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Re: separate parts in the same drawing document of Assembly
Yes - open the Insert View dialog, then press the Insert button to select other Parts/Assemblies.
Re: Ribbon Cable
@steve_throne
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a9254f31ee97fbd934c57804/w/89d82184bfc574561761cdde/e/58496e7f8277478f17704d20
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a9254f31ee97fbd934c57804/w/89d82184bfc574561761cdde/e/58496e7f8277478f17704d20
This is a 20 conductor ribbon cable
It’s adjustable from .428 inches wide to 1.428 inches wide
To do this, you only need adjust the very first item in the features list which is #r1
You can set this from .06 to .2
Once you adjust #r1, everything else will change accordingly
Maybe later I’ll look into getting the conductors a little closer together
Traceability for copied documents (Add Source Document's name and Author to Start point)
When a document is a copy, the Start point in "Versions & history" is the state of the original document at the moment of the copy.
It would be really useful for teachers to see where the original document came from. (Source Document's name and Author)
Re: Edit Line Thickness in drawing
Hi Essi
Use the drawing properties flyout to adjust line thickness:
Use the drawing properties flyout to adjust line thickness:
fnxf
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Re: Graphics Performance
1920 x 1080 sounds good and should be alright with most models. I've found that my framerate can increase by as much as ~60% when running in a smaller window/lower resolution, and it can really slow down when running maximized on very high resolution displays (Surface Pro, PixelBook, etc.).
alnis
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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
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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.
