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| What is BendWorks? |
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BendWorks is a simple calculator to help you calculate bend deductions, and to help you reverse engineer the best K-factor to use when creating sheet-metal parts in you favorite CAD program. It also includes a set of default "rule of thumb" K-factors to use for various materials, radii, and bending methods.
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BendWorks is freeware which means that it is absolutely free to you. Please click HERE to download BendWorks. The file you will download is a zip file of just under 1.6Mb. Once you have downloaded it, simply unzip it's contents to a folder on your hard drive (C:\Temp, for example) and then double click the BendWorks_V1-1_Setup.exe file to begin the installation. You can also download "The fine-art of Sheet Metal Bending", an Adobe Acrobat pdf document that is included with BendWorks by clicking HERE.
Should you have any questions about BendWorks please contact:
Faculty of Design & Creative Technologies 300 Queen St Level 11, Symphony House Private Bag 92006 Auckland 1142, NZ Tel: +64 9 921 9485 Fax: +64 9 921 0421 Email: olaf.diegel@aut.ac.nz |