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'''<h3>Welcome to the Official Bend-Tech Wiki</h3>'''
 
'''<h3>Welcome to the Official Bend-Tech Wiki</h3>'''
  
Use the links below for detailed information on all aspects of the Bend-Tech software product.
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Use the links below for detailed information on all aspects of the Bend-Tech software products.
 
 
  
 
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|[[File:Wiki_Help_Info1.png|link=https://youtu.be/Vw7UNV_seQg Wiki Guide Help Video|40px]] '''[https://youtu.be/Vw7UNV_seQg Wiki Guide Help Video]''' ||  
!colspan="4" style="background-color: #AD8533; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Product Information
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[[File:Comp_Requirements.png|link=Basic Computer Requirements/Information]] '''[[Basic Computer Requirements/Information]]'''
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|[[File:BT_Product_EZ1a.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vESYne3oFw|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vESYne3oFw EZ]'''
 
|[[File:BT_Product_EZ_3D1.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqCLGgt6os|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqCLGgt6os EZ-3D]'''
 
|[[File:BT_Product_PRO1.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2e7MVpVjgo|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2e7MVpVjgo PRO]'''
 
|[[File:BT_Product_SE1.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSV7jymGzeY|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSV7jymGzeY SE]'''
 
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|[[File:BT_Product1_Dragon.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJ0KFi9qu8]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJ0KFi9qu8 Dragon]'''
 
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #E0A366; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Training Class Walkthroughs
 
!colspan="4" style="background-color: #E0A366; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Training Class Walkthroughs
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #F0E68C; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Set Up & Features Information
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #5882FA; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Bend-Tech 7x CAD Main Wiki
 
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|[[File:installationicon.png|link=Installation|40px]] '''[[Installation]]''' || [[File:taskmenu.png|link=taskmenu|40px]] '''[[Task Menu]]'''|| [[File:menubaricon.png|40px|link=Main Menu Bar]] '''[[Main Menu Bar]]''' || [[File:setting.png|40px|link=Options]] '''[[Options]]'''
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|[[File:import.png|40px|link=Import]] '''[[Import]]''' || [[File:break_part.png|40px|link=Break Part]] '''[[Break Part]]''' || [[File:offset.png|40px|link=Offset Part]] '''[[Offset Part]]''' || [[File:nesting_icon.png|40px|link=Nesting]] '''[[Nesting]]'''
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|[[File:Bend-Tech_CAD_Articles.png|link=Bend-Tech Articles]] || [[File:BT_Product_EZ2.png|link=EZ Guide]] || |[[File:BT_Product_EZ_3D2.png|link=EZ-3D Guide]] || |[[File:BT_Product_PRO2.png|link=PRO Guide]] || [[File:BT_Product_SE2.png|link=SE Guide]] || |[[File:BT_Product_IND4.png|link=Industrial / Dragon Guide]] || [[File:YouTube_Link_Icon1.png|link=Bend-Tech YouTube Videos]]
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|[[File:calibrationicon.png|40px|link=Calibration]] '''[[Calibration]]''' || [[File:singleparticon.png|40px|link=Single Part -Interface/General Functions]] '''[[Single Part -Interface/General Functions|Single Part Interface]]''' || [[File:stairwizardicon.png|40px|link=Stair Wizard]] '''[[Stair Wizard]]''' || [[File:panelguideicon.png|40px|link=Panel]] '''[[Panel]]'''
 
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|[[File:cutting1icon.png|40px|link=Cutting]] '''[[Cutting]]''' || [[File:tube_to_assembly1.png|40px|link=Tube to Assembly Transfer]] '''[[Tube to Assembly Transfer]]''' || [[File:Bend_Order_Simulation.png|40px|link=Bend Order/Simulation]] '''[[Bend Order/Simulation]]''' || [[File:Hotkeys_icon1.png|40px|link=Hotkeys]] '''[[Hotkeys]]'''
 
 
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|[[File:Zoom_Rotate_Pan.png|40px|link=Zoom, Rotate & Pan]] '''[[Zoom, Rotate & Pan]]''' || [[File:Backup_And_Restore1.png|40px|link=Backup & Restore]] '''[[Backup & Restore]]'''
 
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #CC6600; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Dragon Suite Information
 
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|[[File:BT_Product_Dragon_Ass1.png|link=http://www.bend-tech.com/files/dragon_assembly_manual.pdf Dragon Assembly Manual|40px]] '''[http://www.bend-tech.com/files/dragon_assembly_manual.pdf Dragon Assembly Manual]''' || [[File:BT_Product_Dragon_Elec_Conn1.png|link=http://www.bend-tech.com/files/dragon_electronic_connections.pdf Dragon Electric Connections|40px]] '''[http://www.bend-tech.com/files/dragon_electronic_connections.pdf Dragon Electric Connections]''' || [[File:BT_Product_Dragon_Calibration1.png|link=Dragon Calibration|40px]] '''[[Dragon Calibration]]''' || [[File:BT_Mach_Install_And_Setup1.png|link=Mach 3 and ESS Install|40px]] '''[[Mach 3 and ESS Install]]'''
 
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|[[File:BT_Product_Dragon1.png|link=Dragon Guide|40px]] '''[[Dragon Guide]]''' || [[File:BT_Product_Dragon_Options.png|link=Dragon Options|40px]] '''[[Dragon Options]]''' || [[File:Dragon-Tips_&_Hints1.png|40px|link=Dragon Tips & Hints]] '''[[Dragon Tips & Hints]]''' || [[File:Dragon_Material_Machine_Settings1.png|40px|link=Dragon Material Machine Settings]] '''[[Dragon Material Machine Settings]]''' ||
 
  
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|[[File:dragon_straight_tut2.png|40px|link=Dragon Straight Part Tutorial]] '''[[Dragon Straight Part Tutorial]]''' || [[File:dragon_bent_tut2.png|40px|link=Dragon Bent Part Tutorial]] '''[[Dragon Bent Part Tutorial]]'''||
 
[[File:dragon_cust_design_tut1.png|40px|link=Dragon Custom Design Tutorial]] '''[[Dragon Custom Design Tutorial]]''' || [[File:dragon_nesting_tut1.png|40px|link=Dragon Nesting Tutorial]] '''[[Dragon Nesting Tutorial]]''' ||
 
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|[[File:Dragon_tut_icon1.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd7Ie84tjZM&]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd7Ie84tjZM Dragon Parts to Dragon Machine Tutorial]''' || [[File:Dragon_tut_icon2.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Dd46GK7wE]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Dd46GK7wE Assembly to Dragon Machine Tutorial]'''
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #f46200; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Bend-Tech Dragon - A Series Main Wiki
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|[[File:die_lib.png|40px|link=Die Library]] '''[[Die Library]]''' || [[File:tube_lib.png|40px|link=Tube/Pipe Library]] '''[[Tube/Pipe Library]]''' || [[File:plate_lib.png|40px|link=Plate/Sheet Library]] '''[[Plate/Sheet Library]]''' || [[File:springback_lib.png|40px|link=SpringBack Library]] '''[[SpringBack Library]]'''
 
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|[[File:machine_lib.png|40px|link=Machine Library]] '''[[Machine Library]]''' || [[File:j_bend_lib.png|40px|link=J-Bend Library]] '''[[J-Bend Library]]''' || [[File:geometric_lib2.png|40px|link=Plate: Geometric Library]] '''[[Plate: Geometric Library]]''' || [[File:die_references1.png|40px|link=Die References]] '''[[Die References]]'''
 
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|[[File:material_references1.png|40px|link=Material References]] '''[[Material References]]''' || [[File:Bend-Mark_Settimgs1.png|40px|link=Bend Mark Settings]] '''[[Bend Mark Settings]]'''
 
 
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|[[File:Bend-Tech_Dragon_A150_Image1.png|center|link=Bend-Tech Dragon - A150 Series]]
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|[[File:wiki_a250_button_main.png|center|link=Bend-Tech Dragon - A250 Series]]
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|[[File:Bend-Tech_Dragon_A400_Image1.png|center|link=Bend-Tech Dragon - A400 Series]]
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #4682B4; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Designer Documentation
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Base Product Information Videos
 
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|[[File:tempicon.png|link=Template|40px]] '''[[Template]]''' || [[File:customicon.png|link=Custom Part|40px]] '''[[Custom Part]]''' || [[File:custom3dicon.png|link=Custom 3D Part|40px]] '''[[Custom 3D Part]]''' || [[File:harpoon_icon1.png|link=Harpoon 3D|40px]] '''[[Harpoon 3D]]'''  
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|[[File:BT_Product_EZ1a.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vESYne3oFw|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vESYne3oFw EZ]'''
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|[[File:BT_Product_EZ_3D1.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqCLGgt6os|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqCLGgt6os EZ-3D]'''  
|[[File:sketch2Dicon.png|link=Sketch 2D|40px]] '''[[Sketch 2D]]''' || [[File:sketch3Dicon.png|link=Sketch 3D|40px]] '''[[Sketch 3D]]''' || [[File:xyzicon.png|link=XYZ Part|40px]] '''[[XYZ Part]]''' || [[File:reverseicon.png|link=Reverse Design|40px]] '''[[Reverse Design]]'''  
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|[[File:BT_Product_PRO1.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2e7MVpVjgo|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2e7MVpVjgo PRO]'''  
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|[[File:BT_Product_SE1.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSV7jymGzeY|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSV7jymGzeY SE]'''
 
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|[[File:straightparticon.png|40px|link=Straight Part]] '''[[Straight Part]]''' || [[File:assemblyicon.png|link=Assembly|40px]] '''[[Assembly]]'''  
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|[[File:BT_Product_IND2.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_eQCEvd5MQ|40px]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_eQCEvd5MQ Industrial]''' || [[File:BT_Product1_DragonA400.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJ0KFi9qu8]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJ0KFi9qu8 Dragon - A150 Series]''' || [[File:BT_Product1_Dragon.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz1IlPLV4jo]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz1IlPLV4jo Dragon - A400 Series]'''
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #87CEFA; font-size:170%; text-align: center;" | Module Documentation
 
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|[[File:plateicon1.png|link=Plate|40px]] '''[[Plate|Sheet Metal Module]]''' || [[File:headericon1.png|40px|link=Header Design|Header Design Module]] '''[[Header Design|Header Design Module]]''' || [[File:lricon.png|40px|link=Large Radius Module]] '''[[Large Radius Module]]''' || [[File:exhausticon.png|40px|link=Exhaust Design]] '''[[Exhaust Design]]'''
 
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|[[File:hricon.png|40px|link=Handrail Module]] '''[[Handrail Module]]''' || [[File:Handrail_3d_Templates1.png|40px|link=3D Templates (HR)]] '''[[3D Templates (HR)]]''' || [[File:MSPtemplateicon3.png|40px|link=MSP Templates]] '''[[MSP Templates]]''' || [[File:MSPtemplateicon3.png|40px|link=Motor Sports Templates II]] '''[[Motor Sports Templates II]]'''
 
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|[[File:MSPRCT1icon.png|40px|link=Roll Cage Templates]] '''[[Roll Cage Templates]]''' || [[File:Solidworks2.png|40px|link=SolidWorks]] '''[[SolidWorks|SolidWorks]]'''
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #66CDAA; font-size:160%; text-align: center;" | Tutorials
 
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|[[File:exhausttuticon.PNG|40px|link=Exhaust Tutorial]] '''[[Exhaust Tutorial]]''' || [[File:exhausttuticon2.PNG|40px|link=Exhaust Tutorial II]] '''[[Exhaust Tutorial II]]''' || [[File:assemblytuticon.PNG|40px|link=Assembly Tutorial]] '''[[Assembly Tutorial]]''' || [[File:assemblytrainingicon.png|40px|link=Assembly Tutorial II|Assembly Tutorial II]] '''[[Assembly Tutorial II]]'''
 
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|[[File:cutting_tutorial.png|40px|link=Cutting Tutorial]] '''[[Cutting Tutorial]]''' || [[File:cutting_tutorial_adv.png|40px|link=Cutting Tutorial (Advanced)]] '''[[Cutting Tutorial (Advanced)|Cutting Tutorial II]]''' || [[File:headertuticon.png|40px|link=Header Design Tutorial]] '''[[Header Design Tutorial]]''' || [[File:harpoonicon.png|40px|link=Harpoon 3D Tutorial]] '''[[Harpoon 3D Tutorial|Harpoon 3D]]'''
 
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|[[File:solidworkstuticon.png|40px|link=SolidWorks Import Tutorial]] '''[[SolidWorks Import Tutorial]]''' || [[File:solidworkstutadvicon.png|40px|link=SolidWorks Import Tutorial II]] '''[[SolidWorks Import Tutorial II]]''' || [[File:dimensionstuticon.png|40px|link=Dimensions Tutorial]] '''[[Dimensions Tutorial]]''' || [[File:templateicon.png|40px|link=Template Tutorial]] '''[[Template Tutorial|Template]]'''
 
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|[[File:handrailtuticon.png|40px|link=Handrail Tutorial]] '''[[Handrail Tutorial]]''' || [[File:handrailtutIIicon.png|40px|link=Handrail Tutorial II]] '''[[Handrail Tutorial II]]''' || [[File:xyztuticon.png|40px|link=XYZ Part Tutorial]] '''[[XYZ Part Tutorial|XYZ Part]]''' || [[File:reversetuticon.png|40px|link=Reverse Design Tutorial]] '''[[Reverse Design Tutorial|Reverse Design]]'''
 
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|[[File:largeradiustuticon.png|40px|link=Large Radius Tutorial]] '''[[Large Radius Tutorial]]''' || [[File:largeradiustutIIicon.png|40px|link=Large Radius Tutorial II]] '''[[Large Radius Tutorial II]]''' || [[File:custicon.png|40px|link=Custom Part Tutorial]] '''[[Custom Part Tutorial|Custom Part]]''' || [[File:cust3dicon.png|40px|link=Custom 3D Tutorial]] '''[[Custom 3D Tutorial|Custom 3D]]'''
 
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|[[File:panelcreateicon.png|40px|link=Panel Tutorial]] '''[[Panel Tutorial]]''' || [[File:bendordericon.png|40px|link=Bend Order Tutorial]] '''[[Bend Order Tutorial|Bend Order]] || [[File:plate_to_assembly_icon.png|40px|link=Plate/Sheet Metal to Assembly Transfer]] '''[[Plate/Sheet Metal to Assembly Transfer]]''' || [[File:platetuticon.png|40px|link=Sheet Metal Text]] '''[[Sheet Metal Text]]'''
 
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|[[File:platetuticon.png|40px|link=Plate Tutorial|Sheet Metal Tutorial]] '''[[Plate Tutorial|Sheet Metal Tutorial]] || [[File:platetuticon2.png|40px|link=Sheet Metal Tutorial II]] '''[[Sheet Metal Tutorial II]] || [[File:flange_intersection_icon.png|40px|link=Intersecting Flanges Tutorial]] '''[[Intersecting Flanges Tutorial]]'''
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #20B2AA; font-size:160%; text-align: center;" | Video Tutorials
 
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|[[File:assemblytuticon.PNG|40px|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RLTSXjr7x4]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RLTSXjr7x4 Assembly Tutorial]''' || [[File:platetuticon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmaJpD7TQE]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmaJpD7TQE Plate/Sheet Metal Tutorial]''' || [[File:cutting_tutorial.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8oPxsnOANg]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8oPxsnOANg Assembly Cutting Tutorial]''' || [[File:Largeradiustuticon.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjopx_XMks]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjopx_XMks Large Radius Bending]''' ||
 
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|[[File:tube_to_assembly1.png|40px|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9V0sEkpvv8]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9V0sEkpvv8 Tube to Assembly Transfer]''' || [[File:platetuticon2.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS97AZmk3SM]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS97AZmk3SM Advanced Sheet Metal Tutorial]''' || [[File:cutting_tutorial_adv.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukUwzrVDL-g]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukUwzrVDL-g Advanced Cutting Tutorial]''' || [[File:Sounthern_stinger_icon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyZHNCV313A]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyZHNCV313A Southern Stinger Tutorial]''' ||
 
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|[[File:panelcreateicon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrhvQuTL608]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrhvQuTL608 Assembly Panel Tutorial]''' || [[File:handrailtuticon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnNzHyLrfUQ]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnNzHyLrfUQ Hand Rail Module Tutorial]''' || [[File:headertuticon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUwNEPqGfxM]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUwNEPqGfxM Header Design Tutorial]'''
 
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|[[File:sketch3Dicon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDC5R_cnMPQ]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDC5R_cnMPQ Sketch 3D Tutorial]''' || [[File:templateicon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_3wYlWYAEM]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_3wYlWYAEM Template Tutorial]''' || [[File:xyztuticon.png|40px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzN-_dPcuH0]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzN-_dPcuH0 XYZ Part Tutorial]'''
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; font-size:160%; text-align: center;" | Help Articles
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | General
 
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*[[Finding and Opening Old Part Files]]
 
*[[Importing Old Data Libraries]]
 
*[[Bend-Tech SW Module Installation]]
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Assembly
 
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*[[Creating PickPoints using Angle & Plane]]
 
*[[My Bent Part Doesn't Follow my PickPoints]]
 
*[[PickPoints - Single]]
 
*[[PickPoints - 2 Points]]
 
*[[PickPoints - Plane]]
 
*[[PickPoints - Arc]]
 
*[[Remove PickPoint]]
 
*[[Create a Bent Part]]
 
*[[Using Tangent for Bent Part]]
 
*[[Paste Part]]
 
*[[Creating a Straight Part]]
 
*[[Creating a Horizontal, Vertical, or Linear Dimension]]
 
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*[[Creating an Angle Dimension]]
 
*[[Changing the Text of a Dimension]]
 
*[[Moving a Dimension]]
 
*[[Removing or Deleting a Dimension]]
 
*[[Dimensioning - Setting/Changing Defaults]]
 
*[[Dimensioning - Views are Overlapping]]
 
*[[Creating a bmp, jpg, gif, etc...]]
 
*[[Settings]]
 
*[[Projection]]
 
*[[Paste Part is Attached to the Wrong End]]
 
*[[Mirror a Part]]
 
*[[Loading a Part into Assembly]]
 
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*[[Changing the Color of a Part]]
 
*[[Changing the Material or Die of a Part]]
 
*[[Changing the Current Material & Die]]
 
*[[Changing a "Part" Name]]
 
*[[Changing a "Master" Part Name]]
 
*[[Deleting or Removing a Part]]
 
*[[Moving a Part]]
 
*[[Moving a Feature]]
 
*[[Important Issues to Know About Assembly]]
 
*[[Finding the Cut Length and Bending info. for a Part]]
 
*[[Using the Cutting Plane Function]]
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Assembly Cutting
 
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*[[Finding the Length to cut all the Straight Parts]] 
 
*[[Cutting a Tube to Multiple Tubes]]
 
*[[Cutting the End of a Part]] 
 
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*[[Hole Saw/Mill vs. Plasma/Grinder]] 
 
*[[Cutting a Tube to a Tangent of a Bend]]
 
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*[[Cutting the End of a Straight Tube]]
 
*[[Line Up the Templates]]
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Results
 
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*[[Dimension Location]]
 
*[[Rotation]]
 
*[[Decimal & Fraction]]
 
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*[[How to Mark and Run the Material through the Die]]
 
*[[Using an Angle Level]]
 
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*[[Bend Angle & Spring Angle]]
 
*[[Dial Level use for Rotation]]
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Material & Tooling
 
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*[[Die Edge]]
 
*[[What does the * (Asterisk) Mean in a Formula]]
 
*[[Changing the Radius for only 1 Bend]]
 
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*[[Using Spring Charts]]
 
*[[My Software only came with 1 Tool and 1 Material]]
 
*[[I use the same Die for 2 Different Materials]]
 
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*[[Where do I find the Menu to add Material/Tooling?]]
 
*[[Start using Assembly without Calibrating my Die?]]
 
*[[My Material or Tooling Library won't Update]]
 
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!colspan="4" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Templates
 
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*[[The Template Entry Boxes are Black]]
 
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*[[Railing Templates]]
 
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*[[My Part isn't coming out with the Dimensions I entered]]
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Custom Part
 
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*[[Must have some Straight Lengths at Both Ends]]
 
*[[How do I have a 180 degree Bend?]]
 
*[[What is Apex?]]
 
*[[Custom Part uses the Center Line!]]
 
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*[[Make a 3D Part in Custom 3D Part]]
 
*[[Start Angle?]]
 
*[[I know the Straight Leg Lengths, Angles, and Rotations]]
 
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*[[How can the Material Bend the Other Direction?]]
 
*[[Apex vs. Tangent]]
 
*[[New Rise & Run Feature]]
 
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! colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Custom 3D
 
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*[[Making a 180 Degree Bend in Custom 3D]]
 
*[[I know the Bend Angle and Length]]
 
*[[How to Make a Stinger]]
 
*[[Example 1 (90 Degree Bends)]]
 
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*[[Example 2 (Under 90 Degree Bends)]]
 
*[[Example 3 (Over 90 Degree Bends)]]
 
*[[Example 4 (90 Degree Bends, Move in 2 Directions)]]
 
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*[[Example 5 (Under 90 Degree bends, Move in 3 Directions)]]
 
*[[Rules of Custom 3D]]
 
*[[Understanding the "Tri-Star"]]
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | XYZ
 
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*[[Creating a Double-Beveled Hoop Using Mirroring]]
 
*[[Using the Mirror Function]]
 
*[[Finding Values with only the Bend Angle and Length]]
 
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*[[Making a 180 Degree Bend in XYZ]]
 
*[[XYZ Example 1 (90 Degree Bends)]]
 
*[[XYZ Example 2 (Under 90 Degree Bend)]]
 
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*[[XYZ Example 3 (Over 90 Degree Bends)]]
 
*[[XYZ Example 4 (90 Degree Bends, Move in 2 Directions)]]
 
*[[XYZ Example 5 (Under 90 Degree Bends, Move in 3 Directions)]]
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Calibration
 
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*[[What is Bend Location Offset?]]
 
*[[What is Calibrated CLR?]]
 
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*[[What is CLR?]]
 
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*[[Calibration - What Should I Use; Book or Button?]]
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Simulation
 
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*[[Bend Order Simulation]]
 
*[[Transitions]]
 
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*[[The Simulation Viewer Buttons]]
 
*[[Preset Bend Order Buttons]]
 
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Import
 
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*[[Import|Importing Files]]
 
*[[Importing a DXF File]]
 
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*[[Exporting a DXF File]]
 
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*[[STEP and IGES Import - Part Definition|Importing a STEP or IGES File]]
 
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!colspan="3" style="background-color: #A0A0A0; text-align: left;" | Sheet Metal/Plate
 
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*[[Copy and Paste Flanges]]
 
*[[Creating a Flat DXF File From a Bent Part]]
 
*[[Transferring a SM Part Into a Tube Project]]
 
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*[[Bridging]]
 
 
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