I am looking for a way to store an area in a variable

axel_randria

i am 3d model for a CFD study and i am trying to store my front surface in variable so i can access it easily and so i can calculate the drag coefficient of my model .

I already have my front surface but i can't save the value

S1mon

If you haven't found it yet, there's a "project body" custom feature which will take any body or surface and project it onto a plane or mate connector. Then the next step requires the "Measure value" custom feature which has an area option (missing from the built in tools).

Project Body:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/201b33ee5450cefbca3b34b8/w/95004b1f32bddc1e032970e5/e/858d76e3ccedcf5b31bf74ad

Measure Value:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/77baa8153589a7fc5f289829/w/cffd0f2a7077380d5378a885/e/56ddbb80665431f0cb57dbaf

MichaelPascoe

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Try Measure Value by @Konst_Sh.

If you need the data to stay with the part beyond Onshape, you can store it within the part's properties via the Property / Attribute feature.

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S1mon

If you haven't found it yet, there's a "project body" custom feature which will take any body or surface and project it onto a plane or mate connector. Then the next step requires the "Measure value" custom feature which has an area option (missing from the built in tools).

Project Body:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/201b33ee5450cefbca3b34b8/w/95004b1f32bddc1e032970e5/e/858d76e3ccedcf5b31bf74ad

Measure Value:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/77baa8153589a7fc5f289829/w/cffd0f2a7077380d5378a885/e/56ddbb80665431f0cb57dbaf

MichaelPascoe

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Try Measure Value by @Konst_Sh.

If you need the data to stay with the part beyond Onshape, you can store it within the part's properties via the Property / Attribute feature.

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MichaelPascoe

@S1mon draw? 🪨📃✂️

axel_randria

thank you very much