Creating Sheet Metal Object via Feature Script

eca_elioac

Hi All,

When I create a sheet Metal object via feature script. In the sheet Metal Context window, It shows "Unknown" instead of the usual "Sheet metal model 1"…

How do we control this behavior in featurescript?

Thanks in advance!!!

Caden_Armstrong

Sheet metal is pretty difficult to work with in FeatureScript. My recommendation is to not use the underlying sheet metal functionality, but rather to just call the existing sheet metal features with your featurescript. Calling the Onshape written features as sub features is going to produce more consistent results, won't break as easily, and will be faster/easier to develop with.

eca_elioac

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/120692#Comment_120692

FeatureScript 2752;
export import(path : "onshape/std/common.fs", version : "2752.0");
export import(path : "onshape/std/sheetMetalStart.fs", version : "2752.0");

annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "Sm Thicken", "Feature Type Description" : "Wrapper for sheetMetalStart (THICKEN)" }
export const mySmThicken = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map)
precondition
{
annotation { "Name" : "Sketch/Face to Thicken", "Filter" : EntityType.FACE, "MaxNumberOfPicks" : 1 }
definition.mySketchToThicken is Query;
}
{
var myDef = {
"process" : SMProcessType.THICKEN,
"regions" : definition.mySketchToThicken,
"thickness" : 0.0516 * inch,
"radius" : 0.1 * inch,
"bends" : qNothing()
};

    callSubfeatureAndProcessStatus(id, sheetMetalStart, context, id + 'sMstart', myDef);

});

Hi Caden,
I constructed the script above just as you suggested but I'm still running into the same issue.. I'm getting "Unknown" in the Sheet metal context window instead of the normal "Sheet metal model 1"

lana

That piece of UI is specific to the standard sheetMetalStart feature. I don't think you can coax it to work with your feature. Sorry.