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Improvements to Onshape - February 23rd, 2024
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PART STUDIOS
BODY DRAFT
A new feature - Body draft - has been added. Body draft allows you to add draft to one or more entire parts all in one feature, based on selecting a pull direction and a parting surface.BOUNDARY SURFACE - MATCH CURVATURE
The Boundary surface feature now includes a new Boundary condition option to Match curvature. This maintains curvature continuity (G2 Continuity) between the created surface and reference surface.AREA MOMENTS OF INERTIA
You can now evaluate the Area moment of inertia of a selected face (or multiple selected coplanar faces), directly from the Mass properties dialog.ADDITIONAL SKETCH TOOLS NOW SUPPORT DIMENSIONING ON THE FLY
The 3 point circle, Tangent arc, Inscribed polygon, and Circumscribed polygon sketch features now support a more efficient dimension-on-the-fly workflow. You no longer have to manually select the dimension tool to create a dimension; instead, key in a value immediately after the sketch geometry is created and press Enter to accept it.
ASSEMBLIES
SWITCH THE ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION THAT A CONTEXT IS REFERENCING
When editing a part in-context of an Assembly, you can now change which Assembly Configuration your context is referencing.
FEATURESCRIPT
ICONS FOR PARAMETER CONTROLS
Custom feature horizontal and drop-down parameter controls can now include icons.IMPORT/EXPORT
STEP EXPORT - NEW PREPROCESSING OPTION FOR SURFACES
A new Preprocessing option is now supported for STEP file format export. This option is the same as the Remove small entities only (advanced) option, with the additional step where all surfaces are converted to b-surfaces.![](https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/u0/ij5o9yfe9gvr.png)
IGES IMPORT - POSTPROCESSING
A new option for IGES postprocessing has been added upon import. This option ensures that linear edges are not imported as curves.![](https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/ik/gdst7z3si9a8.png)
RELEASE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
VIEW PERMISSIONS NOTIFICATION FOR APPROVERS
You will now receive a notification if you add an approver to a Release candidate but they do not have permission to view the document containing the release.![Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/vy/zup9q72kzpnh.png](https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/vy/zup9q72kzpnh.png)
LEARNING CENTER IMPROVEMENTS
ONSHAPE-ARENA CONNECTION - USER AND ADMIN GUIDESTwo new guides have been added to the Learning Center, containing lessons and best practices around using the Onshape Arena Connection:
The Onshape Arena Connection Admin Guide explains how to configure your Onshape Enterprise to synchronize data with Arena PLM. This article is recommended for Onshape Enterprise Admins.
The Onshape Arena Connection User Guide focuses on the core functionality of the Onshape Arena Connection. It explains how to use the connection to assign categories, generate part numbers, synchronize data, add an Onshape release to an Arena Change, and automatically upload PDF and STEP data to Arena PLM. This article is recommended for all Onshape Arena Connection users.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.
Comments
If you are already using @Evan_Reese's Selection Draft, then I'm not sure that drafting a whole part is that great since I can't seem to find a way to remove material.
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Yes, body draft will only create material. I will probably get this wrong, but I believe under the covers it is finding the isoclines at the desired angles and then creating material to the parting entity (then cleaning up depending on the other options). For completely analytical parts, it is often that regular draft or parting line draft would suffice. As soon as more complex surfaces are involved, I find this approach is needed to make something that is moldable.
non-planar parting entity; non-orthogonal pull direction; matching faces with tangency and repair options.... etc.
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I'll be dropping some example ride-alongs on my youtube channel!!
Bonus tip: turn on Draft analysis before you add the Body draft feature - you'll get a nice colorful experience
Disappointed to see the slot tool didn't get any love, it really sticks out as the "odd" one now! Here's to hoping this means there's some other more in-depth rework for that one!
"For completely analytical parts, it is often that regular draft or parting line draft would suffice. As soon as more complex surfaces are involved, I find this approach is needed to make something that is moldable."
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SWITCH THE ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION THAT A CONTEXT IS REFERENCING. Yes. This is a good one I have needed but never thought to ask for!
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