Applies to: Advanced, Enterprise
Folding limits control when folding is available to customers.
These settings help prevent customers from selecting folding for parts that you cannot fold.
You can find these settings from:
Quote & Cut → Secondary Processes → Folding
Main folding limits #
Folding can be restricted by:
- Maximum folding length.
- Maximum folding width.
- Maximum folding weight.
- Allowed materials.
- Allowed thicknesses.
Maximum folding length #
The Maximum folding length is compared against the longest side of each individual part.
If the longest side is above this limit, folding is not available for that part.
This value is entered in millimetres.
Example:
1000
This means folding is available only when the longest side of the part is 1000 mm or less.
Maximum folding width #
The Maximum folding width is compared against the shortest side of each individual part.
Quote & Cut detects length and width from the part’s bounding box, so the orientation of the part in the DXF does not matter.
This value is entered in millimetres.
Example:
600
This means folding is available only when the shortest side of the part is 600 mm or less.
Maximum folding weight #
The Maximum folding weight is compared against the weight of a single component.
It is not checked against the total order quantity.
Example:
If a part weighs 4 kg and the customer orders 100 pieces, the folding weight check uses 4 kg, not 400 kg.
This value is entered in kilograms.
Allowed materials #
The Allowed materials setting controls which materials can use folding.
You can either:
- Allow all materials.
- Untick Allow all materials and select specific materials.
Use specific materials if you only offer folding on certain material types.
For example, you may allow folding for mild steel and aluminium but not for certain stainless grades.
Allowed thicknesses #
The Allowed thicknesses field controls which thicknesses can use folding.
Enter thicknesses as comma-separated millimetre values.
Example:
1, 1.5, 2, 3
Leave the field blank only if you want to allow all thicknesses.
Matching thicknesses #
Use the same thickness values as your Quote & Cut materials.
For example, if your material is set as 1.5, include 1.5 in the allowed thicknesses field.
How limits affect the frontend #
If a part fails one of your limits, folding is not offered for that part.
Customers may see a message explaining that some finishing options are not available.
Recommended setup #
For a safer live setup:
- Enter realistic maximum length, width, and weight limits.
- Select only materials you can fold.
- Restrict thicknesses if your folding capability depends on material thickness.
- Test a part that passes the limits.
- Test a part that fails each limit.
Example setup #
A simple folding setup might be:
- Maximum folding length:
1000 - Maximum folding width:
600 - Maximum folding weight:
10 - Allowed materials: Mild Steel, Aluminium
- Allowed thicknesses:
1, 1.5, 2, 3
This would offer folding only for suitable parts within those limits.
After changing limits #
After changing folding limits:
- Click Save Secondary Processes.
- Open the frontend quote form.
- Upload test DXFs of different sizes.
- Choose different materials and thicknesses.
- Confirm folding appears only where expected.
Continue to: Folding Drawing Uploads.
