Access the version name via a global variable or feature script

fredrik_tärnell

Would like to make an embossed text on my part with the versionname for an highly iterative process 3d printing and making small adjustments in between.
I cannot tell the different versions apart by looking at the. Possible today already?? 

ilya_baran

This is not possible and we have no plans to make it possible: we don't want users to worry about geometry changes when you create or rename a version or copy a workspace.  You can use a local variable for this which you edit.

fredrik_tärnell

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ilya_baran

This is not possible and we have no plans to make it possible: we don't want users to worry about geometry changes when you create or rename a version or copy a workspace.  You can use a local variable for this which you edit.

fredrik_tärnell

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/3780/how-can-i-include-a-variable-value-in-a-sketch-text

And the follow up feature request

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/3796/variable-values-displayed-in-text

Doesn't seem to have passed critical mass yet?

ilya_baran

The requests you link to are for using variable values in sketch text -- that is already possible with FS and we do have plans to enable this without using FS.

The part of your request that is problematic is using a version name as a variable: a fundamental aspect of Onshape's design is that once you've created a version, you have nailed down the geometry (referencing, release management, caching, etc. all depend on this).  So there's no way a version rename could alter the geometry in that version.  What I can imagine happening at one point that would address your need is if we simplify the use of the API to the point where it's suitable for general individual use: then you could write a function that first modifies your part studio sketch text with the intended version name and then immediately creates a version with that name.