A curved edge means a part where one or more sides aren't straight but have a rounding or an arc. In industry these are countertops with rounded corners, oval tables, bar counters, shaped shelves. iFurn.pro can accept and run such parts through production, but there's little to edit on the curved side in the current interface — almost everything is done by the part template.
How a curved part ends up in the project
In iFurn.pro a part becomes curved one of these ways:
- From a template. Most curved shapes (circle, oval, rectangle with rounded corners, single rounded corner) are added as part templates. The template already carries the "curved" flag and the radius.
- Through extended milling. If the part is non-standard, its contour can be defined by free-form milling. Then the edge may follow a curved segment.
- Through CAD file or Excel import. A ready part with curvature info is imported from an external source.
A direct toggle "make this side curved" in the part card does not exist in the current interface.
What's stored on a curved part
For each side of a part the data contains:
- A "curved side" flag (yes / no).
- A radius value (if applicable).
- The chosen tape — exactly as for a straight side.
- The edge processing type — rounding, recessed handles, chamfer, bevel — if the firm offers it.
What iFurn.pro doesn't do
- It doesn't check whether the tape fits the radius. See the separate article on minimum radius.
- It doesn't auto-suggest a special "flexible" or "laser" tape. See the article on tape types in the catalog.
- It doesn't distinguish "straight" vs "contour" machines — that's the firm's call on how to organise production.
- It doesn't compute a separate robotic-feed program for curved sections — that's the machine's concern, not the project UI's.
What the technologist sees in the part card
Once a part is added as curved (via template or import), the technologist sees its regular row in the parts table. For each of the four sides (Top / Bottom / Left / Right — with their own icons) the row has:
- the band list;
- the pre-jointing mark
||next to the list — set automatically together with the band; - the edge-processing letter (R, H, C, F) if a finish is assigned to the side; clicking it opens the “Edge processing” window.
The processing type and the specific option from the firm's catalog are chosen not in the row but in the “Edge processing” window. A curved side is marked in the edging column by a red side icon — there is no separate “curved” toggle in the interface, the flag is set automatically by the template or the milling operation.
What matters for the technologist
- Pick a tape whose thickness fits the radius — the thickness shows in the dropdown as
[width/thickness]. - If the tape doesn't fit — pick a thinner one or ask the firm manager to add the right type.
- If the part shouldn't be curved — recreate it from a rectangular template or fix the import.
- If a non-standard shape is needed and isn't in the templates — turn to extended milling.
What the other articles in this section cover
- Minimum radius vs tape thickness — what the catalog shows and what's on the technologist.
- Flexible and laser tapes — how they appear in the firm catalog.
- Contour edge-banding machine — industrial context of equipment.
- Price of curved banding — where the quote rates come from.
- Curved-part configuration in the project — step-by-step work on the part and its sides.