simple sheet metal tabs

simple sheet metal tabs

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simple sheet metal tabs

bkeeneNEC7T
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Hello all, 

Does anyone know a way to make a simple tab in sheet metal? When I do a bend it bends the entire edge. To do a partial, it seems I have to create a sketch first, create a floating face, then create the bend between the two edges to connect them.

I'm used to Creo, where we create a bend, then we can simply offset one or both ends right there in the bend tool. From what I can tell, when you create the bend it automatically creates the sketch which includes the dimensions from the end that are set to zero by default.  Am I overlooking something simple, or is this not possible in Inventor?

 

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Expand the flange dialog to get options for width extents:

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(also, bend and flange are 2 different functions in Inventor. i assumed you were using flange)


Niels van der Veer
Inventor professional user & 3DS Max enthusiast
Vault professional user/manager
The Netherlands

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bkeeneNEC7T
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Thanks!

Always the tiniest details...