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=='''Add or Remove Bend'''==
The number of bends in a part is chosen from the bend number drop down menu in the left panel. '''To increase or decrease the number of bends''', '''click the drop down menu''' and '''choose a number''' from the list. 

[[File:numbends2.png]]




=='''Adjust Lengths'''==
'''To change the length''', enter a new value into the corresponding length field in the designer entry fields on the left panel.

[[File:3dlengths.png|600px]]

=='''Adjust Angles'''==
'''To adjust the angle of a bend''', enter a new value into the corresponding angle field in the designer entry fields on the left panel.

[[File:angles.png|600px]]




=='''Adjust Rotation'''==
'''To adjust the rotation''', enter a new value into the rotation field in the designer entry fields on the left panel. ''Note: Leaving a rotation field blank will have the same effect as a zero.''

[[File:rotate3d.png|600px]]




=='''Dimension Types'''==
The way the dimensions are measured can be changed by using the dimension buttons. Click on the '''distance to apex''' [[File:apex.png]] or '''length of straight''' [[File:strlen.png]] to set the dimension type. 

[[File:distApex.png|250px]] [[File:straightlength.png|260px]]




=='''180° Bends'''==
In the linear 3D designer, 180° bends are handled the same way as all other bends. '''To add a 180° bend''', enter "180" into the angle field of the bend.

[[File:lin3d180.png|600px]]