Template Tutorial

This tutorial will step you through the basics of creating a part using a pre-defined template.

Start Up

1) Start by double clicking the "Bend-Tech 7x" icon to start up the program.

2) Select the "Template" icon in the Task Menu under the "Create New" section to open the Template interface. The window that opens should be labeled [New Part - Template].

3) For the purposes of this tutorial, click the "Maximize" button at the top right of the railing design window.

• The Template selection menu will be occupied by a list of pre-defined templates available to use.

• Scroll through the templates until you see Double Bevel Hoop on page 4. Select the 'Double Bevel Hoop (Center Dims)' by clicking on it, as shown above. Click the 'Select' button in the bottom right corner of the window to bring the template into the design interface.

• In the template design window, assign a die and material. In the Die & Material tab in the top left corner, select the drop down menu below "Select Material" and choose any material available in the list.
• Select the drop down menu below "Select Die" and select an appropriately sized die from the list.

(Note) If a default die and material have already been set up, they will already be selected. In that case, proceed to the next step.

After the die and material have been selected, the part design panel will be open to edit. Below the tabbed section, a 2D image of the template will be shown. Each dimension line will have a field where a value can be entered.

• Type in the values that are shown in the image below.

• As values are entered into the fields, the part display to the right and the results table will be updated automatically. One all the fields have been filled in correctly, the window should look similar to the image below. The part is now complete. The results table for the complete part is shown in the top right corner.

To adjust any settings, view the bend order, or to see any warnings, click any of the tabs the tabbed section at the top of the design window.

• The part can be saved by selecting the save icon or by selecting File --> Save in the main menu bar. The setup sheet for the part can be printed by choosing the print icon or by clicking File --> Print.