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Finally got it to work. Took a little experimenting but after turning off the stock update and playing around with orientation as stated above its cutting as it should. Posted code and that looked good too. Needed to change the orientation in both top plane and turret to #6. Thank You!
I've been a press brake operator for a decade and a half and constantly need to explain how complex bend calculations are...
If you want to dive into bending calculations there is an excellent series of articles starting with: https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/article/bending/a-grand-unifying-theory-of-bending-on-the-press-brake-part-i
When you say "bent stock" is this something that is bent because of damage or is it a formed part that you're trying to get a flat pattern for?
How tight are the bends and what angles are they? The larger the inside radius and the closer to flat(more obtuse bend) the closer your neutral axis will be to the center and the better the 'center line' method will work.
If you're dealing with all 90deg bends that are closer to sharp than a radius you may get a more accurate flat pattern measuring your inside dimensions because like Matthew said most materials will stretch more than they compress which moves your neutral axis towards the inside of the bend.
If you have access to the machine that made the bends or can ask for a sample for bend calculations have a 4" square bent at 90deg in half, measure the out side of each leg and subtract 4 from the sum of the two sides to get your bend deduction for one bend.
Using the tooling that I use for .25" material 90 degree bend deductions are :
Steel - .431
Stainless - .445
Aluminum - .402
So if you have a 2" x 2" outside dimension angle your flat will be:
Steel - 3.569
Stainless - 3.555
Aluminum - 3.598
I have used 2 monitors with Mastercam going back to X3. The company wouldn't buy them so I did. I still have those 2 monitors in my garage after all these years and they work and still look decent. I now use 3 and thankful to have them.
@Programinator, I travel 80% of the time and I don't spend a tremendous amount of time programming anymore. Most of my time these days are spent running machine simulations in @CAMplete Solutions Inc. TruePath in support of our customers' Matsuura 5-Axis machines and training 5-Axis. Those bigger 3D Connexion devices take up too much real estate in my bag. Plus, the TSA would probably damage it in my travels.
@Programinator Cabling could definitely be cleaner. I recently moved my docking station from the left side to the right side because the docking station is malfunctioning intermittently (hence the caliper box sitting underneath it), so I have not put the wire loom back yet. I need to still re-route a few other cables first. I was in a hurry. When I finish my current project, I'll square it away. Most likely Wednesday. We shall see if the temporary fix needs a more permament fix. It has been working with no more issues so...
The different monitor... yeah, It's not perfect, but it's a completely functional monitor and I only use it for e-mail and drawings so it is sufficient for those tasks. When it goes out, I plan on getting a matching monitor. Everything important lines up though. The monitor's bezel may not line up, but the display does. That's the most important aspect.
I do get compliments on my setup when customers come in. More and more programmers run at least two monitors (I push that narritive HARD), and when the customers see me working on their project, they see the value of a multiple monitor setup. IMHO, anything less than two is just plain uncivilized. It's like working without a 3D Connexion Device... which I refuse to do. I push those hard too.
yea it is definitely possible, as you can see postability had figured it out some time ago from that video they posted on their youtube channel, but i don't know how easy or difficult it was for them to get setup or how to do it to be able to help you on your ventures. Good luck with it and i hope you are able to get it figured out.
It's a small version of an R-2000iB Robot. It is just a toy. I wish it were real, though I do have real robots here I can play with so I'm not too bad off. LOL
There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a race. .....
James, your desk is to neat. you must not be working that hard.
awesome setup!!
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