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Re: Certification for Mechanical Enigneering Student

Hi Gaetan,

The Certified Onshape Associate Exam is $50, even for students. We do supply bulk discounts for schools. Also, I believe SolidProfessor offers an Onshape exam prep course that comes with an exam voucher.

Matt

Matt_Shields

Re: Custom material mapping in Render Studio

You can use the "Import bitmap file - Bitmap texture" function in the "Appearance functions" folder for this. With the appearance panel open on the right and your appearance selected you can drag that function onto any compatible parameter (e.g., a color parameter) then select the image you want to use. If its a repeating texture you can adjust its scale and rotation with the settings on that function.

If you need more precise control over how the texture is projected onto the surface you need to create a "Projector" from the icon on the main toolbar and put the needed parts into it. There are parameters there that will then control how the image is placed onto the surface.

Paul_Arden

Re: Sketch Dimensions -- Units and labels

+1 for labels in sketches. i know you can add comments but it would be a huge benefit to look at a sketch and see all the labels at once vs having to keep clicking back and forth

stuart_robinson

Part and assembly display scaling

With very large monitors becoming more common (I use a 65" 4K TV as a monitor) it has become possible to display most parts at full scale. That's a valuable "sanity check" if one can see a part at the same size as it will be when machined. Unfortunately, typical mouse scroll resolution means too big or too small images - besides it's fiiddly to be putting a ruler on the screen when attempting to zoom to full scale..

Wouldn't it be nice to have an icon such as [1:1] which sets zoom so parts display at life size. I know the PPI of my monitor and I'm pretty sure Onshape knows the pixels in part features. It seems it would be possible to create such an icon which would only require a user to set their monitor PPI once..

bill_daniels

Re: Is it possible to add TED Dimensions (GPS)

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/110462#Comment_110462

Makes sense. Basic is the term used in US standards. Only came across it for the first time the other day. I've only ever heard them called nominal dimensions or values in Aus, though that also means the name of the size. Seems TED is the ISO term for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_versus_nominal_value

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_dimension

Oliver_Couch

Re: Integration with ERP/CRM Software (In Particular Dolibarr)?

SharpSync can do this. Dolibarr hasn't been integrated yet, but we could set up a discovery call with you if you are interested in having it integrated?

https://sharpsync.net/

MichaelPascoe

Re: Add bulge to irregular surface

If I follow your goal, it's something like this. I split it (as you already were), then added a guide curve on the right plane and lofted a new surface.