SE2Bender Program Features
- Imports Solid Edge bender data files
- Complete conversion to Supravision file format is compatible with many measuring centers
- Compatible with Advanced Tubular's Benderlink Communications Software
SE2Bender software is designed to allow data to be converted from Solid Edge XpresRoute tube shapes to data that is compatible with the Advanced Tubular bender communications software called Benderlink.
"There is a strong push in the industry to decrease the number of data re-entries necessary to get data from the engineer's CAD station to the bender on the shop floor", according to Michael Cone, President of Advanced Tubular Technologies. With the SE XpresRoute, SE2Bender, and Benderlink, engineers can easily create tube shape data that can be transferred electronically to a CNC bender control.
SE2Bender converts XpresRoute files into Supravision files, a popular data format used often in the tube fabrication industry. The converted files can be used as master data files in Sheffield, Romer, Addison, and Multi Systems measuring centers. They can also be imported to Advanced Tubular Technologies Benderlink software packages that communicate with several types of bender controls.
Sample Log Output
tube1.txt
Cut Length = 670.41 mm
Bend Number Feed Length Rotation Angle Bend Radius Bend Angle
1 25.00 mm 0.00 deg 20.00 mm 90.00 deg
2 48.25 mm -90.00 deg 20.00 mm 90.00 deg
3 258.70 mm -90.00 deg 20.00 mm 90.00 deg
4 190.43 mm 180.00 deg 20.00 mm 55.00 deg
5 34.59 mm
OK - Parsing data to internal SE data object...
Partname: tube1.txt
Cut Length: 670.4100
Units: Millimeters
OK - Bend Count in SE Data: 4
OK - SE Data Parsed
CALCULATION DATA 4/4/2007 11:24:36 AM
1 Tangent Distance = 20.000
2 Tangent Distance = 20.000
3 Tangent Distance = 20.000
4 Tangent Distance = 10.411
1 Point to Point = 45.000
2 Point to Point = 88.250
3 Point to Point = 298.700
4 Point to Point = 220.841
5 Point to Point = 45.001
6 Point to Point = 0.000
1 X = 0.000
1 Y = 0.000
1 Z = 0.000
2 X = 45.000
2 Y = 0.000
2 Z = 0.000
3 X = 45.000
3 Y = 88.250
3 Z = 0.000
4 X = 45.000
4 Y = 88.250
4 Z = -298.700
5 X = 265.841
5 Y = 88.250
5 Z = -298.700
Bend 1 Arc Length = 31.416
Bend 2 Arc Length = 31.416
Bend 3 Arc Length = 31.416
Bend 4 Arc Length = 19.199
Total Length = 670.416
SHEFFIELD: 6-axis portable measuring center that uses the G-Tube software and can also read Supravision files.
ROMER: A portable 6-axis measuring center that uses SUPRAVISION software
to measure tube shapes.
MM5000: The Multi Measure 5000 is a 5-axis measuring center that
uses SUPRAVISION software to measure tube shapes.
BENDERLINK: Advanced Tubular Benderlink can import Supravision software for transfer of data directly to many tube bending machines.
NOTE: Data converted by SE2Bender can be imported directly into the SMT/Advanced Tubular CNC Bender operator station over your network
