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Featurescript: Square Sweep
andy_tran134
Member Posts: 2 ✭
I modified Konstantin S's circle sweep document for my own personal use because I needed a square version for some of my builds and I couldn't find a feature script that did that; I'm posting it here just so anyone else can also benefit from this. I'm currently in highschool and am fairly new to feature script so please let me know if something I'm doing is wrong and I should give credits somehow or take it down. If this featurescript script helped you please like the document.
Document: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/db8e5909b31942975413781a/w/7540b2e0efa296514d62a663/e/dc94110e3e781f29a28f5eae
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If hotrodding Konstantin's scripts is wrong I'm gonna need to replace a decent chunk of my workflow. He's laid solid groundwork for so many utility functions I end up needing that it would be a waste to start from scratch on a lot of projects.
Usually I just leave a comment in the header of my code giving attribution to the source if I'm doing very little modification.
Derek Van Allen | Engineering Consultant | MeddlerThe feeling when you made multiparametric solver feature, but people remember you because of the circle sweep 🧐
@Konst_Sh that's the nature of any skilled discipline I think. People use my dumb lazy scripts like Keep Part and Lefty Flip far more than ones I put real effort into like Better Than Boolean.
Derek Van Allen | Engineering Consultant | Meddler@Derek_Van_Allen_BD agree, but we shouldn't stop joking about that)
Naming may play a part in that. Keep Part, Lefty Flip, Circle Sweep all give a hint of what someone might expect from them. Multiparametric solver and Better than Boolean let a lot to the imagination.
Yeah there's a voice in the back of my head whispering to me that I should probably be naming my features something transparent to the user. Unfortunately for me there's an even louder voice screaming down at me from the top ropes that I should have a little bit of fun with it and the users who need the tool will find it if they need it bad enough.
Derek Van Allen | Engineering Consultant | MeddlerHow often have I been searching for an existing FS which I remembered being discussed here or elsewhere and got real frustrated because none of my search terms revealed the slightest hint as to which one it might be. User guidance is an important thing in any design job and why should we play hide and seek with each other when it comes to tools?
Praeterea, credo bibliothecam bene ordinatam omnium scriptorum singularium tandem Carthagini aperiendam esse!