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Re: AS/NZS Structural Steel Onshape Material Library
Hi @Oliver_Couch I'm very new to analysis in OnShape and this is the first post I've ever read. So just wanted to say thanks for your efforts here - amazing and so useful. I'm really appreciative.
Cheers,
Carl.
Re: Large tile layout challenge
@jeff_mcaffer the part pattern allows joining/adding operation so you don’t have to do any Boolean and select a bunch of parts. This image is a random part that was 2 way patterned. In one feature and the part list never grew to more than 1. Not sure why there appears to be edges in the middle of it. But it serves as an example nonetheless of how I pictured your tile layout working.
Kudos to you for exploring and expanding your skill set with varied types of project. I love that.
MDesign
Re: Large tile layout challenge
In the case of the linear sketch pattern… I might suggest eliminating the gap between tiles since your just looking for problem places. This will reduce your sketch entity count by almost half. which might help.
An alternative idea might be to develop the base repeating pattern as one 'part' with extrudes that go "almost" through the the pattern to create the gaps. this will keep it as one part and then pattern that pattern as you need.
clear as mud? lol.
if theres a specific need to be able to see through the grout, I'd have to spend more time thinking on it.
MDesign
Re: Large tile layout challenge
Building on what @MDesign said, make a part which is the Asher pattern with some thin cuts which aren't all the way through for the grout. Then pattern that part. Patterning the composite parts is probably more overhead than necessary. Patterning a larger part is probably less challenging for the system.
It looks like @wayne_sauder managed to make it work for one part of the floor plan. Seems like his approach also would work.
S1mon
Re: Render Battle #6 - Coffee time ☕(Winner gets a real Prize!)
Didn't know Onshape could render videos. 😉
This is pretty cool!
Words are hit or miss =P
Re: BOM Structure - CAD vs Manufacturing
Nath_McC
Re: CAM Studio
Also excited to see Cam Studio, but agree the number one issue I run into with students, FRC teams or edu colleagues is that OS lacks features that we utilize from other software. Don't get me wrong, I love using and teaching OS, but many see it as hobby app only because as students they don't experience the full potential of OS so they look to things like Fusion to be what they should learn/focus in preparation for industry. Would love to bring OS as an option into a college design studio but it needs to have CAM and rendering to be seen as a viable consideration for the students.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 31st, 2025
@Nick_Holzem Yes. I referenced that a couple of comments ago when I mentioned that an inverse capability would be part of a 'dream solution'. This flatten analysis tool is awesome, but the capability isn't integrated into flat patterns like the other sheet metal tools. It's also not possible yet to bend the flanges on curved edges as a sheet metal part.
Re: CAM Studio
Make that 3 of us now asking to have CAM Studio for EDU.
As Mike stated $2500 wont fly as here at ASU we have 8k seats of SW but don't like SWCAM for our shop, we also use HSMWorks and CON-Fusion360 (my name for it). Also AutoDesk just sent out to HSMWorks customers that they are retiring it on March 25th, 2028 and it will no longer be included with Fusion entitlement after March 25th, 2025, it will be grandfather to customers that already have it prior.
That being said some are going to have to scramble to learn something new to replace HSMWorks and it is an opportune time for OnShape to get into the hands that will shape the future.
I've been a machinist\model maker for 40 years using Surfcam, SW\HSMworks prototyping one offs for ID and students and OnShape being browser based is great since everything in the cloud can CAM on the fly.
Hope to see it soon in an EDU release.
lenny
len_1962
Re: CAM Studio
Same here. I teach engineering and First Robotics. We switched to Onshape because of its eas in versioning and bing cloud based. It was really underpowered compared to Solidworks and other software based CAD, but it has improved so much we now use it for 95% of everything. One area where its not a consideration was CAM. No plugin or add on was worth the time we spent trying to make it work. If there is now a native option for CAM we would be interested for First robotics and Education. $2500 is not an option for us since we use HSMworks for free from Autodesk which is a CAM plug in for Solidworks, and Fusion 360 is free as well. These packages are fantastic, with the only downside of not being cloud based. It only a matter of time until there is an all in one solution for education. We run a Tormach 1100 CNC Mill with the CAM.
