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Re: Improvements to Onshape - January 10th, 2025
@S1mon @robert_stiles @chadstoltzfus Could you be more specific on what you're looking for? We have our own ideas, but are always interested in hearing from customers.
@christopher_dziuba I'm guessing you're running into the (intentional) restriction that a configuration input (call it x) that is excluded from properties cannot control the visibility of one that is not (call it y). Otherwise, changing x could hide y, setting it to its default value and indirectly affecting the properties.
Drawing with Onshape Mobile App
Thanks in advance
Re: Fully-defined sketches: what are they, and why care?
I agree the blue is way too close to the black in the standard black on white mode. One trick is to - even temporarily - switch on dark mode. The color/value contrast is much more obvious.
S1mon
Re: How do I get the part studio to move location when I move the part in the assembly.
Did you update the context after moving the part in the assembly? Contexts are static unless you tell it other wise. You can make more than one context if needed leading to the same part studio. The original part in part studio is static. This will let you setup the display of parts and remove clutter if there are a lot of parts and say multiple ribs in one part studio and see only what is in the current context. One context per rib sounds about right. Referencing parts in the context will change the ribs base on movement of other parts like the leading edge.
Re: How do I get the part studio to move location when I move the part in the assembly.
That looks better.
When you start a context you are seeing all the parts in the original part studio in there original place drawn. Once you move a part in the assembly the context will show both the original part studio position as a solid and assembly position as faded.
There is in one of the lessons a step ladder shown with 2 contexts for open and closed position. This allows making the locking arms to be adjusted to match both positions. That's why contexts are static until you ask to update instead of automatic. It worth going thru the lesson to get a handle on contexts.
Re: Working With Outside Designers
Yes, that's strange indeed. I was aiming to introduce OS in a company I worked for, but when it came to discussing whether we should use Enterprise (Which management kinda loved for they were control freaks), most o the advantages I had been advertising before dissolved.
I feel there should be a "Project Collaboration" feature in Enterprise. This would allow flagging other companies or individuals as cooperators while setting up projects.
Re: How to design to center of gravity?
Still no real answer to my question here.
I really find it hard to believe that a product as mature as Onshape does not provide this very basic capability OOTB (out of the box). I find it hard to believe that real paying customers have not begged for this functionality. I mean sure you can create a mate connector at the center and manually measure and calculate and update your location as the assembly changes but… YUCK! This tool needs the capability to create a "feature" at the CG of a part or assembly and automatically update this location as the design changes.
Re: Coral pattern/shape on 3D-Objekts
I wrote a simple feature to convert the curves to swept pipes. This could be exported as a single stl and printed if you want to. Getting it to blend together organically would be quite tough with this workflow. There are definitely other tools that are more purpose-built for this kind of thing (I'd use Rhino and Grasshopper), but Onshape could probably be made to do it with some dedicated coding
