Bender Rotation Directions - Revision history

Mcone at 16:43, 5 April 2022

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 The "positive" direction for rotations in benders is NOT standardized.  It is important to understand how to determine rotation directions to avoid confusion through mirror-imaging parts accidentally.

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	The engineering community uses a simple right-hand/left-hand rule to designate which way an axis spins positive:		The engineering community uses a simple right-hand/left-hand rule to designate which way an axis spins positive:

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 # When a bender collet rotates CW to rotate positive, then it uses the non-American industry standard, the opposite of our software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CW.
-The engineering community uses a simple right-hand/left-hand rule to designate which way an axis spins positive.
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-This BobCAD-CAM illustration demonstrates the RIGHT-HAND rule.
+This illustration demonstrates the RIGHT-HAND rule*
 In this "right-hand rule" illustration:
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 # The direction of rotation can be indicated with a CW or CCW direction of rotation from the viewpoint of a viewer at the front of a bender looking toward the rear of the bender.
-# When a bender collet rotates CCW to rotate positive, then it uses the American industry standard, the standard for our VTube software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CCW.<br><br>
+# When a bender collet rotates CCW to rotate positive, then it uses the American industry standard, the standard for our VTube and CNC Bender software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CCW.
-# When a bender collet rotates CW to rotate positive, then it uses the non-American industry standard, the opposite of the VTube software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CW.<br><br>
+# When a bender collet rotates CW to rotate positive, then it uses the non-American industry standard, the opposite of our software. In this case, +90 would rotate the chuck 90 degrees CW.
 The engineering community uses a simple right-hand/left-hand rule to designate which way an axis spins positive.
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 # The direction of the curl of your fingers represents the direction of a positive rotation.
 # Therefore, the right-hand rule indicates that positive rotates CCW.
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 The "positive" direction for rotations in benders is NOT standardized.  It is important to understand how to determine rotation directions to avoid confusion through mirror-imaging parts accidentally.

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	The "positive" direction for rotations in benders is NOT standardized. It is important to understand how to determine rotation directions to avoid confusion through mirror-imaging parts accidentally.		The "positive" direction for rotations in benders is NOT standardized. It is important to understand how to determine rotation directions to avoid confusion through mirror-imaging parts accidentally.

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