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Introduction A last-minute substitution garnered me a place at AU '97 this year. I hadn't planned on making the trip, but I'm glad I did, now that it's behind me. Enjoy my ramblings. Owen Wengerd, President ManuSoft My Diary October 12, 1997 by Owen Wengerd All Rights Reserved …
Introduction This year, I decided that Chicago was close enough to home to make the trip to AU. To defray expenses, I offered to teach a course on "Sheet Metal Flat Development with AutoCAD" (MCH021). Owen Wengerd, President ManuSoft My Diary September 23, 1996 by Owen Wengerd All Rights Reserved …
Do you use AutoCAD in a sheet metal manufacturing environment? Do you perform bend allowance calculations for traditional sheet metal flat development? Take a look at Owen’s Autodesk University course on the subject (in MS Word ‘95 format): FlatDev.zip (104k). The course provides a system of generic formulas and instructions. You’ll also want to download the two associated AutoLISP functions: an AutoCAD based interactive bend allowance calculator (BCAL.LSP) and a developed blank size calculator (BDEV.LSP), both available on the Freebies page.