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Could you guys partner with Markforged? (3D printing including Metal.)

Hi folks.

I've recently upgraded my one of our 3d printers to one of Markforged's offerings and have been really impressed with the hardware and the cloud based slicer they run with. (I'm in no way affiliated with the company, I'm just a customer.)

Having seen how well CAM can be integrated into OS I'd love to see the same thing with 3D printing slicers. The thought of not having to mess about with STL files but instead being able to work directly with the Onshape part sent straight to the printer would be awesome.

I've singled out Markforged above the sea of other companies as they've got a good history of innovation, quick development and they already have a cloud slicer... They make functional parts in carbon fiber and or metal so we're not just talking prototypes anymore.

I'd love it if you (I imagine I'm talking to @joe_dunne here) would approach MF and see if they'd be interested in partnering with OS.

Regards,
Owen S.

owen_sparks

Topographinator (Update)

Topographinator

Link

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/af87f92a8aacda9b29d58899/w/895817513a38f6bc735f701b/e/4782d8b17fc1f4ca112070c4

Created by:

Michael Pascoe, Cache River Mill.

Description:

This custom feature extrudes your

sketch into multiple layers.

Prerequisites:

A single sketch containing 3 or more fully enclosed shapes.

Notes:

The order that you draw the faces will

be the order that they are extruded.

Choose the layer thickness.
Select a center face.
Select the outer face as a boundary.

Application:

This feature is most useful when you need to stack multiple layers of plywood to create the base for a glass top river table.

Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kpdSovczkN60QvINl8KGqaETVX0t2p_MAiGcHjV-kuNtrGN2hl3dhS2368an9g5T-7xKF9nlzchIEsHrUA_UVVaxsacUMcBkwCcSQVkwCc_0dsC9lkPbGEDjRoZ2vqzaTZMYD4Nu

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/ch/va5vzabynih3.jpg

MichaelPascoe

Re: "Face Curves" in Featurescript?

Thanks, Onshape team, for making this available! I made a Face Curves feature with it here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a8fffe63f92001db50a75db9/v/6806a86ca45e517dd6fde290/e/193257f65ba4c932585edbb6

EvanReese

Re: How can I check in FeatureScript to see if a variable (defined in a configuration) exists?

What you can do is use getVariable [1] inside a try expression [2].

If the variable wasn't defined, the result will be undefined (the value, not the behaviour)

[1]: onsha.pe/FsDoc/library.html#getVariable-Context-string
[2]: onsha.pe/FsDoc/exceptions.html