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A board with multiple Bending Lines (shown as orange dashed lines) each defines the position and properties of a physical bend in a flexible region of the board. The orange band denotes the area that curves.
A Bending Line is a PCB object that defines the properties of a bend in a flexible region of a printed circuit board. When a Bending Line is placed across a Board Region it defines where and how that region should bend, including the bend angle and the radius of the bend. When the PCB is displayed in 3D Layout Mode the bends can be applied, providing a real-world view of the behavior of the rigid-flex design as it folds and unfolds.
A Bending Line is placed over the flexible region and configured so the board can fold 180 degrees.
Bending Lines are available in the PCB Editor when the View mode is set to Board Planning Mode (View » Board Planning Mode or press the 1 shortcut).
To place a Bending Line:
A Bending Line can be graphically edited by manipulating the vertices at each end of the line, using a select and drag method.
Select and drag a Bending Line vertex to change the Bending Line's position on the board - the cursor will be constrained by the current cursor snap settings.
The following methods of non-graphical editing are available:
Editing Via the Properties Panel
Properties page: Bending Line Properties
This method of editing uses the Properties panel to modify the properties of a Bending Line object.
The Bending Line mode of the Properties panel
After placement, the Bending Line mode of the Properties panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:
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