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Re: Free Onshape Projects with instruction sheets, drawings and step by step videos available
Hi, I have just updated all of the projects and instruction for 2025. I have added video instruction for reading engineering drawings and working with design intent as well as modeling parts and assemblies in Onshape. Also, directing students to check the accuracy of their modeling using mass properties and make revisions to check the design intent was met. Check these updates as well as a new website for accessing them for the comming school year. https://www.cadvideotutor.com/
Re: Free Onshape Projects with instruction sheets, drawings and step by step videos available
Wow, John! These look great! I might have to move from PTC to John Granger's CVT. Thank you so much!
If you don't mind, I would like to include your website in a tutorial GPT I pieced together for Onshape. I'm using all the training matieral from PTC as well for the GPT. It's kind of like an Onshape assistant that works with you to make designs. Just tell it what you want and it will provide text based instructions for you to build a project. Its also instructed to give credit for any source it uses, including yours.
Here is the tutorial GPT.
Emojis within feature notifications 😀☠️💣
Nothing new, but I would like to point out that we can put emoji within feature warnings!
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Re: Onshape API: How to get the source Part (Part ID like #JFD) of a Derived part?
You can get the source part id from the /partstudios/…./features endpoint.
The parameter "partStudio" → partQuery → Queries → geometry IDs
The caveat is that it also depends on what version of the api endpoint you use.
for example:
doing /api/v12/partstudios/…/features won't give it to you (Gives a compressed query)
but /api/v1/partstudios/…/features will give it to you (gives a list of geometry ids).
Some API versions are slightly different in what information they give you. Sometimes you need to try a couple different ones to find the one that works for your specific needs.
Re: Configure Part Name Feature?
@EvanReese thanks for this! One issue … if you rename a part (e.g. Part1 → End1) and then apply the Part Name feature to the now-renamed part (End1), the name does not apply. I was able to reset the part to the default by going into the part's properties and clicking the Reset All button. But it seems like the feature should be able to overwrite the custom name.
Re: How to copy a sketch by 90 degrees
Thank you, that was helpful! I wanted to copy the sketch only and I was trying the circular pattern, but I had overseen the drop down at the top to select feature pattern that I saw in your screen shot.
Now it works:
baumar