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Improvements to Onshape - January 12th, 2024
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It's the first update of 2024, and we are hitting the ground running. This update includes a number of highly-requested improvements, so we hope you enjoy! Let's dive in.
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CAD IMPROVEMENTS
DECALS
You can now insert Decals into Part Studios. Decals are visible in Part Studios, assemblies, and shaded drawing views, and can be useful for inserting company logos or warning/hazard labels.OFFSET CURVE
Offset curve allows you to offset an edge as a curve on a face. This has a number of uses, as it makes it easy to create offset curves that are attached to a face.FILTER BRANCHES
You can now filter the version graph to only show branches with active workspaces. This makes it easier to filter out old information.DERIVED IMPROVEMENTS
Hide and show the individual entities inserted using a Derived feature. In the past, this was limited to hiding or showing the entire feature. This also includes custom features that import other features.VIEW-ONLY DISPLAY STATES
Display states can now be shared with View-only permissions. This makes it easier for non-CAD users to navigate a complex assembly.RELEASE VARIABLE STUDIO
It is now possible to release Variable studios. This allows Variable studios to go through your company's defined approval and release processes.![Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/9d/4emd1m1q9887.png](https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/9d/4emd1m1q9887.png)
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
REORDER CUSTOM PROPERTIES
Onshape Professional and Enterprise administrators can now reorder their custom properties. This can be useful when you want the most important properties higher in the list.CHANGE DATE FORMAT
It is now possible to change the date format for date type properties in your company settings.![Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/vc/bquwpmma4dz4.gif](https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/vc/bquwpmma4dz4.gif)
ENTERPRISE IMPROVEMENTS
SCHEDULE REPORTS
Enterprise administrators and Analytics administrators can now schedule reports for custom dashboards to run on a regular basis. The results will be emailed to the defined recipients with a frequency and in a format you choose.![Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/oc/wp7ygtnd5eum.png](https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/oc/wp7ygtnd5eum.png)
DRAWINGS IMPROVEMENTS
SECTION VIEW IMPROVEMENTS
You can now create a Section view (and Aligned section view) from a Detail view.DRAWING DEFINITION LIST EXPORT OPTION
When exporting an Inspection table, you can now export all dimensions to CSV with the new "Drawing definition list" export option.LEARNING CENTER IMPROVEMENTS
SELF-GUIDED ONSHAPE BOOTCAMP IN FRENCH, GERMAN, AND SIMPLIFIED CHINESE
Onshape's Self-Guided Bootcamp is now localized in French, German, and Simplified Chinese. The entire interface, closed captions, transcripts, and exercises are now all fully translated to ensure the best learning experience. The language selector is located in the bottom left while you are inside the Learning Center.ADVANCED PART DESIGN COURSE IMPROVEMENTS
A new video on Decals has been added to the Advanced Part Design Course. It instructs users on utilizing the new Decal feature within a Part Studio.UNDERSTANDING CURVES COURSE IMPROVEMENTS
A new video on Offset curve has been added to the Understanding Curves course. It instructs users on utilizing the powerful, new Offset curve feature.Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements and leave your comments below. For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the changelog.
Remember: The updates listed here are now live for all users when creating new Documents. Over the next few days, these features will also be available in Documents created before this update.11
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And the derived improvements is another great one.
Thank you
Starting off the year strong, this is an amazing update! Ty Onshape team!
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I hope that the next update will arrive the section view from a broken view.
ok will wait a while thank you for the heads up....if all else fails "read the instructions"
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With Decals, a couple of quick observations (some of which are in the help for the feature):
Derive improvements, shared display states & Sections on details will certainly come in mighty handy!
Also very stoked about reordering the property fields.
It looks like the decal feature is a really good start and will be very handy as-is but it does need to be expanded to conform to "arbitrary" surfaces as well as span multiple faces (with projection options), although I just noticed I managed to get some interesting results by splitting/moving a face after creating a decal!
I think controlling the visibility of individual elements of a derive is my second favorite here!