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#A new button in each option page allows users to put option into the options toolbox without opening the toolbox.
 
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=[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW - PDA-RVG Profile Editor  =
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This is an image of the new help screen:<br>
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=[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] ENHANCED - OPTION LISTS - MOVE TO TOOLBOX MULTI-SELECT  =
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The options lists now let you select multiple options for moving into the Toolbox at the same time.<br><br>
  
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The new RVG Profile editor allows you to edit an unlimited number of profiles.  Each profile controls the gearing between the bend arm and the pressure assist.
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[[image:cncbender_options_move_to_toolbox_v11-20080918_new_callout.jpg|600px]]<br><br>
  
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Touch and hold the first row, then drag to other rows to make a multi-row selection.
  
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The new RVG Profile ADJUST POINT editor allows you to edit a single value in an RVG Profile row.  Adjust points are angles where the gearing "adjusts" to a new value.
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<tr><td width=150>[[image:Cncbender_toobox_video2.jpg||145px]]</td><td>[http://www.advancedtubular.com/cncbender/movies/toolbox_multiple_select/cncbender_toolbox_multiselect.html View the video] of CNC Bender's [[Toolbox]] Multi-selection feature
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=[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW - EXPANDABLE SERVO MANUAL PAGE  =
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The SERVO Manual Control page has been completely redesigned to allow for ANY NUMBER OF AXES.  The page can grow or shrink automatically depending on the bender setup.
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Initial tests from our technicians indicate that this page is a significant improvement in ease of use over the previous page.
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The page also has new features: Every axis can be sent to either 1 pre-programmed relative location, or 2 pre-programmed absolute locations.
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=[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW - TOOLBOX PAGE FOR STORING OPTIONS WHEN NOT BEING USED =
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CNC Bender now allows operators to put their options away - just like tools in a tool box. See [[CNC Bender Toolbox]] for details.
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The feature is called "Toolbox" and is available for every Dynamic Options List in CNC Bender.
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The action of putting an option away is as simple moving the option from one list to another using move buttons.  When you need them again, they will still be in the box - already set with the value that you used last when transferring them to the toolbox.
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The page has bigger buttons and a new Real-time Variable Gearing Profile selection. That means you can use Real-time Variable Gearing in the Test Bend page!  You can even edit the Profile before running a test bend.<br><br>
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*Now control the home offset of any axis on a user-configurable process lists with the "Home Offset" parameter called "HOF".  It is no longer necessary to use low-level software to adjust the offset.
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=Other Pages=
 
=Other Pages=
 
*Back to [[CNC Bender]]
 
*Back to [[CNC Bender]]
 
*Back to [[CNC Bender Software Updates]]
 
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<tr><td width=150>[[image:Cncbender_toobox_video.jpg||145px]]</td><td>[http://www.advancedtubular.com/cncbender/movies/toolbox/cncbender_toolbox_feature.html View the video] of CNC Bender's [[Toolbox]] feature
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 26 September 2008

Cncbender logo.jpg

Toolbox.jpg



This update includes modifications to:


1 - c:\cnc\CNCBender.exe
2 - c:\cnc\config\help\ToolBoxOptions.rtf



Check.jpg ENHANCED - TOOLBOX FEATURES

Cncbender options toolbox.jpg

The Options Toolbox includes these new features:

  1. Select multiple items in a list in order to transfer all of them at the same time.
  2. Press a single button to transfer all of the options between the In Use and the In the Toolbox lists.
  3. A new button in each option page allows users to put option into the options toolbox without opening the toolbox.
  4. A new HELP button is available
  5. We discovered and repaired issues with the Toolbox configuration system (The logic that controls how the last setup is recalled and applied to all parts.)



Cncbender options toolbox v11-20080918 new callout.jpg

This is an image of the new help screen:
Cncbender options toolbox v11-20080918 new help.jpg


Check.jpg ENHANCED - OPTION LISTS - MOVE TO TOOLBOX MULTI-SELECT

The options lists now let you select multiple options for moving into the Toolbox at the same time.

Cncbender options move to toolbox v11-20080918 new callout.jpg

Touch and hold the first row, then drag to other rows to make a multi-row selection.


View a video of the multi-select feature:

Cncbender toobox video2.jpgView the video of CNC Bender's Toolbox Multi-selection feature

Other Pages

Cncbender toobox video.jpgView the video of CNC Bender's Toolbox feature
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