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Re: Difficulty figuring out a solution for door latch with a 3-point locking mechanism mate combination
Pin slot mate is the way to go:
Two things needed:
- the bars need to be switched to a cylindrical in the sub assembly so they don't fight the pin slot.
- Setting up the pin slot mate requires re-aligning the mate connectors correctly (can be a bit tricky to figure out at first), and making sure the "pin" is the bracket and the "slot" is the bar.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/39b72c5a7f48ca21f7442790/w/33f83356c6c30d81bd40dc7d/e/79bb269eae4bc1d3b793c43b?renderMode=0&tangentEdgeStyle=1&uiState=686ebbf446da724ad861cda4
Re: Am I going crazy ?
Do you mean that when you hide a part in a subassembly and it doesn't show when you show the subassembly? If that's the case if you hide a part in another assembly it doesn't matter if you show the assembly itself the parts will still be hidden. I hoped that helped.
Re: Mate connectors spontaneously appear and won't turn off
STEG
Re: New Feature: Text path
@vanowm Yes there is, though Onshape's way of doing this is a little hokey.
1. create your variable (use the type "any" for string)
2. in the feature, right-click the text field and select "convert to expression". This means the field is now interpreted as an expression.
3. you can now put in your text variable (so long as it is actually text):
4. number type variables will misbehave:
You can deal with that by putting in the expression "toString(#custom_number)"
jnewth
Re: Improvements to Onshape - June 27th, 2025
Yes having labels in the document line was really useful. Collapsing the folders tab every time is a pain and everything seems less clear somehow
GWS50
Re: Patern of patterns?
Sure thing 😎
It is best practice to use the assembly, however Onshape only allows custom features for part studios, not assemblies. Also, they don't have support for frames within the assembly bom, YET. I assume they will add support for it eventually. But for now, the way to create a cut list for frame parts is to keep them within the part studio and use the Cutlist feature. I made a modified version called Cutlist+ which gives you more control over your parts and part naming. See the cutlist button over on the right side of the screen to access the frames cut list.
There is another feature I threw in there called Measure Cut List which you can use to quickly make a cut list of non frame parts like the shelves. See the custom tables button over on the right side of the screen to access this custom table.
If you were making an assembly that required a bill of materials, then it would be advised to go the assembly rout and take the extra time to configure each of these parts as individual pieces in their own part studios. This way the assembly bom can recognize them and your purchasing department can quickly buy the right parts. That said, a part studio only approach works very well for frames and small projects.
Re: New Sign in Page: OpenStar Technologies
What cool work happening! That video was so well made I wanted the feature length.
How to save an animation?
Re: Simulate a rotation of another part/shape for an extrude
Revolve sounds like the tool you are looking for. but I'm not clear on what exactly you are trying to do from the pictures. Also working with mesh files like the one you are displaying can be challenging depending on what you need to do.
MDesign