Die Library

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View/Edit: To view and/or edit a die's information, select a die in the 'Die List' by clicking on its name. While a die is selected, any of its details, limitations, or definitions (if available) can be changed. Click the 'Apply' button to save and apply any changes made to a die.

Add/Remove Dies: To add a new die, click the 'Add New' button below the 'Die List'. Fill in the Die Name, Die Angle, Die Size CLR, Achieved CLR, Calibrated CLR, and Bend Location Offset fields under 'Die Details'. Choose which units the die uses under Units. Enter any limitations that the die has under 'Die Limitations - Minimum Distances'.

Calibration Help:

• Worksheet:
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  Click the 'Worksheet' button to access the Die Calibration Worksheet menu. First, select the model of the bender that will be used with the current die from the drop down menu below 'Select the Model of your Bender'. Follow the instructions given below the 'Instructions' heading. Place the cursor over each step to view a diagram showing what to do for that step. Once these steps have been followed, enter the CLR of the die in the 'Die CLR' field, the outside diameter of the material in the 'OD' field, the length of the material before it was bent in the 'Cut Length' field, the length of the first leg in the 'Leg 1' field, the length of the second leg in the 'Leg 2' field, and the the distance from the end of the material to the mark location in the 'Mark Location' field. Once the proper values have been entered, click the 'Submit' to apply them to the current die. Click the 'Calibration Document' button to open up a pdf file containing information on calibration. Click the 'Print Instructions' button to print out the instructions shown under in the 'Instructions' section.

• OEM List:
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  Click the 'OEM List' button to access a list of commonly used dies for a chosen bender. On the left side of the window, a list of all dies that are currently in the die library is shown. On the far right of the window, a list of commonly used dies for the currently selected bender model will be shown. In the middle of the lists, the OEM die list filtering options are shown. To view and/or add a die from the OEM list to the die library, first select the model of the bender that is in use or a bender that is similar to the one in use from the drop down menu below 'Select the Model of your Bender'. Once a bender is selected, the OEM Die List to the right will be filled with dies. This list will only show dies that are the same type and have the same units that are chosen under 'Units' and 'Die Type' to the left. To change the units of the dies in the OEM Die List, click the circle next to either 'Inches' or 'Millimeters' below 'Units'. To only show dies of a certain shape, click the circle next to either 'Round', 'Square', or 'Pipe' below 'Die Type'. To add a OEM die to the die library, click on the name of the die in the OEM Die List to select it. Once selected, the die's details will be shown below 'Die Details'. These can be edited prior to adding the die to the die library. To edit any of these attributes, click in any of the available fields and enter new values. Once the die is ready to add, click the left pointing blue button. A small window will appear asking for a die name. Enter a die name and click OK to add it to the library. To delete a die from the die library, click on the die name in the Current Die List to select it and click the 'Delete' button at the bottom of the window. Click the 'Calibration Document' button to open a pdf file containing information of calibration. Click the 'Close' button to exit the OEM Die List window.

• Guide: Click the 'Guide' button to open up a pdf file containing information on calibration.

Die Limitations- Minimum Distances: If necessary/known, limitations can be added to the selected die. Enter a value in the Start/Far End fields to indicate the minimal amount of material needed on either end of the part while being bent with the current die. Enter a value into the Between bends - with/without rotation fields to indicate the minimal amount of material needed between bends with and without rotation. These values are optional and if unknown, can be left at zero.

User Defined Definitions: User defined definitions can be set up for the entire die library under 'User Defined Definitions'. To add definitions, click 'Setup'. Enter up to 7 different definitions in the window that appears. Click 'OK' to add. Once properly added, each die will have the added definition(s) listed under 'User Defined Definitions'. To give values to these definitions, select a die and enter the value(s) into the fields next to the definition names. These values will only be applied to the currently selected die.

Spring Back: To access and/or edit the spring back charts for each die in the die library, click the 'Spring Back' button. In the 'Spring Back Charts' window, the die list is located in the bottom left corner. The spring back entries chart will be displayed above the die list. When a die has at least 2 spring back entries, a full spring back chart will be generated on the right side of the window.

• Add: To enter spring back entries for a die, first click on the die's name in the die list to select it. Once a die is selected, the spring back chart will appear. Click the cell that is highlighted in green and displays 'Add'. Enter the achieved angle in the 'Achieved Angle' field and the spring angle in the 'Spring Angle' field in the new window that appears. If necessary, the date of the spring back entry can be changed by entering a new date into the 'Date' field. Click 'OK' to add the spring back entry to the chart.

• Edit: Each spring back entry/row will have its own 'Edit' cell/button. To edit an entry, click the cell that is highlighted in yellow and displays 'Edit' on the right hand end of the row. Enter any new values into the window that appears and click 'OK' to apply the changes.

• Remove: Each spring back entry will have its own 'Remove' cell/button. To remove an entry, click the red 'Remove' cell in the row that will be deleted. Click 'OK' to confirm the deletion.

• Clear Entries: To remove all spring back entries for the selected die, click the 'Clear Entries' button. All spring back entries for the selected die will be permanently removed.

• Copy Entries: Spring back entries can be copied from one die to another. To copy spring back entries, first select the die with the spring back entries that will be copied and click 'Copy Entries'. Click 'OK' in the prompt to continue with the copying process or click 'No' to cancel. After 'OK' has been clicked, select the die in the die list that will receive the copied entries.

• Print Chart: To print the full spring back chart, click the 'Print Chart' button. This will print out the full spring back chart that is shown on the right side of the window, not the small inputted spring back entries chart.

• Close: Click 'Close' to close out of the Spring Back Charts window.

Print: To print a chart of all the dies in the die library. Once 'Print; is clicked, a window containing the die chart will appear. The size of the rows and columns can be adjusted. To adjust the height of a row, click on the horizontal dividing line, hold the mouse button down, and drag the cursor up and down. To adjust the width of a column, click on the vertical dividing line in the title area, hold the mouse button down, and drag the cursor back and forth. To reorder the list based on a specific material attribute, click on any of the column titles to reorder the chart based on that specific die attribute. For example, click the 'CLR' button to toggle between listing the dies from largest to smallest die CLR and smallest to largest die CLR. Click the 'Print' button to print the current view of the chart. Click 'Close' to exit the chart without printing.