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Re: Release Management Feedback
One additional bit of info that I would add to your suggestions is more prominent part numbers in the UI. I need those unique identifiers visible so that they can be useful. I can only come up with so many different variants of "axle" or "wheel" before the names stop being useful and just add to the confusion.
Tabs on Sheet Metal?
One of my co-workers asked me how to do something like this in sheet metal, and I just assumed that the sheet metal Tab feature would do this. It turns out it does not. It only adds material to the flat outline of a part of a sheet metal part. Partial flanges are great if you want the sides of that to be normal to the bend. In order to do this angled tab, I had to sketch the tab and add a bend. To avoid the worst bend relief I've ever seen, I had to create these by sketching and extrude/remove myself.
The results of this still don't get the tab in the exact right place. I can use move face, but that leaves weird artifacts.
There has to be a better way to do this. Do I need to create an improvement request, or am I missing something basic?
S1mon
Inertia relief & analysis
I analyze everything and use inertia relief all the time, it's just easier.
I have often wanted to apply notes to my analysis so I can explain the assumptions made and the results expected. I've used notes to document this analysis. This is really needed to keep track of an analysis.
A cup of water on a table:
The constraint is 1 planar mate between the table top and the cup. The cup is free to move on the table. There's water in the cup with 1g applied (gravity). Without inertial relief, you'd have to lock a node down and prevent the cup from moving. This is a painful process and not necessary. Public document
I'm stuck in jury duty and had nothing to do…😎
billy2
Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 29th, 2025
I finally got around to playing with Query Variable in a real model and it's insane, as a person who doesn't make his own FeatureScripts. It adds Grasshopper functionality within parametric CAD. Way to make selection sets ACTUALLY useful, guys …
Edge selection for lofting is always a pain, especially when edges go missing or a selection breaks. The ability to select all the edges of a surface and then add additional queries to narrow that the selection pretty much guarantees you're selecting what you want every time.
Kudos to the Onshape team! I expect every competitor is going to be copying this one.
ry_gb
🧰CADSharp Toolbox App (FREE!) 🎉
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Introducing the
CADSharp Toolbox App!
This toolbox showcases only some of the diverse capabilities that the CADSharp Team has to offer you.
We make custom apps, custom features, custom workflows, and even do design services and CAD migration to name a few.
CADSharp – Turn your repetitive daily tasks into easy apps and automated features.
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What's Inside?
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Assembly Imposters An assembly BOM tool. Useful for replacing duplicate frames or pipes.
Here are the custom features that are compatible with the Assembly Imposters app:
Assembly Imposters (custom feature) and Routing Curve+ / Pipe Routing (custom feature)
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Configure & Version A configuration tool. Useful for configuring imported parts.
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Feature Copy (BETA) A feature copying tool. Useful for saving and copying features.
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FS Node Studio (BETA) A node-based visual scripting tool. Useful for making custom features. (by @Konst_Sh)
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Property Manager A project property manager. Useful for setting bulk properties.
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Rollback Manager A rollback bar position control for all part studios within this document.
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Split Screen A split screen view. Useful for viewing multiple tabs.
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Watch the demo!🎬
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Credits:
This app was developed by the CADSharp Team.
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Beta Testers:
- @Tom Fosler
- @Derek_Van_Allen_BD
- @CarlGutierrez
Special thanks to @CarlGutierrez and @Derek_Van_Allen_BD for allowing us to assimilate Property Manager and Configure & Version into the toolbox.
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