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Option for one single tab at start/end point of 2D contour

Option for one single tab at start/end point of 2D contour

Removing tabs on your parts is a time consuming job if you have a lot of parts. To reduce the count of tabs I always place tabs by hand at specific points (for example 3 tabs per part). The automatic placement based on distance generates not enough tabs for small parts and/or too many tabs for big parts in my experience. As placing the tabs by hand is time consuming as well an option to generate always the same amount of tabs per contour would be very helpful. To further reduce the effort of removing the tabs from your parts a good approach is to place only one tab at the start/end point of the contour. As the cut finishes directly above the tab the stress put on the tab is minimal. I have very good results with this method. As there is no feature in Fusion 360 I have to check for every contour where it starts/ends and than try to place one single tab as close as possible to this position. It is a lot of effort but worth it as I only have to remove one tab from each part after milling. An option to place this one single tab at the start/end point of a contour would very helpful.

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Anonymous
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Defining one start point for each part in a sketch and using them as entry positions and positions for tabs simplifies the process with the one tab per part approach. Automatic option still would be helpful. 

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