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when did they add tails to constraints
did I miss something?
This really improves trying to under the contraints in a sketch.
billy2
Re: when did they add tails to constraints
No clue when this was added, but it's been there for a while. It definitely helps sometimes to drag them around and reduce the clutter of them all being on top of each other.
I still wish that constraints which involve two entities were shown on both entities.
One other subtlety - it looks like the resolution of the in sketcher icons has been improved, or they've been converted to vector form finally. In older screenshots, you could see the difference in quality between the toolbar and the sketcher version of the "same" icons. Now then are much closer - they just have omitted the colors.
S1mon
Re: when did they add tails to constraints
I agree, they're much better now. I'm not afraid to turn them all on now and you can actually debug them. 2 tails would be really nice but you can click on it and it'll highlight'm, I know it's more work to click through them.
billy2
Re: is there a way to highlight what isn't contained in a sketch?
Very much agree left is easier to pick up than the right. but not super great on either of them.
MDesign
Re: Is there a FONT for Text that is automatically ok for stencils
Stencils often have those bridges for stability. They aren't technically 100% necessary, but they make thin stencils less likely to lift up while spraying paint or get damaged during handling.
S1mon
Re: Making two different color ways of my product in one document, is this smart?
Duplication is generally a bad idea!
Use configurations instead! You might want to use something like the excellent part color FS to set the colors as it's easier to work with than the built-in "configured properties" workflow.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d997b0ffc30f659113b10c00/v/a9e4f209775174dbb9f2b5fa/e/b6db0c9545b9a2df1d7ea546
Re: Detail look correct, but 9 features failed to regenerate
To clarify: because the edges are tangent-continuous, chamfering one edge on the top and one on the bottom, with tangent propagation on, will create what looks like the right chamfer.
There are many redundant features, both for holes and chamfers. Might I recommend our learning center? https://learn.onshape.com/
_anton
Re: how can I have a single set of configs across parts studio, assembly, and drawings
@david_lang457 I think I get what you want to happen. Correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is that you want to be able to change the config of a part or assembly and then go into the drawing and have the drawing just automatically be referencing the same config you were just viewing in the part/assembly. Or your looking to some way change one set of inputs and have model and drawing change at the same time. It does not work that way and for good reason. The system as a whole is very stable because it does not work that way. Drawing's reference a certain configuration of an item and will not reference any other one unless explicitly changed. When I started digging into configs and using configured items in drawings, I too was slightly baffled at first and had to do a double take at finding how best to set myself up. I think it is best to view this problem by always starting at the top ie. drawings. I usually do not ever use the configs setup in an assembly or part directly but usually start at the drawing and change the drawing to reference the config I want. When the drawing is finished processing the change, one can start digging down. You can double click a drawing view and then switch to the item represented in the view by clicking the blue item link. When the model opens up, onshape will have set it to the same config referenced in the drawing. So generally, you can just duplicate a drawing, change it to reference a different config and then use the drawing as your master starting point to reference down into the correct config of the models. You do not actually need to change configs of anything but the drawing because the drawing will changed the child items configs for you as you start referencing down into them.
If you were to setup your drawings into a different document than the ones where the models are, users do not need edit rights to the models, just the drawings and then can duplicate or they can copy and paste them out into what ever document they may want to put them in. All the while, they are still able to open up the model to be viewed automatically having the config set correctly by the system.
Re: new Featurescript: Statics Solver
Im not familiar with that method. Mine uses 3d force vectors and their moments to calculate the unknown forces and directions.
Re: new Featurescript: Statics Solver
If I can make this, they can easily incorporate it.
Lmk if you find some of the many deficiencies in my FS.