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Set Up & Features Information Installation Task Menu Main Menu Bar Options Import Break Part Offset Part Nesting Calibration Single Part Interface Stair Wizard Panel Cutting Tube to Assembly Transfer Libraries Information Die Library Tube/Pipe Library Plate/Sheet Library SpringBack Library Machine Library J-Bend Library Plate: Geometric Library Product Documentation Template Custom Part Custom 3D Part Harpoon 3D Sketch 2D Sketch 3D XYZ Part Reverse Design Straight Part Assembly Sheet Metal Module Header Design Module Large Radius Module Handrail Module Exhaust Design Motor Sports Templates Motor Sports Templates II Tutorials Exhaust Tutorial Exhaust Tutorial II Assembly Tutorial Assembly Tutorial II Cutting Tutorial Cutting Tutorial II Header Design Tutorial Harpoon 3D SolidWorks Import Tutorial SolidWorks Import Tutorial II Dimensions Tutorial Template Handrail Tutorial Handrail Tutorial II XYZ Part Reverse Design Large Radius Tutorial Large Radius Tutorial II Custom Part Custom 3D Panel Tutorial Bend Order Plate/Sheet Metal to Assembly Transfer Sheet Metal Text Intersecting Flanges Tutorial Sheet Metal Tutorial Video Tutorials Assembly Tutorial Tube to Assembly Transfer Plate/Sheet Metal Tutorial Large Radius Bending Help Articles General Finding and Opening Old Part Files Importing Old Data Libraries Bend-Tech SW Module Installation Assembly 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 Creating an Angle Dimension Changing the Text of a Dimension Moving a Dimension Removing or Deleting a Dimension Dimensioning - Setting/Changing Defaults Dimensioning - Removing a View 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 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 Assembly Cutting Finding the Length to cut all the Straight Parts Cutting a Tube to Multiple Tubes Cutting the End of a Part Hole Saw/Mill vs. Plasma/Grinder Cutting a Tube to a Tangent of a Bend Cutting the End of a Straight Tube Line Up the Templates Results Dimension Location Rotation Decimal & Fraction How to Mark and Run the Material through the Die Using an Angle Level Bend Angle & Spring Angle Dial Level use for Rotation Material & Tooling Die Edge What does the * (Asterisk) Mean in a Formula Changing the Radius for only 1 Bend Using Spring Charts My Software only came with 1 Tool and 1 Material I have 2 Different Materials I use the Same Die For 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 Templates The Template Entry Boxes are Black Railing Templates My Part isn't coming out with the Dimensions I entered Custom Part 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! Make a 3D Part in Custom Part Start Angle? I know the Straight Leg Lengths, Angles, and Rotations How can the Material Bend the Other Direction? Apex vs. Tangent New Rise & Run Feature Custom 3D 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) Example 2 (Under 90 Degree Bends) Example 3 (Over 90 Degree Bends) Example 4 (90 Degree Bends, Move in 2 Directions) Example 5 (Under 90 Degree bends, Move in 3 Directions) Rules of Custom 3D Understanding the "Tri-Star" XYZ Creating a Double-Beveled Hoop Using Mirroring Using the Mirror Function Finding Values with only the Bend Angle and Length Making a 180 Degree Bend in XYZ XYZ Example 1 (90 Degree Bends) XYZ Example 2 (Under 90 Degree Bend) 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) Calibration What is Bend Location Offset? What is Calibrated CLR? What is CLR? Calibration - What Should I Use; Book or Button? Simulation Bend Order Simulation Transitions The Simulation Viewer Buttons Import Importing Files Importing a DXF File Exporting a DXF File Importing a STEP or IGES File Sheet Metal/Plate Copy and Paste Flanges Creating a Flat DXF File From a Bent Part Transferring a SM Part Into a Tube Project Bridging