J-Bend Library

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The J-Bend Library stores all J-Bends that can be used to create headers in the Header Design Module. The left side of the screen is occupied by a list of all J-Bends in the library. Once a J-Bend name has been selected in the list, its information will be displayed to the right under J-Bend Details.

To access the J-Bend library, click on the Tools menu and select the J-Bend Library option in the drop down menu or click on the J-Bend Library option on the task menu.

J-Bend Details

• J-Bend Name: This title will be used to refer to the J-Bend throughout the software.

• Material: This is the material that the J-Bend is made out of. Click on this menu to choose a material. Materials listed here are defined in the Plate/Sheet Library.

• Units: J-Bend dimensions can be supplied in either inches or millimeters.

• Centerline Radius:

• Long Leg: The length of the longer leg on the J-Bend.

• Short Leg: The length of the shorter leg on the J-Bend.

• Angle: The angle value of the bend.

Add J-Bend

Manual

To manually add a J-Bend to the library, click the Add New button. After this button is clicked, all the attribute fields will be available to enter data into. Once all the required fields are provided, click the Save button to add the J-Bend to the library.

Import

J-Bend libraries from previous versions of the software can be imported into the current J-bend library. To do so, a valid jbend.txt file must be located on the desktop of the computer being used to run the software. If done correctly, the import library window will open when the Import button is clicked. On the left side, there will be a list of the current J-Bends in the die library. On the right, a list of J-Bends from the imported library will be shown.

To add a J-Bend, select a tube in the Imported Library list by clicking on it and then hit the Add button. Click the OK button to finalize.

To add all tube/pipes, click the Add All button. Every J-Bend from the Imported Library list will be added to the current J-Bend library. Click the OK button to finalize.

To remove a recently imported J-Bend, select the plate from the Current Library list and click the Remove button.

Remove J-Bend

To remove a J-bend from the die library, select a J-bend in the list and click the Delete button.