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Re: Improvements to Onshape - May 17th, 2024
Just for the record, the “merge and workspace updates” is one of my all time favourite features.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - May 17th, 2024
Update day is always great! Coloured edges is going to open up so many new opportunities.
I'm also liking all these new improvements to featurescript!
Improvements to Onshape - May 17th, 2024
This release is packed full of customer requested improvements and just really cool stuff. Check it out.
DOCUMENTS
MERGE LINES AND REALTIME UPDATES
The Versions and history panel now updates in real time as changes are made by anyone working in the Document, such a adding branches and versions. Merge lines can also be shown for a clear high-level overview of the development timeline.MERGE AND WORKSPACE UPDATES
Merging branches with different feature library versions has been completely reworked to be more efficient and more predictable.ADD COMMENTS TO COMMENT HISTORY
Comments can now be added to a Release or Task when viewing the comment history making it easier to follow an ongoing discussion.TRASH RETENTION PERIOD
For Onshape Enterprise customers, a new trash retention period of 90 days has been introduced. Any Documents that have been in the trash for 90 days or more will be permanently deleted and cannot be restored. For Onshape Professional and all other plans, the default 30 day retention period remains unchanged.PART STUDIOS
G3 CURVATURE FOR BRIDGING CURVES
A Bridging curve can now maintain G3 continuity with adjacent curves and surfaces to create smoother and higher quality geometry.THIN LOFT
The Loft feature now has a thin option.CURVE COLORS
Curves and Composite parts containing curves can now have appearances applied.PITCH AND THREAD CLASSES
Tapped holes now include their pitch classification (UNC, UNF, UNEF or UNEEF for Inch threads, Fine or Coarse for Metric threads) to make it easier to distinguish which type of fastener will be used. Also, Thread class is now optional for applications where this level of detail is not required.ASSEMBLIES
MATE CONNECTOR AT INSTANCE ORIGIN
Assembly Mate connectors can now be created at the origin of a Part or subassembly instance.EXPORT SELECTED PARTS AND STEP EXPORT UNITS
Multiple selected Parts can now be exported from an Assembly as a single file (so the part positions stay relative to the Assembly origin). The units of a STEP file can also be modified before export.DRAWINGS
DETAIL VIEW OF A DETAIL VIEW
To annotate small features or just to add more clarity to a Drawing, a Detail view can now be created of an existing Detail view.
INSPECTION TABLE CROSS-HIGHLIGHTING
The Inspection table in Drawings now highlights annotations on screen and vice versa.FEATURESCRIPT
NEW FUNCTIONS
Array functions:indexOf (container is array, value) returns number
- Return the index of the value in container, or -1 if the value is not found.
indexOf (container is array, value, startIndex is number) returns number
- Return the index of the value in container starting the search at a specified start index, or -1 if the value is not found.
insertElementAt (arr is array, index is number, value) returns array
- Returns an array with value inserted at index.
FULL TRIAD MANIPULATOR
A new manipulator with 6 degrees of freedom, similar to the drag manipulator in Assemblies, can now be added to custom features.RENDER STUDIO
INTEGRATED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED UI
Render Studio now has access to the full capabilities of Onshape's Versions and history including branch/merge and restore, plus a new, refreshed UI to make it easier than ever to use.MOBILE
BOM TABLES ON ANDROID
Assembly BOMs can now be accessed from the side panel on an Android device.COMMENT TAGGING ON ANDROID
A two finger tap now enables you to quickly add comments with geometry references.Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements and leave your comments below. For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the changelog.
NeilCooke
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bad UI ruins an otherwise great feature
Is it just me, or is the Publication feature not really living up to it's potential, because the UI is not good for the people receiving it?
What I mean is, that the user interface is designed for us, the Onshape users, the ones setting up the document, not the receiving person.
I have had several receivers of these publications that:
What I mean is, that the user interface is designed for us, the Onshape users, the ones setting up the document, not the receiving person.
I have had several receivers of these publications that:
- can't find the export tab button
- can't/won't find the publication notes
- in 2d drawings, can't see the pages beyond page 1, because the other pages are hidden behind a tiny button.
- get confused by the amount of information in the instance/feature trees of Part Studio's and Assemblies.