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Combining multiple sketches into one sketch

_Carbyne__Carbyne_ Member Posts: 17 EDU
in Using Onshape
Hello,

I would like to combine multiple sketches (30+ sketches) into one sketch so that I can export the sketch into Rhino for laser cutting. The sketches are very detailed and some have thousands of sketch entities. Any ideas of how I can do this quickly? Copy and pasting each sketch will work, but is there a way to copy and paste multiple sketches at once?

For reference, here's one of the parts I'd like to laser cut:



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  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,683
    Do it in a drawing and insert all the sketches. You'll need a view of a part first, which could be the outline shown above.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
  • _Carbyne__Carbyne_ Member Posts: 17 EDU
    But how do you place the sketches accurately onto the part/drawing? There's no points to snap to, it's in freeform.
  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,683
    No it’s not. Add the view of the part (if there is no part, extrude the outline of the “paper” your logos are printed on). Then right click the view and “insert sketches”. They will be in the exact location. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
  • _Carbyne__Carbyne_ Member Posts: 17 EDU
    Could you send photos or a short video of what you're talking about? I'm not really catching on.
  • dirk_van_der_vaartdirk_van_der_vaart Member Posts: 549 ✭✭✭
    Look's like you want to edit some DXF file's and merge them , you can do this with Onshape but Onshape is really more for 3D modeling.

  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,683
    Not got time to make a video, but here is a doc 
    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a3321fcd798c7ce2d7f158e6/w/3fd51d38fbbb93f7c7bc1bff/e/f4170fbc086b5978b9cc5bfe

    and here is a pic (I got the naming wrong, it is show/hide > show/hide sketches)

    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
  • _Carbyne__Carbyne_ Member Posts: 17 EDU
    Oh wow it works, thank you Neil! Also, should I export it as DWG or DXF into Rhino 7? Which one has a higher quality? Google says both files have similar quality, but DWG has a smaller file size.
  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,683
    DWG is native AutoCAD format where DXF is a neutral file format. Go with DWG if you can.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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