Unbend Beam
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> Unbend beam 
Use this function to unbend curved Steel Engineering beams and profiles. This action will be included in the feature log (similar to the bending simulations for sheet metal). The unbending will also be exactly applied to all processings on the beam. Please note, for instance, that circular cut-outs in a curved beam will change their geometry after the unbending of the beam.
Multi-part beams consisting of straight and circular curved sections can also be unbent. However, the sections must merge tangentially.
With HiCAD 2023 SP2 (V 2802) the geometric algorithm of the unbending calculation has changed. Therefore, there may be changes in the result. In particular, beams, which could also be unbent before, lie differently in space (see image). However, beams already unbent with a version before HiCAD 2023 SP2 will not be changed.
(1) Unbending with HiCAD 2022, (2) Unbending with HiCAD 2023 SP2
Further Steel Engineering Functions (3-D SE) • Process Beams (3-D SE) • Steel Engineering Functions