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Improvements to Onshape - May 4th, 2018
cody_armstrong
Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers, csevp Posts: 215 
It's May already and we're here again with an exciting new update for you. We have a lot to cover, so let's dive in.
ASSEMBLY LINEAR PATTERN IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS
You can now create Assembly Linear Patterns in multiple directions in a single command.
https://youtu.be/i9AwnnNM8Z8
PART NUMBER GENERATOR IMPROVEMENTS
Onshape Professional users can now generate part numbers in the workspace properties dialog as well as in the Simultaneous Bill of Materials flyout. In the past, the ability to automatically generate part numbers was limited to the Release Candidate creation process.
https://youtu.be/8noQViRlA8I
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN RECENTLY OPENED TABS
There is a new keyboard shortcut for switching between recently opened tabs. Press ctrl + spacebar to view recently opened tabs, then press the spacebar again to cycle between the tabs. Let go of the ctrl key to open that tab.
https://youtu.be/Rbdk1GI3I3o
PROPERTY DISPLAY NAME
You will find a new option for "Display Name" when editing your company's properties. This allows you to change the way the property is displayed. For example, changing "Quantity" to be displayed as "QTY."
https://youtu.be/iNXxgqY-mK8
GO TO ITEM IN LIST
If you right-click a part or subassembly that belongs to a nested subassembly, you will see a new option to "Go to item in list." This will expand out the subassembly and highlight your selection in the instance list.
CONFIGURATION NAME IN ASSEMBLY TOOLTIP
A tooltip with configuration details now appears when hovering over parts in the assembly instance list.
DRAWING WATERMARKS
As a company owner or admin, you will find a new option under the Release Management settings to "Show watermark for unreleased drawings." This automatically adds a watermark to all drawings except drawings that are released.
https://youtu.be/1NpyrQSlSFI
NOTES WITH MULTIPLE LEADERS
Notes in Onshape Drawings can now have multiple leaders. Simply right-click a Note with a leader and choose the option to "Add leader."
https://youtu.be/ka9-jaMhpMg
INSERT SURFACES INTO DRAWINGS
You can now insert surfaces into Drawings in Onshape. Surfaces will now appear as an option when inserting and you have a new filter in the insert dialog to make inserting only surfaces easy.
https://youtu.be/1rRiSIyh19s
ADDITIONAL NOTE FORMATTING OPTIONS
You now have the option to insert numbered and bulleted lists in Notes in Onshape Drawings. There are also new options for specifying upper and lower case letters.
VIEW FEATURE DIALOGS WHEN SHARED WITH VIEW AND COPY PERMISSIONS
If a Document has been shared with you with view and copy permissions, you can now double-click a feature in the feature list and see the details of that feature. This can be helpful for many reasons. One example is now it is possible to review the features and steps of a public Document without creating a copy first. This also means it is now possible to see the parameters of a feature in a version. In the past, you would need to create a branch to do this.
ASSEMBLY LINEAR PATTERN IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS
You can now create Assembly Linear Patterns in multiple directions in a single command.
https://youtu.be/i9AwnnNM8Z8PART NUMBER GENERATOR IMPROVEMENTS
Onshape Professional users can now generate part numbers in the workspace properties dialog as well as in the Simultaneous Bill of Materials flyout. In the past, the ability to automatically generate part numbers was limited to the Release Candidate creation process.
https://youtu.be/8noQViRlA8IKEYBOARD SHORTCUT FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN RECENTLY OPENED TABS
There is a new keyboard shortcut for switching between recently opened tabs. Press ctrl + spacebar to view recently opened tabs, then press the spacebar again to cycle between the tabs. Let go of the ctrl key to open that tab.
https://youtu.be/Rbdk1GI3I3oPROPERTY DISPLAY NAME
You will find a new option for "Display Name" when editing your company's properties. This allows you to change the way the property is displayed. For example, changing "Quantity" to be displayed as "QTY."
https://youtu.be/iNXxgqY-mK8GO TO ITEM IN LIST
If you right-click a part or subassembly that belongs to a nested subassembly, you will see a new option to "Go to item in list." This will expand out the subassembly and highlight your selection in the instance list.
CONFIGURATION NAME IN ASSEMBLY TOOLTIP
A tooltip with configuration details now appears when hovering over parts in the assembly instance list.
DRAWING WATERMARKS
As a company owner or admin, you will find a new option under the Release Management settings to "Show watermark for unreleased drawings." This automatically adds a watermark to all drawings except drawings that are released.
https://youtu.be/1NpyrQSlSFINOTES WITH MULTIPLE LEADERS
Notes in Onshape Drawings can now have multiple leaders. Simply right-click a Note with a leader and choose the option to "Add leader."
https://youtu.be/ka9-jaMhpMgINSERT SURFACES INTO DRAWINGS
You can now insert surfaces into Drawings in Onshape. Surfaces will now appear as an option when inserting and you have a new filter in the insert dialog to make inserting only surfaces easy.
https://youtu.be/1rRiSIyh19sADDITIONAL NOTE FORMATTING OPTIONS
You now have the option to insert numbered and bulleted lists in Notes in Onshape Drawings. There are also new options for specifying upper and lower case letters.
VIEW FEATURE DIALOGS WHEN SHARED WITH VIEW AND COPY PERMISSIONS
If a Document has been shared with you with view and copy permissions, you can now double-click a feature in the feature list and see the details of that feature. This can be helpful for many reasons. One example is now it is possible to review the features and steps of a public Document without creating a copy first. This also means it is now possible to see the parameters of a feature in a version. In the past, you would need to create a branch to do this.
Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements and leave your comments below. For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the Onshape Changelog.
Remember: The updates listed here are now live for all users when creating new Documents and over the next few days these features will also be available in Documents created before the date of this update.
Remember: The updates listed here are now live for all users when creating new Documents and over the next few days these features will also be available in Documents created before the date of this update.
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Owen S.
HWM-Water Ltd
Twitter: @onshapetricks & @babart1977
So many good updates this week, good work!
Twitter: @onshapetricks & @babart1977
PS: It seems that it is raining
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
IR for AS/NZS 1100
Has it happened to someone else?
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
Windows 10 Pro Spring 2018
Thanks to @john_hackington for pointing it
In the arrays feature (linear, circular and curve) if you select the Feature pattern option you will see a new checkbox "Apply per instance"
If you check the Apply per instance option all the instances are recalculate
And if it is unchecked it just copy the geometry
Here is the link to this document https://cad.onshape.com/documents/82b4f8320598247dfa2b9fea/w/e5613c929a82bb3271d7602e/e/385335c3237f50589d0218b0
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
Twitter: @onshapetricks & @babart1977
My fault... There is
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
Twitter: @BryanLAGdesign
I think the answer is no, as I couldn't get it to work but thought I'd ask in case I'd missed something.
Twitter: @onshapetricks & @babart1977
Try refreshing the page
IR for AS/NZS 1100
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
Special thanks for...
Eduardo Magdalena C2i Change 2 improve ☑ ¿Por qué no organizamos una reunión online?
Partner de PTC - Onshape Averigua a quién conocemos en común
Wish Onshape spent some time on the mobile / IOS side of things. Feels like it has been abandoned. No real change in the past year.
Others are now offering the ability to import, export and forward on files and drawings. Really basic stuff.