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Re: How do I remove a lofted part whilst still merging another part with it?
You could try and thicken subtract the inner face leaving the glass frame remaining.
When your done and it's complete, do it again but this time use surfaces. Create each sheet of the glasses and then enclose them into a solid.
If you extrude a solid block you'll get 6 flat surfaces and you don't have the controls to sculpt each face. If you start thinking about boundary representations and enclosing a volume with sheets, you can create anything. With surfacing you're building the volume. one sheet at a time. With solids you end up whittling away at your volume and it takes more features.
Looking your glasses, I'd create the front surface, then extrude the frame up to the surface.
Share your model and I'll build it with your sketches, I'll show you what I mean.
When your done and it's complete, do it again but this time use surfaces. Create each sheet of the glasses and then enclose them into a solid.
If you extrude a solid block you'll get 6 flat surfaces and you don't have the controls to sculpt each face. If you start thinking about boundary representations and enclosing a volume with sheets, you can create anything. With surfacing you're building the volume. one sheet at a time. With solids you end up whittling away at your volume and it takes more features.
Looking your glasses, I'd create the front surface, then extrude the frame up to the surface.
Share your model and I'll build it with your sketches, I'll show you what I mean.
billy2
5
Re: Is possible to define component transparency and associate it to a Display State?
I can't test it where i'm at but if you make a part transparent in an assembly Nd create a display state, and it DOESN'T sawe, then the answer is no for display states,. But the aswer is yes if you use configurations in the assembly and partstudio instead
Re: Is it possible to show a part studio in an iframe of a simple html website?
It is not possible to insert Onshape into another page for security reasons. You can export a model and have it as a 3d model (non-editable) though - @billy2 can link you to the right resources.
Re: Help creating threads
I am not able to access your model.
as I saw, you solved by yourself, didn’t you?
as I saw, you solved by yourself, didn’t you?
Mr_GK
1
Re: Custom units? (specifically milliter)
Fluid units don't exist in Onshape. Your work around is likely all you can do.
You may want to create an improvement request
You may want to create an improvement request
Re: How do I create lettering where the overhang is controlled?
Depending on how shallow the overhang, your printer might just handle it without following the 45° rule of thumb. I've done some similar stuff and it worked out alright. I think debossed letters would work better than embossed.
I've also had some luck using parting line draft at 45° using the right plane as a direction (knowing I'm going to print Top plane up). mine was on a curved surface, but not a complete wrap, and the lettering wasn't so complex, so I got away with it.
In your case, depending on text complexity, maybe you can just chamfer the bottom face of the letter pocket? check out this part studio here
I've also had some luck using parting line draft at 45° using the right plane as a direction (knowing I'm going to print Top plane up). mine was on a curved surface, but not a complete wrap, and the lettering wasn't so complex, so I got away with it.
In your case, depending on text complexity, maybe you can just chamfer the bottom face of the letter pocket? check out this part studio here
Finding drawings related to parts
One thing I wish I could do is to open the related part or assembly drawings via an RMB if the drawing exists either in that workspace or another version. At the moment the only way I can see to finding drawings easily is structuring the document with drawings next to the studio or assembly tab. If using the search tool you have to make surer drawing name is in a good format A few times I, have ended up with multiple drawings for the same parts as there is no indication of an existing drawing. I've also found multiple page drawing can cause drawing to be lost too.
Re: Is there a method by which an angular limit to the 3 rotations in a Ball Mate can be achieved?
I can't think of any way to do this directly with just mates. But one workaround is to use an invisible dummy part. This part can be anything that has a flat surface you can use for orienting it. In my example I used an L shape just to illustrate the mates better. Next, add these 4 mates.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57acdfaae4b005c413ed9b6f/w/3fd585a46d3af1b3ba413c53/e/c8f982e2ff311457b1c60bd0
- Ball mate #1 between the "joystick" part and ground MC.
- Ball mate #2 between the dummy part and the joystick, but not at the pivot point.
- Parallel mate #1 between the dummy part and the ground MC from ball mate #1
- Parallel mate #2 to orient the dummy part and constrain rotation
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57acdfaae4b005c413ed9b6f/w/3fd585a46d3af1b3ba413c53/e/c8f982e2ff311457b1c60bd0
mahir
6
Re: How to access previously attended Instructor-led course recording?
@brendan_romano_romano
Bootcamp has evolved over time, and depending on when you took it changes how you may access the recordings.
If you attended it about 2 years ago, you should find a Completion: Onshape Bootcamp course on your Training Dashboard in the Learning Center. It might be under the Completed tab. From there you can navigate to the recordings under the Resources section, find your class dates, and links to the videos should be there.
Bootcamp has evolved over time, and depending on when you took it changes how you may access the recordings.
If you attended it about 2 years ago, you should find a Completion: Onshape Bootcamp course on your Training Dashboard in the Learning Center. It might be under the Completed tab. From there you can navigate to the recordings under the Resources section, find your class dates, and links to the videos should be there.
Feature Request - #slack app
I use #slack and OnShape but I wish I could merge the two. There's loads of apps for Slack but there isn't an OnShape one. It would be awesome to get drawing notifications, updates, etc via Slack when a watched Drawing, Folder, or Comment updated in OnShape.
