Difference between revisions of "Benderlink for SolidWorks 1.5"

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<tr><td width=100><font size=5>Version</font></td><td><font size=5>1.5</font></td></tr>
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<tr><td><font size=5>Date</font></td><td><font size=5>November 9, 2007</font></td></tr>
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===New Simplification of User Interface===
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The user interface was simplified through the joining of two tab menus into one new tab menu:<br><br>
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'''OLD Tab Menus'''<br><br>
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[[image:Blinksw_importtab_v1.4.jpg]]<br><br>
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'''NEW Import & Convert SolidWorks Data'''<br><br>
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[[image:blinksw_importtab_v1.5.jpg]]<br>
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The combining of the two menus makes Benderlink much easier to understand.  The extraction and conversion is also now performed in the same step, and data is refreshed from SolidWorks every time a new conversion is made.
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===Recognition of Contiguous Arcs with No Straights===
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This version of Benderlink can recognize and handle calculations for the special case where the part is made of only arcs and no straight segments in the centerline.  This kind of part is typical in push-roll bending.  An example is the [[TAURING]] bender. <br><br>
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[[image:Solidworks_roll.jpg|400px]]
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Watch a movie of how to extract this part:  [http://www.advancedtubular.com/blink_sw/benderlink_sw_arcs_only.html]
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 4 December 2007

Blinkswlogo.jpg Blinksw v1.5.jpg


Version1.5
DateNovember 9, 2007




New Simplification of User Interface

The user interface was simplified through the joining of two tab menus into one new tab menu:

OLD Tab Menus

Blinksw importtab v1.4.jpg

NEW Import & Convert SolidWorks Data

Blinksw importtab v1.5.jpg

The combining of the two menus makes Benderlink much easier to understand. The extraction and conversion is also now performed in the same step, and data is refreshed from SolidWorks every time a new conversion is made.



Recognition of Contiguous Arcs with No Straights

This version of Benderlink can recognize and handle calculations for the special case where the part is made of only arcs and no straight segments in the centerline. This kind of part is typical in push-roll bending. An example is the TAURING bender.

Solidworks roll.jpg


Watch a movie of how to extract this part: [1]