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Re: Upvoting improvement request
The advantage of it being in the forums is that everybody sees it and adds their vote if they like the idea.
Re: Problem with extrude
Thicken should do it, or you can create a Plane over the part, sketch the profile and extrude up to face.
Re: Problem with fillet
You have added the fillet to the blue surface - hide it first from the Part List (bottom left).
Re: Impossibility hidden connector / impossibilité de caché un connecteur
Do they belong to the feature "Transform 1"? Shift P to hide.
Re: How do I get my pierce and sweep to work when threading?
@gabriel_francis261
I don't always recommend putting a thread on a part because of how expensive it can be for regeneration times. However, if the part is 3D printed or plays a critical role for how parts fit together a thread feature is needed.
There is a custom feature for creating threads that you can add to your toolbar. This is a great feature and has several standard thread sizes.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/6b640a407d78066bd5e41c7a/w/4693805578a72f40ebfb4ea3/e/f8aea9e5c33e02eab0854a4f#_ga=2.232152220.2018415010.1590505462-1556897280.1583850809
I made an example of how I like to model threads if you don't want to use the custom feature. Here is a link.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/bdfddb378ebfbb4843a92e38/w/4c86b4c902f5126fec13dd53/e/650b3e9aef9fb16aa804fb07
In this example, I used a construction surface to place the helix on. This is so the thread can start before the solid part, the same way a thread would be cut on a lathe.
Next I added in the chamfers and undercut.
Modeled the thread profile.
Sweep remove.
Let us know how you made out. Good Luck!
I don't always recommend putting a thread on a part because of how expensive it can be for regeneration times. However, if the part is 3D printed or plays a critical role for how parts fit together a thread feature is needed.
There is a custom feature for creating threads that you can add to your toolbar. This is a great feature and has several standard thread sizes.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/6b640a407d78066bd5e41c7a/w/4693805578a72f40ebfb4ea3/e/f8aea9e5c33e02eab0854a4f#_ga=2.232152220.2018415010.1590505462-1556897280.1583850809
I made an example of how I like to model threads if you don't want to use the custom feature. Here is a link.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/bdfddb378ebfbb4843a92e38/w/4c86b4c902f5126fec13dd53/e/650b3e9aef9fb16aa804fb07
In this example, I used a construction surface to place the helix on. This is so the thread can start before the solid part, the same way a thread would be cut on a lathe.
Next I added in the chamfers and undercut.
Modeled the thread profile.
Sweep remove.
Let us know how you made out. Good Luck!
Re: How do I get my pierce and sweep to work when threading?
Looks like your sketch of the triangle is parallel to your path starting point when it should be perpendicular or normal to.
Re: Fun times with the Loft feature...
You needed more points and/or line segments. You had 8, but what I did requires 12. This was so I could map the corners to the arc midpoints. I didn't have to match vertices. I think Onshape already picks the path of least resistance (shortest point-to-point mapping), so vertex matching wasn't necessary. Similarly, the order in which you create the points doesn't seem to matter. Feel free to click the link above and make a copy of the part studio. That way you can poke around.
mahir
5
Re: Fun times with the Loft feature...
Is this closer to what you're trying to do? I'm not sure what your intent is.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57acdfaae4b005c413ed9b6f/w/3fd585a46d3af1b3ba413c53/e/ba9399339fd065915be3680e
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57acdfaae4b005c413ed9b6f/w/3fd585a46d3af1b3ba413c53/e/ba9399339fd065915be3680e
mahir
6
Re: Create plane using mate connector?
@tom_auger
FYI our approach to this will be to allow split to take mate connectors, rather than having to make a plane from a mate connector, and then having to use that plane.
FYI our approach to this will be to allow split to take mate connectors, rather than having to make a plane from a mate connector, and then having to use that plane.
