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Re: How to achieve parametric- or feedback friendly design using frames

Yes, in a separate studio from your current part studio, draw a frame profile in a sketch. Then use the Tag feature to tag it's "Standard". You can right click and convert the "Standard" in the tag feature to an expression that inputs variables for the size of your frame profile sketch. Note this only works well downstream if the same sketch is used and the shape doesn't change but only the size changes. You can also change shapes this way too, but some things down stream may break.
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If you use the above mentioned method, you shouldn't have to re-do the frame ends.
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A measured variable is a good way, but there are ways to automate that as well. Try using the Aligned Bounding Box feature.
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For choosing a different start orientation and end orientation of a frame you will either need a custom feature, or you could manually create a fit spline between the diagonal corners of an untrimmed frame, then using mate connectors and the transform tool, transform the frame to the new diagonally based orientation.

Another way to do frames which is more robust for assemblies, is to have a single configured frame part studio where the profile is set up how i mentioned so that down stream references don't break. From there you can configure it to have different angles on the ends as well as a configured over-all length. What this does is allows you to change profiles of your frame in the assembly, while maintaining all downstream references. This way takes longer to set up, but is very clean and robust in the end.

MichaelPascoe

Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 7th, 2025

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/119703#Comment_119703

i used it a lot when trying to make nice curves on top of scan data

joshtargo

Re: Best way to design grooved (internal toothed tube)

Circular pattern a tooth or a tooth cutout.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7b265f9547ea96d0c8af0858/w/a086dde488156e48d7b16a86/e/83187e807a7eb809ce05daf0

Matt_Shields

Re: Improvements to Onshape - August 7th, 2025

This is an awesome release! Love the attention to configs for making really thorough setups. Curve deviation is interesting, but I'm curious which scenarios Onshape expects it to get the most use. The sketch pattern update is great. I've had to either stack patterns or recreate them many times.

EvanReese