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NX inspired features like Basic Curve and WCS
Detective_Goose
Member Posts: 2 ✭
I enjoy working with sketch, and it works really well, but I miss being able to generate "Dumb" non-parametric curves like in Siemens NX 2212.
Sometimes I wish, I had a feature like basic curve combined with a WCS (Work Coordinate System), so I can make lines in any direction without being constrained to predefined plane. It would also be easier to place planes with a unique direction with a WCS.
I see how basic curves may not harmonize with the vision of Onshape. A big part of Onshape is being able to set up a model in such a way, that I can edit something and all sketches after it update accordingly. But I would love it, if users had the option to do otherwise, because there are just certain things you can't do with sketch.
Comments
Have you looked at this?
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/24874/routing-curve-control-point-curve-introduction-of-two-new-features-for-3d-curve-creation/p1
Also, mate connectors are coordinate systems and you can use them instead of planes for all sorts of things, including placing a 2D sketch (as a quick way to place a sketch at some arbitrary location/orientation by editing the mate connector offsets.
Bridge curve with position at each end will allow you to place lines at relatively arbitrary locations - albeit connected to existing geometry. When Control Point Curve becomes a real built in feature, I certainly expect it to have similar abilities to drag end points along other edges/curves.