Calculate Bounds

kim_salvesen_

Hello

 I use onshape to prepare parts to Cam  when I do so I do create a stock That in close the model

and I did find this very nice  featurescript.   Called Calculate Bounds

 

 The only problem with this script is  that I cannot control if I want to more offset in X or Y or Z.

Do someone now how you can add an offset tab. maybe if you wanna do a symmetric offset also would be nice and maybe also if you can choose what kind of material you are using and can you export this information to an excel file.

 

 I know this is a lot of questions. thanks in advanced

 

Kim Salvesen

MBartlett21

@NeilCooke
It was a FS that both @Jake_Rosenfeld and me worked on.


@emagdalenaC2i
I think there will be some very useful improvements to it soon

Please see highlighted above
I have used the algorithm from http://sffsymposium.engr.utexas.edu/Manuscripts/1999/1999-019-Chan.pdf

The sheet metal flat pattern bounds is now faster as well

NeilCooke

Hi @kim_salvesen685 - the script could be easily modified, but to address your request quickly, you can use Move Face to offset each face of the cuboid the exact amount that you want.

kim_salvesen_

Thanks Neil for the fast answer

 

 I do know about that  but, I want to customize the script so I don't need to do all those extra step specially not hundreds or parts.   so if somebody can point me in the right direction I have already customize the script a little

 but I don't know how to implement the offset in the picture 

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/631672dc5e8a27c212e0e019/w/1c75cca3d100109fbb97dccc/e/be87f9334492ecff4c1485bd

NeilCooke

Wow, that’s a ridiculously complex feature. Where did you get it? You should be able to do the whole thing in a dozen lines of code, starting with evBox3d, adding your offsets, then using fCuboid. Might be more to it than that but that is all it needs. Can’t create the code for you right now,  but hopefully that points you in the right direction. 

emagdalenaC2i

@NeilCooke That FS let users change and reorient the coordinate system, and it also create the bounding box for sheet metal flat parts

I think it's quite old and it's possible that you can reduce the code, but it has quite a few very useful options

MBartlett21

@NeilCooke
It was a FS that both @Jake_Rosenfeld and me worked on.


@emagdalenaC2i
I think there will be some very useful improvements to it soon

Please see highlighted above
I have used the algorithm from http://sffsymposium.engr.utexas.edu/Manuscripts/1999/1999-019-Chan.pdf

The sheet metal flat pattern bounds is now faster as well