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How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?

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  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,207 PRO
    edited January 2024

    @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. B)

    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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  • rick_randallrick_randall Member Posts: 389 ✭✭✭
    Lets go back to the original post, and forget the" I like grids - I don't like grids" issue.
    aras said:
    When I am in sketch mode and drawing a line, how can I know how long my line is? I think for 2D sketches it would be very useful to have a grid that you could use as a guide. Is this currently possible?

    answer 1) 2015 didn't have dimension on the "fly" yet, but this would be the best way to answer this now.
    answer 2)
    NeilCooke said:
    Unlikely to happen
    As of this post, On shape has no grid. keep submitting tickets - and best of luck.

  • christopher_leffelchristopher_leffel Member Posts: 5 ✭
    As someone with only a modicum of modeling and design experience, including CAD, 3DSMax, Maya and SolidWorks, and a whole giant boatload of IT experience including quite a fair bit of dev and engineering, I find that such a simple request that people genuinely want is still not implemented... 9 *years* later... disappointing to say the least, and certainly not encouraging. At a quick glance, I can't even see a way to import an image on a plane that I could use either as a grid, or a point of reference makes me wonder whether my time with it thus far has been well spent or not.
  • Vittal_BigamudraVittal_Bigamudra Member Posts: 2 EDU
    Grids can help with perspective before extruding in 3d models. I know people will tell me just to look at the selected plane but grids make it easier.
  • mihai_stefanmihai_stefan Member Posts: 2 ✭

    +1 for sketch grid 

  • Ste_WilsonSte_Wilson Member Posts: 429 EDU
    edited August 2024

    Does this feature script hit the spot?

    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/24871/sketch-grid-custom-feature
    https://hwh.stephenteacher.com/txtbook.html
  • arasaras Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/106207#Comment_106207

    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!

  • Oliver_CouchOliver_Couch Member Posts: 230 PRO
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/99152#Comment_99152

    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!

  • Caden_ArmstrongCaden_Armstrong Member Posts: 249 PRO
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/106211#Comment_106211

    I'm not familiar with food4rhino, but it looks pretty similar.
    fs.place is a marketplace for FeatureScripts.
    If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email.

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  • jean_marc_billaudjean_marc_billaud Member Posts: 11 ✭
    edited January 25

    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.

  • rick_randallrick_randall Member Posts: 389 ✭✭✭
    edited January 24

    lol, stop it your killing me!

  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,207 PRO

    Just didn't seem right without that small touch, you know? 😁


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  • ioan_ferezanioan_ferezan Member Posts: 2 ✭

    No grid feature still? Other alternatives to it?

  • vernon_zehrvernon_zehr Member Posts: 2 ✭
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/106207#Comment_106207

    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.

  • MDesignMDesign Member Posts: 696 ✭✭✭

    I'll take the red tent. haven't used a grid since Autocad 9 probably and that was only for training.

  • eric_pestyeric_pesty Member Posts: 2,112 PRO
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/115689#Comment_115689

    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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