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Re: thin extrude on part edges
I accidentally tried to do this today not realizing it wasn't possible. LOL
MDesign
Re: Part number embossed on part?
Yes, that is exactly the use case here. The shop needs some means of identifying different versions of the same part, or the sequence of several similar parts for assembly. And I don't want to change/create the name stamps manually, to save time, of course, but mainly because I might just forget to do so at times.
So, as things are, it appears I'll have to do it manually for the foreseeable future.
Would there be a widespread interest in this kind of tool? If so, please vote up below. Thanks.
Re: How do you create a sphere?
This thread was started in 2016 but I'm here to chime in with a 2025 answer, I use this featurescript collection of primitives for the times it's relevant in my workflows. I haven't yet developed any featurescripts referencing it but I imagine there are cases where each of these object primitives might be quicker to solve particular problems without having to get into doing the multi step process to make a sphere or cone.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a81f647d405a78c5b70bdbde/v/ba543ec74eb5890fd48c41c6/e/bec98f91580bad4c70005038
Re: Change default part reflectivity
Don't think you can change that. I like it as is because it helps with seeing curvature and smoothness of non flat surfaces. But an option to turn it off wouldn't be a bad thing. You could always work in unshaded mode if its that bothersome.
MDesign
Change default part reflectivity
Please see attached image for your reference.
Any way we can change how reflective a part is? Or better yet, make the appearance matt by default? The default look of the part is highly reflective and it is doing my head in..
I suspect another way of achieving this is to change the default part studio lighting options, how do we do that? Googling / looking under the help section didn't give me any helpful answers.
Thanks for the help guys.
Gordon
Re: Wrong results from the Thicken function.
Re: Don't remap redo on MacOS to Windows shortcut
If you happen to run into this on Safari on Mac, try this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255341839?sortBy=rank
It fixed it for me.
Re: How do you create a sphere?
@rosa_baeburg - Your story reminds me of the trouble I had converting from 2d cad to 3d parametric cad. Everything seemed backward - and I struggled at first. Once you realize the programs work very differently (and there are reasons why they are different), you begin to understand why, It is a whole new thought process, It takes a tiny bit longer up front to sketch, but the payoff is how easy you can edit things later on (this is a real pain in 2d cad). Trust the process, some very clever people have dreamed this up, and it works great as long as you are willing to learn something new. Take the time to use the free self-paced learning courses in the learning center. And contrary to the internet, you are not going to learn this in 1 hour - it's a long term commitment, and is constantly evolving. Stay with it, and I'm sure that you will have that moment when the light-bulb goes off, and it all makes sense. Good luck
Re: The Perfect Mouse for CAD
That is exactly the same with my logi MX ERGO S. Really comforting to know you cannot get stuck with a flat battery.
