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Re: I really like the new front page before you log in.
Hello @kees_bijker I have created a thread where you can find more information about the customers and data we are highlighting:
Thank you for your comments, I am very happy to hear your feedback!
FEATURE REQUEST - INSPECTION DIMENSION RACETRACK/BUBBLES FOR NOTES IN DRAWINGS
This is something that is needed all the time on med device drawings. I know you can make notes that have various outline shapes, but none of the available shapes match the CTQ racetrack that all of our industry recognizes. Below is what one of my engineers did as a workaround. He manually drew 2 lines and then connected them into an inspection racetrack with splines. But this is time-consuming and tedious. Solidworks and Creo both offer this - please give us the ability to create a racetrack around a note. Please also allow for changing the color/line thickness of the racetrack to help it visually stand out to our manufacturers.
Even better would be a custom sketch palette of annotations that users can create, share within the organization, and then apply within sketches or within drawings consistently. Common use cases are brandmarks, CE marks, and other shapes that frequently need to be applied to engineering drawings in the med device industry.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
Thanks for the updates Team! These look pretty useful, especially conditional configuration inputs.
While were on the configuration topic, I think this one would be valuable: Conditional Configurations - Improvement Request
Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
CONFIGURATIONS
CONFIGURATION INPUT VISIBILITY
The visibility of individual Configuration inputs can now be controlled based on user selections of previous inputs. This cleans up the user interface, removes redundant inputs, and improves the user experience.DOCUMENTS PAGE
DOCUMENT, FOLDER, AND PROJECT PROPERTIES
The Details panel on the Documents page now includes a Properties panel when a Document, Folder, or Project is selected. Using Categories and Custom properties enables company administrators to add more fields and other information to help manage and track what is related to a Project, Folder, or Document in addition to what it contains.SHEET METAL
EXPORT HOLE GEOMETRY
The major diameter geometry of counterbore and countersink holes can now be included or excluded from a flat pattern export. Layers in the exported DWG/DXF file separate this geometry based on hole direction (up/down).DRAWINGS
CHAMFER TEXT JUSTIFICATION
Justification of Chamfer dimension text can now be controlled by the settings in the Drawing properties or the Styles panel.
FORESHORTENED DIAMETER TEXT
A new grip point on the elbow of a foreshortened diameter dimension enables the text to be flipped to the left or right of the dimension line.
NOTE ORDER
Notes can now be ordered from Top to bottom (default) and Bottom to top to enable notes to be placed at the bottom of a drawing sheet and populate upwards when new notes are added.
SIMULATION
OVERRIDDEN MASS
Parts with assigned materials may have their mass overridden manually to allow for missing details or incorrect material properties. Simulation uses the actual material properties and ignores a mass override, so a new warning indicates that the assembly contains parts whose mass has been overridden. Create a custom material with a density that produces the required mass and assign it to the relevant parts.
Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements and leave your comments below. For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the changelog.
Onshape Sign In Page Customers
Hello everyone,
As we have ramped up our sign in page model showcases we have been delighted by the feedback we are receiving. One of the more reoccurring pieces of feedback has been that you want to know more about the companies that we are highlighting. As many of the customers we highlight have done more work with us I will add some insight here about them as we release updates.
BOA Technologies:
Learn more about BOA:
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DeAntonio Yatchs:
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Hyphen Robotics:
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nDraft Adaptiv:
Learn More about nDraft Adaptiv: https://www.ndraft.com/blog17.html
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Re: Where Used Without Where Used And Part Confusion
@colin_starker933 - Take Ste_Wilson's advice, and take the free, self-paced courses in the learning center - they do a better job explaining the process than I could ever do.
And as clarification, When I mentioned "library" - this is only a folder that you created and named yourself, where you keep special parts that you know you will use again. This one folder can be shared with your entire group - and this is where you all go for buy-out items, such as screws, nuts, and bolts…etc. - assuming standard content doesn't have what you need. The level of detail your parts have or, don't have is completely up to you. The idea when dealing with custom or oddball hardware, is to have a place to store them so everyone in your group can easily find them later. Inserting from this folder into "assemblies" will never make duplicates
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
Great first update of the year! I love the configuration input visibility capability. This will be a big help. I'm also a fan of the Note Order change as bottoms-up notes are really common in many company standards. Additions to document metadata is also really powerful and shows investment into the underpinnings and robustness of the overall product. The Change Log also has 12 items that start with the word "Fixed". It's great to see Onshape staying serious about fixing bugs.
Excited to see what 2025 holds!
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
@don_williams909 , depending on exactly what your model needs to look like this might already be possible with a workaround of existing tools. Just takes some planning of the design and appropriately positioned reference planes/points for positioning your hole.
Our new Flatten surfaces tool allows you to lay things flat after modeling and then export that flat to a DXF. There are some caveats to that regarding distortion and bend allowances not being included in the current tool but it can definitely get you a starting point for sending over to a laser or waterjet.
Note that in my example below, the part is a thin extrude, not a regular sheet metal part.
Just an idea to help you out if you haven't already tried this approach.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
Thank you for the sheet metal feature. This is one of many feature updates we have been asking for and it is great to finally see sheet metal getting a bit of love. Keep 'em coming!
J_Fitch
Re: ¿how to make a rectangular spiral?
Michael is using a clever technique in the linear pattern. The variable count is equal to count+1. So, when he patterns it, it increments each time. So, the dimension (offset * count) will grow for each instance of the pattern. This technique is seen in this course.
As for my approach, you could just copy my code into a new FS tab in your document and use my feature or use the Add custom features button.
