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=Summary of Version 5=

This version was released on July 1, 2008.  It is a software is designed to convert from bender data to centerline XYZ coordinates of end points and intersection points for a tube shape.  If you have bender data in any of these formats, you can calculate back to XYZ coordinates in space.
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! style="background:#f3b641;" | Bend Data Type
! colspan="2" style="background:#afa2ea;" | Description
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| LRA
| Standard CNC Draw Bender
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| YBC
| Standard Eaton Leonard CNC Draw Bender
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| Military 1
| Military Style Bender Data with Accumulated LENGTHs and ROTATIONS and '''draw''' bending
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| Military 2
| Military Style Bender Data with Accumulated LENGTHs and ROTATIONS and '''compression''' bending
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| Conrac
| Like Military 1
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| Compression Bending
| Bends that are made by pushing the tube around a stationary bend die with a wiper.  This is the opposite of "draw" bending.
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=New Features As of July 1, 2008 - v5=
This is a list of enhancements from the previous versions:

[[image:Bendxyz_v5.jpg|thumb|400px| Version 5 of Bender to XYZ with the same data as the older interface shown below]]
[[image:Bendxyz_v4.jpg|thumb|300px|Older Version of Bender to XYZ]]
[[image:Bendxyz_skin1.jpg|thumb|300px|Sample skin]]
[[image:Bendxyz_skin2.jpg|thumb|300px|Sample skin]]
[[image:Bendxyz_skin3.jpg|thumb|300px|Sample skin]]


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! style="background:#f3b641;" | Enhancement
! colspan="2" style="background:#afa2ea;" | Description
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| '''Convert From More Bender Data Types'''
| [[image:Bendxyz_calcsetup.jpg|170px|left]] Previous versions could only handle one type of bender data.  This version (v5) can handle many bender data types.
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| '''Much Improved User Interface'''
| Screen sizes are increasing, so we've discarded the older TAB interface.  This new interface shows all the data at the same time.  Whenever you make a change to the bender data, the XYZ centerline data changes automatically and instantly.  See the image at the right.
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| '''Insert/Delete Rows with Popup Menu'''
| [[image:Bendxyz_popup.jpg|170px|left]]The new grid that we use in this interface allows INSERT and DELETE of rows with a pop up menu.
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| '''Print either Grid independently'''
| Either the BENDER or XYZ grids can be printed independently
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| '''Skinned Interface'''
| [[image:Bendxyz_skin1.jpg|left|170px]]The interface can be skinned with several different "skins".  Or skinning can be switched off.
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| '''Custom Name the BENDER Columns'''
| The bender data columns can now be '''custom-named'''.
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| '''Warning Colored Cells'''
| Now bender data grid cells are shaded light red when they contain data that is not valid input.
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| '''Expandable Bender Data Pane'''
| [[image:Bendxyz_collapse.jpg|left]] The bender data pane can be expanded to show full-screen by making the other panes (General Setup and Calculated XYZ Data) collapse right and left.
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| '''Custom Grid Fonts'''
| You can now choose the font name, size, and color in the two grids.
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| '''Multi-Cell Selection for COPY Popup Menu'''
| [[image:Bendxyz_copyselection.jpg|170px|left]]Now you can choose multiple cells in the grids for COPY to the Windows clipboard.  Copy columns, multiple columns, or rows of data.
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| '''Multi-Cell Selection for PASTE Popup Menu'''
| Now you can choose multiple cells in the BENDER grid for PASTE from the Windows clipboard.  Paste columns, rows, or entire sections of the grid.
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| '''Reverse Bend Data'''
| [[image:Bendxyz_reversebender.jpg|170px|left]] Reverse the bender data "end-for-end."  This feature reverses the foundational LRA data so that even absolute data is recalculated properly.
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| '''Uses New v6 Network License Manager'''
|[[image:nlm-v6-logo.jpg|170px|left]]Our new NLM software is much improved older earlier versions.  Our NLM software software allows multiple users to access licenses over the internet concurrently. See [[Network License Manager]]
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[[image:Bendxyz_collapse2.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Expanded Bender Data Section]]

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