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Custom Feature: Tangent Fill
ry_gb
Member, csevp, pcbaevp Posts: 195 PRO
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I've been using SolidWorks a lot lately (not by choice) and one of the features I found that is nice is the Tangent option in the Filled Surface feature for when you're filling in patches in places where fillets leave sharp pinch points.
Now, while the native Onshape Fill already does this, it's a PITA having to click on each dropdown to select Tangent. So here it is, folks. That's all this does. It defaults every edge continuity to tangent. I did throw in a select Open Loop edges option for the extra lazy folks like me.
On the off chance that no else has built this yet, just look at how many clicks I've saved you! In the example below, using regular Fill, it takes 12 clicks, while Tangent Fill needs only 1 click. I just gave you 15 seconds of your life back. Or else, let me know if this already exists, so I can delete this post (or the equivalent of that) and I can forget about this script I hastily put together.
Ramon Yip | glassboard.com
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We are not worthy! 😉
If, after you make the first selection in Fill, you set the continuity to Tangent, all subsequent selections will also be tangent. This does not work with create selection though, so very useful and cool feature!
That's odd. I made it public before posting. Try again now.
Another thing is you can't access FeatureScript tabs while on mobile.
Ramon Yip | glassboard.com
Good to know! I'll keep that in mind for other edge cases.
Ramon Yip | glassboard.com
That's an interesting way to do those corners. Is this something that you regularly "need" to do? or is it just preferred? And for what type of objects is this being applied to? Curious about the real world use cases that prompted this.
Maybe you could probably create an "auto fix" feature where it does all that sketching/extruding/deleting for you and then applies the tangent fill feature all in one go. I've not created any scripts though. Just thinking out loud.
It's commonly done in industrial design for aesthetic reasons. It's a direct application of this:
You're right that all of the steps could be automated, but generally speaking the blend tends to be pretty custom. I just automated the one pain point I saw in Onshape, compared to SW. It'd be cool to automate the whole workflow, though.
Ramon Yip | glassboard.com