Welcome to the Onshape forum! Ask questions and join in the discussions about everything Onshape.
First time visiting? Here are some places to start:- Looking for a certain topic? Check out the categories filter or use Search (upper right).
- Need support? Ask a question to our Community Support category.
- Please submit support tickets for bugs but you can request improvements in the Product Feedback category.
- Be respectful, on topic and if you see a problem, Flag it.
If you would like to contact our Community Manager personally, feel free to send a private message or an email.
Best Of
Re: What limit am I hitting.
That seems to be the issue. It's annoying when trying to power through a cleanup or reorganization, but otherwise, I do not have a problem with it.
The coffee pot might run dry.
Re: Need Help with Scaling Assemblies in Onshape - Emmanuel Katto Uganda
- If you have parts controlled by a variable studio for scaling you could edit their parameters from the assembly in the ride side pane to mimic scaling. You could use configurations with your parts and drive them from an assembly. Onshape assemblies do not have any part editing capabilities at this time. The mates are robust and should scale with part changes just fine, it might depend on your expectations.
- Part updates in assemblies are instant as long as they reference the main workspace and all are in the same document. If the parts are set to a version or are inserted from another document, they will not change without a new version and reference update.
- In generic terms, creating a variable for scale factor and designing your parts with reference to that should do the trick.
Re: Importing a Part Studio part into another Part Studio?
Thanks for your interest Nick. The models I do are all designed and 3D printed from original build records. They are static models for the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. Here are some links to some that are already completed.
The #1 Avila:
The completed Avila:
And this is the #2 John Harford:
I'm doing a series of six historical locomotives that used to run on the Pacific Coast Railway.
Enjoy!
Re: CAD for Robotics Competitions
billy2
Re: fillets and complex curves
Ok, in this case, your fillet wasn't working because your line segments in the sketch were not tangent to each other. Make sure you apply the right constraints in your sketch. Fillets require good curvature, so also check to see if there are any complex splines and replace them with simple and clean.
Btw, check out Onshape's Learning Pathways to maximize your Onshape efficiency.
Re: Boolean Union Loft Shape Or Prepping Loft for 3D Printing
I think main reason for failure of the loft or boolean that you attempted was the fact that you were trying to join a surface with parts. As you observed in your slicer, it didn't recognize the loft; it can't print a surface because it has no thickness. Onshape couldn't join a surface with a part. I noticed also that the center of the circle and the center of the oval were not aligned, perhaps the reason for the nonmanifold error.
I repositioned the oval center to be aligned with the circle's center in the oval sketch. I used the outer edge of the oval part and the circle's edge for the loft with the 'Thin' option selected.
Looks like this is meant for airflow. Try seeking out information on using guides with a loft for a smoother transition between the circle and oval. - Scotty
140mm - Copy | *Posted* 50*, 67mm total length, Wider mouth Copy 1 (onshape.com)
Re: Forum Software Update
@rick_randall
I haven't found the preview button yet. I've ended up using the edit button more than I would like so far.
Hmm. I'm also noticing that at-mentions aren't working the same way.
S1mon