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Re: Improvements to Onshape - September 19th, 2025
Both folders and labels have benefits—even together. However, the current issue with labels is that they are user-specific. From the Onshape help:
"All labels are user-specific, and no other user sees the labels you apply to documents and publications, regardless of permissions."
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/labels.htm
Because of this, it dramatically reduces the utility of labels currently.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - September 19th, 2025
Right, that's why I completely gave up on making a library of labels.
It doesn't share with others, and having parts marked as library or whatever just gives a short list when others add to the library. Having a library folder made more sense since everyone always sees the same items and hierarchy.
Having the ability to have company wide labels would be a huge improvement and would help with onboarding. They would still have a full library of folders and such, but the most common items would have a label to jump directly to them.
I only label a couple odd things, like drawing blocks or something I search a lot that is deep into a folder chain. I just checked, looks like I only have 3 labels total, I think I only use 1 of those commonly
Re: Improvements to Onshape - September 19th, 2025
I find folders really useful partly to organise into different Clients. I do think that Labels should be visible in the Documents Tab like they used to be a few of updates ago.
GWS50
Re: Badges-Maxxing on the onshape forums
With the new list in mind, looks like @Ben_ has the most rare collection AND is the only person to have .
@NeilCooke is the only one so far to get:
Re: Badges-Maxxing on the onshape forums
I'm sad I got here too late to participate in the MOTW era. I remember browsing the power user challenges on the OG Solidworks forums and marvelling at all of the cursed workflows people would dedicate to problem solving nontrivial issues. The Render Battle is kind of the closest thing going on right now.
Re: Badges-Maxxing on the onshape forums
haha @john_mcclary what a legend! TBH I didn't even know there was a leaderboard.
Re: How to prevent merging of different frames when they touch
@a_b995 Create a new part instead of adding it:
