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How do you create "Parts" in OnShape
peter_marsh559
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This may seem a silly question but it does have a sensible basis. I am working on a model that is an assembly of several pieces of steel into a framework, in this case the framework for a workbench. It is going to be made from tubular steel.
I made the first collection of drawings and designed my first piece, 50 x 50 x 1000. This created "Part 1" in the parts list. I was then able to use the "Copy Here" command from the pop-up men of Part 1. I repeated this three times and then had four legs, each appearing in the parts list 2, 3 & 4 So far, so good.
I then drew another piece in the perpendicular and was hoping to have "Part 5" appear in the parts list. No such luck. Nowhere is the menu item "Copy here" available either and so I am stuck.
My questions are:
1) what do I do to trigger a new entry in the Parts List? or
2) Is there another way to clone a part and make it appear somewhere else.
My model is in the public domain and is titled: 01.36 Workbench Framework
Thanks in anticipation of help.
Peter Marsh
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Step 2 , go to the Learning Centre first and check out Multi-part Studio etc.
The best thing to do will be to take the beginner learning pathways like Dirk mentioned:
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Obviously going over tutorials as suggested will help a lot… It also looks like you need to get familiar with the different between part studios and assemblies.
I would also that for this specific project, I would highly recommend you look at the "frames" tools as they will make your life a lot easier.
You should also use fillets instead of face blends (in 99% of the cases for "standard" solid modelling like this)
The reason the perpendicular piece you modeled was not a new part was because "add" was selected in the extrude command, which is the default. Change it to "new" instead.
Here is a short 2min youtube introduction to the frames feature. That's what you should be using to model your table, as mentioned earlier in this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwGsiTBGjSg
Thanks Nick, I see how the frame feature can do what I want, with one exception. I am trying to construct a circular part and the frame feature does not follow. Here is my line drawing of a bench face with ends, top, bottom rail and dividers…
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But if I try to include the bottom rail or vertical divider, the whole implementation reverts to zero.
Any clues as to what is going wrong?
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How on earth do you do that without constructing multiple planes on which to draw your lines. As far as I have seen, the only way to draw lines is on a plane. I'm sure I'm missing a fundamental principle here and would love to know what.
Thanks in anticipation.
@peter_marsh559 you can use mate connector option for sketch planes. Allows you to sketch on a plane without creating a separate plane feature to do so.
For that bottom cross member that is not at the end, you need to make it as a separate frame feature. One really useful technique for defining edges of a frame is to use the edges of a solid instead of just "lines". So you can just create a block for the base structure and use various techniques like sketches on the faces of that block or even "split" features to create additional references. note that you don't actually need a line, you can create a straight frame between any two points.
Here's a good "in-depth" tutorial on using frames for a real project (it's lumber in this case but the techniques are the same): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-oaYCj9bIg