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Re: Convenient tool / method for creating "tabs" (NOT sheet metal)
@tom_auger
YOU SAID — I'd love to do this without having to create a drawing just so I can extrude an edge that is already defined in some other geometry.
OK I’m assuming when you said without creating a drawing, that you actually meant - without creating a sketch.
You can create a flange by extruding an edge with thickness, using something called Thin-feature.
Re: Convenient tool / method for creating "tabs" (NOT sheet metal)
@tom_auger
Onshape lets you reuse sketch so you can have the tab shapes on your original sketch and Extrude Symmetric or Up to face with offset and the other end with Second end position.
Onshape lets you reuse sketch so you can have the tab shapes on your original sketch and Extrude Symmetric or Up to face with offset and the other end with Second end position.
Re: Is there a way to do a boolean operation with part from different tabs
Use the Derived feature to import a part from another tab.
Re: Is it possible to annotate with dimensions, a 3D (solid) part displayed ?
No that is not possible at this time. You can search and vote on the existing improvement request in the category on the right =>
Re: is it posible to personalice a toolbar wiht the function i use normaly?
Right-click the toolbar and select customize....
Re: is it posible to personalice a toolbar wiht the function i use normaly?
Or you can use the toolbar popup ("s" key) which is customizable in the preferences section of "my account" under your profile picture
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Re: Distance constraint parameters
Simple explanation is that it is all about distinguishing between two different cases. Take a line. Constrain one end to the origin. Add an angle dimension to a horizontal construction line. Add a point with a distance dimension to the line. See example pic below.
Change the angle dimension by a large amount so that if the point didn't have a dimension it would be on the other side of the line. It stays on the "correct" side instead, or at least on the side that most people using Onshape would expect it to be on.
It is the halfspace parameter in that case that helps the sketch do the right thing. A point on the other side of the line with the same dimension would have a different halfspace value. Note that this is not the same thing as negative values, instead it tells the sketcher which direction is positive. Alignment is different but does a similar job.
Change the angle dimension by a large amount so that if the point didn't have a dimension it would be on the other side of the line. It stays on the "correct" side instead, or at least on the side that most people using Onshape would expect it to be on.
It is the halfspace parameter in that case that helps the sketch do the right thing. A point on the other side of the line with the same dimension would have a different halfspace value. Note that this is not the same thing as negative values, instead it tells the sketcher which direction is positive. Alignment is different but does a similar job.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - March 9th, 2020
There is a small bug:cody_armstrong said:
The position number snaps to a wrong position when the mouse button is released.
Could you please fix that? Thanks :-)
