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Tabbed box (by Jørgen Tietze)
Hi, I was wondering if there was a shortcut or better workflows to create a side for a tabbed box.

I would like to take just the outline of the following translations, to be a side in a tabbed box for laser cutting. I could do it manually, but I would really like to avoid that.

What I've done:
* created a rectangle 72mmx72mm
* assembled a part (6x12mm rectangle)
* translated it along the side (4 times)
* step rotated it around the center (4 times)
* would like to use the outline for:
-> extrusion
-> export 2d for laser cutting

And yes, I'm still learning solvespace, so suggestions are of course welcome!

Best regards,
Jørgen.
Fri Dec 17 2021, 07:33:10, download attachment tabbed.png
(no subject) (by Andrew)
What you can do is extrude the first rectangle, then sketch the rectangle for the tabs, extrude as a difference,, and the apply step translations and rotations to remove the gaps between the tabs. While you can create holes by sketching a shape within a shape, the resulting figures must not have overlapping or crossing lines. The translate and rotate operation apply to the previous group.
Fri Dec 17 2021, 08:25:14
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