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sketch equations and variables
It could be great to have the possibility of using equations in the sketch.
Sometimes a dimension is related with a driven dimension, in this case there is no possibility to solve with variables. Now it has to be changed manually. This is not the only case where equations are useful.
It could be great to work with equations.
Some ideas for dimension visualization without the need of editing them to see what is inside
- When a dimension is an input value, could be just a number; 123 like now is
- When a dimension is an equation can be = 123 , where = means the result of an equation
- When a dimension is variable can be: (x) 123 , according to the OS tool
- When a dimension is the result of an equation which involve 1 or more variables, could be: = (x) 123
Variables could be global, and be used across different tabs, even different documents, including assemblies as well. Global variables are already posted by other users.
Re: Reaction forces
but it does calculate reaction forces, which the FEA doesn't really do, at least not easily.
Re: is there a way to curve text around a surface?
Josh's awesome Custom Feature:
Re: Custom Feature Part Name (Ovyl)
Thanks for the suggestion! It's been a while since writing this (and I based most of it off of one by Neil). I do recall starting with an array param and hitting a dead end somewhere with that. Might have just been lack of code skill at the time. Now that we can right click a string field and convert to expression this feature is probably due for a full V2 anyway, so I'll give it a look.
Re: Need Guidance
I can't see for sure with the angles but wouldn't a pattern cut accomplish a similar texture?
MDesign
Re: Need Guidance
There are a few different ways to do this.
Here is how you can do it without custom features, using a feature pattern technique:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1f304d414242dabc6eeafc50/w/f1d854ccd6b558dfdfa3aba5/e/a9864…
And here is how you can do it with custom features:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1f304d414242dabc6eeafc50/w/f1d854ccd6b558dfdfa3aba5/e/88a19…
- Variable Section Body by @Konst_Sh
- Slicer by Morgan
Re: Custom Feature Part Name (Ovyl)
Wow I never thought anyone would hit that limit haha. I'll take a look when I can. You might be able to work around it for now by getting more than 1 out of a segment using toString() functions and ~ for concatenation. You can also stretch the feature UI wide to have more room to read since it will become long.
Re: Custom Feature Part Name (Ovyl)
You could rework the feature to use an array parameter instead - unlimited segments that way.
_anton
Re: First sketch, only 1 square and still not defined
If the sketch lines are blue, they are undefined. Meaning they need dimensions or constraints for their size as well as their position. You can constrain and dimension to entities within the sketch or outside the sketch as an external reference.
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