Copying a workspace = losing in-context relationships??

Tony_C_

Is this supposed to happen? 

I have a workspace and made a copy of it then noticed I was no longer able to update my in-context parts. 

I did a few quick tests.  

Start
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/6d4c24383d6457e4cf5d486f/w/06b163bb37476333aae1cc9a/e/f9440e2253e5cad3447880b1

Copy
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/58b61a93d2d73c0f795d4eab/w/b640c9a58b5734bd9d13bc27/e/c1efe4cdc1e1a6a0c43978db

The part studios still show the context references but in the assembly where I created the parts, the arrow is gone and I can no longer updated the context.

Is this a glitch, or by design?

malay_kumar

This seems like a bug. The part studio still has in-context features and context. Selecting the context in each part studio bring the in-context icons in assembly instances (can be used as a workaround for now). Please report this using feedback tool so you will be notified when this is fixed. 

There is a limitation in workspace copy that ghost graphics of  each context move to latest assembly because workspace copy don't create multiple history point. But that is not effecting in this case. 

3dcad

29 days, they must do better than that

In my experience that is about same time where you get answer from other cads support - then they may include fix in next years version or the one after that (which you, of course, need to pay for).

malay_kumar

This seems like a bug. The part studio still has in-context features and context. Selecting the context in each part studio bring the in-context icons in assembly instances (can be used as a workaround for now). Please report this using feedback tool so you will be notified when this is fixed. 

There is a limitation in workspace copy that ghost graphics of  each context move to latest assembly because workspace copy don't create multiple history point. But that is not effecting in this case. 

Tony_C_

malay_kumar said:

 Please report this using feedback tool so you will be notified when this is fixed. 
 

Done. And I put a link to this thread in the feedback. 

Tony_C_

FIXED!!

Thanks OS

Hi Tony,

Onshape has been updated to address your ticket:

"COPYING A WORKSPACE = LOSING IN-CONTEXT RELATIONSHIPS"

This update (1.60.18034.9abfb11f67a7) has been pushed to cad.onshape.com and and is live for all users of Onshape. This version is displayed at the bottom of the Documents page or by clicking the ? menu and selecting About.

3dcad

29 days, they must do better than that

In my experience that is about same time where you get answer from other cads support - then they may include fix in next years version or the one after that (which you, of course, need to pay for).

michael3424

3dcad said:

29 days, they must do better than that

In my experience that is about same time where you get answer from other cads support - then they may include fix in next years version or the one after that (which you, of course, need to pay for).

Except for Geomagic Design - that can go for over a year (and counting) without an update.

3dcad

@michael3424
Don't hold your breath, I have case with GD that has begun about 10 years ago.. and counting
I once got them interested when posted whole case history on forums few years ago, but that interest faded pretty fast - without fix.

michael3424

@3dcad - Max Freeman popped up in the forum a couple weeks ago for a few minutes but he's moved on from GeoMagic to another company now.  On a whim, I created a poll to see who was dropping GMD support and it had a lot more replies than expected.  It's very striking to see the difference in support between Onshape here and on GMD's forum.  The latter has almost so significant corporate presence at all and bugs go years with out being fixed, while Onshape is here daily and bug fixes are made available within hours to days of being reported.