Edit a bend

Some basic settings of a bend operation can can be edited by bring up the Bend panel. To bring up the bend panel, use the fold navigator:

Click on one of the numbers in the fold navigator to switch to a bend.
Click again on the same number to bring up the bend panel for that bend.

The bend panel can be seen alongside. This has some settings and operations for working on the bend.

The Air-gap input box is used to adjust the air-gap for bending (this is the gap between the blade and blank-holders). As the air-gap is adjusted from its default value, the fold navigator will display a non-standard air-gap warning. Collision checking will also be done immediately with the updated air-gap and you can tune the air-gap to prevent collisions. The bending force will also be computed, and if you set the air-gap so low that the maximum bending force is exceeded, the fold navigator will display this as an error.
The P86 setting is used to control the application of additional hold-down pressure during the bending cycle.
Use the Skip Bend button skip this bend; this bend will not be processed by the panel bender and needs to be processed later (possibly by a press brake).
The New Side button is used to split a side into two separate sides; this appears only if you are not editing the first bend in a side. Clicking this button splits the side at this bend, and starts a new side. There are several reasons you may want to split a side:
- The side may need to be split into two, and the part may need to be flipped between the two sides before processing can be completed (only on manual machines).
- Some bends from another side may need to be completed before the remaining bends of this side can be completed. In this case, you can split the side, and re-sequence the sides so the bends from the other side are inserted in between.
The Prev and Next buttons are used to navigate between the different bends in the part. (You can also use the PageUp and PageDown keys for this).
The Side button is used to navigate up from this bend-op to the containing side. Clicking this button displays the Bend Side panel (described below) which can be used to perform some operations on the entire bending side (or section).

If this bend has been skipped, these settings are not displayed; there is only an Unskip Bend button to bring the bend back into processing.