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Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 29th, 2025
Query variables is huge! This seems to be a really elegant solution to a cad problem I think most people experience day to day. I can't wait to start implementing this in some of my reusable standard library models.
Re: New Custom Feature: EZ Wire
theres still bugs to fix, the script is maybe getting out of hand for me, but I'm trying
Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 29th, 2025
Hell yes! So much good stuff here, immediately useful.
Thanks to the Onshape Team for your hard work, you are truly appreciated.
Re: Hide the detail view external circle
I can't guarantee this will work for you, but I've found that if I double-click the section view and then choose Edit detail, I can uncheck the box for Show detail view profile. Hopefully, that helps!
BUG: Escape key closes browser tab
While I know that mobile browsers are not supported, I use an android device in desktop mode (full monitor, keyboard and mouse). This is reproduceable in both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers. Only when in an Onshape document, if you press the ESC key on the keyboard, the browser tab will close.
This is quite frustrating when escaping from any command and the browser continues to close.
Re: Question about how to extend ridge.
If I understand your question, a sweep would work.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 29th, 2025
All good stuff but Query Variables is EPIC!!! It solves a huge issue I wrote like 3 featurescripts to overcome
Re: New Custom Feature: Selection Fillet
Hey @tim_o and @peter_van_westen sorry I missed your messages. I think you may have mentioned my old username so I didn't get notified. I came here today to declare this feature deprecated with the new release of Query Variables! Very happy to see the implementation of that one. I won't have to totally re-work my brain to use it.
Re: Notes, The Least Loved Part of Onshape
I had to do this shit exactly a few months ago. It hurt my soul...
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