Configuring Part Property problem (Now FIXED)

owen_sparks

Hi folks, I wonder if you can help?

I have a pipe that has two configuration inputs. (Length and colour.)

I can configure the appearance just fine but the configuration takes into account the length and colour options.



The length isn't relevant, so this method fails if the length is set to anything other than the default.

I don't seem to be able to delete the length column from the properties config.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for your time.

Cheers,

Owen S.

ilya_baran

For configuring properties, you currently have to specify all configuration inputs, so you can't delete a configuration input column from the table.  We're working on it.

The only way you can currently set a color based on one configuration input is by writing a custom feature.  Here's one I whipped together: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d290e9ee2e626a7b649b4927/w/194d18396c5bc98706ec2624/e/7b2aa285ed0349bc1a9fe1d7 -- you can configure the color parameters.

owen_sparks

Wow, quick response, info on future enhancements and an immediate workaround.  This is why we love you guys.

Thanks Illya.

Cheers,

Owen S.

owen_sparks

Hello again.

Works like a charm, thanks again



Cheers,

Owen S.

sebastian_glanzner

ilya_baran said:

For configuring properties, you currently have to specify all configuration inputs, so you can't delete a configuration input column from the table.  We're working on it.

The only way you can currently set a color based on one configuration input is by writing a custom feature.  Here's one I whipped together: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d290e9ee2e626a7b649b4927/w/194d18396c5bc98706ec2624/e/7b2aa285ed0349bc1a9fe1d7 -- you can configure the color parameters.

Nice Feature Script! But it only works with parts that have never been assigned an appearance, so only "new" parts.

Is there a workaround to overwrite/reset the appearance?

ilya_baran

Not yet, but we have plans for resetting properties so they can be controlled by FS.

sebastian_glanzner

ilya_baran said:

Not yet, but we have plans for resetting properties so they can be controlled by FS.

Sounds very good!

I also adjusted you FS a little bit, now I can use integer RGB values (0...255)
And you can set a material name and density

<div>FeatureScript 765;
import(path : "onshape/std/geometry.fs", version : "765.0");

annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "Set Color" }
export const setColor = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map)
    precondition
    {
        annotation { "Name" : "Bodies", "Filter" : EntityType.BODY }
        definition.bodies is Query;

        annotation { "Name" : "Red" }
        isInteger(definition.red, { (unitless) : [0, 128, 255] } as IntegerBoundSpec);

        annotation { "Name" : "Green" }
        isInteger(definition.green, { (unitless) : [0, 128, 255] } as IntegerBoundSpec);

        annotation { "Name" : "Blue" }
        isInteger(definition.blue, { (unitless) : [0, 128, 255] } as IntegerBoundSpec);


        annotation { "Name" : "Alpha" }
        isReal(definition.alpha, { (unitless) : [0.0, 1, 1] } as RealBoundSpec);

        annotation { "Name" : "Material Name" }
        definition.myMaterialName is string;

        annotation { "Name" : "Material Density" }
        isReal(definition.myMaterialDensity, { (unitless) : [0.0, 1, 25] } as RealBoundSpec);
    }
    {
        setProperty(context, {
                    "entities" : definition.bodies,
                    "propertyType" : PropertyType.APPEARANCE,
                    "value" : color(definition.red / 255., definition.green / 255., definition.blue / 255., definition.alpha)
                });

        setProperty(context, {
                    "entities" : definition.bodies,
                    "propertyType" : PropertyType.MATERIAL,
                    "value" : material(definition.myMaterialName, definition.myMaterialDensity * gram / centimeter ^ 3)
                });

    });
</div><div><br></div>

owen_sparks

Very Nice.

Owen S.

MBartlett21

ilya_baran said:

Not yet, but we have plans for resetting properties so they can be controlled by FS.

When will this be available?
@ilya_baran

MBartlett21

sebastian_glanzner said:

ilya_baran said:

Not yet, but we have plans for resetting properties so they can be controlled by FS.

Sounds very good!

I also adjusted you FS a little bit, now I can use integer RGB values (0...255)
And you can set a material name and density

<div>FeatureScript 765;
import(path : "onshape/std/geometry.fs", version : "765.0");

annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "Set Color" }
export const setColor = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map)
    precondition
    {
        annotation { "Name" : "Bodies", "Filter" : EntityType.BODY }
        definition.bodies is Query;

        annotation { "Name" : "Red" }
        isInteger(definition.red, { (unitless) : [0, 128, 255] } as IntegerBoundSpec);

        annotation { "Name" : "Green" }
        isInteger(definition.green, { (unitless) : [0, 128, 255] } as IntegerBoundSpec);

        annotation { "Name" : "Blue" }
        isInteger(definition.blue, { (unitless) : [0, 128, 255] } as IntegerBoundSpec);


        annotation { "Name" : "Alpha" }
        isReal(definition.alpha, { (unitless) : [0.0, 1, 1] } as RealBoundSpec);

        annotation { "Name" : "Material Name" }
        definition.myMaterialName is string;

        annotation { "Name" : "Material Density" }
        isReal(definition.myMaterialDensity, { (unitless) : [0.0, 1, 25] } as RealBoundSpec);
    }
    {
        setProperty(context, {
                    "entities" : definition.bodies,
                    "propertyType" : PropertyType.APPEARANCE,
                    "value" : color(definition.red / 255., definition.green / 255., definition.blue / 255., definition.alpha)
                });

        setProperty(context, {
                    "entities" : definition.bodies,
                    "propertyType" : PropertyType.MATERIAL,
                    "value" : material(definition.myMaterialName, definition.myMaterialDensity * gram / centimeter ^ 3)
                });

    });
</div><div><br></div>

@ilya_baran

Maybe you could merge this change into yours?

richard_marcus

ilya_baran said:

For configuring properties, you currently have to specify all configuration inputs, so you can't delete a configuration input column from the table.  We're working on it.

Is there an improvement request tied to this? Looking forward to this update. I'd like to make my part properties not tied to a configuration variable.

victor_ragusila

any update on this? The fact that I cant use the FeatureScript on existing bodies where I modified the appearance is rather disappointing

Jake_Rosenfeld

@victor_ragusila

If you follow these instructions you can see how to reset part properties:
https://www.onshape.com/cad-blog/tech-tip-how-to-reset-part-properties-in-onshape

Unfortunately, color does not show up explicitly in that panel, so you will have to use "Reset all" if you would like to reset the color.

We will start brainstorming on how to handle this better.

Jake_Rosenfeld

Apologies, it appears that "Reset all" is the only way to reset any property.  I was misinformed about being able to reset individual properties from the dialog.  For now, it appears that appearance follows the same rules as everything else, and is resettable.

sam_parsons

ilya_baran said:

We're working on it.

@ilya_baran , is this still on the horizon?

ilya_baran

It's still on our todo list, but we've prioritized other work ahead of it.  Please make a ticket so your vote can count in the prioritization process.

monroe_weber_shirk

Is there any option for resetting the properties of a part in a part studio? I'm setting the properties in FeatureScript and I manually played with the color of a part and now can't find a way to undo that. 

kevin_o_toole_1

@monroe_weber_shirk

The "Reset all" button does exactly what you want. This will reset all properties at once (so if you don't want everything reset you'll need to redo those), but it's the one way to completely remove manually-set properties (including color), so after that you'll see your FS properties shining through.