3D bounding box dimensions of part

mark_morgen

I'm trying to show the overall dimensions of a 3d part in Onshape... does it exist?  I want to select a part name from the list, then click on Properties and have the overall size displayed in XYZ coordinates.  So a cell phone body would show something like [10, 70, 150] mm.  If the part is rotated about one axis, the bounding box and corresponding dimensions would change accordingly.

Thank you!

eric_pesty

This FS can calculate this and store the values in variables:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1191ad078261c48e44f33209/v/71772266066c4d67841687c9/e/4c39ed16c0185c62272d5c95

mark_morgen

This definitely helps!  Thank you!  I can create the box, then select two perpendicular faces of the new box, click on Measure (btm rt corner) and I get the overall size.  I'll be able to use this for more functions, but this is a really good workaround until Onshape provides a one click solution!  {HINT, HINT]

Thank you!

eric_pesty

mark_morgen said:

This definitely helps!  Thank you!  I can create the box, then select two perpendicular faces of the new box, click on Measure (btm rt corner) and I get the overall size.  I'll be able to use this for more functions, but this is a really good workaround until Onshape provides a one click solution!  {HINT, HINT]

Thank you!

You shouldn't need the measure tool: the feature creates three variables: