Bend: Quick Start tutorial

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(12-19-2012 12:59 AM)PeterC (PC) Wrote:  That example pic isn't bad, don't forget #4, the other hand, currently "Bottom"

Yes for Clamped Bend.
(and "top/botton" in this case,
the 2 addicional steps,
better define the restricted area that will be really deformed:
all the rest will be moved but without any deformation)

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"from" and "to" are very poor words to define all the math involved, no?
"center" and "top" are more adequated, no?

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a tip present in videos:
if you pick the references Bend asks you
by clicking on a edge,
try in this initial fase to keep using edges as element to define those points.
i used almost all the time Edges to indicate the 3 references to Wings bend that bar.
(there are MANY ways to pilot Bend)

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This one is older: all was made by
.Bend Clamped. | Clamped Plastic Bend
showed in the 2nd video above.

All is a question of deal with Secondary Selections
and pick the elements that represent what user wants,
(specially the vector indicating the correct Bend direction)
that green dot and arrow

Practice: it is nice to try!