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Unable to fully constrain new drawing
ted_leroy
Member Posts: 8 ✭
Hello,
I'm working through Teaching Tech's tutorial on using OnShape. I've created a tool holder per the instructions provided but don't seem to be able to have all the elements constrained. I'm kind of stuck. Complete noob question, I'm sure, but I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
I've created the 2D drawing and added dimensions to all the elements, I think, but several still show blue. Screen shot is below, as well as a link to the drawing.
Thank you for your time and apologies for my lack of understanding. I really like OnShape so far!
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Hey Ted. Please post a link to your document. We can see your dimensions, but we don't know what constraints are on the sketch.
I don't see the Origin in your image. A common reason for your problem for those new to Onshape is not being aware that although the sketch seems to have all the necessary requirements via constraints and dimensions, it is not fully defined because the entire sketch does not have a fixed position; it's just floating on a plane. There is one point in your sketch that is fixed and is present in every sketch; that is the Origin. It's going to be necessary for your sketch to have some point in your sketch coincident with or dimensioned to the origin. If you pick a point and pick the Origin and apply the Coincident constraint and that doesn't move your entire sketch to the origin it could be because a constraint or constraints (that we can't see) are missing . Try that and get back to us if you still have a problem. - Scotty
Hi @robert_scott_jr_ (Scotty),
Thanks so much for your reply!
Here's a link to the file.
I bet that's the issue or part of it. I'll try picking a point and picking Origin then applying, if I can figure out how and let you know.
Kind regards,
Ted
Here's a screen capture with constraints shown. I don't know how to show the Origin.
Origin is on. locate your sketch relative to that point.
Thanks Scotty!
I wasn't able to figure out how to locate my sketch relative to the Origin yet, but I went back through the tutorial on a fresh drawing and I had missed a crucial step. I was supposed to click on the Origin to start my drawing from there.
Hopefully, as I complete more tutorials and learn more, I'll figure out how to locate my sketch relative to the Origin. If you could offer a quick tip on that I'd be most grateful.
I'm quite new to CAD and to OnShape. I'm really enjoying the learning though.
Kind regards,
Ted
Thanks again, Scotty!
Looking up how to locate my sketch relative to Origin. I've found this tutorial perhaps more enlightening than other's I've in OnShape's tutorials so far.
Kind regards,
Ted