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How can I insert my part sketches and dimensions into a drawing?

jeff_hall659
jeff_hall659 Member Posts: 4 EDU
in Community Support
I've create a series of sketches with dimension within each sketch, and now I'd like to bring them into a drawing. Can't seem to do that. I want to show all sketch geometry and dimensions in one screen. There are no solids in the part studio, just 3 sketches and lots of dimensions.
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  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,090 image
    edited July 2018
    In drawings - sketches yes, dimensions no. You can print from the part studio if you need to see dimensions. Right click sketch > show dims, then print from the "hamburger" menu top left.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • michael3424
    michael3424 Member Posts: 783 ✭✭✭✭
    It would be nice to have a new drawing seeded with the driving dimensions for a part, preferably with a switch to turn the option off when the drawing is created.
  • brian_brady
    brian_brady Member, Developers Posts: 505 EDU
    michael3424 said:
    It would be nice to have a new drawing seeded with the driving dimensions for a part, preferably with a switch to turn the option off when the drawing is created.
    This would not only be nice but is necessary for a productive CAD package. It has been requested already but not (yet) implemented. 
  • brian_brady
    brian_brady Member, Developers Posts: 505 EDU
    NeilCooke said:
    In drawings - sketches yes, dimensions no. You can print from the part studio if you need to see dimensions. Right click sketch > show dims, then print from the "hamburger" menu top left.
    Any chance that we will be able to show dimensions from all or multiple sketches for printing? Also, when will Onshape fix the font and arrow scaling when printing? This is not a "what you see is what you get" process. The text and arrows are virtually invisible when printed because they are so small even though they look nice on the screen.
  • MBartlett21
    MBartlett21 Member, OS Professional, Developers Posts: 2,064 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @brian_brady
    Try printing onto an a5 or A6 size
    mb - draftsman - also FS author: View FeatureScripts
    IR for AS/NZS 1100
  • michael3424
    michael3424 Member Posts: 783 ✭✭✭✭
    brian_brady said:
    michael3424 said:
    It would be nice to have a new drawing seeded with the driving dimensions for a part, preferably with a switch to turn the option off when the drawing is created.
    This would not only be nice but is necessary for a productive CAD package. It has been requested already but not (yet) implemented. 
    Does anyone know if there is an IR for this?  I never have much luck when looking for existing requests.
  • brian_brady
    brian_brady Member, Developers Posts: 505 EDU
    mbartlett21 said:
    @brian_brady
    Try printing onto an a5 or A6 size
    Wow, that is not intuitive. That helps the text match the object, but the part takes up less and less of the printed area. Plus the lines and text are jagged.
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,090 image
    brian_brady said:
    NeilCooke said:
    In drawings - sketches yes, dimensions no. You can print from the part studio if you need to see dimensions. Right click sketch > show dims, then print from the "hamburger" menu top left.
    Any chance that we will be able to show dimensions from all or multiple sketches for printing? Also, when will Onshape fix the font and arrow scaling when printing? This is not a "what you see is what you get" process. The text and arrows are virtually invisible when printed because they are so small even though they look nice on the screen.
    Hi Brian, the best way to ensure your dimensions and views are at the scale you want them to be is to create a drawing. Part Studios are for modelling, so while I understand why you want to do it, there are more pressing features to be added right now. If the voting takes it to the top of the list then I’m sure it’ll get implemented. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA

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