Autopol bend simulator free how to#

A CAD model can be considered as correct enough for the 2D-to-3D up-folding routine, if length and angle dimensions correspond to the real manufactured sheet metal part. Inner radii for bends are difficult to assume, without knowing which tools are going to be used when the part is bent in a press brake. 3D model created in a major CAD system as SolidWorks, Inventor, Solid Edge, ProE, CATIA SAT, STEP, IGES or IPT 2D geometry in DXF/DWG file format Up-folded 3D model as SAT AutoPOL Unfolder AutoPOL Designer Unfolding 3D model AutoPOL Bend SimulatorДЈ 2D to 3D input data In order to fold up a 2D geometry consisting of outer- and inner contours and bend lines, some additional data is needed to achieve a correct 3D model 1) Sheet thickness 2) Bend angles and directions 3) Bend deduction values for each bend Inner radius for each bend is also specified, but the numerical value is not that important. 3) Import a DXF/DWG-file with unfolded geometry and fold it up into a 3D model.

2) Create a parametric 3D model using AutoPOL Designer features. There are three ways to obtain a 3D model 1) Import a 3D model created in a CAD-system in neutral file formats SAT, STEP, IGES or IPT. The AutoPOL 3D concept A 3D model with correct dimensions is always used and very central in AutoPOL Bend Simulator concept.

Autopol bend simulator free how to#

1 Convert 2D to 3D in AutoPOL Bend SimulatorДў This document gives an introduction of how to convert 2D DXF/DWG files into 3D models in AutoPOL Bend simulator.