Features

Nine modules, one program

From the first line to the program on the machine — all in the same program, running on your shop's computer.

01 / 09 In the demo

Constraint-based 2D CAD

The part profile is drawn right here — no CAD, no other program.

Line, arc and dimension, right on NiaBend's screen
Real constraints: horizontal, vertical, parallel, perpendicular, angle, length, radius, tangent, symmetry

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A profile drawn from scratch: the lines, the dimensions, the symmetry constraints — and the developed length keeping up in the corner.

02 / 09 In the demo · up to 6 bends

Bend simulation

The simulation searches for the best position that causes no collision on the part.

Tries every possible sequence, up to 32 bends
Manual adjustment on any bend
In 2D and in 3D

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The whole sequence, from flat sheet to finished part, in the order that doesn't collide — process bend included.

03 / 09 In the demo · no DXF

Drawing and flat pattern

The profile becomes the blank for cutting, with the bends marked.

The blank is calculated from the chosen tooling
Developed length recalculated as you draw
Returns the flat pattern as DXF, with the bends marked and kept apart from the outline

Flat pattern preview: the cutting outline with the bend lines marked and each one's angle, and the stroke and edge options for the marking. — The blank before exporting: the outline is the cut; the bends are only marked, each with its angle.

04 / 09 Full software

STEP part import

The 3D your customer sent comes in as a sheet metal part, with the bends recognized.

Opens the STEP and recognizes every bend: angle, direction and radius
Flattens it instantly, with the bend lines marked on the blank
Applies your tool's radius by rebuilding the solid — and checks that no flange gets shorter or longer
Where the radius doesn't close, the bend keeps its original radius and warns: "Ri not applied"

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From STEP to the machine: the imported 3D, the flat pattern with each bend's angle and radius, and the 3D simulation with the tooling mounted on the stations.

05 / 09 Full software

Export the file ready for your machine

The same drawing, the file in the format your controller expects.

Export the program straight to the ESA and NiaBend 1.0 controllers
Export the tool drawings too

Export dialog: machine program for the NiaBend 1.0 controller with the calibration corrections, sequence report in HTML or PDF, and flat pattern in DXF. — One click, three files: the machine program with the corrections, the sequence report and the flat pattern DXF.

06 / 09 Full software

Production report

Export a complete bend report straight to your customer or operator.

The bend sequence, with the tool for each one
As PDF, to print and hang on the machine
The same report opens in the browser, with the sequence playing inside

Open a sample report

Bend report open in the browser: machine, serial number, controller and program at the top; the 2D sequence player; and the totals for bends, sheet width and part weight. — The HTML report open in the browser: the sequence plays inside it, with no need for NiaBend to be installed.

07 / 09 In the demo · up to 4 per type

Your tooling

Punch, die and material registered as they really are.

Punch, multi-V die, die holder and fingers, with the real drawing
Material table and the calibration of each one
The tool used is stored inside the part, exactly as it was

Tool library: the list of punches on the left and, on the right, the selected punch's drawing with working height, angle, tip radius and strength, and the 3D view. — Every punch with its real drawing — working height, angle, tip radius, strength — and the 3D assembled from it.

08 / 09 Full software

Your machines

Draw your machine or import STEP parts of it
Set up your machine's parameters and functions for a more faithful simulation

Machine setup: the registered press brakes on the left, the upper and lower beams with the drawings imported from STEP, and the assembled machine on the right. — Every machine with its controller. The beams come in via STEP, and it's their profile the simulation uses to find collisions.

09 / 09 Full software

Work with a server, without copying files

One folder on the server, several computers pointing at it — the same parts, tools and machines on all of them.

A workspace is a shared folder on the network: engineering and the shop floor open the same archive
It carries the whole archive: parts, tool library, machines and drawings
Each computer keeps a local copy and works on it — the part opens even with the server down
It syncs: sends what you edited, brings what the others edited and stops at what you both touched, for you to decide
Every part shows which computer was the last to touch it
Nothing to install on the server: any shared folder will do

NiaBend home screen: in the archives column, "This machine" and a workspace on the server; on the right, folders and parts, each part with the name of the computer that edited it last. — The archives column: "This machine" and a workspace on the server. The "no server" tag is the workspace with the server down — the operator keeps working on the local copy and syncs when it comes back.

What it doesn't do

It's here on purpose. It's cheaper to find out now than after installing.

The simulation doesn't replace checking. It works with what you registered; check the first part.
It doesn't read part programs or tools from your controller — only the machine parameters, to register it.