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FeatureScript for Snap Fit 3D Printed Enclosures
daniel_splawski
Member Posts: 66 ✭✭
What would be the easiest way to create a script that would add the rim and male/female snap connectors to an enclosure? Could you recommend an existing FeatureScript that would make a good starting point?
Ideally it could be as simple as selecting the male face and corresponding female face of a split hollow shape, as well as the points where the snap connectors will be added. An example of the design is shown in the video below.
https://youtu.be/pjtiWuGUnlI?t=21m
Ideally it could be as simple as selecting the male face and corresponding female face of a split hollow shape, as well as the points where the snap connectors will be added. An example of the design is shown in the video below.
https://youtu.be/pjtiWuGUnlI?t=21m0
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ilya_baran
Onshape Employees, Developers, HDM Posts: 1,211 
I think Neil's snap hook example (here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5738c1f6e4b06c68b35e66aa/v/668674c951100573af45a415/e/77103724366528a36672a978 )
is a good reference for the types of things you'll want to do.
The way I would recommend going about it is separating the project into several features, which can be debugged and used individually (for instance, male rim, female rim, male snap connector at given point, etc.) and then after they work, call them (features are just a special kind of function) from the master "automatic" feature.
This project looks useful and I think FeatureScript is a good fit for it -- please post on the forum if you need help or to show off the result!Ilya Baran \ VP, Architecture and FeatureScript \ Onshape Inc5
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is a good reference for the types of things you'll want to do.
The way I would recommend going about it is separating the project into several features, which can be debugged and used individually (for instance, male rim, female rim, male snap connector at given point, etc.) and then after they work, call them (features are just a special kind of function) from the master "automatic" feature.
This project looks useful and I think FeatureScript is a good fit for it -- please post on the forum if you need help or to show off the result!
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7826438269e2fe5bc86ec8b9/w/a496f88628922016bcbf14a1/e/6e45f26eeddeed5cfa861e8a