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Re: First sketch, only 1 square and still not defined

Hi Michael,

I found itLearning Pathways and 'absorbing' it…

Thanks and kind regartds, Jules.

jules_nijst

Re: [Chatbot Copilot] - We Built a FeatureScript AI Assistant That Outperforms ChatGPT

Thank you everyone for your precious feedback and support! My company is excited to continue working on this project and actually launch something! There's still quite a bit of work ahead, but we're making progress. We're focusing on 2 key steps :

Currently, the inference process is really expensive—around €30/month barely covers the calculation costs with medium frequency usage. We're actively working on optimizing everything to make it more affordable and scalable.
We need to decide on the best way to deliver this tool—whether as a chatbot website, browser extension, or an Onshape app side panel. This is still under discussion and will take time to develop.

Once these challenges are resolved (hopefully within a month or two), we plan to launch a free beta to gather valuable feedback from the community. If you're interested in being a beta tester, feel free to send me a private message with your email address.

Thanks again for your thoughts and encouragement—this community has been incredibly helpful!

guillauem_d

Re: Geometry doesn't update with change in composite surface

Probably has to do with crazy amount of points mesh files can have.. just a guess.

MDesign

Re: A question about B-Spline to Interpolated-Spline

What is the use case you are intending here?

You could approximate a given bspline at degree 3 (which is what interpolated curves are) then extract the position of the knots. This should get you pretty close to the locations of the "edit points" (as some systems call them) of an interpolated curve

Quick example in FeatureScript to approximate at deg=3 then get the knots:

 const e = evApproximateBSplineCurve(context, {
                "edge" : definition.edge,
                "forceCubic" : true,
                "forceNonRational" : true
            });
   


 for (var i = 0; i < size(e.knots); i += 1)
    {

        const knotPos = evEdgeTangentLine(context, {
                    "edge" : definition.edge,
                    "parameter" : e.knots[i]
                });

        debug(context, knotPos.origin, DebugColor.MAGENTA);

    }

GregBrown

Re: Image (New Custom Feature!)

@bernard_lucas Try using a combination of Image and Multi Mate Connector by @Konst_Sh.
Multi mate lets you adjust the mate connector with multiple transforms around its XYZ.

If you place the image on that, then accept. You can go back and edit the multi mate to rotate it however you like. Pressing the final button while editing the multi mate will let you see where your image will end up after the rotation.

MichaelPascoe

Re: how do I make a flat on a cylindrical tank?

You could split the part using the "flat cutout plane" you just created. Keep (or not) both sides as you require

Or many other ways….

GregBrown

Variables in iPad version?

I’ve searched the forum and here, there’s videos showing vars in the iPad version, but I can’t see them in the sketch tools dialogue. Can anyone tell me how to do them please?

kaylene_howe

Re: The Perfect Mouse for CAD

I’ve gone down this rabbit hole before and I think I’ve found the perfect mouse model so far from a Japanese brand (since 6 months ago): Elecom EX-G Ergonomic Mouse. These are the reasons I still use it today:

The angle is a mix of fully vertical and regular horizontal mouse (more like 45 deg) so it’s less twisting for the wrist like a vertical mouse but has better control and accuracy like a regular horizontal mouse
The shape is sculpted to fit a human hand - less simple and smooth shapes like a Logitech and more complex curves that follow fingers and palm location
Comes in 4 different sizes - no other mouse I know of has the same model/shape in that many sizes. Massive advantage to get the right fit and comfort for any hand size
Other nice to haves: multiple versions and colors available like a Bluetooth/dongle/wired version for the same model, all buttons are fairly quiet and easy to press, back/forward buttons. It doesn’t have a free scrolling wheel and the software you need to install isn’t super polished but the pros outweigh the cons IMO

I have one wired version at home, one at the office and a Bluetooth one to keep in my bag and haven’t missed my older Logitech mice one bit. Notable mention also, they’re pretty inexpensive and there’s a left handed version too.

eno_z883

Re: How to set camera rotation step and perspective?

Hold Shift while clicking the arrows in the viewcube (or using the arrow keys) for 90 degree increments. (Or hold CTRL while clicking for 5 degree increments)

GregBrown