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Re: Looking for Beta Testers – Try Out OnDisplay!
@EvanReese , @Ste_Wilson , or anybody else, if you'd like to send me an email at info@ondisplay.design I'd love to grant you "back stage access" to OnDisplay so you can try it out and give me any feedback, I'd really appreciate that!
Thanks!
Stephanos
Re: Can we add hydrostatic pressure to tanks?
Greetings Tony C,
Fortunately, the analysis engine "under the hood" of Onshape Simulation is particularly well suited to handle field-driven inputs, such as hydrostatic pressures. It is entirely possible that, in the future, we introduce a means to define field-driven loads such as these.
Having said that, we must first improve Onshape Simulation's performance of thin-walled structures. At present, we do not recommend simulation of parts whose aspect ratio exceed 50:1. So, even if we were to release a specialized hydrostatic load, it is likely that the pressure vessels meant to bear them would not fair well under our current limitations.
We recognize the impact of this limitation and have made thin-walled structures our top development priority; significant progress is expected by year's end. Along the way, we may introduce field-driven loads, but rest assured that they will appear on our short-list of simulation features once thin-walled structures support is complete.
Best Regards,
Chris
Re: Create DXF of an Entire "View"
I assume you already know this can be done through a drawing and you are looking to bypass the drawing step?
Re: replicate parts in assembly to sketch?
You can replicate to sketch profiles and edges! I believe it won't recognize points, but if you make a pattern of circles or rectangles for instance, you can definitely replicate to that. Was discussing it with another Onshape user earlier and we worked through an example, so wanted to post the screenshots here even if the question is 2 years old! (got permision to share).
Assembly Mates with Subassemblies are driving me crazy - what am I doing wrong??
Hey folks,
I'm sorry but working with Assembly mates in Onshape is driving me crazy. Here is my current problem. I'm trying to assemble a subassembly into an upper level assembly. Because my subassembly is, in turn, made up of it's own subassemblies, when I bring it in and add a mate it is only moving part of the subassembly - not the entire thing. Never made any sense to me but I've been told I need to "group" the assembly before moving. However when I try to group that subassembly I am getting an error: Group 1 has error: Mate cannot be added between members of the same group (hidden). I have no idea what this means. How do I fix this??? I just want to put a subassembly into a higher level assembly and mate it. Shouldn't be that hard.
I continue to struggle with:
Why don't we have access the planes in an assembly. That makes it really hard to assemble in many real-word situations.
Why isn't the "default" bringing in a subassembly as a group. Isn't that the whole point of an assembly?
I know smart people created this system but a search online appears to show a lot of people struggling with these same issues. I'm wondering if Onshape outsmarted itself here.
I do like Onshapes in-context design but I really struggle to effectively use assemblies and it's getting pretty tiring. What am I missing here?
Re: API rollbackBarIndex functionality
I just tried, and while I am not seeing a 403, I also see that the rollback bar index parameter doesn't seem to do anything.
What do you need the rollback index for? The definitions of the features shouldn't change when the rollback index is changed.
I know that the rollback index works for other endpoints (such as evaluate featurescript)
Re: Onshape vs. Fusion360
I used Alibre Expert for years and purchased a license for Fusion during one of their subscription drives, supposedly with a guarantee fixed price. That didn't last long and they then dropped the more advanced features from my license. I could have begrudgingly dealt with that, but the UI is not amenable to my work flow and I detest using it now. My current license expires in a few months and it will be gone from my system after that.
Onshape, by comparison, has been much easier to learn and use and it is my goto now for hobby work.
Re: Render Battle #6 - Coffee time ☕(Winner gets a real Prize!)
Hi @MichaelPascoe , thank you for your thoughtful comment! We're wrapping up a small update to the application and we'll set you up with an account so you can try it out, thank you!
Yes we do include a white background environment, as well as a couple other simple ones, see attached!
Thanks!
Stephanos
Re: use variable in assembly
Even though seven years have passed and so much has changed — new features, new updates, and all done by your successors — I really appreciate that you noticed my old question and took the time to reply. Thanks a lot!
