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Positive direction rotations in benders are NOT standardized.  It is important to understand how to determine rotation directions to avoid confusion through mirror-imaging.
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The "positive" direction for rotations in benders is NOT standardized.  It is important to understand how to determine rotation directions to avoid confusion through mirror-imaging parts accidentally.
  
 
# The direction of rotation can be indicated with a CW or CCW direction of rotation from the viewpoint of a viewer at the front of a bender looking toward the rear of the bender.
 
# The direction of rotation can be indicated with a CW or CCW direction of rotation from the viewpoint of a viewer at the front of a bender looking toward the rear of the bender.
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# When a bender collet rotates CCW to rotate positive, then it uses the American industry standard, the standard for our VTube and CNC Bender software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CCW.
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# When a bender collet rotates CW to rotate positive, then it uses the non-American industry standard, the opposite of our software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CW.
  
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# When a bender collet rotates CCW to rotate positive, then it uses the American industry standard, the standard for our VTube software.<br><br>
 
  
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The engineering community uses a simple right-hand/left-hand rule to designate which way an axis spins positive:
  
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The robotics and engineering community uses a simple right-hand/left-hand rule to designate which way an axis spins positive.  For example, this is an image from the Bobcad-CAM site:
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This illustration demonstrates the RIGHT-HAND rule*
  
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In this "right-hand rule" illustration:
 
In this "right-hand rule" illustration:
  
 
# You are standing in the front of the bending looking toward the back.
 
# You are standing in the front of the bending looking toward the back.
 
# Hold your right hand up in front of you.
 
# Hold your right hand up in front of you.
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# Point the thumb of your right hand toward your face.
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# Point your thumb toward you.
 
# The arrow centerline is the centerline of the tube coming out of the collet.
 
# The arrow centerline is the centerline of the tube coming out of the collet.
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# The direction of the curl of the rest of your fingers represents the direction of a positive rotation.
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# The direction of the curl of your fingers represents the direction of a positive rotation.
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# Therefore, the right-hand rule indicates that positive rotates CCW.
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# This is the meaning of "positive" for rotations in our software.
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European and Asian benders usually follow the LEFT-HAND rule - which means that positive rotates CW.  (To prove this, hold your left hand so that your thumb is pointing at you.  What direction do your fingers curl?)
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(European and Asian benders usually follow the LEFT-HAND rule.)
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*This illustration is from the BobCAD-CAM site.

Latest revision as of 16:43, 5 April 2022

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The "positive" direction for rotations in benders is NOT standardized. It is important to understand how to determine rotation directions to avoid confusion through mirror-imaging parts accidentally.

  1. The direction of rotation can be indicated with a CW or CCW direction of rotation from the viewpoint of a viewer at the front of a bender looking toward the rear of the bender.
  2. When a bender collet rotates CCW to rotate positive, then it uses the American industry standard, the standard for our VTube and CNC Bender software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CCW.
  3. When a bender collet rotates CW to rotate positive, then it uses the non-American industry standard, the opposite of our software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CW.




The engineering community uses a simple right-hand/left-hand rule to designate which way an axis spins positive:

This illustration demonstrates the RIGHT-HAND rule*

In this "right-hand rule" illustration:

  1. You are standing in the front of the bending looking toward the back.
  2. Hold your right hand up in front of you.
  3. Point your thumb toward you.
  4. The arrow centerline is the centerline of the tube coming out of the collet.
  5. The direction of the curl of your fingers represents the direction of a positive rotation.
  6. Therefore, the right-hand rule indicates that positive rotates CCW.
  7. This is the meaning of "positive" for rotations in our software.

Bobcad righthand rule2.png

European and Asian benders usually follow the LEFT-HAND rule - which means that positive rotates CW. (To prove this, hold your left hand so that your thumb is pointing at you. What direction do your fingers curl?)

Bobcad lefthand rule2.png



  • This illustration is from the BobCAD-CAM site.
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