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Re: Is there a way to make a gravity effected ball in the assembly or part studio.
I would be warry of a Tangent sphere to the track.
Instead I would try adding a track guide that the marble follows with a mate connector or some reference point
If you want the marble to appear to rotate, that will be an artistic challenge. For that add your marble to a sub assembly and have a spearate relation making the marble spin in it's assembly, while a mate connector in the assembly is mated to your track
That make sense?
Sorry i can't throw an example your way i'm not by a computer for the next few days
Instead I would try adding a track guide that the marble follows with a mate connector or some reference point
If you want the marble to appear to rotate, that will be an artistic challenge. For that add your marble to a sub assembly and have a spearate relation making the marble spin in it's assembly, while a mate connector in the assembly is mated to your track
That make sense?
Sorry i can't throw an example your way i'm not by a computer for the next few days
Re: Onshape, we are here for you!
Nothing gets past you lot!
Over the weekend an incorrect branch of our website was pushed to production. We are about to finish a re-brand and are excited about getting fully integrated into the PTC family. Please stay tuned while we fine tune our website UX. Please keep in mind, we are still the same Onshape, just a bit greener.
Over the weekend an incorrect branch of our website was pushed to production. We are about to finish a re-brand and are excited about getting fully integrated into the PTC family. Please stay tuned while we fine tune our website UX. Please keep in mind, we are still the same Onshape, just a bit greener.
NeilCooke
10
Re: Create Composite Part When Importing Non-solid Body?
It is referring to surfaces not meshes. Meshes cannot be added to a Composite Part.
Re: Smooth Zooming?
I also have the MX master 2 and just smoothed the scrolling last weekend.
You just need to download the "Logitech Options" app here to enable smooth scrolling. It's made by Logitech, not a 3rd party. If you're still having issues in chrome there's also a chrome extension which might fix it.
You just need to download the "Logitech Options" app here to enable smooth scrolling. It's made by Logitech, not a 3rd party. If you're still having issues in chrome there's also a chrome extension which might fix it.
Re: Zoom in/out to a particular extent on laptop without mouse
Cannot imagine using a CAD tool without a pointing device.
The only method to effect a zoom that does not require use of pointing device (mouse or fingers/stylus on a touch sensitive screen) is the keyboard shortcut z (Zoom out), and <Shift>z (Zoom in). The zoom effect is about 2X.
Have you tried using the "Select other" keyboard shortcut ` (grave accent)? Position the pointing device in the general vicinity of the geometry that is difficult to select and cycle through the "Select other" possibilities.
The only method to effect a zoom that does not require use of pointing device (mouse or fingers/stylus on a touch sensitive screen) is the keyboard shortcut z (Zoom out), and <Shift>z (Zoom in). The zoom effect is about 2X.
Have you tried using the "Select other" keyboard shortcut ` (grave accent)? Position the pointing device in the general vicinity of the geometry that is difficult to select and cycle through the "Select other" possibilities.
StephenG
5
Re: Onshape, we are here for you!
I agree. I think that part of the elegance of the Onshape logo is its simplicity/approachability (which ties into how simple/approachable it is to use). The new icon seems to go a bit counter to that and looks complex, implying complexity/difficulty in use.
The most iconic tech brands that I can think of off the top of my head all have plain text for their logos and/or a very simple icon. The old logo fits in much better with these designs than the new one in my opinion. Plus, all of them have a white background.
And a few which are just icons, but the icons are very simple and all have light backgrounds:
Even PTC's logo is often on a light background:
Here's my proposed/simplified alternative if the PTC style is a must (light theme and dark theme):
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/350bd0276c304b1545818a9b/v/fc7f97a70fea2c464cd0c97b/e/74888950da4368d7bb9c0e2f
Current new light theme and dark theme for comparison:
The text would be similar to how it is in the new logo (I couldn't figure out the font it is to put together a prototype), and it would match the color of the top half of the icon. Also, I have to wonder if the ® symbol is required since Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Samsung, and the old Onshape don't seem to have them.
The most iconic tech brands that I can think of off the top of my head all have plain text for their logos and/or a very simple icon. The old logo fits in much better with these designs than the new one in my opinion. Plus, all of them have a white background.
And a few which are just icons, but the icons are very simple and all have light backgrounds:
Even PTC's logo is often on a light background:
Here's my proposed/simplified alternative if the PTC style is a must (light theme and dark theme):
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/350bd0276c304b1545818a9b/v/fc7f97a70fea2c464cd0c97b/e/74888950da4368d7bb9c0e2f
Current new light theme and dark theme for comparison:
The text would be similar to how it is in the new logo (I couldn't figure out the font it is to put together a prototype), and it would match the color of the top half of the icon. Also, I have to wonder if the ® symbol is required since Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Samsung, and the old Onshape don't seem to have them.
alnis
7
Onshape, we are here for you!
Someone has to tell you this for your best interest, we are here for you Onshape!
The new logo and color is NOT good. The white and blue is very clean, modern, and inviting. While green, dark blue, and white are very out of date looking and not clean, simple or inviting.
The new logo and color is NOT good. The white and blue is very clean, modern, and inviting. While green, dark blue, and white are very out of date looking and not clean, simple or inviting.
Re: How do I add the last mates without getting errors on the pervious mates that where good?
@dylan_bowers144
If you’re curious about exactly what I did with your particular part studio
After importing
- I brought the four parts into the assembly at the same time — meaning I selected the part studio but not the individual parts, in order to bring them into assembly in the same position relative to one another, that you had them in the part studio
- Grouped them
- Created a revolute mate at the origin and the end of the crankshaft
- Ungrouped
- Fixed the block in place
- Created revolute mate at crankshaft and connecting rod
- Created a slider at Piston to block
then
I tried a revolute mate at the connecting rod to piston, but I figured this possibly would not work, and it didn’t — because although I knew the pivot point at the piston would align with the pivot point at the connecting rod, I suspected that the points I picked for the mates at the piston & rod would not be coincident along the axis that ran parallel to the length of the block
So then I tried a cylindrical mate, which gave me that degree of freedom along that axis parallel to the length of the block — that is along the slider portion of the cylindrical mate — and that worked
Re: How do I add the last mates without getting errors on the pervious mates that where good?
@dylan_bowers144
Here is your part studio animated
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/56f325ce5399d841c8894a7b/w/bf08fc8f8881ed1bb8c5d680/e/073b415c096003ff65b8e53b
Here is your part studio animated
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/56f325ce5399d841c8894a7b/w/bf08fc8f8881ed1bb8c5d680/e/073b415c096003ff65b8e53b
Re: How to let team members delete files in shared folder
It looks like the delete permission is greyed out in sharing for folders and documents for me, too. I recommend having the teacher delete the files in this case. In the future, I recommend using a team to share the documents rather than a folder. Document owners can still delete their own documents, and it gives you a bit more control and organization with sharing.
I recommend signing up for the education plan if you are attending a school, seeing as you are on a robotics team. Sign up with the same email so that your account is upgraded rather than making a second (duplicate) account. https://www.onshape.com/en/education/
Also, if you are importing parts for FTC, you can check out the info here to be added to the standard parts library (it will save you lots of time and effort with imports): https://ftconshape.com/introduction-to-the-ftc-parts-library/
If you're doing it for FRC, check out MKCad: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/pic-introducing-mkcad-the-onshape-frc-parts-library/161295
Here are some more resources for FIRST teams (which also probably apply to other robotics competitions): https://www.onshape.com/en/assets/first-robotics/onshapeforfirstteams.pdf
I recommend signing up for the education plan if you are attending a school, seeing as you are on a robotics team. Sign up with the same email so that your account is upgraded rather than making a second (duplicate) account. https://www.onshape.com/en/education/
Also, if you are importing parts for FTC, you can check out the info here to be added to the standard parts library (it will save you lots of time and effort with imports): https://ftconshape.com/introduction-to-the-ftc-parts-library/
If you're doing it for FRC, check out MKCad: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/pic-introducing-mkcad-the-onshape-frc-parts-library/161295
Here are some more resources for FIRST teams (which also probably apply to other robotics competitions): https://www.onshape.com/en/assets/first-robotics/onshapeforfirstteams.pdf
alnis
5