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Drawing Automation For Configured Parts/Assemblies?
Any tips or tricks for speeding up and/or automating drawings for configured parts and assemblies?
One way would be the ability to insert the configuration table (in case that you use classic method of single table driving everything) + labeled dimensions that relate to the config table columns. Seems like there's an enhancement request here and a post here in which @konstantin_shiriazdanov suggests this as the desired solution to the poster's request.
The way I'm doing it now is Duplicating the drawing tab for a given configuration then changing the name of the tab, changing the configuration on all views (3 unlinked views...rest are projected), and fixing anything that goofs up. This is not horrible...but is still time consuming for large config tables and leaves some room for error (i.e. not changing one of the views). I also haven't tried linking the drawing template to the custom properties yet nor creating the BOM table and parametric notes to make sure everything plays nice across configurations. If any of that doesn't go as planned, that might be more work/cleanup too.
One way would be the ability to insert the configuration table (in case that you use classic method of single table driving everything) + labeled dimensions that relate to the config table columns. Seems like there's an enhancement request here and a post here in which @konstantin_shiriazdanov suggests this as the desired solution to the poster's request.
The way I'm doing it now is Duplicating the drawing tab for a given configuration then changing the name of the tab, changing the configuration on all views (3 unlinked views...rest are projected), and fixing anything that goofs up. This is not horrible...but is still time consuming for large config tables and leaves some room for error (i.e. not changing one of the views). I also haven't tried linking the drawing template to the custom properties yet nor creating the BOM table and parametric notes to make sure everything plays nice across configurations. If any of that doesn't go as planned, that might be more work/cleanup too.
Re: Apple Pencil support on Safari?
@NeilCooke
Thanks to you Neil and to the folks at Onshape for that invite. I really do appreciate that.
As far as the kind words — you folks are letting me use one heck of a program for free. The most impressive program out there on the iPhone IMO. And on top of that, you at Onshape, have helped many to better understand Onshape through this forum, whether a pro user or hobbyist. As a free user, I have been helped a lot through this forum
So we free users have good reason to thank you
Re: FeatureScript User Community Spotlight
I created a few marginally useful tools:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/0a018ea4cf9b04de135c27c3/w/f5780315c7fe9ce8960f21f9/e/87a52ca30fb0ef20fb54540c
Doing a lot of laser-cut designs, and needed to save myself from the manual drugery of making good press-fit holes to insert dowels into - so - Here it is:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/08e22e29a1c278b190c5669d/w/d8a3be8ede34550d5b86f4e5/e/0ed0fb01a9d771f6951869eb
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/efa816084f901bde743aed35/w/49dc854b40dfd028087a78b0/e/a996e60b83c1984bfd100c09
Slicer
There are lots of slicers in the world - but I wanted/needed one that would give me the sliced geometry IN Part Studio so I could continue to manipulate it:https://cad.onshape.com/documents/0a018ea4cf9b04de135c27c3/w/f5780315c7fe9ce8960f21f9/e/87a52ca30fb0ef20fb54540c
Dowel Hole Creator
Doing a lot of laser-cut designs, and needed to save myself from the manual drugery of making good press-fit holes to insert dowels into - so - Here it is:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/08e22e29a1c278b190c5669d/w/d8a3be8ede34550d5b86f4e5/e/0ed0fb01a9d771f6951869eb
X-Slot Creator
For adding "x" cut slots between two orthogonal pieces to join.https://cad.onshape.com/documents/efa816084f901bde743aed35/w/49dc854b40dfd028087a78b0/e/a996e60b83c1984bfd100c09
Re: How can I fix a loft twisting?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e53e9b81f1d1218779ba6d02/w/238a40db97efda20afe3f745/e/f48497645ef2ca77a0292c1f
See Sketch 5 it has 2 splines instead of 1 (use/split)
Re: Importing Data Points from a CSV File
Found the issue. Onshape's default units is meters and unless there is a drop-down list in the custom feature to select the units of the CSV, it will always plot in meters. Your sample points have sizes of 500+ (I assume mm but Onshape does not know), which when converted to meters (500m) exceeds Onshape's maximum physical part size of 500m^3 (actually this is a Parasolid limitation, not ours).
Can you edit your CSV in a spreadsheet and divide every value by 1000? If not, I can get Philip to update his script.
Can you edit your CSV in a spreadsheet and divide every value by 1000? If not, I can get Philip to update his script.
Re: How to make a "dot" on the cross point of virtual lines?
Man, that cell phone resolution is huge...
now that I'm on a real computer I can show you that process.
now that I'm on a real computer I can show you that process.
Adaptive Finger Joints for Streamlined Design of Laser-Cut Structures
The worst part about designing laser-cut structures in SolidWorks is CADing all of the finger joints between components; even if you use a boolean for half, you need to CAD or pattern one side, and neither is all that nice.
Since I dabble in programming (and wanted an excuse to script something), I took a hack at making a feature to do this automatically, check it out here:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/576e081de4b0cc2e7f46a8bc/v/08d3dbb92435ba9c7f208b8f/e/40ff5a6e1b07d8361b4747d0
The feature takes as input any number of tab parts that are orthogonal to a single base part. The size and spacing of the pins are set with minimum and maximum pin widths, with the option to set gap widths that are smaller than the pin widths. From the chosen target number of pins, the feature picks the closest number of pins that satisfies the constraints on pin widths. And voila, 11 parts joined in a single feature!
Depending on how much time I have I may try to do a shape-sensitive auto-layout and/or kerf compensation tool next.
(also apologies for the code being somewhat of a mess, I just threw stuff together until it worked)
Since I dabble in programming (and wanted an excuse to script something), I took a hack at making a feature to do this automatically, check it out here:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/576e081de4b0cc2e7f46a8bc/v/08d3dbb92435ba9c7f208b8f/e/40ff5a6e1b07d8361b4747d0
The feature takes as input any number of tab parts that are orthogonal to a single base part. The size and spacing of the pins are set with minimum and maximum pin widths, with the option to set gap widths that are smaller than the pin widths. From the chosen target number of pins, the feature picks the closest number of pins that satisfies the constraints on pin widths. And voila, 11 parts joined in a single feature!
Depending on how much time I have I may try to do a shape-sensitive auto-layout and/or kerf compensation tool next.
(also apologies for the code being somewhat of a mess, I just threw stuff together until it worked)
Re: Hi , simple question, do we have some 'dark mode' in onshape ?
No, but Dark Reader extension works well
Re: Hi , Is there any rigging tool available in onshape ? i.e. to make statues , animals and human faces
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b8730d44070bc0466ad80444/w/b111d39908fbb971f1521124/e/1d14e7e9fe2fa7d06f2e57d4
Onshape isn't really designed for organic modeling like blender or maya. But one tool that will help you is sculpt face (link above)
Onshape isn't really designed for organic modeling like blender or maya. But one tool that will help you is sculpt face (link above)