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auto generate tab featurescript?
siddik_musaddek
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Hi Everyone,
I want to be able to just add this type of paint tab onto sheet metal parts while they are still active with just clicking an edge.
even better if you could select the amount of tabs you want spaced per edge?
is it possible because adding paint tabs to an edge is very frustrating when there are many sheets in 1 studio.
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It can be done with a featurescript. I've made a few different featurescripts for placing tabs (and slots) on sheet metal.
The nice thing about a custom feature is that you can bake the tab sketch into the feature so that you don't need to redraw the sketch (or derive it) constantly.
Heres a really simple example that just does square tabs.
Experts in Onshape Automation - Custom Features and Integrated Applications
@Caden_Armstrong what's funny is that not even 5 minutes after pushing my latest tab and slot build internally my team asked me for an Amalgamate feature that derives additive and subtractive geometry for tabs simultaneously. Can't even take the time to appreciate the new stability and performance.
So I guess that's a thing on my list to do at some point too now.
Derek Van Allen | Engineering Consultant | Meddler