FASTSHAPES - Bend

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Bulk Materials Handling - chutes
Fluids Conveying - transitions and transformers.
'Industrial strength' structures, thick plate.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
BEND provides a multi-gored bend between two ducts. Ducts may have different shaped cross-sections.
Shapes are 'rectircles', i.e. round cornered rectangles. Rectircle describes rectangular, circular, & obround shapes. From 2 to 10 gores permitted. Bend angle from 1 degree to 180 degrees. Collars optional, integral when possible (prismatic bend) Bend radius on inside, outside or centreline of bend. Up to 8 longitudinal seams per gore. Uses Triangulation development method as standard. Also 'SupaFastNest' & radial line development when possible.

DATA REQUIREMENTS

Inlet and Outlet shape internal dimensions

Plate thickness

Bend Angle

Bend Radius and location (inside/outside/centreline)

Number of Gores

Collar lengths (optional)

Longitudinal Seam Locations

Green, and seam offset dimensions.

AutoNest seam location data (optional)

OUTPUT
Patterns in any of the following forms ...

NC program

FastCAM file

DXF (2D) file

Coordinate Table

A 3D DXF file describing the complete structure.

PROGRAM REFERENCE
M3FS11 : BEND

OTHER REFERENCES
M3FS7 : RECTIRCLE (Rectircular transitions and transformers)
M3FS12 : ELBOW (Reducing circular cross-section bends)
M3FS13 : LOBSTER (Constant circular cross-section bends)
M3FS21 : PENSTOCK (General right-circular-conical bends)