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Re: Graphics Performance
For future reference--if you see Google SwiftShader as your GL renderer, it means that your CPU is used to render things in Chrome (very slow) rather than your GPU. In that case, you need to switch Chrome to use your actual GPU. Those results seem about what I would expect (or maybe even better than expected). Even integrated graphics from the past few years are much more powerful than the GT 710. One thing that can slow your framerate down is running at very high resolutions. What is your monitor's resolution?
alnis
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Re: Some of the entities could not be used when trying to create thread from a helix.
Welcome to the forums @brian_sweet!
The sketch plane in the first document you shared does not intersect any of the helices, so pierce cannot give a valid result since the helices do not intersect the sketch plane. If you change the sketch plane to intersect, pierce works as you would expect.
However, in this case, I would recommend using the Thread Creator FeatureScript (just click the "Custom features" button near the top left corner and click on "threadcreator.fs" -- no need to make a copy of the document). You can find it in your toolbar in Part Studios at the top right. It lets you automatically thread cylindrical faces (both protrusions and holes) according to various standards.
I hope your project goes well!
The sketch plane in the first document you shared does not intersect any of the helices, so pierce cannot give a valid result since the helices do not intersect the sketch plane. If you change the sketch plane to intersect, pierce works as you would expect.
However, in this case, I would recommend using the Thread Creator FeatureScript (just click the "Custom features" button near the top left corner and click on "threadcreator.fs" -- no need to make a copy of the document). You can find it in your toolbar in Part Studios at the top right. It lets you automatically thread cylindrical faces (both protrusions and holes) according to various standards.
I hope your project goes well!
alnis
5
Re: Dealing with employers
Our Yr 11 students were involved in mock interviews with local employers a year and a half ago. When I saw the list of companies I went and asked specific ones to come and view the work that my students were doing. During the tour of the workshop I laid out a folder of work by a student who had Onshape drawings and designs within. They interviewed him the next day for a four year apprenticeship and when he completes that they are going to put him in the R&D department. By the way the company makes big earth moving and mining equipment!!!
I'm sure it was down to seeing his CAD work on Onshape.
I'm sure it was down to seeing his CAD work on Onshape.
Re: I want to help make custom feature icons
did a few more last night. What else should I add?
Re: Publish parts on open sharing websites like Thingiverse
No, but a shout-out to Onshape would be most appreciated. Thingiverse usually takes STL files but you may also want to consider including the URL to your document in the description.
Re: I'm working the tutorial Introduction to Assembly Design of which I show the screenshot of where I a
it should be a single left click-hold-drag.
It sounds like you are experiencing a few performance bottlenecks. 1st is the computer age, it likely has low end graphics from 10 years ago right? Also internet latency.
if you open a document then press "command+D" (i think that's mac speak for CTRL+D) Then you will see your stats.
What we are looking for here is the ping time. Anything over 100ms is going to start feeling slow and laggy on a slower computer.
If you cannot get the simple universal joint part to drag around, then you may want to give up, or buy a newer system, or it could be the internet in your area.
Your computer may just be at the threshold of minimum spec. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Try Fusion360 or sketchup, being on the desktop that should eliminate the latency issue of your internet. But those are fairly easy to learn like Onshape, but you will lose a lot of features that are inherent in a cloud app like Onshape.
If you are doing this just for entertainment, maybe the collaboration tools, featurescript etc. don't matter for you anyway.
It sounds like you are experiencing a few performance bottlenecks. 1st is the computer age, it likely has low end graphics from 10 years ago right? Also internet latency.
if you open a document then press "command+D" (i think that's mac speak for CTRL+D) Then you will see your stats.
What we are looking for here is the ping time. Anything over 100ms is going to start feeling slow and laggy on a slower computer.
If you cannot get the simple universal joint part to drag around, then you may want to give up, or buy a newer system, or it could be the internet in your area.
Your computer may just be at the threshold of minimum spec. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Try Fusion360 or sketchup, being on the desktop that should eliminate the latency issue of your internet. But those are fairly easy to learn like Onshape, but you will lose a lot of features that are inherent in a cloud app like Onshape.
If you are doing this just for entertainment, maybe the collaboration tools, featurescript etc. don't matter for you anyway.
Re: I'm working the tutorial Introduction to Assembly Design of which I show the screenshot of where I a
They are showing you that you can change the center of influence based on the position of the manipulator's origin.
Basically you drag the center circle of the manipulator, then it snaps to a point on a face, then you can move the part relative to that point.
Basically you drag the center circle of the manipulator, then it snaps to a point on a face, then you can move the part relative to that point.
Re: Graphics Performance
So it looks like your limitaion when picking a graphics card will be a "pci-express 2.0 x16" that runs less than 2400mhz
This would be an ok budget card.
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GT-710-1GD3H-LPV1/dp/B01DOFD0G8/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=nvidia%2Bgeforce%2Bgtx%2B970&qid=1594847999&sr=8-8&th=1
No guarantee on Onshape's performance.
how big are the models you are trying to open anyway ?
This would be an ok budget card.
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GT-710-1GD3H-LPV1/dp/B01DOFD0G8/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=nvidia%2Bgeforce%2Bgtx%2B970&qid=1594847999&sr=8-8&th=1
No guarantee on Onshape's performance.
how big are the models you are trying to open anyway ?
Re: "non driving" dimension as variable?
This is something we will add but was not in the first build of the feature. Currently you will need to use a variable to define the dimension you want to reference. More iterations to come.
lougallo
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