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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
Re: Forum Software Update
I also see issues with the At-mentions (work sometimes, but sure no more if I try to correct a typing error using backspace) and the link formatting, which seemed to work earlier today, but not reliably just now. The link apperas only to be active, while I am in edit mode.
Link example:
… okay, this one appears to work. Murphy's Law. The URL in my previous posting didn't.
It would be nice, though, if the URL opened in a new browser tab by default.
Re: Is it possible to avoid logging in every time the browser is launched?
Personally I use lastpass - you can even set it to auto fill your password and auto login.
Chrome based web browsers (Edge, Chrome, Brave, Iron, etc.) and Firefox also have basic password managers built-in.
Re: How do I create embossed (extruded) text onto a compound curved surface?
Hi, I looked into this and it seems to me that this feature aligns the text to the sketch plane of the path curve. This makes no sense to me. There is another FS that works better in this situation.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cfec40e2b66bb4ddb2f3414b/v/3f1bcca2812d650a51c9960d/e/7a70ac021729253c4df9d213
Have a look…
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/4a58a65a33b2fd6c3de63bd0/w/d47b77899272351b559bef9c/e/48dc70e6956bba4937ee1723?renderMode=0&tangentEdgeStyle=1&uiState=66befb6e5c97bf1d9d98c7cb
Re: Routing curve & Control point curve - Introduction of two new features for 3D curve creation
For the record, the kind of feedback and discussion here is precisely why we decided to deliver initially as a Custom feature. It gives us the ability to a) get it out to you sooner and thus get the feedback, b) push updates to you faster.
Re: Routing curve & Control point curve - Introduction of two new features for 3D curve creation
Thanks S1mon and Nick for your immediate and thoughtful feedback! There's a lot to process so we'll have to get to it in chunks…
To an easy one first, S1mon you said:
I don't understand why Processing an edge with say a degree 5 curve requires 8 or more CVs. Does processing always create multi-span curves?
Can you show/explain your test case for this? Did you use Approximation, and also did you have the Keep derivatives at start/end option on? Did you set the Max control points to 6?
A "processing" of an existing deg 5 Bezier sketch did yield 6 CP's for me:
Note that if I unchecked the Approximate option, then the 6 original CP's would also have been Processed in their original position.