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Re: how to modify an existing design
Any order is possible. But usually start with the feature in the tree that first created what you are changing. Depending on how big the change, and how robust the modeling was, will determine how many things fail.
What I like to do is open a second browser window and navigate it to a version immediately before the change. Put that window side by side on my screen with the main window.
Then roll back both windows to the same place. Make the change, and advance both windows one feature at a time. When the feature fails in the main window, you can see what it was supposed to look like in the second window and fix. Etc.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - April 4th, 2025
Especially excited for this AI integration. For others interested, don't forget to vote on this improvement request so that this tool will be useful for FeatureScript and App development: AI Advisor (Wider Data Range) - Improvement Request
Been looking forward to having a constraint manager for some time now! This looks awesome!
Render studio and quality of life improvements are always fantastic.
Thanks OS Team! We appreciate your hard work in keeping Onshape sharp 😎
Re: Improvements to Onshape - April 4th, 2025
FINALY section views on views with breaks!!👍
Re: Improvements to Onshape - April 4th, 2025
Well the sheet metal kernel updated and my cursed no-safeguards sheet metal script riddled with bugs is working now so I'm thrilled with the update.
Re: Part Inheritance/Parent and Child Parts?
@jelte_steur814, thanks so much for your feedback! I'll review these videos and concepts and get post here if I have any questions
mr_ru
Re: Improvements to Onshape - April 4th, 2025
Devastating series of version names. My first party conic dreams were almost realized.
Improvements to Onshape - April 4th, 2025
ONSHAPE AI ADVISOR (BETA)
The Onshape AI Advisor is an AI-powered Onshape expert created using Onshape's large library of learning materials. It is available to everyone in the Onshape Learning Center.CAD IMPROVEMENTS
SKETCH CONSTRAINT MANAGER
The new sketch constraint manager provides a detailed, filterable list of all sketch constraints that highlights conflicts and external references. Delete any of the sketch’s dimensions, constraints, and entities from this list.WINDOW BOX DESELECT
A crossing window can now be used to deselect geometry by using the CTRL key.KEYBOARD SHORTCUT IMPROVEMENTS
Keyboard shortcuts can be assigned to Collapse all in list and Expand all in list.
DRAWINGS IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECTED VIEWS AND SECTION VIEWS ON VIEWS WITH BREAKS
When creating a projected view or a section view from another view with breaks, the view inherits the same break definition. Section views can also be created directly from a view with breaks.AUTOMATIC CENTERMARKS FOR PARTS WITH LINEAR PATTERNS
Parts that contain linear patterns now provide automatic centermarks and centerlines upon view insertion.
CUSTOM DATUM TARGET AREA
Datum target symbols can now be created using a custom sketched-in shape or area region of your model.
DATUM ATTACHMENT TO WIDTH DIMENSIONS
ENTERPRISE IMPROVEMENTS
RELEASE AUDIT DASHBOARD IMPROVEMENTS
Release notes and the names of approvers from Release Candidates now appear in the Release Audit dashboard.
RENDER STUDIO IMPROVEMENTS
MATCH SCENE PROPERTIES
Match all scene properties of the current Render Studio tab with those of another Render Studio tab. These include settings from the Scene panel, Environment panel, and Named views.
PERSISTENCE OF RENDER OPTION SETTINGS
Render option settings are remembered from the latest render. Settings are retained after the page is refreshed and after logging out and back in. These settings are tab specific.
CAM STUDIO IMPROVEMENTS
TOOL LIBRARY UNITS
LEARNING CENTER IMPROVEMENTS
MULTI-PART PART STUDIO COURSE IMPROVEMENTS
The Multi-Part Part Studios course has been completely redone. It includes brand-new videos and exercises to help users design more effectively.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.
Remember: The updates listed here are now live for all users when creating new Documents. Over the next few days, these features will also be available in Documents created before this update.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - March 13th, 2025
So with an extra day in the sprint, should we expect an extra special update today? ;-)
Re: "carve" into a part to maximize fit into specific shape, but still able move it out of an opening?
@EvanReese: "Pivot! Pivot! Pivot!"
You could draw a curve, then create a linear curve pattern with your part with a relatively small distance/high instance count and have all those parts merge to themselves. this way you get a basic solid space claim for the path. perhaps you could even smooth that path out afterwards with the new 'constrained surface' and offset that slighly afterwards for a little play…
oh sorry, wrong way around: I thought you had a part and wanted to move it in, but you want to have a container and create a part with it…
