Making things that fit togetherLesson 5 of 16
Living hinge
Make a flat sheet bend without breaking it.
Start with the panel area that has to curve.
That area fills with short staggered cuts that let the material flex.
The panel comes off the bed flat and bends into the curve you need.
Every setting
9What each number in the dialog means, and where it starts.
Slits bend one way. The lattice bends tighter, and any way.
Panel width (mm), used when nothing is selected
Panel height (mm), used when nothing is selected
How long each cut in the fold is (mm).
Uncut material left between slits (mm)
Row spacing (mm), or diamond size on the diamond pattern
Which way the panel bends.
Panel left edge (mm), used when nothing is selected
Panel top edge (mm), used when nothing is selected
What it is
Fills a panel with flex cuts so it bends. Fills the selected shape if one is selected, otherwise draws its own panel. Cut a test strip first to check it bends without snapping.