Can I create a new Document from a Part Studio.

william_4

I created a Part Studio in a Document and I want to use it in other Documents or share just that Part Studio with the Public but not my entire Document.

3dcad

You can use RMB menu for part studio tab and select 'Copy to clipboard' and paste into another Document.

It will be a copy and not associating if original part is changed.

Sharing covers the whole document, but if you create another document where you paste the part studio and make it public - it has no affect on your 5 free active documents. 

3dcad

Sorry, forgot to mention about pasting. I think browser hijacks ctrl+ x, c and v so they can't be used in Onshape special functions.

3dcad

I think @BruceBartlett has made some collection of standard bolts & washers for public.. I'm not 100% sure though, try search.

moengineering

3dcad said:

I think @BruceBartlett has made some collection of standard bolts & washers for public.. I'm not 100% sure though, try search.

yes, Bruce did it

here is the document:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/516b1784884d4facbc4c0d74/w/8e947edb43904354bb16b3f2/e/c23d6f9b205c442db6579475


Best regards
Martin

brucebartlett

Bill H said:

My intent was to start a Document which would contain frequently used parts, things like screws, washers, nuts, etc. When I downloaded a split lock washer from McMaster-Carr I wasn't able to get and axis mate connector because of the way it was made and translated into my document.

Good idea, only problem is you can't get parts into a part studio once it is created. You can build a assembly in Onshape with Mcmaster parts and translate to a part studio then use copy tab to move around but you only get one chance to get all your parts in so huve to build the rest up natively. I have been doing a translate copy and stretching the end out for different bolt lengths. 

I started mine because I thought it would be good to have all part built natively. I have not finished the complete series just the series I need at the time. Things may change so not putting too much effort in. Its public so your welcome to copy tabs out, 

I do love how the lists fill out when you create an assembly after you have dropped one of these part studio's into your doc. 

3dcad

You can use RMB menu for part studio tab and select 'Copy to clipboard' and paste into another Document.

It will be a copy and not associating if original part is changed.

Sharing covers the whole document, but if you create another document where you paste the part studio and make it public - it has no affect on your 5 free active documents. 

william_4

No, I tried that but when I open another document I can't find a way to paste it from the clipboard.

william_4

Okay! I finally figured it out. If you select the '+' at the bottom of the new document and select the 'Paste Tab' it will create a new Part Studio with the one you copied to clipboard. Thanks, I was trying to us cntrl V all the time. I guess the Paste Tab won't show up there if you don't have something in the clipboard.

3dcad

Sorry, forgot to mention about pasting. I think browser hijacks ctrl+ x, c and v so they can't be used in Onshape special functions.

william_4

My intent was to start a Document which would contain frequently used parts, things like screws, washers, nuts, etc. When I downloaded a split lock washer from McMaster-Carr I wasn't able to get and axis mate connector because of the way it was made and translated into my document.

3dcad

I think @BruceBartlett has made some collection of standard bolts & washers for public.. I'm not 100% sure though, try search.

moengineering

3dcad said:

I think @BruceBartlett has made some collection of standard bolts & washers for public.. I'm not 100% sure though, try search.

yes, Bruce did it

here is the document:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/516b1784884d4facbc4c0d74/w/8e947edb43904354bb16b3f2/e/c23d6f9b205c442db6579475


Best regards
Martin

brucebartlett

Bill H said:

My intent was to start a Document which would contain frequently used parts, things like screws, washers, nuts, etc. When I downloaded a split lock washer from McMaster-Carr I wasn't able to get and axis mate connector because of the way it was made and translated into my document.

Good idea, only problem is you can't get parts into a part studio once it is created. You can build a assembly in Onshape with Mcmaster parts and translate to a part studio then use copy tab to move around but you only get one chance to get all your parts in so huve to build the rest up natively. I have been doing a translate copy and stretching the end out for different bolt lengths. 

I started mine because I thought it would be good to have all part built natively. I have not finished the complete series just the series I need at the time. Things may change so not putting too much effort in. Its public so your welcome to copy tabs out, 

I do love how the lists fill out when you create an assembly after you have dropped one of these part studio's into your doc. 

billy2

moEngineering are you in Australia? I was just looking at your ajax handbook and noticed it was out of Australia. It's a good reference handbook.

Thanks for the bolt reference book,

andrew_troup

 @BruceBartlett  Thanks very much for the fasteners document. I was surprised and delighted to find it metric :-)

brucebartlett

I am the Australian @billy . Yes it is a good book been using that for years and is a common referance for us Aussie Engineers

@andrew_troup  Metric is the only way to go. However I still have to use imperial bolts every now then.  

If people are using the fastsners I doc might have to do some more work to improve it.

Bruce

moengineering

billy said:

moEngineering are you in Australia? I was just looking at your ajax handbook and noticed it was out of Australia. It's a good reference handbook.

Thanks for the bolt reference book,

Hello @billy,

as @BruceBartlett says, he is the Austrailian and  the boltz and nutz document is from him. I just linked them. By the way: I am the Austrian. There are also cows but no kangaroos
But there are things in common: I also work metric and I am thrilled with onshape too.

best regards
martin

andrew_troup

BruceBartlett said:

... Metric is the only way to go....moEngineering said: I also work metric ....

@AndrewTroup said: Hush! or we'll have the "customary units" not-so-secret police kicking down our doors!

moengineering

@Andrew_Troup  

@BruceBartlett is there a special reason why you made all nutz and bolts at the same position in the parts studio?

best regards
martin

brucebartlett

@moEngineering  good point, maybe it would be better to spread them out so the not on top of each other. Then you could have then all shown. 

Originally I wanted the 0,0,0 point too be under the head, but with the mate connector system this proberly doesn't mater. Still a work in progress.

Bruce

moengineering

@BruceBartlett thanks for your answer.

BruceBartlett said:
Originally I wanted the 0,0,0 point too be under the head, but with the mate connector system this proberly doesn't mater. Still a work in progress.

Thats the way I also would have done it before OnShape. Because in all other systems you should take care of that. Here it doesn't matter. Thats pretty cool


best regards
martin