Complete beginner

dimitur_todorov

Hello everyone,

I'm a complete beginner and I'm following a youtube series, however I'm unable to even go pass the first step, which seems to be the "defines".

Below is the very simple model, which i can't define the top and bottom lines. Could anyone help?

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a68e02c1ae89d238c8361bf5/w/16de69dcb838a699876053d0/e/e643a926f6799221e000fb3f?renderMode=0&uiState=67ab155f03bacf5cb77adb57

nick_papageorge_dayjob

Use the symmetric constraint to make the top and bottom lines of the rectangle symmetric about the front plane.

The tutorial you followed "probably" used the center-point rectangle, and aligned the center point with the origin. Right now you have the tangent of one of the circles aligned with the origin.

Also your circles are all construction lines. If you want to make a board with holes, change them to solid lines. Click the circle and press the Q key to do that.

nick_papageorge_dayjob

Use the symmetric constraint to make the top and bottom lines of the rectangle symmetric about the front plane.

The tutorial you followed "probably" used the center-point rectangle, and aligned the center point with the origin. Right now you have the tangent of one of the circles aligned with the origin.

Also your circles are all construction lines. If you want to make a board with holes, change them to solid lines. Click the circle and press the Q key to do that.

MichaelPascoe

Since Nick has the question already handled, here is some more useful info for new users:

Try the Learning Pathways. They will take you completely from beginner to advanced Onshape user.

https://learn.onshape.com/catalog?labels=%5B%22Learning%20Format%22%5D&values=%5B%22Learning%20Pathway%22%5D

dimitur_todorov

Thank you both for the answers! It is very helpful.