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* Close the gaps in the path:<br/>[[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-35-18 join.png|400px]] [[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-35-34 joined.png|400px]] | * Close the gaps in the path:<br/>[[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-35-18 join.png|400px]] [[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-35-34 joined.png|400px]] | ||
* Repeat for the other new node:<br/>[[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-35-44 both joined.png|400px]] | * Repeat for the other new node:<br/>[[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-35-44 both joined.png|400px]] | ||
* Repeat this process for the tabs needed:<br/> | * Repeat this process for the tabs needed:<br/>[[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-45-48 done.png|400px]] | ||
* | * For better visibility I removed the stroke and filled with red:<br/>[[File:tab ksnip_2024-02-26_14-46-53 done filled.png|400px]] | ||
* Mill the red area as pocket right thru your material (which will leave the tabs standing) | |||
== Making the tabs even cooler == | |||
[[Category:CNC]] | [[Category:CNC]] | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 26 February 2024
The Problem
Some GCode-generators can't create tabs, so I decided to include them in the drawing.
The Solution
- Select the path you want to add tabs to:
- Change the stroke to the width of your milling bit and add little something. Example: 3.0mm milling bit → stroke 3.1mm:
Path→Stroke to Path- Choose the
Node toolso you see the shape of the stroke is now a closed path:
- Add nodes where you want tabs:
- Remove infill and set a stroke (otherwise you can't see the deletion of the segment):
- Select one newly made node and the neighbouring node and split path there by deleting the segment in between:
- Repeat for the other new node:
- Close the gaps in the path:
- Repeat for the other new node:
- Repeat this process for the tabs needed:
- For better visibility I removed the stroke and filled with red:
- Mill the red area as pocket right thru your material (which will leave the tabs standing)
