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inaccurate volume and surface area calulations
elliott_hitchcock
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I made two cubes, one has sides of 30cm the other has sides of 30.1 cm, but OnShape says the smaller cube has a larger volume and surface area.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b1377128f985de48e9e43f45/w/65906ccb07f7136c10578d6d/e/47311df06c3ecc6b76f43fa7?renderMode=0&rightPanel=variableTablePanel&uiState=66f448febc47206794fce9fb
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That's 'cause the smaller cube isn't actually a cube. You'd want to constrain the sides to be equal.