Banana for Scale

frank26080115

There's no measurement tool in Onshape, when I open a model, if it's not immediately obvious, then I have no idea how big the model actually is.

Please implement some form of measurement tool, or a little scale indicator somewhere, or a faint grid on planes that can be toggled.

Or have a button that inserts a banana into the model view.

jakeramsley

Measurement tool is always on.  Selections will show the corresponding measurement in the bottom right with a chevron to access other measurements about your current selection.

3dcad

I agree. To be able to enable measure tape background would give better first sight impression on dimensions.

This is good example: (Factory trolley)
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1d2cf2545ca34eaea89dbaab/w/a3ed1bdec4b74b4c84840d97/e/442c4913e93a46a18224faaa

I though it was something like 1200mm by 500mm trolley, image tabs show that it might be a bit bigger..

Edit:
Just noticed you can't copy a link to public model from the document list, you need to actually open the document for getting link that works.
Link fixed.

jakeramsley

Measurement tool is always on.  Selections will show the corresponding measurement in the bottom right with a chevron to access other measurements about your current selection.

3dcad

I'm familiar with the measurement tool. I forgot to mention earlier that I agree just for the 'easier understanding of the scale' part.

Measurement tool in Onshape is very good when you get used to it.

michael3424

I've been rather surprised at how well OnShape automatically scales a group of undimensioned sketch entities once one of them is dimensioned.  The group of entities is usually pretty close to what I intended so, for me, there has so far been little need to more than the existing measurement tool provides.

3dcad

@Michael3424 I like that sketch figure scaling too, most of the time. If I create say about 2000x500 rectangle and I make first dimension between rectangle and something else and set it to be 1mm - it will still scale the rectangle while I'm just trying to position before sizing.

This thread is not about sketch scaling though. It's about understanding immediately when you open model what size the model is.

frank26080115

I completely missed the bottom right corner. Thanks for pointing that out.

adrian_vlzkz

I still like the idea of the Banana! (9 Gaggers will understand)

pete_yodis

@adrian_velazquez Welcome to the dark side by the way...

adrian_vlzkz

Haha... thanks Pete! but I don't think this is the Dark Side, in that case it would be the other way around, I've sneaked out the Empire to join the rebels  Everyday I'm more confussed with their Death Star... I mean 3D Experience logo

pete_yodis

adrian_velazquez said:

Haha... thanks Pete! but I don't think this is the Dark Side, in that case it would be the other way around, I've sneaked out the Empire to join the rebels  Everyday I'm more confussed with their Death Star... I mean 3D Experience logo

Spot on.

ilya_baran

Am I the only one who keeps misreading this discussion subject as "Banana for sale"?

pete_yodis

ilya_baran said:

Am I the only one who keeps misreading this discussion subject as "Banana for sale"?

@ilya_baran

3dcad

ilya_baran said:

Am I the only one who keeps misreading this discussion subject as "Banana for sale"?

It would certainly be 'out-of-the-box' thinking to sell banana in this global forum

_Ðave_

With a .010 resolution scale you may as well be using a banana, sorry just had to.

Onshape Please get a least a .0001 res on the scale soon.

I can't design anything with .010.

Thanks