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Revision as of 14:40, 25 January 2016
Things To Know
- This tutorial will step you through the process of creating geometry on a straight design in Bend-Tech Dragon and show you the possible choices for where to take it next depending on your needs. As you walk through this tutorial, procedures are designed based on your knowledge of earlier procedures. Because of this, it is very important that you carefully step through this guide, understanding everything along the way.
If you have not completed the Dragon Straight Part Tutorial, please do so before continuing any further.
Tutorial
1. Start by opening the Bend-Tech Dragon software and opening the file saved from the Dragon Straight Part Tutorial labeled Dragon Test1. Do this by selecting File - Open - Straight Part from the top left of the window, selecting the file, then clicking the Open button.
2. With the straight part design open, maximize the screen 
and click on the Transfer to Design 
button at the top of the screen.
3. Now, in the custom design interface, select the Create Geometry 
tab and select the Incremental 
option below to start plotting out some points in the design. You should be under the Point sub-tab during this step.
4. Under the Incremental option currently selected, type 6 in the X value field and 2.75 in the Y value field.
5. Next, select the lower most left hand corner of the unfolded tube to place a point 6 inches right and 2.75 inches upwards from the origin.
6. Now, Replace the 2.75 in the Y value field with a 0.
7. Next, click on our previously laid point to place a point 6 inches to the right of it.
8. Now, click on the new point and place another point 6 inches to the right.
9. Next, switch to the Hole 
sub-tab and place 3 one inch diameter holes on each of our points. Simply click on the points individually. The default hole diameter is already set to 1 inch.
10. Now, with three holes along the center of our unfolded part, click over to the Actions 
tab and prepare to assign machine actions to this new geometry.
11. In the Actions tab, first select the Marking 
button to the left and then click on the first hole we've created in the design. This will cause the hole to turn green (if no changes have been made to the default color) and will cause the Dragon machine to mark this hole with a marker.
12. Next, select the Engrave 
button to the left and then click on the second hole we've created in the design. This will cause the hole to turn purple (if no changes have been made to the default color) and will cause the Dragon machine to engrave this hole with an engraver.
13. Finally, select the Cutting 
button and the Cutout 
option followed by the third hole we've created in the design. This will cause the hole to turn dark red (if no changes have been made to the default color) and will cause the Dragon machine to cut this hole out with the plasma torch.
See the Dragon Guide for further explanation of these functions and much, much more!
14. Now, still under the Actions tab, select the Convert button to the far left followed by the first hole in the design. A window will appear prompting you to select a new action for the selected geometry. Select the Cutting option from the drop down menu and click the OK button.
15. Lastly, with the Convert button still selected click on the second hole in the design. A window will appear prompting you to select a new action for the selected geometry. Select the Cutting option from the drop down menu and click the OK button.
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