Living Hinges Minimum Bend Radius with Swatches for Laser Cutting Bent Plywood

Find the minimum bend radius of living hinges for laser cutting by using test swatches and checking the bend agains a known radius template. This allows you to set parameters in a parametric modeling program like Fusion 360 or Solidworks so you can design a living hinge bend into your laser cut project in software with confidence that it will work when cut.

Test Swatches DXF File Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZYH1...

Radius Template DXF File Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15U2N...

Radius Template Adobe Illustrator Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WRCQ...

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0:00 - Living Hinge Sizes
0:22 - Living Hinge Swatches DXF File
0:38 - Bend radius test sheet
1:16 - 1.5 mm cut size