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Re: The voting system is non anonymous and biased
I doubt the moderator removed the down vote, I assume the person who voted felt guilty after realizing it was taken personally.
I too don't care for the down vote system.. it is black stain on your profile that most of the time is undeserving. I've been down voted many times because I answered the question with something like "No, Onshape does not support that function yet, Please submit an improvement request".. as if it is MY fault Onshape doesn't have a feature lol... Ah well...
Better etiquette in my humble opinion is to follow up a down vote with a short message as to why. "I down voted you because you were rude"
I gladly accept those down votes and don't question them if I can read my post again and can see for myself why I get down voted even without a follow up. I will edit and apologize if I am wrong or offend someone.
I don't care who says up/down.. just want to be known as the good/helpful guy on the profile page. Not the.. oh this guy is a complete a-hole he has 8 down votes... Even though if you read through them that generally isn't the case.
Don't get me wrong, I was an a-hole on a few posts and truly deserve some of the down votes. But to everyone out there: Your votes are your own opinion. Vote however you feel justified. Just know the general feeling of a down vote here is like saying "This was totally off topic, or disrespectful"
I too don't care for the down vote system.. it is black stain on your profile that most of the time is undeserving. I've been down voted many times because I answered the question with something like "No, Onshape does not support that function yet, Please submit an improvement request".. as if it is MY fault Onshape doesn't have a feature lol... Ah well...
Better etiquette in my humble opinion is to follow up a down vote with a short message as to why. "I down voted you because you were rude"
I gladly accept those down votes and don't question them if I can read my post again and can see for myself why I get down voted even without a follow up. I will edit and apologize if I am wrong or offend someone.
I don't care who says up/down.. just want to be known as the good/helpful guy on the profile page. Not the.. oh this guy is a complete a-hole he has 8 down votes... Even though if you read through them that generally isn't the case.
Don't get me wrong, I was an a-hole on a few posts and truly deserve some of the down votes. But to everyone out there: Your votes are your own opinion. Vote however you feel justified. Just know the general feeling of a down vote here is like saying "This was totally off topic, or disrespectful"
Is it possible to change the drill points on a hole to a flat bottom hole instead of pointed?
I want to have a tapped hole but it be flat bottomed. I don't see that option.
How to specify a linetype for a part or assembly when it is shown in a drawing view ?
Hi 
Out client wants to see close by geometry in GA drawings for some of the equipment we design.
This exsting near geometry should be shown with dashed / hidden linetype in the drawing. The purpose is to make it easy to understand where this part/assy is loctated.
I know this can by done in Solidworks, but is there a way to do it in Onshape ??
Thank you
Out client wants to see close by geometry in GA drawings for some of the equipment we design.
This exsting near geometry should be shown with dashed / hidden linetype in the drawing. The purpose is to make it easy to understand where this part/assy is loctated.
I know this can by done in Solidworks, but is there a way to do it in Onshape ??
Thank you
Re: Why are fastened offsets sign (+/-) a crap shoot?
@tim_hess427 I think you're right.
Another way to see is that when you change the mate's z-offset to a positive number, it's the first part you selected that moves in Z+ direction relative to it's own Mate Connector .... This can be confusing becuase we conceptually think about the two parts we are mating as moving toward / away from each other. However, I think the movement is ONLY related to the first selected part's Mate Connector axis direction. It's almost as if the offset is really only affecting the first part relative to itself.
Another way to see is that when you change the mate's z-offset to a positive number, it's the first part you selected that moves in Z+ direction relative to it's own Mate Connector .... This can be confusing becuase we conceptually think about the two parts we are mating as moving toward / away from each other. However, I think the movement is ONLY related to the first selected part's Mate Connector axis direction. It's almost as if the offset is really only affecting the first part relative to itself.
Onshape Live 21 - Our First Ever User Conference!
Onshape is excited to host our first virtual user conference on Thursday, March 11, 2021, from 2:00 - 6:00 PM EST.
REGISTER HERE (it's free!)
You'll get an insider's look at what's ahead for Onshape in our Sneak Peek. Also, loads of new Tips n' Tricks,
a "look under the hood" at Onshape's cloud architecture, and FEA, Rendering, CAM, ECAD, and more from our partners!
Come hear the keynote address by PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann and a "State of the Union" presentation by Jon Hirschtick.
There will be 10 presentations in all, giveaways, and an open Networking Hour.
Seriously, we're going to share things you won't hear anywhere else...register today and join the fun!
REGISTER HERE (it's free!)
You'll get an insider's look at what's ahead for Onshape in our Sneak Peek. Also, loads of new Tips n' Tricks,
a "look under the hood" at Onshape's cloud architecture, and FEA, Rendering, CAM, ECAD, and more from our partners!
Come hear the keynote address by PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann and a "State of the Union" presentation by Jon Hirschtick.
There will be 10 presentations in all, giveaways, and an open Networking Hour.
Seriously, we're going to share things you won't hear anywhere else...register today and join the fun!
Re: New Feature: Freeform Spline
After the rollout of the new Loft connections I got to thinking about something similar for Freeform Spline. With some input from @ilya_baran on how the new manipulator works, I got this added to the feature (update to V18 to use it). I think it will make this tool way better for surfacing and will also help with certain cable routing situations. I'll make a new tour video with explanations, but in short:
Happy Friday, everyone!
- you can now pick an edge as a reference
- when you do the point snaps to the closest spot on the edge and you get a new UI for parameter instead of XYZ and a new tangent manipulator to move it.
- if you de-select it, you go back to the XYZ triad and world space
Happy Friday, everyone!
Re: Can you model this part? "Impossible" modeling challenge!
Alright, I'm sure there must be a better way, but here's what I came up with for how I modeled it (view angle is dimetric for the effect):
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/8ca31f7738a79a85b95a3255/v/ec01ae9a2f35c9f598819fe6/e/8c20d3b8b0f90697c0eab70e
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/8ca31f7738a79a85b95a3255/v/ec01ae9a2f35c9f598819fe6/e/8c20d3b8b0f90697c0eab70e
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