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Top ten improvement request... to be implemented in 2020

This is the last post, at the end of 2018, about the Top ten improvement requests https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/10786/top-ten-improvement-request-updated#latest
But this time instead of waiting for December I will publish it a little earlier ... just in case we have any of these improvements as a gift this Christmas ;-)
1 - Coloring faces
2 - Exploded Views
3 - Global variables
4 - Make Part Transparent in Assembly
5 - 3D sketching / curves
6 - Mirror feature for assembly workflow
7 - Center of Mass Symbol
8 - Create and edit variables from within a sketch
9 - Assembly interference detection
9' - Sheet Metal Features (Partially implemented)
10 - External cosmetic thread
And this is my own top ten list updated:
But this time instead of waiting for December I will publish it a little earlier ... just in case we have any of these improvements as a gift this Christmas ;-)
1 - Coloring faces
2 - Exploded Views
3 - Global variables
4 - Make Part Transparent in Assembly
5 - 3D sketching / curves
6 - Mirror feature for assembly workflow
7 - Center of Mass Symbol
8 - Create and edit variables from within a sketch
9 - Assembly interference detection
9' - Sheet Metal Features (Partially implemented)
10 - External cosmetic thread
And this is my own top ten list updated:
- Handle identical parts in Part Studios and BOMs (Group by name or part number)
- 3D Sketch
- Mirror in Assemblies
- Where a part or assembly is used
- No-CAD users who can edit properties (in Onshape Professional)
- More options to create teams & share (hide other members in teams and Share a few tabs of a document)
- Notes in Part Studios and Assemblies (Weld, surface finish, tolerances,...)
- Interference detection
- Drawing properties templates (or in the settings) & change individual properties of an element (Partially implemented)
- Coloring faces and textures
Un saludo,
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
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Comments
1. Modify part surface for color, texture, and add artwork.
2. Folder structure in Assemblies.
3. Move mate connections to a drop-down menu, rather than in the Instances Tree of Assemblies.
4. Ability to move a part or assembly from the 0,0,0 point of the CoG, to the Origin.
...among many other things.
I very much like to see 3) Global variables & 7) Center of Mass symbol implemented into Onshape soon. Global variables will be a huge boost to functionality of Onshape.