Allegro/OrCAD Rigid Flex Design Creation Best Practices
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Bendi ng dat a attache d to the bend li ne.
When defining the location of the bend line (added to the RIGID FLEX/BEND_LINE subclass), the end
points should be carefully and accurately positioned for best results. Incorrect positioning may result
in an incorrect bend area definition such as the axis along the bend line, a diagonal bend.
6 After the parameters are defined and the bend line is located, click the Create button.
The Bend Area is created on the RIGID FLEX/BEND_AREA subclass representing the extents of the
bending area. The Bend area is a shape where the boundary is determined by:
The bend line location and position
Bending Parameters
Board Geometry/DESIGN_OUTLINE definition. The Bend area shape is trimmed to the
Design outline.
P aram eters entered to generate Ben d Area
Bend Data:
Inner side: BOTTOM
Inner radius: 500
Angle: 180
Order: 1
Bend Line
