Harpoon Designer Quick Start - Revision history

Fabcam1 at 20:17, 19 August 2013

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‎Adjust Rotation

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 '''To create a 180° bend''', two bends of 90° must be added with a small amount of straight length 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:harp180.png|400px]]

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	'''To create a 180° bend''', two bends of 90° must be added with a small amount of straight length between them.		'''To create a 180° bend''', two bends of 90° must be added with a small amount of straight length 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:harp180.png\|400px]]		[[File:harp180.png\|400px]]

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−	'''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:harpangle2.png\|600px]]		[[File:harpangle2.png\|600px]]

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 Before adjusting the length, select the bend before the straight length.
-The length can be adjusted using any of the 3 following methods:
+The '''length can be adjusted''' using any of the 3 following methods:
-[[File:harpoonlength.png|600px]]
+'''1.)''' By '''entering a value''' into the length field on the left panel.
-'''3.)''' By '''entering a value''' into the length field on the left panel.
+[[File:harpoonlength.png|600px]]
-[[File:harpoonlength2.png|600px]]

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	[[File:harppart02.png\|right\|500px]]		[[File:harppart02.png\|right\|500px]]
−	Once '''more than one angle''' is applied to a bend ('''''Example''''': Pulled the ~~green~~ harpoon point and then pulled the light ~~blue~~ harpoon point), 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. These angle values can be also edited by entering values directly into the given fields.	+	Once '''more than one angle''' is applied to a bend ('''''Example''''': Pulled the blue harpoon point and then pulled the light green harpoon point), 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. These angle values can be also edited by entering values directly into the given fields.

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	[[File:harppart02.png\|right\|500px]]		[[File:harppart02.png\|right\|500px]]
−	Once '''more than one angle''' is applied to a bend ('''''Example''''': Pulled the ~~light~~ green harpoon point and then pulled the ~~red~~ harpoon point), 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. These angle values can be also edited by entering values directly into the given fields.	+	Once '''more than one angle''' is applied to a bend ('''''Example''''': Pulled the green harpoon point and then pulled the light blue harpoon point), 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. These angle values can be also edited by entering values directly into the given fields.

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 =='''Adjust Rotation'''==
-As the part is being designed, the rotations will be generated automatically.
+As the part is being designed, '''the rotations will be generated automatically'''.
 Using any of the following design methods can affect the rotation of the bends:
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 [[File:harprotate2.png|300px]]
 =='''Dimension Types'''==

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 '''2.)''' By clicking the '''add bend''' button. [[File:addbend.png]]
 =='''Remove Bend'''==
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 [[File:harpselect2.png|700px]]
 =='''Adjust Lengths'''==
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 [[File:singlebendlock.png]] [[File:singlebendunlock.png]]
 =='''Adjust Rotation'''==

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-'''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:harpangle2.png|600px]]
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 =='''Start Over'''==
-To completely start over and delete all current 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 current bend information, click the start over button. [[File:startover.png]]