Difference between revisions of "Cutting"
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| − | + | The Cutting tab contains the tools necessary for adding cuts to the ends of parts. Wrappers can be printed which, when wrapped around the end of a tube, mark where the tube needs to be cut. | |
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| − | + | <h3>Make Cuts</h3> | |
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| + | Click the '''New Cut''' button [[File:new_cut.png]] and click a part. The cut part will be highlighted in green once selected. Click a second part or parts that the first part will be cut to fit against. The second and any consecutive selected parts will be highlighted in red. Click the '''Complete''' button. [[File:complete.png]] The cut should appear in the list of cuts on the Cutting tab and shown on the assembly. | ||
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| + | [[File:cutting_1.png|650px]] | ||
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| + | Click the '''Auto-Cut''' button [[File:auto_cut.png]] to let the software attempt to generate all cuts in the assembly project. | ||
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| + | <h3>Cutting Plane</h3> | ||
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| + | <h3>Cut Settings</h3> | ||
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| + | If the '''Outside Diameter Only''' option is checked, the software will not display the inside diameter cut line for each cut. | ||
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| + | If '''Distance to Perp of Bend''' is checked, the cut wrapper's red line will instead display the distance to the tangent of the nearest bend combined with the outside radius of the bend. | ||
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| + | If the '''Hide Completed Features''' option is checked, | ||
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| + | If the '''Ignore Tube Ends''' option is checked, | ||
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| + | If '''Mitered Cut''' is checked, all cuts will be calculated as straight mitered cuts. If you are using a hole saw to cut your tubes leave Mitered Cut unchecked. | ||
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| + | <h3>Cut Chart</h3> | ||
| + | [[File:cutting_2.png|right|600px]] | ||
| + | A chart displaying a list of all the cuts currently applied to the assembly will be shown as well. | ||
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| + | Click on a cut to see a preview of the cut on the 3D model of the assembly. | ||
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| + | Click '''Delete''' [[File:delete_cut.png]] to remove the cut from the tube, or click '''Delete All''' [[File:delete_all_cuts.png]] to remove all cuts from the Assembly project. | ||
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| + | Click '''Print''' [[File:print_cut.png]] to print the currently selected wrapper, or click '''Print All''' [[File:print_all_cuts.png]] to print out all wrappers for the entire Assembly project. | ||
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| + | [[File:cut_wrapper.png|400px|right]] | ||
| + | Click the '''Details''' button [[File:details.png]] to see a preview of the cutting wrapper. On each wrapper, there is a red line with a number on it. This line is used for lining up a wrapper on a tube. The number is the distance from the end of the tube that the red line should be. | ||
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| + | Click the '''Select''' button [[File:select_cut.png]] and click on a cut in the display area to select it from the assembly directly. | ||
Revision as of 10:20, 10 June 2014
Bend-Tech 7x Wiki :: Assembly :: Cutting
The Cutting tab contains the tools necessary for adding cuts to the ends of parts. Wrappers can be printed which, when wrapped around the end of a tube, mark where the tube needs to be cut.
Make Cuts
Click the New Cut button 
and click a part. The cut part will be highlighted in green once selected. Click a second part or parts that the first part will be cut to fit against. The second and any consecutive selected parts will be highlighted in red. Click the Complete button. 
The cut should appear in the list of cuts on the Cutting tab and shown on the assembly.
Click the Auto-Cut button 
to let the software attempt to generate all cuts in the assembly project.
Cutting Plane
Cut Settings
If the Outside Diameter Only option is checked, the software will not display the inside diameter cut line for each cut.
If Distance to Perp of Bend is checked, the cut wrapper's red line will instead display the distance to the tangent of the nearest bend combined with the outside radius of the bend.
If the Hide Completed Features option is checked,
If the Ignore Tube Ends option is checked,
If Mitered Cut is checked, all cuts will be calculated as straight mitered cuts. If you are using a hole saw to cut your tubes leave Mitered Cut unchecked.
Cut Chart
A chart displaying a list of all the cuts currently applied to the assembly will be shown as well.
Click on a cut to see a preview of the cut on the 3D model of the assembly.
Click Delete 
to remove the cut from the tube, or click Delete All 
to remove all cuts from the Assembly project.
Click Print 
to print the currently selected wrapper, or click Print All 
to print out all wrappers for the entire Assembly project.
Click the Details button 
to see a preview of the cutting wrapper. On each wrapper, there is a red line with a number on it. This line is used for lining up a wrapper on a tube. The number is the distance from the end of the tube that the red line should be.
Click the Select button 
and click on a cut in the display area to select it from the assembly directly.
