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Adjust Perspective?
Brian M
briancad
Re: I would like a forum "for dummies"
With Onshape’s forum, I don’t recall anyone ever taking a ‘forget you’ type of attitude. Especially towards those new to the forum. In fact, a lot of the time, long time users of the forum take time to welcome newbies. So, welcome to the forum.
I am of the opinion that a lot of the time, the reason questions may take awhile to get answered, is because those reading the original post, are possibly having a hard time understanding exactly what is being asked.
Other times, there may be some that are of the thought that the person asking the question would possibly be better off doing otherwise than what is being asked. So in a case like that, someone like me will wait for others to respond to the original post, then, at that time, I would offer up a response something like this —— ‘hey, you also MIGHT be interested in taking this approach …’
Of all the CAD forums I have ever participated in, this is the most professional and cordial of all. I say professional in that people don’t get petty as in other CAD forums I have participated in. Maybe it’s because there are a lot of engineers here.
I suggest you post your questions as clearly stated as possible, with hand sketches or the link to your document, and see what happens. There are a lot of very helpful participants here in this forum.
Re: Disable weird / annoying selections of hidden parts / faces
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
Greatest Update this year! Can only be beaten by the Sheet Metal Loft Feature 😁
@bryan_lagrange Maybe they meant "Supper Data"
Interstellar… mmh…
Re: Part number embossed on part?
Yes, that is exactly the use case here. The shop needs some means of identifying different versions of the same part, or the sequence of several similar parts for assembly. And I don't want to change/create the name stamps manually, to save time, of course, but mainly because I might just forget to do so at times.
So, as things are, it appears I'll have to do it manually for the foreseeable future.
Would there be a widespread interest in this kind of tool? If so, please vote up below. Thanks.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
@don_williams909 , depending on exactly what your model needs to look like this might already be possible with a workaround of existing tools. Just takes some planning of the design and appropriately positioned reference planes/points for positioning your hole.
Our new Flatten surfaces tool allows you to lay things flat after modeling and then export that flat to a DXF. There are some caveats to that regarding distortion and bend allowances not being included in the current tool but it can definitely get you a starting point for sending over to a laser or waterjet.
Note that in my example below, the part is a thin extrude, not a regular sheet metal part.
Just an idea to help you out if you haven't already tried this approach.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
Wow! Configuration Input Visibility is a game-changer! Thank you Onshape Team!
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