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I would like a forum "for dummies"
I'm obviously new to this, but, most forum explanations here very rarely help the FNG. I'm doing this for my own edification, but once I hit the forum, the answer is repeated and still not understood.
If I'm missing something please let me know. If you think I'm wrong, try a basic search where you know what your talking about, then, then take the approach of the FNG. I think it would help tremendously. Trying something new and having someone explain it way over your head only keeps it over your head.
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With Onshape’s forum, I don’t recall anyone ever taking a ‘forget you’ type of attitude. Especially towards those new to the forum. In fact, a lot of the time, long time users of the forum take time to welcome newbies. So, welcome to the forum.
I am of the opinion that a lot of the time, the reason questions may take awhile to get answered, is because those reading the original post, are possibly having a hard time understanding exactly what is being asked.
Other times, there may be some that are of the thought that the person asking the question would possibly be better off doing otherwise than what is being asked. So in a case like that, someone like me will wait for others to respond to the original post, then, at that time, I would offer up a response something like this —— ‘hey, you also MIGHT be interested in taking this approach …’
Of all the CAD forums I have ever participated in, this is the most professional and cordial of all. I say professional in that people don’t get petty as in other CAD forums I have participated in. Maybe it’s because there are a lot of engineers here.
I suggest you post your questions as clearly stated as possible, with hand sketches or the link to your document, and see what happens. There are a lot of very helpful participants here in this forum.
@mark_pac
I have been on onshape for just over two years now. I never learned cad 3d in my life. All I did was to follow several of the self paced courses and then started to do things. I am now designing model engines for 3d printing. Yes I am a machine engineer but all I ever learned cad wise was autocad light back in the 2D days, and that is decades ago.
Never did I have the feeling the onshape community, or the PROS, were explaining things overly difficult. In fact I found it very accessable, approachable and often instantly to the point.
Can you give us some examples? I cannot find you other post so please link to it?
I would advise you to follow the self paced courses which are free and very bitsize. Couple of short videos and then a test before you go to the next section that builds on the previous theme. Start with cad basics so you understand their way of terminology and concepts. Then go on to the sketches and after you understand the environment, go to the part building courses. By no means do you need to do all of them but these are kind of needed before you will get a feel of the onshape world. If you don't know where to find them go to the upper right of your screen and find the head with gears, this is the learning center.
Looking forward to your examples so we can try to do it again.
Maybe a book instead? Have you seen the learn.onshape.com website yet? Good stuff