{"id":68423,"date":"2022-03-30T23:19:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T06:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=68423"},"modified":"2022-03-30T23:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T06:19:29","slug":"ponoko-now-accepting-step-files-for-metal-laser-cutting-and-bending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/ponoko\/ponoko-now-accepting-step-files-for-metal-laser-cutting-and-bending\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponoko: Now Accepting STEP Files For Metal Laser Cutting And Bending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sheet-metal-bending-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Metal Laser Cutting And Bending\" class=\"wp-image-68424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sheet-metal-bending-blog.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sheet-metal-bending-blog-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sheet-metal-bending-blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sheet-metal-bending-blog-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unfolding Your 3D Models For Manufacture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re designing in CAD, you likely have more important (and interesting) tasks at hand than unfolding your designs for making. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve upgraded our website to accept 3D STEP files for metal laser cutting and bending. Now you can more easily upload bent files directly from your favorite CAD software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does That Look Like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The design will display as a flat outline with a line for bending and room for you to confirm (or change) the bend angle. For example, here is what the design in the screenshot above looks like when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/designs\" target=\"_blank\">uploaded<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uploaded-on-site-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uploaded-on-site-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uploaded-on-site-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uploaded-on-site-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uploaded-on-site-1536x691.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uploaded-on-site.png 1898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Materials Can I Get Bent?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These metals can currently be cut and bent. Materials need to be within the 0.030\u201d \u2013 0.125\u201d (0.8mm &#8211; 3mm) thickness range .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/materials\/standard-aluminum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5052 Aluminum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/materials\/stainless-steel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stainless Steel<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/materials\/carbon-steel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carbon (Mild) steel<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/materials\/electrolytic-copper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copper<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/materials\/yellow-brass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brass<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are There Any Design Rules I Should Know About?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! Sheet metal is formed using a punch and die. This means there are some requirements around the length of the various sections of your parts. See all the detail <a href=\"https:\/\/help.ponoko.com\/en\/articles\/5471244-how-to-design-for-metal-bending\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have A STEP Design Ready To Go Metal Laser Cutting And Bending?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Great! Upload it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/designs\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>PS Designs should only take a few minutes to upload. If your file is taking any longer than this, please send it through to the Ponoko team by emailing hello [at] ponoko [dot] com and we&#8217;ll take a look. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfolding Your 3D Models For Manufacture<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re designing in CAD, you likely have more important (and interesting) tasks at hand than unfolding your designs for making. 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Now you can more easily upload bent files directly from your favorite CAD software.<\/p>\n<p>What Does That Look Like?<\/p>\n<p>The design will display as a flat outline with a line for bending and room for you to confirm (or change) the bend angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ponoko"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ponoko: Now Accepting STEP Files For Metal Laser Cutting And Bending<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We\u2019ve upgraded our website to accept 3D STEP files for metal laser cutting and bending. 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