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Re: Standard Content
yes quite….so allowing own libraries would mean you just need to import it once.
GWS50
Re: Standard Content
In an ideal world, inserting standard content should generate all part configurations the applied standard allows.
That said, I believe the ISO content is way too limited, especially when it comes to basic fasteners. I had to download simple parts like nuts from Traceparts, for the OS provided ones lack certain sizes or don't include the most frequently used shapes (Like with nuts, where there are those fancy ones with integrated washers, but no shape A and no flat shape and so on). Importing those is time-consuming and breaks the concept of feature based design.
Standard Content
While i understand why Onshape adheres to the ISO standard I do think the Standard Content provided is way too limited
I.e, Shoulder bolts that don't have a 12mm shoulderØ
I also understand that it is probably far too much t expect Onshape to provide every single nut and bolt in the ISO "world" but can we not be allowed to add our own content?
Below is an ISO standard shoulder bolt with a 12mm shoulder yet Onshape jumps from 10mm to 16mm
M10 (10mm) x 12mm x 60mm Socket Shoulder Screws (ISO 7379) - High Tensile Steel (12.9)
After all we can add profiles to our own Frame library….this is most frustrating
GWS50
Autogenerate Release Names
Hello,
Is there a way to auto generate release names such as 2024-### ? I see ways to generate part numbers, drawing numbers, assemblies and even "items" but I can't seem to find a way to generate release names to make them consistent. I have a spreadsheet I use, however it's another thing I have to manage.
Adam
Rendering Named Positions? Decals?
Are Named Positions supported in Render Studio?
What about Decals added in Part Studios?
Unless I'm missing something obvious, I will create some improvement requests.
S1mon
Re: Sheet metal models and featurescript
https://cad.onshape.com/FsDoc/library.html#opMergeContexts-Context-Id-map
opMergeContext is probably the answer you are looking for. It can bring in a sheet metal model and maintain the flat pattern/sheet metal context.
I don't have enough experience with this specific workflow to know the issues/caveats, but doing this does make the flat pattern visible in the main context until you add another sheet metal feature to the tree.
Re: Routing curve & Control point curve - Introduction of two new features for 3D curve creation
How will this new routing curve interact with the Cable/Wire Routing features in development? It seems like there are useful innovations in each of them, but the ideas haven't been harmonized. Will they stay fully separate or will some of the ideas get cross-pollinated?
S1mon
Re: Sheet metal models and featurescript
Not being able to derive a live sheet metal model is a current limitation, but it is actively being worked on.
Re: tons of edged/lines
You've imported a part with lots of edges/lines, so what we see is exactly what was to be expected. STL format only supports parts made up of triangles, so there cannot be any smooth surfaces in an STL part. You'll need to redesign the part based on the import. For such a simple part it should take just minutes, though.