MAIN BENDER DATA SETUP USER INTERFACE COMPONENTS

See the explanation for each arrow below the image.

Legend to the Numbered Arrows Above

1- The Bender Channel lets a user know which number bender they are using in their Bender Setup list. Users can connect up to 100 benders at a time. This reflects the bender number in the VTube-LASER list, but not the one in the bender control. If this is bender #1 inside the bender control, users can change that inside the VTube-LASER settings while keeping the bender as #3 in the bender channel list.

2- This shows the network path being used to communicate between the bender control and the VTube-LASER computer. Make sure this is correct when communicating.

3- This shows which protocol is being used to communicate between the bender control and VTube-LASER. Make sure to choose the correct protocol for the bender you are connecting with.

4- This allows a user to copy the part setup values into Bender Setup to save time from entering the information twice.

5- RECALL is an important step when correcting to a bender. ALWAYS recall before making a correction. This will fill in/update the BLUE columns with the values the bender actually bent the part with.

6- Auto SEND adds the blue and white columns (the adjustments) together to create the orange columns. These are the new correction values that VTube recommends the bender to bend the next tube with.

How to Initially Set up the Bender Data Page and the Bender

1- If NEW tube data needs to be sent to the bender, COPY Master LRA to Setup LRA

2- AUTO Send the MASTER XYZ + BLUE Columns to the Bender

CORRECTION PERCENTAGE MENU

1- The Correction Percentage tab allows users to decide how much of a correction they want to make. If they want to send only a portion of the adjustments to the bender, they can decide that here. The default settings are to send 100% of the corrections each time, but this can be changed to 20%, 50%, or a custom set of values, as shown below.

CLAMP LENGTH FILTER MENU

1- This allows a user to preset the Minimum Clamp Length on the bender. The default setting is '0', but this can be changed per project, or a new default can be made.

SPRINGBACK FILTER MENU

1- This allows a user to recalculate the springback based on the compensated bender data.

2- This shows a user what is being calculated to determine the springback

3- Anytime an adjustment value is at 3 degrees or above, VTube will automatically compensate for springback.

END LENGTH FILTER MENU

1- Split Between Tags divides the total length change in half and splits it between the A and B ends.

2- The A and B-End Adjustments add the first and last length adjustment together and split it between the A and B ends.

FTP MENU

1- The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used for some benders to communicate. (CMP and Morris Solutions use FTP.)

FILE IO MESSAGES MENU

1- This tab would show a user if there were any errors returned during a recall/send between the VTube-LASER computer and the bender control.

How to Configure Benderlink Protocols

Also see how to configure VTube-LASER Benderlink protocols.