Misc

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Misc Tools

Add Bend

To add a bend to a preexisting part, click the Add Bend button and select a straight length of a part by clicking on it to choose a location for the bend. The bend will be placed at the mid point of the selected part length.

Enter the offset distance between the part and the bend. Then click the OK button to place the bend. Whichever die is currently selected in the Assembly die menu will be used for this bend.

Scale

To scale the size of parts, material, or bend radii, click the Scale button.

In the scale window, scale values for each of these features can be supplied. Provide a percentage value to either increase or decrease the scale of a feature. See image below for an example.

Explode

Exploding an Assembly will move all parts away from each other so that they can be viewed separately.

First, click the Explode button.

The click on a PickPoint to set the base point for the assembly, and enter an explode factor to explode an Assembly project. Larger numbers will create greater distances between the parts. Click the Explode button to reset the assembly back to the normal display.

Clean

Click the Clean button to clear the assembly of any zero length tubes that may be in the assembly design.

Copy Radius

Click the Copy Radius button to copy the radius of one bend to another.

First, select the bend with the radius that you want to copy. Next, select the bend that the copied radius will be applied to.

Adjust Centerline

Click the Adjust Centerline button to change how the part measurements are interpreted. In the part designers, parts are assumed to be based on centerline. This tool allows the current part dimensions to be from the inside or outside of the tube instead.

After clicking the button, select a part in the display to adjust it.

To change the Location and/or Location Type for a bend, first select the bend by clicking on it in the part display. A menu will appear where the location and location types can be adjusted. Click on either of the drop down menus to choose new options.

Once a new location or location type has been chosen, a red preview reflecting the location changes will appear. The original part will be shown in green.

Click the Home button to set the part preview to the default location and orientation.

Click the Zoom Fit button to zoom all the way in on the current view of the 3D part display and fit it to the display frame.

The part model can be shown in either wire frame or as a solid shaded model. Click on the wireframe button to show the model in wireframe. Click on the shaded button to show the model as a shaded part.

Check the box next to Display Original Part to have the original part shown after changes are made to the locations.

Click the Inside button to set the locations for all of the bends to inside.

Click the Center button to set the locations for all of the bends back to centerline.

Click the Outside button to set the locations for all of the bends to outside.

Click the OK button to take the location and location type adjustments and apply them to the current part design.