The Tab and Slot feature creates tabs on one body
and slots (holes) on another body to interlock the two bodies. You can specify how the tabs
and slots look and how they are distributed along the selected
entities.
Tabs and slots make it easier to
weld parts together and minimize the requirement to build complicated fixtures because
you can interlock several sheet metal parts. This feature is available in all parts, not
just sheet metal parts. You can use it in single bodies, multibodies, and parts in the
context of an assembly.
Edges and faces must correspond to each other - when you select an edge for the
tabs, you must select a matching face for the slots. The faces can be planar or
cylindrical, but the edges and faces do not have to touch.
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