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Re: Bug? How to drive sub assembly configuration variables (string)?
Thank you @MichaelPascoe and @Derek_Van_Allen_BD — this is helpful.
Re: New Login Screen, Citrus Circuits, FIRST Robotics
Hi there, Citrus Circuits Head Coach Mike Corsetto here!
I want to thank @IgnacioMartos and @DrewB_PTC for helping make this login screen possible. Our students were thrilled to have this opportunity to showcase their hard work to the entire Onshape community.
For some background, Citrus Circuits is a team of over 100 high school students and nearly 20 coaches from Davis, California. Our design subteam consists of nearly twenty 9-12 grade students who divide up the robot by subsystem and collaborate to design, prototype and build each part of the robot. The feature image shared above was generate by our senior Design Lead, Emma, and every subsystem shown was designed in Onshape by this amazing group of high school students.
The 2025 season has been incredible so far, Citrus Circuits has won all three of our regional events we've attended this season, including our event this past weekend where we set the World High Score. You can watch our robot compete on the red alliance in this match, look for the "1678" on the bumpers: https://youtu.be/fHMbXjOybrM?si=NTMFoqlNx5wYpvjc
This is our 7th season using Onshape, and what we've accomplished would not be possible without this amazing software. We look forward to continuing to train more students in cutting edge CAD through Onshape.
-Mike
Re: I have imac and can not figure out how to pan and move my view point
No need to thumbs down me for information that you failed to provide, which is that your using a Magic Mouse…
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With that information in mind, here's some important steps I recommend for CAD use:
- Open your browser.
- Navigate to here, and click the purchase button.
- When it arrives, go to the nearest waste bin.
- Carefully toss the magic mouse into the waste bin.
- Enjoy the industry standard CAD mouse rated highly by most Onshape users. Best CAD Mouse Forum Post
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Re: better approach to multiplying lofts on cones
Wow! That's a lot of work. A better approach would be to, in a sketch, create a profile of the cone and a centerline and use the Revolve tool to create a cone. Then use the Linear Pattern tool to create the other cones; unwanted instances can be Skipped. The base can be created on the bottom of a cone with a circle and the Use tool to capture the bases of the cones and then Extrude the resultant sketch. - Scotty
Re: Can I flatten curved parts?
This thread is a bit old so this might be unlikely to help. But in case other people are looking for answers, there is a button in the lower right.
Click the protractor that says "Show Analysis Tools" then "Flatten Surfaces." It should flatten even complex surfaces and highlight distortion (if the part is curved in multiple directions) and then you should be able to export a .dxf.
Re: Mating vs instances
extra possibility: (i have this regularly)
5. The assembly was made by Onshape upon importing a STEP/parasolid/other file. maybe a group constraint was added at the top level of the assembly, but all subassemblies below are not constrained.
Re: Distorted, exaggerate perspective view is a deal breaker!
Industrial designer here. I too have requested options to set the field of view of the perspective lens. I hope they add it since right now it's appropriate for a car, but not a handheld device. But that said it's definitely never made me consider switching. The zebra stripes, curvature color map, and curvature combs have been great for evaluating actual continuity and surface quality. You can also do aesthetic checks with Render Studio directly in Onshape. You can change the field of view there, and apply better materials to evaluate by anyway.
Re: Revision cloud
hey guys do we have revision clouds yet. this is a big problem, also generally improving the sheets and manipulation of sheets and detail on them. ie in the end most people create drawings not models for the shop floor to read. eg combine sheets, better sheet information controls