Linear 2D Designer Quick Start

Add Bend

Adding a bend can be done two different ways:

1.) While the part is being designed, each click of the mouse will place a new bend. (The start and end length of the part are an exception.)

2.) After the finish button has been clicked and the part is not currently being designed, the add bend button will become available. Click it to add a new bend. Once clicked, the part will be in design mode again and a blue line will be attached to the end of the part. In the part display, click the new end location of the part. If necessary, continue to pick further points to add more bends.

Remove Bend

While the part is being designed, the undo last button can be clicked to remove the last bend on the part.

Adjust Lengths

To adjust the length of a straight section, enter a new value into the corresponding length field in the left panel.

Adjust Angles

Bend angles can be adjusted by entering new angle values into the angle fields in the left panel.

Adjust Rotation

Parts created using this designer can have either no rotation or 180° rotations. In the left panel, the second column in the entry fields has a series of check boxes, one for each bend. To add a 180° rotation to a bend, click the check box. When the box is not checked, the bend will have no rotation.

Dimension Types

When creating parts in the linear 2D designer, all dimensions are measured from the apex of each bend. In this specific designer, there is not option to change this.

Start Over

To completely start over and delete all bend information, click the start over button. Take caution when using this function. Once a part has been started over, its information cannot be retrieved again.

Finish

To finish a part and exit design mode, click the finish button. File:Finish.png Note: This is temporary. Further edits can be made to the part after this button has been clicked. To resume editing, click the add bend button.