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SmTabCreate creates tab features on sheet metal parts by converting an existing junction into tabbed junctions.
Accessing the Command
or 
command bar: smtabcreate
menu bar: Sheet Metal | Create single Tab or Create array Tab
toolbar: Sheet Metal | Create single Tab or Create array Tab
ribbon: Sheet Metal | Create single Tab or Create array Tab
Quad cursor menu: Sheet Metal | Create single tab feature or Create array tab feature
: SmTabCreate
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select junction or [Single tab/Array]: (Select junction face, then right click to proceed.)
Entities/subentities in set: 1
Enter the length of the tab or [select the Central point]: (Specify a point in 3D space or type a value in the dynamic length field.)
Command Options
Command options vary upon your choice of tab type.
Command options for a Single tab
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Option |
Description |
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Length |
Defines the length of the tab. A tab is placed symmetrically in relation to the center point. To define the length of the tab, type values into the dynamic length entry field:
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Central point |
Positions tab along the junction. The dynamic dimension fields define the position of the tab in relation to the ends of a junction. To define the distance, type values into the dynamic length entry field:
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Command options for Array tab
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Option |
Description |
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Flip tab |
If a tab feature is not symmetrical in relation to junction sides. Use the flip option to toggle between two possible configurations. |
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slot Number |
Selects the number of slots in the new tab feature. |
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Distance |
Adjusts the distance between tab elements. |
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Length |
Adjusts the length of a tab. |
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Round radius |
Creates a filleted tab with a given fillet radius. |
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CHamfer distance |
Builds a chamfered tab with a given chamfer parameter. |
Related Commands
SmJunctionCreate - converts bends and hard edges (sharp edges between flange faces) into junctions.
SmDelete - removes a bend or a junction by restoring a hard edge between two flanges - removes a flange and all adjacent bends. The adjacent flanges are extended up to a junction configuration and the flange is deleted. Restores geometry removed by miter.
SmDissolve - removes sheet metal data from the selected faces or entities.
