File types ToolBox will Rotary work with.
As ToolBox Rotary is still in its early stages of development there are some limitations in the files and shapes we can work with in the Rotary option of ToolBox. We are continuing to develop and update the Rotary program within ToolBox, which will allow us to add more files to this list in the future.
Please see below the files that ToolBox Rotary can work with currently:
Single body parts only
Profile types of rectangle/square, circle or flat-sided oval
The interior of the profiles are hollow
The thickness of the part is constant throughout, including the bends/edges
Are not folded
Any cuts along the bend/edges are drawn perpendicular to surface
This means ToolBox Rotary is unable to handle profiles that have any of the following properties:
They are part of an assembly, or aren't a single file part
They are a "multi-body" part
The profile type is anything other than those listed above. For example, other types of ovals or a hexagonal profiles
The interior is solid or partially solid
The bends for rectangular/square tubes are irregular: an overly sharp interior angle, a 90 degree interior or exterior angle, or any other shape that can only be formed via extrusion.
A bend in them, e.g. L-shaped tube
Examples
Edge profiles
Accepted: rounded edges (with constant thickness)
Unaccepted: inner or outer (or both) square edges
Wall thickness
Accepted: constant wall thickness
Unaccepted: changing wall thickness
Body types
Accepted: solid body
Unaccepted: mesh (needs to be "stitched" to convert to solid)
Geometries cut along an edge
Accepted: constant thickness of cut
Unaccepted: thickness of cut changes