Calculate accurate and consistent folding prices
ToolBox provides you with a standard folding calculator, giving you and your team consistent folding pricing for plasma and laser cutting quotes.
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Get consistent accurate folding times and prices
No longer do you need to go to the press brake operator to understand how much to charge for folding in your plasma and laser cutting quotes.
Have 3D model extractions automatically identified for their fold lines
3D model sheet metal extractions with folds are automatically identified, counted and measured.
Handle folding parts in bulk
Select multiple drawings with different layer names, and designate the layer names as ‘folding’ in bulk.
Automatic identification from 3D models
Sheet metal components extracted from a 3D model into a automatically have their fold lines identified.
- All fold lines set to Folding automatically.
- Each part's folding source is set to Drawing.
- Folds count and longest fold feed into folding price.
Upload 2D files with fold lines
Upload up to 100 parts at once and set their layers or lines to Folding for automatic folding calculation.
- Set entire bend layers to Folding.
- Select specific paths on any layer and set them to Folding.
- ToolBox counts the number of folds and measures the longest fold, ready for automatic folding price and time calculations.
Advanced pricing algorithm made simple to use
Once your basic folding settings are saved, a folding price is calculated with some simple inputs fed into a complex algorithm.
- Set folding hourly rates and setup mode, and tweak your setup and production overrides.
- Our algorithm calculates data points such as cycle time, number of people required, number of tools required, setup time, and fold time.
- A part's material selection, number of folds, and longest fold is all a quote line needs before an accurate and consistent price can be calculated.
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ToolBox’s Folding macro has been developed by specialists with decades of experience using brake presses. Read how it works here.
