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Re: Improvements to Onshape - June 6th, 2025

Width mate, much needed! Sheet metal cone, also much needed! Really nice update.

shawn_crocker

Re: Turning a dwg on a drawing into an image with good resolution

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/117897#Comment_117897

I did not know that was an option. That worked. Thanks!

steve_cline

Re: Turning a dwg on a drawing into an image with good resolution

I get the same as you. I just turned on "thin lines" in my Adobe PDF software.

MDesign

Re: Turning a dwg on a drawing into an image with good resolution

I totally missed the link in the word 'This'. Here is a side by side zoomed 3200% on the onshape exported PDF. quality is identical however due to onshape assuming PDF export to 8.5x11 paper size….there is a line thickness being assigned to the PDF output that makes is less than desirable. Onshape wasn't built for landscaping or buildings so there's also that to consider.

MDesign

Re: Does it have error’s

99% of the time people new to 3d printing have a learning curve to go through to consistently produce quality parts. It’s hardly ever a problem with the file. Unless you didn’t make the file yourself and just downloaded it then there might be issues. I’m sure there are tons of forums dedicated to 3d printing and its nuances. Sometimes I think of 3d printing as an art form more than an input output process. Balancing heat speed material type geometry type, etc can be a bit like juggling while balancing on a ball.

MDesign

Re: Improvements to Onshape - June 6th, 2025

Width mate! Thank you! I'll use it immediately.

GlendonKuhns

How to convert these parts to lofted bends / sheet metal?

I made this model previously in Solidworks using 3D sketches and sheet metal tools and I'm now trying to replicate the part in Onshape. But since Onshape doesn't have 3D-sketching, I seem to cannot convert the highlighted parts in the file into sheet metal objects like I can in Solidworks so I would be able to e.g. make flat pattern drawings. Does Onshape support lofted bends yet or am I just approaching this wrong?