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Re: Is There a Way To Copy a Work Space To a New Doc and Preserve Version History?
You don’t even need to do that. If you select a version (or microversion) so it is active on screen, the menu becomes Copy Version.
Re: Can I reorient the view orientation for "N" normal, align with a line/axis/plane?
Create a mate connector in the orientation desired. Then choose the mate connector for the sketch plane. Constraints will be based on axis of mate connector.
edit: you can also choose the mate connector from graphic screen or feature list and hit 'N' key for normal. That is a great way to get coordinate system where you need and view normal to it.
edit: you can also choose the mate connector from graphic screen or feature list and hit 'N' key for normal. That is a great way to get coordinate system where you need and view normal to it.
Re: 'Share' Question
@larry_hawes
I don't know what you meant by this.
Link sharing was designed to allow viewing without signing into Onshape
I don't know what you meant by this.
Found the answer online in help meant to delete...
Link sharing was designed to allow viewing without signing into Onshape
lana
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Re: How to create a thickness dimension to a closed spline. Can it be offset somehow?
"Show curvature" "Minimum radius" is your friend:
If you adjust the spline so that the minimum radius is greater than 3, you should be able to offset it by that much.
If you adjust the spline so that the minimum radius is greater than 3, you should be able to offset it by that much.
S1mon
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Re: Sweep tool help
What's happening is that Onshape maintains the angle of your shape (rectangle) relative to the path. The sketch plane with your rectangle is not perpendicular to the path at the starting point, so that angle is maintained along the entire path. You could create a new sketch plane that is perpendicular to your path, and you would likely see something closer to what you are expecting. One quick fix would be to just extend your path past the center of the part, so that the two channels over-lap when mirrored (Its possible this could throw an error. I haven't tested it it.)
Alternatively, you could create a sketch showing what you want the cross-section of the path to be, and then just do an extruded cut from that sketch to create the channel. That would probably be the route that I would take so that it would be easier to fine-tune different segments of the channel.
Alternatively, you could create a sketch showing what you want the cross-section of the path to be, and then just do an extruded cut from that sketch to create the channel. That would probably be the route that I would take so that it would be easier to fine-tune different segments of the channel.
Hi, its Josh again. I wanted to thank those who told me about the surface modeling classes...
Hi again. I wanted to thank those who told me about the surface modeling classes, (alnis_smidchens, tim_hess427, and steve_shubin,) a few weeks ago. My teacher is happy with my progress on the new project that i'm doing, and I feel most of the credit goes to these Kind people who led me in the right direction.
Re: Section View not Saved
If you save a View using Named Views (while the section tool is active) the Named View will save the camera position AND the Section state.
Re: How to create a thickness dimension to a closed spline. Can it be offset somehow?
I bet it will shell at 1mm. The curvature of the spline is too tight for such a big offset.
Re: How do I make the camera controls not awful? Seriously, everything shouldnt tilt on camera-rotate
I would be careful before you assume that "literally nobody wants it like that". Depending on what you are modeling and what CAD system you're coming from, one or the other of these defaults will seem completely wrong. If you are dealing with architecture or large objects which are always sitting the same way on the ground (cars, manufacturing equipment, etc) then sure, you may be right. If you're modeling small hand held objects, and/or you've been using Creo or Solidworks or countless other CAD systems, a camera which is locked with one direction up would be just as "outright unusable".
S1mon
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