Simple Bend Ex is the enhanced version of Simple Bend.
The tool allow you to bend the mesh very easily.

You just need to select the faces (the bend area), then run the tool.
All settings like bend angle, can be adjusted in the tool menu (lower left menu).

You can use it on complex mesh. The tool will try to detect the correct bending axis from the geometry.
The strength of Simple Bend Ex is that, it works on any orientation, even the mesh is rotated (better then old Simple Bend).

If the axis is not right, you can override it by using global X, Y, Z axis.

Simple Bend Ex has more abilities than the old Simple Bend. For example, you can enlarge the length of the bending area to avoid self overlapping.

Also you can shift the bending location along the bending axis.

Simple Bend Ex can handle any orientation, including non-global axis (non X, Y, Z orientation). So it works on any mesh.
The pipe mesh can be bend as it is extruded. it does not align to X, Y, Z orientation, but Simple Bend Ex can bend it.

Full width SSB (Single Side Bend) option.

Simple Bend Ex has built-in Slicing function ! You can just bend the mesh with auto slicing along the axis.

Tutorial For Simple Bend Ex :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSSCb-szR8c

Update

Version 2.2.0

• Fixed bug for "Show Axis"

Version 2.1.0

• Added support for bending thin faces ! Now you can just select 1 or few ngon faces and bend it !
• Run the tool without selecting any faces, will reset all the settings to the default values.

Version 2.0.0

• Major Update : All axis-picking modes can be selected directly. It can handle different types of mesh easily.
• Re-designed the Settings and Axis detection. Now all the options works greatly and unified.
• Slicing is enabled by default. It can be easily disabled by checkbox. Also added the Slicing merge option to merge vertices.

Version 1.2.0

• Added the powerful "Active face axis" option. It can use your selected "active" face in blender as the axis. It will use the "longest edge" and face normal for bending.
• Added the "Slicing" feature. Now you can just select any mesh and run Simple Bend Ex, then set the slicing count and bend !

Version 1.1.0

• Improved the result of "Single Side Bend". Now the tool use full width for bending one side (by default option).

Version 1.0.2

• Fixed a minor bug for the option to show the debug axis

Version 1.0.1

• Added Center Shift and Bend Vertical Shift
• Fixed the center point detection problem

Usage

Go to blender Edit mode, switch to Face mode,

select the faces of bending, then right click on the 3D viewport.

Select Simple Bend Ex from the bottom of the pop up blender Context Menu.

Then, you can open the setting menu from the left-bottom of the 3D viewport after running the tool.

(If you run the tool without selecting any faces, will reset all the settings to the default values.)

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