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Re: Improvements to Onshape - July 31st 2020
🎉 Updating variable names 🎉 amazing!
So many little pain points I've had just went away. edit part properties from anywhere, center of mass, variable names (again), hide the "surfaces" folder. thanks!
So many little pain points I've had just went away. edit part properties from anywhere, center of mass, variable names (again), hide the "surfaces" folder. thanks!
I'm with you, John. I'm not sure what to make of this new decision I didn't know I needed to make. It's like a skydiving instructor asking what style of chute I'd like. I don't care to choose, I just want to live. Anyone care to explain the nuances?john_mcclary said:Whew... if release management wasn't confusing enough lol....
Re: How do I delete my account?
Hi @amir_gomez - an education subscription MUST use an email address associated with an educational establishment. If you want to use the free plan, your professional trial will automatically downgrade after 13 days.
Re: How can I create an angle cut out of a cylinder? (sort of like a needle)
@zach_morris
Is this along the lines of what you are looking for ?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/da774c074805ea26c2363e8e/w/7f9ba21648ea066dd3f02fc7/e/a7299be335fa072ad5ece077
Is this along the lines of what you are looking for ?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/da774c074805ea26c2363e8e/w/7f9ba21648ea066dd3f02fc7/e/a7299be335fa072ad5ece077
Re: Improvements to Onshape - July 31st 2020
access part properties from the assembly tree. Lol I was just thinking about that yesterday .. well played Onshape..
Whew... if release management wasn't confusing enough lol....
Whew... if release management wasn't confusing enough lol....
Finished Project/Animation - 3 Motor 6 Differential Fully Holonomic Mecanum Wheel Arduino Robot
I met Joshua Peterson, a fellow Onshape user, over discord on Monday when he showed a video of this incredible robot in action to the FTC community. We decided to collaborate on making a promotional video/animation for the robot (which was fully designed in Onshape). He designed and built it, and I animated and edited this video.
Hope you all enjoy
https://youtu.be/Fb2d_wZ7xakThis robot controls four mecanum wheels using only three motors for full holonomic motion. How? Through 6 differentials and a complex gear-based drivetrain. Each motor controls one degree of freedom—the top motor controls rotation, the middle motor controls lateral movement, and the bottom motor controls longitudinal movement.
This video shows the fully-functioning drivetrain in action in rendered footage as well as real-world footage of the physical robot driving around with a remote control. The robot is uniquely mobile in that all three degrees of freedom are controlled using exactly three motors, unlike traditional mecanum drive bases with one motor per wheel (for a total of four motors). Thus, it can move in any direction at any time.
Onshape model link: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/039d90381644dad86f131915/w/9de01be2421518eba3ef6f53/e/c3a5fb31123dfc8af82c16a0
GitHub code link: https://github.com/joshuapeterson210/threemotormecanum
Joshua Peterson’s email (designer and builder): contact@joshp.dev
Alnis Smdichens’ email (animator and video editor): contact@alnis.dev
Alnis Smidchens’ website/portfolio: https://alnis.dev
Hope you all enjoy
alnis
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Re: Is there any way to prevent laser joint sockets from penetrating both walls of a tube?
Huh, I'll definitely take a look when I get time, I was pretty sure I wasn't doing any through-all extrudes as part of the feature.
I think it may be that as part of a speed optimization I rewrote the algorithm which cuts the features in the tab part and didn't fully mirror that algorithm to the base part. At any rate, I've got a test case in my document now, so keep an eye out for an update soon(ish).
In the meantime, the split/union approach is probably the most parametric workaround, albeit annoying if you have to do it many times.
(strictly speaking, trying to run it on a non-planar part violates the assumptions stated in the feature documentation, but I'll see if I can add this as a supported use anyway)
I think it may be that as part of a speed optimization I rewrote the algorithm which cuts the features in the tab part and didn't fully mirror that algorithm to the base part. At any rate, I've got a test case in my document now, so keep an eye out for an update soon(ish).
In the meantime, the split/union approach is probably the most parametric workaround, albeit annoying if you have to do it many times.
(strictly speaking, trying to run it on a non-planar part violates the assumptions stated in the feature documentation, but I'll see if I can add this as a supported use anyway)
Re: Is there any way to prevent laser joint sockets from penetrating both walls of a tube?
You could also split the second tube before making the laser joint, and then uniting after the laser joint feature. No need to pick holes.
fnxf
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Re: Is there any way to prevent laser joint sockets from penetrating both walls of a tube?
I took a look and all I can say is 🤷♂️. I thought maybe in the script there was an endBound that was easy to identify as the culprit, but I think there's more going on there and the person most suited to solve it is @lemon1324
If it's uncommon enough to not warrant a feature update, you could just delete the extra holes with Delete Face. I'd right-click -> create selection -> tangent connected -> pick the holes.
If it's uncommon enough to not warrant a feature update, you could just delete the extra holes with Delete Face. I'd right-click -> create selection -> tangent connected -> pick the holes.
Re: #TraditionalCADsucks
Some Inventor fans I know are getting very excited about an Autodesk product (VRED).
It lets you easily take an Inventor model, import it, tweak it, export and package an executable that's only 100 to 200 MB (bigger projects are 4+ GB), and share that with a client through cloud storage to download it and then view the model (can't send it through an email because it's too big), for only $1,500 per month per seat! An excellent deal!
It only takes about 10 to 15 minutes to prepare a model for sharing, and the only things the client needs are a high-speed internet connection, a computer running Windows (OS X was deprecated in 2018), and permission to run arbitrary .exe files! I can't believe it is so incredibly easy to do. It even comes with tutorials that just need a Flash Player to be viewed!
Truly, that software is pushing the limits of what can be done with modern technology and the power of the cloud. This is truly the pinnacle of innovation--something that has never even been attempted before. It's amazing how simple it is to create a view-only representation of your design data to protect your IP* while making it easy to access on any device**, anywhere***, anytime****!
* As long as you trust the recipient to not change their system time to get around the expiration date
** As long as it is Windows 8.1 Pro or Windows 10
*** As long as you can connect to high speed internet without a data cap, mobile devices don't work
**** As long as you can wait around for a few hundred megabyte download
You know, there's a certain program out there that can import Inventor assemblies, share view-only representations, protect your IP* while making it easy to access on any device**, anywhere***, anytime****, and the billing increment for the $1,500 is one year, not one month, and it includes a full CAD modeling suite while you're at it...
* Yes, really you can revoke the share
** Yes, really any device
*** Yes, really anywhere
**** Yes, really anytime
It lets you easily take an Inventor model, import it, tweak it, export and package an executable that's only 100 to 200 MB (bigger projects are 4+ GB), and share that with a client through cloud storage to download it and then view the model (can't send it through an email because it's too big), for only $1,500 per month per seat! An excellent deal!
It only takes about 10 to 15 minutes to prepare a model for sharing, and the only things the client needs are a high-speed internet connection, a computer running Windows (OS X was deprecated in 2018), and permission to run arbitrary .exe files! I can't believe it is so incredibly easy to do. It even comes with tutorials that just need a Flash Player to be viewed!
Truly, that software is pushing the limits of what can be done with modern technology and the power of the cloud. This is truly the pinnacle of innovation--something that has never even been attempted before. It's amazing how simple it is to create a view-only representation of your design data to protect your IP* while making it easy to access on any device**, anywhere***, anytime****!
* As long as you trust the recipient to not change their system time to get around the expiration date
** As long as it is Windows 8.1 Pro or Windows 10
*** As long as you can connect to high speed internet without a data cap, mobile devices don't work
**** As long as you can wait around for a few hundred megabyte download
You know, there's a certain program out there that can import Inventor assemblies, share view-only representations, protect your IP* while making it easy to access on any device**, anywhere***, anytime****, and the billing increment for the $1,500 is one year, not one month, and it includes a full CAD modeling suite while you're at it...
* Yes, really you can revoke the share
** Yes, really any device
*** Yes, really anywhere
**** Yes, really anytime
alnis
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