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Re: Rotate entire string of text on a plane
People have good success with Surface Text but I ended up writing my own feature "Text" to solve this type of problem. Here's what I got:
It looks like this:
https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/XT38OXXCDAPW/greenshot-2025-09-22-17-36-40.png
The "Text" feature works by defining a "path" for the text to follow. I draw the arc I want it to follow, and orient the text on it how I want it to look, then it generates the sketches (and bodies, if you want). You can enable per-character tweaks in Text to get exactly what you want (mimicing the kerning control available in Surface Text).
You can read about it here:
You can grab it here (latest is 3.1) https://cad.onshape.com/documents/4e187c2b2f7f4974f4e2b612/v/4446c75baffebee73f367acc/e/baeb80e186f64d9ff71a5cd9
jnewth
Re: Improvements to Onshape - September 19th, 2025
Sometimes coming into the office on Monday is a great thing! Assembly mirror is amazing! And by the looks of it, Onshape has indeed nailed the implementation. Looks to have loads of control in all the right places. 🤩. Hoping for mirrored sheet metal; to be able to include there flat pattern as well. 🤨
Re: Looking for some help with release packages in the API
Hi Jon, not sure if you still need this, but for anyone else coming across this post:
wfid here is the workflowId.
You can get this using /GET https://cad.onshape.com/api/companies/{yourcompanyid}/policies
Look for the key releaseWorkflowId
Re: Pattern on a sphere
I see what you mean, just adjust your sketch profile in that area to have more depth. \__/
Re: How to Calculate laser cutting length ?
Or for $10 you can get a copy from fs.place that shows a toolpath and drops some estimates into a table for you.
Printable Fillets
I made a custom feature to easily implement printable fillets, aka fillets that have a slightly sharper transition to the faces than a standard tangential fillet, to enable more accurate 3D printing. This is my first attempt at something like this, and constructive feedback is very welcome. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/643eceb32d9650249dd16a3e/w/78be64c6d1a48ea091dd93cb/e/16321f49c31ef6b8038a0f53