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@aras welcome back to Onshape! Wow, a 9 year old post, cool.
While I don't use a grid, I am surprised at some of the replies dished out in this thread. Usually, we keep it pretty professional on the OS forum.
When using a grid in other software, I typically use it to align things. In OS, I simply let it auto snap vertically or horizontally, or assign a constraint, so no need for a grid. Also, no need for pdf drawings, I just share a link to the model with my clients.
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As of this post, On shape has no grid. keep submitting tickets - and best of luck.
+1 for sketch grid
Does this feature script hit the spot?
Woha! This sure looks promising!
This is the first time I hear about feature script and fs.place. Is that a market place similar to food4rhino? Is this a new thing? Could you tell me a bit about it and where to get started with it as a developer?
This almost makes me want to try onshape again after all this years even though I have a Fusion360 and Rhino8 license right now and primarily use those. Hopefully I can give this a try on the weekend. If it works as shown, then I'll accept this as an answer.
Thank you!
How do you tolerance a 3D model? Quickly viewable dimensions with manufacturing tolerance is the main reason I still make 2D drawings, even though they take a lot of time. If there's a better way I would like to know!
I'm not familiar with food4rhino, but it looks pretty similar.
fs.place is a marketplace for FeatureScripts.
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Still no grid implemented in OnShape.
Even if some users do not see the need for it, it is a basic feature needed by many other users. But it is notorious that developpers know better than anyone what is good for you.
I do not understand how the sketch-grid-custom-feature thing works. It generates no grid at all.
Welcome to the eternal war of Grid vs Evil!
Head over to the sign-up zone and pick your side.
Grid users – your destiny awaits in the blue tent.
Non-Grid users – claim your place in the red tent.
Good luck recruits!
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lol, stop it your killing me!
Just didn't seem right without that small touch, you know? 😁
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No grid feature still? Other alternatives to it?
I, too, needed a grid and this crazy gizmo hits the spot perfectly. I am creating a gizmo made up of multiple similar simple parts and need a way to exactly and precisely align the connected parts on a simple grid for boolean and for 3D print export.
I'll take the red tent. haven't used a grid since Autocad 9 probably and that was only for training.
If the goal is to "precisely align" things, a grid is not how this is done in parametric CAD!
There are various ways to do this using a layout sketch, relations and/or mate connectors etc… that are going to be more precise than a grid. So definitely not a "legitimate" reason to want a grid on sketches…
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A grid is hardly arbitrary as it is based on whichever units of measurement you have learned to love.
Wouldn't the easiest way to make, say, a 4.25"x6.5" rectangle, be clicking and dragging until it reads 4.25"x6.5"?? Ya know, rather than making essentially an unknown size rectangle and then adjusting it using multiple clicks and keystrokes?
I feel like UI improvements should make things more intuitive.
I know Shapr3d isn't really a parametric program (or even a serious contender) but they did the grid thing right. It consists of very light gray lines, on the plane you are currently working on. The grid is 1mm squares and as you zoom in or out it adjusts to .5mm, or 2mm, or 5mm, etc. so there is no "adjusting the grid". The grid can be locked to the current increment if you desire. Snap to grid can easily be turned on and off. After using the grid to sketch or align an object.
Or a player can adjust dimensions by simply clicking on a line and typing in the dimension that one desires.
Shapr3d as a whole is a joke but their UI is king. I'm hoping they can continue to improve to the point where they can compete with more serious programs. Then I won't have to go on these forums or any other forum to try to figure out how to do a thing.
I am generally curious here. Can someone point me to a youtube or a real world use case explaining in detail the need for grids? Maybe I'm missing something that would make me more efficient.
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This comes up time and again. There appear to be people out there who never needed a grid. That's perfectly okay. On the other hand, saying that nobody ever needs a grid is a bit on the odd side. There are just things out there that strictly follow a given grid, and then, a grid can just be another helpful tool, even if there are ways imaginable to do it without.