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Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 12th, 2024
yeah, that's been my struggle single last week.STEG said:Can't wait to install the new service pack on all our computers and use these incredible new and improved features! 🤪
What? It's already available on all our licences without installing anything? 😮
More seriously, GREAT release! Really... 👏
I tried to download it starting 8/8
The SW site won't let me log in because it doesn't think I have an account. (Who F*ing cares... I have a serial number, just give me the DL!!)
So, I had to contact our distributor, thankfully they have a download page with the latest service packs that they hold on to. (only up to 2024SP3 currently)
My plan was to just go to 2025 and be done with it for a couple years, since we only use it part time now
But now my problem is I have a new employee starting soon, and I still can't log in to manage the licenses. They have been "trying" to give me access this whole time, filling my email inbox with dozens of notifications from the DSx system (so obviously my account is somewhat active)
every link they send me ends up with me repeating this same error to support:
All I want to do is transfer my license (I'm un-install SW for good finially!) to the new guy. He starts soon, but his first 3 projects are all SW re-release jobs to get him acclimated with our drawing structure, while he learns Onshape in the mean time.
Right now, it is a race between SW support and his start date. He may have nothing to do at this rate...
F SolidWorks
Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 12th, 2024
This is huge, Exclude from Properties! Selective Restore! Onshape now more than ever, truly is like no other!
Automatic Horizontal Text Justification is going to save me a lot of time. I've always been anal about this.
These are all major quality of life improvements.
Thank you Onshape team
Automatic Horizontal Text Justification is going to save me a lot of time. I've always been anal about this.
These are all major quality of life improvements.
Thank you Onshape team
Re: DXF File Not Visible in Bambulab Slicer After Onshape Assembly
Shouldn't it be exported as an stl file?
Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 12th, 2024
Can't wait to install the new service pack on all our computers and use these incredible new and improved features! 🤪
What? It's already available on all our licences without installing anything? 😮
More seriously, GREAT release! Really... 👏
What? It's already available on all our licences without installing anything? 😮
More seriously, GREAT release! Really... 👏
STEG
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Re: Sketching a circle to be extruded on a curved surface
You have several curved surfaces, and extrusions can do a lot of things. Can you sketch on a screenshot what you want to do?
S1mon
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Re: Sketching a circle to be extruded on a curved surface
If your curved surface is a cylinder, use wrap:
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/wrap.htm
Otherwise, you could extrude a sketch as a surface up to the curved surface and then use the split tool. Those tools will get your sketch onto the curved surface. But you can't extrude a 3D entity, so you should use move face or thicken. That will get you this:
Or, if your goal is just to have a cylinder poking out of the curved surface, sketch on another plane and then extrude up to face. That will get you this:
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/wrap.htm
Otherwise, you could extrude a sketch as a surface up to the curved surface and then use the split tool. Those tools will get your sketch onto the curved surface. But you can't extrude a 3D entity, so you should use move face or thicken. That will get you this:
Or, if your goal is just to have a cylinder poking out of the curved surface, sketch on another plane and then extrude up to face. That will get you this:
How do a dimension the true (diagonal) distance between two points on a drawing?
Hey folks,
I am truly stumped on how to get Onshape to dimension the true diagonal distance between two holes on a drawing. No matter what I've tried the dimension keeps snapping between the orthogonal horizontal and vertical. How can I get Onshape to show me the diagonal true distance between these holes?
Thanks!!!
I am truly stumped on how to get Onshape to dimension the true diagonal distance between two holes on a drawing. No matter what I've tried the dimension keeps snapping between the orthogonal horizontal and vertical. How can I get Onshape to show me the diagonal true distance between these holes?
Thanks!!!
Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 12th, 2024
Great updates, the exclude Configurations from Properties is a big shift, until now Onshape has seen every configuration as a new Part Number. If I understand it right, we can now have different geometrical configurations for the same Part Number which is a big win for the types of examples shown as well as other parts that have a 'before & after' geometry that we need to represent in models/drawings (i.e. pop rivets, nutserts, solid rivets, pressure sensitive adhesive tape, cable ties, etc.). I hope this message gets across loud and clear as the name 'Exclude from properties' does not tell the whole story of this improvement for Configurations.
Lots of other really good stuff in here, keep it up Onshape.
Lots of other really good stuff in here, keep it up Onshape.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 12th, 2024
It's not, but my intention is to tidy it up and release it. What it is doing is making sure the cross-section and therefore volume stays constant (there's also a little bit of "artistic license" in there to make the o-rings look nice in drawings).sebastian_glanzner said:That "Squeeze" FeatureScript you use for the o-rings looks very interesting, is this public?
NeilCooke
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