Normal Bending Templates

Standard frame templates have the disadvantage that they are relatively poor tools for controlling and checking the shape of a shell plate if the angle between the frame (template) plane and the plate surface becomes narrow. On the other hand, they are quite appropriate when this angle is close to 90 degrees and have in this situation the advantage that marking information for their application on the plate normally already is available.

This appendix describes an option that allows you to get so called Normal templates as an alternative to the standard frame templates. Furthermore, it offers the alternatives either, always to have normal templates, or to produce normal templates only if the angle between the frame plane and the plate becomes smaller than a certain angle.

The main document of the template module is applicable unless otherwise specified.

The default parameters relevant for this run mode are specified in Control Information for Normal Bending Templates.