Tube Bending Data Exchanger

Tube Bending Data Exchanger

Win64, English

Jerome Briot
Exchange tube bending data between Autodesk® Fusion 360® and CNC bending machines (XYZ and LRA/YBC).

General Usage Instructions

The app will appear in the MAKE panel of the TOOLS tab of the DESIGN workspace.

To export XYZ and LRA/YBC data of an existing tube to a file:

  1. Run the Export Tube Bending Data tool
  2. Select the tube to export
  3. Select the length unit: millimeter, centimeter, meter, inch or foot
  4. Click the Export button

 

To create a tube from XYZ data in a file:

  1. Run the Import Tube Bending Data tool
  2. Select the file containing the data
  3. Select the type of operation: new body or new component
  4. Click the Import button

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Install:

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. 

Uninstall:

You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.

Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Fusion 360.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button.

Or, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8.1/10), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

Additional Information

The author of the add-in doesn't own a CNC bending machine. Always check the data using the machine software before production.

Known Issues

Due to the use of trigonometric functions, the LRA/YBC values can differ from the ones used by your CNC machine.

Contact

Company Name: Jerome Briot
Support Contact: jbtechlab@gmail.com

Author/Company Information

Jerome Briot

Support Information

Send an email to jbtechlab@gmail.com for feedback or questions.

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.9.1

Fix a bug with Turkish language
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