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Dark mode: FS help popup is hard to read
When activated dark mode, the popups in FS editor which shows when hovered over a function is hard to read, because some text is too dark:
vanowm
Re: Move Drawingviews via arrow key
reason I ask is I'm using onshape (finally) for P&IDs I need to fine adjust valves etc. I'm surprised this isn't possible. I'll feature request it. Thank you.
leecasey
Re: How do I create this spout
I just got done watching this master class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Ou2zgb5Yw
And it helped me try your problem:
Re: support controlling ratios of sketch dimensions/measures
Short answer, no.
Longer answer, you can create variables from measurements and then use them in subsequent sketches, but you can't use driven dimensions within the same sketch to drive other dimensions.
That said, the "non-trivial" might depend on your point of view. I've done a lot of things in sketchers in various CAD programs where I use the equals constraint to my advantage. For instance, you can easily make something a 1/3 of another distance with a few construction lines and some constraints. I do a lot of geometric constructions.
S1mon
Re: Perf patterns in sheet metal?
I've not updated it in a while, and I didn't pay much attention to using it with SM at the time. If there's a certain case you can share of the failure, I'll take a look. TBH you might get my example a bit quicker by using Fill on the form tool anyway since it's equivalent to a face pattern, where mine is equivalent to a part pattern. It's more flexible, but at a cost.
Re: Perf patterns in sheet metal?
You can use the Form feature, which can be made robust, but I think doing it on active sheet metal will just always be slower than otherwise. Here's an example.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ff2551224d4b938373bb2cd6/w/652755f027b9207bad0ded57/e/c337d16436e401aa29c41f94
Re: Derived via FS adds mate connectors that don't exist when derived directly as feature
If you look at the definition for addInstance there is an option to provide a query for what will be included in the instantiation - "partQuery"
By default it brings in everything, but you can limit it with a query like qAllSolidBodies()
