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Custom Item: Reverse Design

==Description==

The purpose the Reverse Design interface is to have a way to re-create a part by entering in a part's lengths, rotation amounts, and angles of the parts bends or by entering the information from a setup sheet. The Reverse Design interface has a more customizable length and rotation settings. See Tools tab --> LRA Settings: Reverse Design - Length and Reverse Design - Rotation to adjust or Tools menu - Options - Design Settings: Reverse Design - Length and Reverse Design - Rotation to set the defaults for Reverse Design.

==How-To==

===Selection===

[[File:NewReverse.PNG|right|450px]]
[[File:FileNewTube.png|right]]

To create a reverse design, select the 'Reverse Design' option in the New Design menu that shows up when Bend Tech first starts up. This same menu can be will also be displayed when 'Tube' is chosen under 'New' in the 'File' menu or when the blank page icon (New Part) at the top of the page below the main menu bar is clicked.

===Design===

[[File:ReverseDesignWindow.PNG|right|500px]]

Once 'Reverse Design' has been selected, a new Reverse Design part design 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 are selected, the Reverse Design part design section will appear.

[[File:ReverseDesignCoordinates.PNG]]

The number of bends can be chosen from the 'Number of Bends:' drop down menu by clicking it and selecting a bend amount. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part. To the right of the design coordinates, a list of every bend will be shown along with the end length.

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 3D 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 'Die' drop down menu. 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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	*Each bend will have a '''Die''' drop down menu. Different dies can be selected for each bend by clicking any of the '''Die''' drop down menus and select a die.		*Each bend will have a '''Die''' drop down menu. Different dies can be selected for each bend by clicking any of the '''Die''' drop down menus and select a die.
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		+	==Options==
		+	Under the Tools-->Options menu, you will be able to manipulate any of the settings below in order to reverse engineer your part.
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		+	Reverse Design - Length
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		+	This setting will determine how inputted part lengths are interpreted when creating a reverse design part.
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		+	Incremental: Entered length values start from the previous bend.
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		+	Absolute - Start: Entered length values are the distance from the starting edge of the tube to the starting edge of each bend.
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		+	Absolute - End: Entered length values are the distance from the ending edge of the tube to the ending edge of each bend.
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		+	Absolute - Center: Entered length values are the distance from the starting edge of the tube to the center of each bend.
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		+	Absolute - Start(Reversed): Entered length values are the distance from the end of the part to the start of each bend.
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		+	Absolute - End(Reversed): Entered length values are the distance from the end of the part to the end of each bend.
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		+	Absolute - Center (Reversed): Entered length values are the distance from the end of the part to the center of each bend.
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		+	Reverse Design - Rotation
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		+	This setting will determine how rotations will be calculated in the results table when creating a reverse design part.
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		+	Incremental: Entered rotation values start from the end of the previous rotation.
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		+	Incremental - Reversed: Entered rotation values start from the end of the previous rotation with a reversed direction.
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		+	Absolute: 0 to 360: Entered rotation values always start from the beginning of the angle scale (0) at each rotation.
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		+	Absolute: 360 to 0: Entered rotation values always start from the beginning of the angle scale (360) at each rotation.
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		+	Absolute: 180 to -180: Entered rotation values always start from the beginning of the angle scale (180) at each rotation.
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		+	Absolute: -180 to 180: Entered rotation values always start from the beginning of the angle scale (-180) at each rotation.

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−	'''1.)''' Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Reverse Design''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.	+	'''1.)''' Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Reverse Design''' option in the '''Create New''' menu.

	'''...OR'''		'''...OR'''

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 ==Selection==
-[[File:xyz_part_2.png|150px|left]]'''To create a Sketch 3D Part:'''
+[[File:xyz_part_2.png|150px|left]]'''To create a Reverse Design Part:'''
-'''2.)''' Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Sketch 3D''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
+'''1.)''' Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Reverse Design''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
 '''...OR'''
-'''3.)'''' Select the '''Sketch 3D''' 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.
+'''2.)'''' Select the '''Reverse Design''' 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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 ==Design==
 [[File:reverse_2.png|right]]
-Once 'Reverse Design' has been selected, a new Reverse Design part design 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 are selected, the Reverse Design part design section will appear.
+*Once "'''Reverse Design'''" has been selected, a new Reverse Design part design 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 are selected, the Reverse Design part design section will appear.
-The number of bends can be chosen from the '''Number of Bends''' drop down menu by clicking it and selecting a bend amount. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part. To the right of the design coordinates, a list of every bend will be shown along with the end length.
+*The number of bends can be chosen from the '''Number of Bends''' drop down menu by clicking it and selecting a bend amount. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part. To the right of the design coordinates, a list of every bend will be shown along with the end length.
-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.
+*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.
+*'''To add a length, rotation, angle, or end value''', just enter a number into any of the fields.
-Each bend will have a '''Die''' drop down menu. Different dies can be selected for each bend by clicking any of the '''Die''' drop down menus and select a die.
+*Each bend will have a '''Die''' drop down menu. Different dies can be selected for each bend by clicking any of the '''Die''' drop down menus and select a die.

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 The Reverse Design interface has a more customizable length and rotation settings. Go to the '''[[Single Part -Interface/General Functions#Part Details|Part Details]]''' tab, '''Part Settings''' button, and then the '''Design Input''' tab or see the '''[[Tools]]''' menu, '''[[Options]]''', '''[[Options#Design Settings|Design Settings]]''', and '''Reverse Design - Length and Rotation''' sections to set the defaults for Reverse Design.
-<h3>Selection</h3>
+==Selection==
 [[File:xyz_part_2.png|150px|left]]'''To create a Sketch 3D Part:'''
-.) Go to the '''File''' menu, select '''New''', then select '''Tube'''. In the '''Create New''' menu, click on the '''Sketch 3D''' option.
+'''1.)''' Go to the '''File''' menu, select '''New''', then select '''Tube'''. In the '''Create New''' menu, click on the '''Sketch 3D''' option.
-.) Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Sketch 3D''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
+'''2.)''' Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Sketch 3D''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
 '''...OR'''
-.) Select the '''Sketch 3D''' 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 '''Sketch 3D''' 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:reverse_2.png|right]]
 Once 'Reverse Design' has been selected, a new Reverse Design part design 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 are selected, the Reverse Design part design section will appear.

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	'''...OR'''		'''...OR'''

−	3.) Select the '''Sketch 3D''' option from the ~~task menu~~ that appears when the software starts up or when all designs are closed.	+	3.) Select the '''Sketch 3D''' 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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-Custom Item: Reverse Design
+'''[[Main Page|Bend-Tech 7x Wiki]] :: Reverse Design'''
-==Description==
+The Reverse Design interface has a more customizable length and rotation settings. Go to the '''[[Single Part -Interface/General Functions#Part Details|Part Details]]''' tab, '''Part Settings''' button, and then the '''Design Input''' tab or see the '''[[Tools]]''' menu, '''[[Options]]''', '''[[Options#Design Settings|Design Settings]]''', and '''Reverse Design - Length and Rotation''' sections to set the defaults for Reverse Design.
-The purpose the Reverse Design interface is to have a way to re-create a part by entering in a part's lengths, rotation amounts, and angles of the parts bends or by entering the information from a setup sheet. The Reverse Design interface has a more customizable length and rotation settings. See Tools tab --> LRA Settings: Reverse Design - Length and Reverse Design - Rotation to adjust or Tools menu - Options - Design Settings: Reverse Design - Length and Reverse Design - Rotation to set the defaults for Reverse Design.
+<h3>Selection</h3>
-==How-To==
+.) Go to the '''File''' menu, select '''New''', then select '''Tube'''. In the '''Create New''' menu, click on the '''Sketch 3D''' option.
-===Selection===
+.) Click the '''New Part''' icon and select the '''Sketch 3D''' option in the'''Create New''' menu.
-[[File:NewReverse.PNG|right|450px]]
+'''...OR'''
-To create a reverse design, select the 'Reverse Design' option in the New Design menu that shows up when Bend Tech first starts up. This same menu can be will also be displayed when 'Tube' is chosen under 'New' in the 'File' menu or when the blank page icon (New Part) at the top of the page below the main menu bar is clicked.
+.) Select the '''Sketch 3D''' option from the task menu that appears when the software starts up or when all designs are closed.
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+<h3>Design</h3>
 Once 'Reverse Design' has been selected, a new Reverse Design part design 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 are selected, the Reverse Design part design section will appear.
-[[File:ReverseDesignCoordinates.PNG]]
+The number of bends can be chosen from the '''Number of Bends''' drop down menu by clicking it and selecting a bend amount. Up to 50 bends can be added to a part. To the right of the design coordinates, a list of every bend will be shown along with the end length.
-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.
 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.