A simple, easy to use sheet metal unfolding
program to handle your basic parts. Unfold 3D wireframe models or fold 2D flat
patterns into 3D wireframe models. Parts may be
drawn with or without the material
thickness. ProFold Lite will save you countless hours of
calculations while increasing the accuracy of
your flat patterns. ProFold Lite is fully integrated with AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop,
KeyCreator, and CADKEY
under Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Ease of Use
ProFold Lite is very easy to use. Dialog boxes
allow you to quickly identify the operation you wish to
perform and to set any desired options. Input requirements
are minimal; customizable defaults are provided for all
options.
Fold / Unfold Capabilities
ProFold Lite can fold or unfold a CAD drawing of
almost any sheet metal part which is formed by constant
radius bending of angles up to 360 degrees. Even flanges
which are completely internal to the part are easily
recognized and correctly transformed.
ProFold Lite
permits bends of different radii on the same
part.
Bends of any angle and at any orientation are supported, as
well as hems and offset bends.
Note: ProFold Lite handles parts with up to 10
bend areas.
Add Thickness
Formed parts may be drawn with or without material
thickness. Parts drawn as simple wire frames can be enhanced by ProFold
Lite
to show the material thickness and arcs in the bend area. Whether you make simple brackets or complex multi-bend parts, ProFold
Lite
will save you hours of manual calculations while increasing the accuracy of your
results.
Tech Table
The Tech Table stores your
bend parameters such as thickness,
bend radius, and bend compensations,
minimizing the need to re-enter data for each job.
Transitions and Cones
Transitions and cones may be unfolded with ProFold Lite .
Bend
Chart
A bend
chart is automatically generated along with the flat
pattern.
Each bend area is labeled for cross reference to
the bend chart. Results can include bend lines or mold lines.
Bend Adjustment
ProFold provides four methods of determining the bend
adjustment for any bend: specify either the actual bend allowance,
the outside bend compensation, the inside bend compensation, or
allow ProFold to calculate the bend adjustment by using the standard
formula for determining bend allowance (K Factor). ProFold Lite allows customization of the defaults and the options.
