Tab and Slot
Win64, EnglishMicrographics
Tab and Slot add-in helps to automate the creation of tabs and slots in plate and tube models.
General Usage Instructions
Screenshots
Installation/Uninstallation
Additional Information
Contact
Version History
General Usage Instructions
The Tab and Slot app only works while you have an assembly open.
Once you have the assembly open you can choose to add tabs and slots between two parts.
Refer YouTube link: https://youtu.be/4094dwXQIRg
Screenshots
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.
You can unload the plugin without uninstalling it by unchecking the "Loaded/Unloaded" check box associated with the plugin in the Autodesk® Inventor® Add-In Manager. You may have to restart Inventor to completely unload the application.
To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8.1/10), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.
Additional Information
Known Issues
Contact
Author/Company Information
Micrographics
Support Information
please email ivtools@mgfx.co.za for support or suggestions
Version History
| Version Number | Version Description |
|---|---|
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3.0.1 |
<3.0.1> - [New] Added an option to fillet sharp edges - [Fixed] Bug fixes. <3.0.0> - [New] Added a Tangent Fillet option -- Fillets can be added tangent to Short or Long side of slots or tangent to Plate or Tab edge of the tabs. - [New] Added the ability to save your settings to file for easy recall. These setting presets makes it easy to configure many presets which can be recalled as needed. <2.0.8362> - [New] Added support for Multi-Body Parts. -- The Tab and Slot app can now function when you have a Multi-Body part open with multiple solid bodies. - [Fixed] Minor bug fixes. <2.0.8270> - [New] Tab and Slot has become a paid app. Thanks for everyone's feedback and contributions. We have a list of new features to add. - [New] The price to subscribe to Tab and Slot is $79 per year. -- Please email us for a quotation or invoice with payment details: ivtools@mgfx.co.za <2.0.8234> - [Fixed] Tab end-face fillets/chamfers did not compute in certain situations <2.0.8216> - [Improved] App Preview Expiry date was extended. <2.0.8134> - [Fixed] Slot extrusions have been set to "To Next" instead of Distance. -- This has fixed tolerance issues on certain imperial part models -- It also caters for if there are plate thickness changes that the slots and fillets will update accordingly <2.0.8117> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2023. - [Fixed] Existing Slot features will now change size if plate thickness is changed when features are added adaptively. <1.0.8075> - [Fixed] Our Help Videos got a new home and we re-linked the video's on the Help tab to the new location. <1.0.7964> - [Improved] Better handling of imported tolerant models -- Tolerant models are sometimes created when working with imported STEP, SAT etc. files which were generated by other CAD programs. <1.0.7935> - [Fixed] Better handling of assemblies with assembly features. -- This includes Weldment assemblies with Machining and Weld Prep features. - [Fixed] While selecting objects, the user can now press Escape and the selection process will end. <1.0.7933> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2020 and earlier. -- We have tested the add-in with Inventor 2019 and 2020 for this build and it seems to work fine. -- No testing was done for Inventor 2018 and earlier, but it should work. Please report any issues to us. <1.0.0> - [New] Initial release. |
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2.0.8362 |
What's New: <2.0.8362> - [New] Added support for Multi-Body Parts. -- The Tab and Slot app can now function when you have a Multi-Body part open with multiple solid bodies. - [Fixed] Minor bug fixes. <2.0.8270> - [New] Tab and Slot has become a paid app. Thanks for everyone's feedback and contributions. We have a list of new features to add. - [New] The price to subscribe to Tab and Slot is $79 per year. -- Please email us for a quotation or invoice with payment details: ivtools@mgfx.co.za <2.0.8234> - [Fixed] Tab end-face fillets/chamfers did not compute in certain situations <2.0.8216> - [Improved] App Preview Expiry date was extended. <2.0.8134> - [Fixed] Slot extrusions have been set to "To Next" instead of Distance. -- This has fixed tolerance issues on certain imperial part models -- It also caters for if there are plate thickness changes that the slots and fillets will update accordingly <2.0.8117> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2023. - [Fixed] Existing Slot features will now change size if plate thickness is changed when features are added adaptively. <1.0.8075> - [Fixed] Our Help Videos got a new home and we re-linked the video's on the Help tab to the new location. <1.0.7964> - [Improved] Better handling of imported tolerant models -- Tolerant models are sometimes created when working with imported STEP, SAT etc. files which were generated by other CAD programs. <1.0.7935> - [Fixed] Better handling of assemblies with assembly features. -- This includes Weldment assemblies with Machining and Weld Prep features. - [Fixed] While selecting objects, the user can now press Escape and the selection process will end. <1.0.7933> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2020 and earlier. -- We have tested the add-in with Inventor 2019 and 2020 for this build and it seems to work fine. -- No testing was done for Inventor 2018 and earlier, but it should work. Please report any issues to us. <1.0.0> - [New] Initial release. |
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2.0.8270 |
<2.0.8270> - [New] Tab and Slot has become a paid app. Thanks for everyone's feedback and contributions. We have a list of new features to add. - [New] The price to subscribe to Tab and Slot is $79 per year. -- Please email us for a quotation or invoice with payment details: ivtools@mgfx.co.za <2.0.8234> - [Fixed] Tab end-face fillets/chamfers did not compute in certain situations <2.0.8216> - [Improved] App Preview Expiry date was extended. <2.0.8134> - [Fixed] Slot extrusions have been set to "To Next" instead of Distance. -- This has fixed tolerance issues on certain imperial part models -- It also caters for if there are plate thickness changes that the slots and fillets will update accordingly <2.0.8117> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2023. - [Fixed] Existing Slot features will now change size if plate thickness is changed when features are added adaptively. <1.0.8075> - [Fixed] Our Help Videos got a new home and we re-linked the video's on the Help tab to the new location. <1.0.7964> - [Improved] Better handling of imported tolerant models -- Tolerant models are sometimes created when working with imported STEP, SAT etc. files which were generated by other CAD programs. <1.0.7935> - [Fixed] Better handling of assemblies with assembly features. -- This includes Weldment assemblies with Machining and Weld Prep features. - [Fixed] While selecting objects, the user can now press Escape and the selection process will end. <1.0.7933> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2020 and earlier. -- We have tested the add-in with Inventor 2019 and 2020 for this build and it seems to work fine. -- No testing was done for Inventor 2018 and earlier, but it should work. Please report any issues to us. <1.0.0> - [New] Initial release. |
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2.0.8181 |
<2.0.8181> - [Fixed] Slot extrusions have been set to "To Next" instead of Distance. -- This has fixed tolerance issues on certain imperial part models -- It also caters for if there are plate thickness changes that the slots and fillets will update accordingly <2.0.8117> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2023. - [Fixed] Existing Slot features will now change size if plate thickness is changed when features are added adaptively. <1.0.8075> - [Fixed] Our Help Videos got a new home and we re-linked the video's on the Help tab to the new location. <1.0.7964> - [Improved] Better handling of imported tolerant models -- Tolerant models are sometimes created when working with imported STEP, SAT etc. files which were generated by other CAD programs. <1.0.7935> - [Fixed] Better handling of assemblies with assembly features. -- This includes Weldment assemblies with Machining and Weld Prep features. - [Fixed] While selecting objects, the user can now press Escape and the selection process will end. <1.0.7933> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2020 and earlier. -- We have tested the add-in with Inventor 2019 and 2020 for this build and it seems to work fine. -- No testing was done for Inventor 2018 and earlier, but it should work. Please report any issues to us. <1.0.0> - [New] Initial release. |
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1.0.7964 |
<1.0.7964> - [Fixed] Email link. - Fixed an issue where the app will not load on Inventor with no updates <1.0.7935> - [Fixed] Better handling of assemblies with assembly features. -- This includes Weldment assemblies with Machining and Weld Prep features. - [Fixed] While selecting objects, the user can now press Escape and the selection process will end. <1.0.7933> - [New] Added support for Inventor 2020 and earlier. -- We have tested the add-in with Inventor 2019 and 2020 for this build and it seems to work fine. -- No testing was done for Inventor 2018 and earlier, but it should work. Please report any issues to us. <1.0.0> - [New] Initial release. |
