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Re: Render Battle #7 - Halloween 2025 🎃 (Open Division: any render platform! 📸)

This constitutes my official submission.

Your pumpkin studio rendered in A1008 cold rolled steel and 304 stainless steel lofted sheet metal.

My rendering platform of choice? Welding bench, obviously.

And a vanity shot for good measure. I'll follow up more with the process in another post later but this was a lot of work to get this guy over the finish line so I'm gonna kick back with a celebratory beer for finishing it without too many issues.

Here's my document, for anyone looking to browse the work.

Derek_Van_Allen_BD

Re: Converting to Sheet Metal Part

Try @Matt_Shields suggestion but the countersunk holes are likely causing the issue. I would delete the faces of the countersink first, maybe even the hole (maybe create a measured variable or ref. geometry first to be able to add them back as a "native" hole feature)

EDIT:
It does require a bit of cleanup:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/aae3665b64d97ef42b95968a/w/c2c8212e3451d095edfad333/e/2daef5e28bcef8f8f7d80a92

eric_pesty

Improvements to Onshape - October 31st, 2025

Happy Halloween! This release delivers plenty of treats across CAD, CAM, Render Studio, and Data Management. Think faster releases, cleaner task workflows, smarter import options, and polished visuals that make your design life a little less scary.

DRAWINGS IMPROVEMENTS

REFER TO CUT LIST DATA ON CALLOUTS

Cut list data can now be referenced directly in callouts for views of individual cut list parts, even if the source Composite frame is not present in the drawing.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/2pd5q2uey5

DUPLICATE ROWS OR COLUMNS IN GENERAL TABLES

General tables on drawings now support duplicating rows and columns with current values.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/putcuz1624

DATA MANAGEMENT

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ADD ASSOCIATED DRAWING BUTTON IN RELEASE CANDIDATES

The button to add associated drawings to a release can now pull drawing references from versions, including versions from other documents. Additionally, the button can now pull out of date drawings from both versions and workspaces

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/j15cw7y3y9

SUPPORT FOR TEAMS AND ALIASES AS TASK ASSIGNEES

Tasks in Onshape Enterprise can now be assigned to Teams or Aliases, not just individuals. This streamlines task workflows and improves collaboration for shared responsibilities.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/qce3333dq1

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS

UPDATED LANDING PAGE EXPERIENCE

The Onshape landing page has been updated for improved consistency and usability, based on user feedback. Expect a cleaner layout and more intuitive access to recent documents and filters. For Enterprise accounts, the top bar navigation has shifted to the left side of the screen.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/292o7m493w

DRAG-AND-DROP IMPORT ON DOCUMENTS PAGE

The Documents landing page now supports drag-and-drop of imported files directly.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/3u691bweri

RESIZABLE PROPERTIES DIALOG

The Properties dialog can now be resized, giving you more room to view and edit metadata, especially helpful when working with long property lists or custom attributes.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/vn6j4aqxds

UNDO LAST CHANGE TO VIEW ORIENTATION

A new undo action allows you to instantly revert your last view orientation change.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/sr7btqy0wq

CAM STUDIO

SUPPORT FOR AIR COOLANT

CAM Studio now includes an Air coolant option in each operation’s posting settings, letting users specify external air cooling during machining for more accurate post-processing and setup documentation.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/l4lxdjjyd9

RENDER STUDIO

DRAG-AND-DROP FUNCTION ATTACHMENT FROM RIGHT PANEL

You can now drag and drop functions directly from the right panel library to attach them to appearance properties. This complements the traditional lower-panel workflow and speeds up complex material setup.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/xbykigeu1c

MOBILE

REVAMPED TOOLBAR AND FEATURE GROUPING ON iOS

The iOS apps for iPhone and iPad now feature a redesigned toolbar that takes advantage of expanded screen space on modern devices. Feature tools are grouped by type, with recently used tools appearing in the upper right for faster access and improved efficiency.

https://onshape.wistia.com/medias/2fsgm0k86b

Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements and leave your comments below. For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the changelog.

Remember: The updates listed here are now live for all users when creating new Documents. Over the next few days, these features will also be available in Documents created before this update. Mobile app interface updates occur via the Apple App store or Google Play store and happen in the days following the update.