Ease of Use: Bend-Tech HD was designed for the fabricator. It uses terms and technology that is easy to understand. Users do not need any CAD or sophisticated software experience. Designed to make the user feel comfortable with it in minutes, it will start saving you time and money immediately.

Getting started: Getting started with any project is always the hardest hurdle to overcome. Creating your own header tube designs is as easy as locating points in 3D space using Tri-Star and Tri-Globe. Each of these tools allows a user to place points in 3D space using familiar terms, such as front, back, left, right, floor and ceiling. Place points at each of the tube for the header and the collector and place 2 more points showing the direction for both ends.

Creating the tube is a 3D game of “connect the dots”. Start from one end of the tube, select the 2 end points and the 2 directional points and a 2-bend tube is completed. That’s it! Everything else is nearly finished.

Modifying the Part: HD provides 2 unique ways to move the tubing on the screen. Big increment moves are best made with our “Directional Spike Collar”. Select a spike and pull the tube in that direction until it looks close to what you desire. Small increments are made easy with a function called “Nudge”. This function allows you to nudge the tube in a precision direction with ease.

Maximizing the Part: As you are moving and altering your design, HD displays the length for each tube at the bottom of the screen. The length display is updated dynamically at all times.

Complete Control: Create your own material libraries, radii and an inventory of pre-bent mandrel bends (“J” or “U” bends). At any time you can change the radius of an individual bend, alter the material diameter or even “step” the material. Adding and removing bends are 2 clicks for completion. At anytime you can rotate and zoom your project.

Collision Checking: HD will check to verify your tubes are not intersecting as well as allow you to create interference tubes and feature collision wires.