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Re: where can I find the setting of quantity holes?
when you use the hole callout table, the quantity is added automatically. That would be recommended.
for a particular hole call-out the arrow suggests you mean that particular one, so counting automatically would add unlogical numbers there…
Circular removed extrusions can be called out automatically if you tag them in your model using the custom feature discussed below:
Re: How do I rotate an object?
You can use the "Realign" option to adjust your mate connector to point in whichever way you want (without needing a sketch).
As far as finding it… Well, that's were looking at the help/tutorials comes in handy…
Re: How do I rotate an object?
If you haven't done any of the learning center it will help to go through some of the fundamentals training bits. learning how the tools work will help not only do what you want now but also learn how to do what you want and more later. If there were a transform tool tutorial I'd link it for you but sadly I don't see that. I'm sure what you want to do can be done 100% of the time.
MDesign
Re: BUG: top face of solid disappears when adding fillet to edge
I was able to fix the part in multiple ways, but the fact still stands that simply trying to add a fillet caused an entire face of a solid to disappear. should I just report this?
Re: Featurescript Boolean of Booleans not working
var boolResult = qCreatedBy(id + "cylinder1", EntityType.BODY);
The result of a boolean has the same id as the first body in the boolean operation.
query bodies created by boolean?
Re: Adding Configuration to BOM Table
Thank you, everyone!
I was able to achieve this by utilizing three custom features to bring the configurable variable value into the Name property. This allows anyone reviewing the BOM to easily identify different profile sizes without the need for additional drawings.
Thank you @MichaelPascoe for the support!
Pattabi
Re: Adding Configuration to BOM Table
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Shared! Add to string
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Joining strings (text) within the part studio:
For anyone else needing to add to strings within the part studio. You don't actually need a custom feature for this:
You can join strings together with the tilde symbol (~) like this directly within an input field: "myPrefix_" ~ "OriginalString" ~ "_Suffix"
This concatenation of strings will result in this: "myPrefix_OriginalString_Suffix"
You can do this with variables if the variable is a string: #myVariable1 ~ "_" ~ #myVariable2
Also you can convert numbers and values with units to string like this: toString(#myVariable1) ~ toString(#myVariable2)
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Re: Adding Configuration to BOM Table
I wish there were a tiny button for "Convert to expression" this way more people would know about it. Or perhaps it would auto convert to expression if it reads a # and then theres instead a right click option for "convert to text"
Re: Adding Configuration to BOM Table
@Pattabi_Kakumanu You will probably want the Variable to String feature if you are trying to put a measurement into string format. It's a pain to try to round and convert values with units when using in-line featureScript. Since Onshape uses meters behind the scenes, if you try to do toString(38.8 inches) it will turn that into something like " 0.985438438541864354 meters".
Variable to String - Feature: This will take a value with units and convert it to a readable string. Example: 0.985438438541864354 meters to "38.8 in"
Really useful when turning a measured value variable into a string.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/19dacc01596e7c326bbfb137/w/0567dd7ffac5327836c9bb93/e/cd2c8c665d8a4b00ab3…