The Bent Glass package is a complete 3D solution for reverse engineering and quality control of double curved glass constructions. The package includes a Proliner from the Industry Series and the special designed Prodim Bent Glass Software. This combination enables glass manufacturers to:

· Measure (Double curved / 3D shapes)
· Model (Create and edit 3D models)
· Flatten (Unfold 3D to 2D)
· Frame (Design construction moulds)
· Compare (Match and check)

Precision engineering meets advanced 3D modeling; The Bent Glass package allows you to work more accurately and efficiently than ever before! Do you want to know if this solution could be useful for your business? Watch the videos below and feel free to contact us for customized advice.

  Bent Glass – Measure

The 3D Tracker for measuring 3D glass shapes

The Proliner IS is the world’s most flexible and efficient 3D coordinate measuring machine (CMM) for digital templating glass shapes. Easily register single points or or scan countless 3D coordinates by touching sides and surfaces with the measuring pen.

  Bent Glass – Model

Create 3D Glass surfaces

The Model module helps glass manufacturers to create a 3D glass surface from Proliner measurement data or existing drawings. Complex operations like sampling data, interpolating edges, fitting the surface and mesh creation become very simple.

  Bent Glass – Flatten

Transform 3D surfaces to 2D unfolded production shapes

Extends the Model Bent Glass Solution with the extra Flatten module. The Flatten module enables glass manufacturers to transform a 3D surface to an unfolded 2D surface with only one mouse-click.

Mechanical stresses based on FEM-analysis are calculated in the same process and the result is clearly visualized in multiple views. The 2D surface can then be exported as a simplified 2D contour shape to prepare it for production.

  Bent Glass – Frame

Create digital support frames to construct molds

Adds the Frame module to the Model – Flatten Bent Glass solution. The Frame module enables glass manufacturers to generate a digital support frame based on a 3D glass surface model.

The support frame can be edited to meet with the manufacturer’s production standards. The digital frame can be exported as a complete 3D drawing as well as in simplified 2D sections. PDF reports with relevant construction data can also be exported.

  Bent Glass – Compare

3D Match surface models for IST and SOLL quality control

Completes the Bent Glass solution by adding the Compare module. With the help of the Compare module, glass manufacturers can easily match two 3D surface models using various aligning methods. Nominal data and quality parameters can be defined and compared for both, surfaces and boundaries.