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New Feature - Banana for Scale
Caden_Armstrong
Member Posts: 424 PRO
Do you struggle to design real world objects within the confines of a computer? Do you lack the discretionary funds for an apple vision? Do you have difficult design constraints such as "would a banana fit in here?".
Introducing the newest feature from the SmartBench team - Banana for Scale.
Banana for Scale is simple to use - simply insert the feature and select your reference object. You can choose between a Quarter, a Banana, Microwave, House, or even the "American Football field" (Finally, a unit system engineers and project managers can both misunderstand.)
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Use the manipulators to precisely position your banana, rotate it, or gently nudge it into place like a true professional For advanced users, enable Parametric Ripeness, allowing your banana to dynamically adjust length based on environmental conditions and how long it’s been sitting in your kitchen. Stuck with legacy desktop banana models? Coming soon - a migration tool to convert those desktop bananas into cloud based banana bread.
Worried about international compatibility? Don’t be. Banana for Scale automatically converts between metric, imperial, and “vaguely fruit” units. (note: results may vary depending on banana curvature.) And for enterprise users, we’re proud to introduce Banana Simulation: run stress tests to see how many bananas your design can withstand before upper management gets concerned.
While Banana for Scale does not consume any API usage, it does count towards your Onshape banana limit.
Stop guessing. Start scaling.
Because if you can’t measure it in bananas… is it even real engineering?
Happy April 1st everyone!
Experts in Onshape Automation - Custom Features and Integrated Applications
Comments
Wow! Another feature I didn't know I didn't need! Great work, Caden!
The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
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Is there more compute time if the banana is organic?
Twitter: @BryanLAGdesign
We actually have a team hand computing the organic bananas. It takes a little bit longer, but fair trade organic compute is usually worth it.
Experts in Onshape Automation - Custom Features and Integrated Applications
Brilliant! :D
I'm curious if alternative cultivars are on the roadmap??
The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
www.theonsherpa.com
We tried to implement apples and oranges, but they were too difficult to use in comparisons.
Experts in Onshape Automation - Custom Features and Integrated Applications
I will absolutely be showing this on sales demos for the next week/month lol. Love it love it
Oh that actually makes sense because
"apple" > "orange" = undefined. Hadn't put that together till now.The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
www.theonsherpa.com
I am a registered carnivore. Is there any chance on the road map we could have the option to change the banana to a tomahawk steak? Where can I submit an improvement request?
Twitter: @BryanLAGdesign
I think it would make more sense to include a cow object, and allow users to use the split part feature to trim it down as needed.
Experts in Onshape Automation - Custom Features and Integrated Applications
Cows would be good. I need to do some fluid sim, so it would be good to establish some baselines.
Derek Van Allen | Engineering Consultant | MeddlerThere are no words to describe how awesome this is. Finally a universally understood unit of measure.
Wait….is that a metric banana or an imperial banana ?
I'm Canadian, so it could be either.
Experts in Onshape Automation - Custom Features and Integrated Applications