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Revision as of 03:08, 14 April 2014
Embedded Overbend Calculator
The Overbend Calculator is embedded in VTube-STEP and VTube-LASER because the fixed and proportional springback values are included in the Part Setup menu - and have an effect the final bend angles when sending new data to the bender, and when making corrections to the bender. |
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Steps to Calculate Overbend
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To access the calculator inside VTube, follow these steps:
STEP 1: Right click anywhere in the white column in the Part Setup menu.
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STEP 3: Make a part with two test bends. Typically they are 20 and 120 degrees. The bender is set to bend these angles and a test tube is bent.
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STEP 4: The actual resulting bend angles are measured and entered into the overbend calculator.
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STEP 5: Formula constant values are calculated and used in a springback formula to predict overbend to overcome springback at any angle.
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STEP 6: Press the "Save to Part Setup" button. The values will now be displayed at the bottom of the Part Setup menu.
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These two calculated values will be used to calculate overbend to overcome springback when sending data to the bender. This image shows a button inside the Bender Setup menu in VTube-LASER.
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Other Pages
- Back to VTube-STEP
- Back to VTube-LASER