-Tech 7x Wiki]] :: Custom Part'''
-==Description==
+<h3>Selection</h3>
-Custom parts can be created using the LRA coordinate interface.
+.) Go to the '''File''' menu, select '''New''', then select '''Tube'''. In the '''Create New''' menu, click on the '''Custom Part''' option.
-==How-To==
+.) Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Custom Part''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
-===Selection===
+'''...OR'''
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-===Design===
+Below all these options, the length, rotation, and angle values can be entered for each part's bend and the end length. '''To define length, rotation, angle, or end values''', just enter a number into any of the fields.
+::[[File:apex.png|200px]] [[File:tangent.png|200px]]