Arrranging parts on a flad bed (3d printing/CNC)

dylan_rose

Hi all, I was wondering if there are any simple commands I'm missing for arranging parts from various part studios on a flat surface for 3D printing or milling. I would love to have some basic alignment tools for snapping to surfaces or equally spacing parts but all of the tools in the assembly seem more catered to complex assembly references and such. Anyone have any recommendations? 

Basically I want to be able to select faces and assign them to sit flat on a print bed and then move them around freely or assign distances between parts.

derek_ward

For 3D printing, I would export your parts to an STL file and do the arrangements in your slicer of choice, not in Onshape. I would assume the same would be said for CNC. 

tommie_berry

Put all your parts in an assembly like you want them. Then export the assembly to a .stl file for printing.

Jake_Rosenfeld

One of our users made a custom feature that you may find helpful:
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/3910/auto-layout-feature

If you've never used a custom feature before, check out the "Start using custom features" section of this page:
https://www.onshape.com/featurescript