Hi,
I am trying to create a tab of a particular shape coming off of the edge of a tube. The tab must follow the curvature of the tube. Is there a simple way to do this?
My approach was to create a square tab (that follows the curve) by extruding from the flat edge of the tube, then make a sketch on a plane of my shape, and use Wrap - Deboss to cut all the way through it. The problem is that it seems like the Wrap function can't have a sketch bigger than the surface it is debossing.
What is the right way to do this? Most of what I've done with solidworks has been rectilinear, so I'm not familiar with curved featuring.
thanks,
Isaac
You can sketch the tab shape and some surrounding area so that the sketch is on top of the full tube, then wrap/deboss the shape. Then do the cut extrude to remove the excess material.