Grapple Designer Quick Start - Revision history

Fabcam1 at 19:32, 19 August 2013

2013-08-19T19:32:01Z

Fabcam1 at 14:09, 20 June 2013

2013-06-20T14:09:46Z

Fabcam1 at 18:08, 30 May 2013

2013-05-30T18:08:03Z

Fabcam1 at 21:17, 29 May 2013

2013-05-29T21:17:37Z

Fabcam1 at 21:13, 29 May 2013

2013-05-29T21:13:14Z

Fabcam1 at 20:29, 29 May 2013

2013-05-29T20:29:01Z

Fabcam1: /* Start Over */

2013-05-29T18:22:09Z

‎Start Over

Fabcam1: /* Adjust Angle */

2013-05-29T16:58:06Z

‎Adjust Angle

Fabcam1 at 15:49, 29 May 2013

2013-05-29T15:49:23Z

Fabcam1: /* Adjust Rotation */

2013-05-29T14:56:53Z

‎Adjust Rotation

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 '''To create a bend of 180°''' in the grapple designer, two 90° bends must be added with a small amount of straight tube in between them.
-'''''Note:''''' ''See the [[Global Settings#General Tab|combine bends]] option on the global settings tab in the general tab section. This will allow two 90° bends to be combined into one 180° bend.''
+'''''Note:''''' ''See the [[Program Settings#General Tab|combine bends]] option on the program settings menu in the general tab section. This will allow two 90° bends to be combined into one 180° bend.''
 [[File:grappart12.png]]

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	'''To create a bend of 180°''' in the grapple designer, two 90° bends must be added with a small amount of straight tube in between them.		'''To create a bend of 180°''' in the grapple designer, two 90° bends must be added with a small amount of straight tube in between them.
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		+	'''''Note:''''' ''See the [[Global Settings#General Tab\|combine bends]] option on the global settings tab in the general tab section. This will allow two 90° bends to be combined into one 180° bend.''

	[[File:grappart12.png]]		[[File:grappart12.png]]

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 =='''180° Bends'''==
 '''To create a bend of 180°''' in the grapple designer, two 90° bends must be added with a small amount of straight tube in between them.
 [[File:grappart12.png]]

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 '''2.)''' By '''clicking on a grapple tool handle''' or by '''clicking and dragging the grapple tool handle''' that goes in the direction of angle and '''keying in a distance value'''. The value that is given will not be the angle value - it will be how far the tube will move in a certain distance to create the angle.
-'''3.)''' By '''entering new values''' into any of the distance or angle entry fields in the left panel. The values in the angle fields represent the angle of the current part length along the specified axis, not the actual angle of the bend.
+'''3.)''' By '''entering new values''' into any of the distance or angle entry fields in the left panel. The values in the angle fields represent the angle of the current part length along the specified axis, '''''not''''' the actual angle of the bend.
 [[File:grappart10.png|300px]]

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-'''1.)''' By '''clicking and dragging''' a grapple tool handle in the direction of the straight tube.
+'''1.)''' By '''entering a value into the length field''' next to the ruler icon below the entry fields in the left panel.
-[[File:adjustlength.png|400px]]
+[[File:grappart09.png|300px]]
-[[File:grappart09.png|300px]]

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 '''Note:''' '''''Be very careful when adjusting locked bends!''''' Depending on the combination of angles on the bend, adjusting a locked bend can sometimes force the straight length to extend far past the intended length.
 =='''Adjust Rotation'''==
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 '''''Take caution''''' when using this function. Once a part has been started over, its information cannot be retrieved again.
 =='''180° Bends'''==

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 =='''Start Over'''==
-To completely start over and delete all bend information, click the '''start over button'''. [[File:startover.png]] '''''Take caution''''' when using this function. Once a part has been started over, its information cannot be retrieved again.
+To completely start over and delete all bend information, click the '''start over button'''. [[File:startover.png]]
 =='''180° Bends'''==

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 [[File:grappart03.png|right|500px]]
-Once '''more than one angle''' is applied ('''''Example''''': Pulled the light blue handle and then pulled the red handle), the angle as well as the axis that the angle is along will be shown below the value fields in the left panel next to an axis icon. The colors of the small arrows on this icon correspond to the axes that the angle is along. The angle value can be also edited by entering a value directly into the given field.
+Once '''more than one angle''' is applied ('''''Example''''': Pulled the green handle and then pulled light blue handle), the angle as well as the axis that the angle is along will be shown below the value fields in the left panel next to an axis icon. The colors of the small arrows on this icon correspond to the axes that the angle is along. The angle value can be also edited by entering a value directly into the given field.
 If '''more than two angles''' are added, two more angle value fields will be generated. These will also have axis icons that will show which axes the angles are along. These can also be edited by directly entering values into the fields.
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 [[File:singlebendlock.png]][[File:singlebendunlock.png]]
 '''Note:''' '''''Be very careful when adjusting locked bends!''''' Depending on the combination of angles on the bend, adjusting a locked bend can sometimes force the straight length to extend far past the intended length.
 =='''Adjust Rotation'''==

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 [[File:grappart09.png|300px]]
 =='''Adjust Angle'''==
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 [[File:grappart10.png|300px]]
 =='''Dimension Types'''==

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 [[File:rotationadjust.png|600px]]
-'''2.)''' By '''clicking the grapple handle and keying in''' the moving distance.
+'''2.)''' By '''clicking the grapple handle''' or by '''clicking and dragging the grapple handle''' and '''keying in''' the moving distance.
 '''3.)''' By '''entering new values''' into any of the entry fields in the left panel.
 [[File:grappart10.png|300px]]
 =='''Dimension Types'''==