Bend Sheet Options

The Bend Sheet options are located in the ATR CustomTools Profile Options.

Select the desired ATR CustomTools product from the table below to display further and product-specific instructions to find the Bend Sheet options.

CT product	Instructions
SOLIDWORKS Add-in	Click Tools, ATR CustomTools, Options. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Bend Sheet node to see the options.
ATR CustomTools Viewer	Click the Options command located in the ribbon. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Bend Sheet node to see the options.
ATR CustomTools Administration	Login to your ATR CustomTools database, select the ATR CustomTools profile node from the Database View and then click the Profile Options command located in the Profile Settings group in the ribbon. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Bend Sheet to see the options.

New created sheet name	Defines the name for the new sheet added to the active drawing by the Bend Sheet feature.
Note template to use	Select a note template to insert notes based on, to the drawing views generated by the Bend Sheet feature. You can maintain your note templates in the Note Templates options available in the ATR CustomTools Database Options.

Set up the SOLIDWORKS Sheet Format to be used on the new drawing sheet added by the Bend Sheet feature.

Same as in the first sheet	Select this option to use the same sheet format in the Bend Sheet as what is being used in the drawing's first sheet. If the sheet format of the drawing's first sheet cannot be found, you can choose another sheet format to use on the Bend Sheet.
Select based on first sheet	Select this option to define the sheet format mappings for the Bend Sheet feature. With this option selected, the sheet format mappings control the sheet format used in the Bend Sheet created with the Bend Sheet feature. Click the button to open the Bend Sheet: Sheet Format Mapping dialog box. Use the dialog box to set up the necessary sheet format mappings.
Standard	Select a standard sheet size to be used for creating the bend sheet. To use customized dimensions, select the Used Defined option from the Standard box and then define the desired sheet dimensions using the Width and Height boxes. Width (mm): Defines the width for the Used Defined paper size in millimeters. Height (mm): Defines the height for the Used Defined paper size in millimeters.
Custom	Select a custom sheet format to be used in the Bending sheet created. Click the button to open an existing sheet format file. By default, the Open dialog box appears with the default Sheet Formats File Location folder open. The default file location of the SOLIDWORKS Sheet Formats is defined in the SOLIDWORKS - File Locations options.
Show sheet format	Select the Show sheet format option to show the sheet format selected, in the bend sheet created. When this option is not selected, the drawing sheet created is blank without any views.
Prompt when not run as a task	Select the Prompt when not run as a task option to get prompted to select the sheet format using the SOLIDWORKS Sheet Format/Size dialog box while creating the bend sheet into a drawing.

Use the Bend line options to determine whether to show notes associated with the bend lines in the drawing sheets created by the ATR CustomTools Bend Sheet feature. You can also customize the note inserted in association with the bend lines shown in the drawing sheet created.

Show bend notes

The Show bend notes option determines whether or not to add notes associated with the bend lines in the drawing sheet created by the Bend Sheet. Select this option and define the note format in the Bend line format box to add customized notes. Clear selection if you do not want to add notes.

Bend note format

Use the Bend note format box to define the format for the note added in association with the bend lines shown in the SOLIDWORKS drawing sheet created by the Bend Sheet. To apply changes of the Bend note format to your existing drawing sheets, execute the ATR CustomTools Bend Sheet command against the desired drawings again and select the Overwrite option when prompted for an action to perform against the existing drawing sheet.

Click the > button associated with the Bend line format box to add pre-defined attributes to the note:

Bend Direction	Add direction of a bend to the bend note.
Supplementary Angle	Add supplementary angle of a bend to the bend note.
Complementary Angle	Add complementary angle of a bend to the bend note.
Bend Radius	Add radius of a bend to the bend note.
Bend Order	Add the bending order number of a bend to the bend note.
Bend Allowance	Add bend allowance length of a bend to the bend note.

Using the When Run As a Task options, you can determine how the Bend Sheet feature is executed in association with the ATR CustomTools Batch Operations. If the Bend Sheet feature is executed against drawings in the ATR CustomTools batch operation, a new sheet with a name defined in the New created sheet name box is added to the drawings.

Save drawing after sheet is added	Determines whether the SOLIDWORKS drawings are saved during batch operations. Select this option to save changes when the Bend Sheet feature is executed as a task during the ATR CustomTools batch operation.
Print profile to select by default	Choose a ATR CustomTools Batch Print Profile to be selected automatically when the Create Bend Sheet task is selected in the Tasks tab in the Batch Operation dialog box.
File conversion rule to select by default	Choose a ATR CustomTools File Conversion rule to be selected automatically when the Create Bend Sheet task is selected in the Tasks tab in the Batch Operation dialog box.

• Setup the sheet format mappings for the Bend Sheet feature
• Add bend sheet to your SOLIDWORKS drawing using the Bend Sheet feature
• Manage your ATR CustomTools Batch Printing profiles
• Manage your ATR CustomTools File Conversion rules
• Manage your Note Templates in the Note Templates options