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Mac Usability feedback for Onshape and General Cad work
Thought I would ask the community who uses Mac how they find using Mac for Onshape and Cad in general like Autocad/Bricscad etc.
Reason for asking is I'm hearing impaired with bilateral implants using the latest N8 processors from Cochlear. I use Iphones and Ipads that have "MFI" (Made for Iphone) audio connectivity to directly stream audio to my implants. Laptops/computers have always needed a 3rd party device with the audio jack, no direct wireless streaming cababilitys supported from the operating systems (both Windows and Mac).
This however looks like it may have changed with the new Mac Os Sequoia release. I will go to the apple store and try in person. If this streams audio as flawlessly as my iphone, I'll likely convert to Mac as laptops are the last wireless audio hurdle for me. Especially with the use of Zoom these days.
That being said I'm a long time windows user, never used Mac OS. The main software I use are and if any of you have feedback on any differences being used with a Mac?
Onshape (browser based so don't see any change there)
3d connection spacemouse bluetooth
Bricscad Ultimate for cleaning up DXF files prior to sending to laser cutter (they have a Mac version)
Google Drive for Desktop for cloud sync of files and shearing with team members
Google Chrome web browser
Microsoft outlook for Emails (the "new outlook version")
whatsapp for Desktop
USBC Dual screen
Other than the above software I don't need anything else. Mac users how do you find using Mac Os everyday as your main Cad machine and any feedback or points I should look out for.
Have heard of an October release for apple and may have M4 Macbook pro, will likely wait and see what drops before buying a new laptop.
Thanks
Re: Group sketch entities similar to assembly group?
Turn it into a flat surface and you can transform and scale it as much as you want. Then you can just select the face and extrude it or sketch on it to modify it further.
S1mon
Re: New browser extension: additional Onshape keyboard shortcuts (like shift+9 for trimetric view)
Oo, this is really cool!
Re: New browser extension: additional Onshape keyboard shortcuts (like shift+9 for trimetric view)
Hi, Would a script like this allow us to add keyboard shortcuts to all the features that are missing them in Onshape? (hole, split, rib, ect)
Thanks!
Re: Complex Tube Routing [sweeps, multi-plane sketches, 3d sketches?]
This is the way…
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/24874/routing-curve-control-point-curve-introduction-of-two-new-features-for-3d-curve-creation/p1
Complex Tube Routing [sweeps, multi-plane sketches, 3d sketches?]
Hi folks,
I'm working on routing some tubes with some complex paths. I plan these routes by making a path and then sweeping a tube along it. The manufacturing process imposes a fixed bend radius I need to model in. There are multiple bend planes per tube. In Solidworks, the way I would have done this would have been a 3D sketch. Because it's a 3d sketch, I can filet the sketch (sweep centerline) with the appropriate centerline bend radius, and then sweep a single profile (bonus points because I can define the sketch with external references so tube routings update as other components move).
I figured out one workflow where I make a skeleton sketch, and then add a 3-point plane for each bend I want to do, and then do an in-plane sketch for each bend which did not get modelled in a sketch plane (i.e. any place where two sketches have a coincident point) but this significantly increases the overhead.
A simple case study part -
This tube has two bend planes. I created the sweep path in two sketches. The sketches were able to be joined along a colinear feature, so it only took two sketches to get everything fileted.
This part however will require additional sketches to filet because the two sketches don't join on a co-linear feature. I have some simple tube runs with non-planar strain relief bends which could easily require dozens of sketches using this method, which I'm not excited about.
Any thoughts on a better workflow?
Re: Improvements to Onshape - September 20th, 2024
>fully customize and manually override a Fit class tolerance dimension on a drawing
great update, thank you so much - we've worked with a workaround for your german tolerance drawing style for two years - PROST UND DANKE 🍺
martin3d
Re: Improvements to Onshape - September 20th, 2024
Same! Now the one exception we gave ourselves (the endpoints of construction lines) is coming back to judge us!
Re: Drawing Revision Table does not reflect part.
Thanks for the reply, just teething issues on my part and learning some of the formalities of drawings. It all makes sense now; I was just trying to use the tool incorrectly.
