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How to drive Surface (Face) names via Configuration?
hoolito
Member Posts: 30 ✭✭
I am looking for a way to explicitly name a Surface entity (Face) based on the active Configuration.
The Workflow:
Sketch -> Extrude -> Fillet (Base geometry).
Offset Surface (Zero offset): I extract a specific face from the solid to use as a master surface for downstream Derives.
The Goal: I need the Name of this resulting Surface/Face to change based on my Configuration Table (e.g., Surface_Concept_A_(width), Surface_Concept_B_(width)).
Thanks for any help!
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ry_gb
Member, csevp, pcbaevp Posts: 191 PRO
There's a Part Name feature script that should do that for you. Here's an example I made a while ago for a battery.
Battery: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cdac3bd62fd1cc23d2ad852d/w/39aea9c5f1ba08cd159fe8db/e/2b39c493419e25836f778ce0
Part Name feature script: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f4d470584fdeef9603415532/v/7d0c0b30a8b73bbd6ed13b01/e/c2cde0fc0eb4a05cb0b32b5b
Ramon Yip | glassboard.com
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eric_pesty
Member, pcbaevp Posts: 2,663 PRO
I've also been using "set property" FS:
Alongside the "var to string":
And found it provides a lot of flexibility
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There's a Part Name feature script that should do that for you. Here's an example I made a while ago for a battery.
Battery: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cdac3bd62fd1cc23d2ad852d/w/39aea9c5f1ba08cd159fe8db/e/2b39c493419e25836f778ce0
Part Name feature script: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f4d470584fdeef9603415532/v/7d0c0b30a8b73bbd6ed13b01/e/c2cde0fc0eb4a05cb0b32b5b
Ramon Yip | glassboard.com
I've also been using "set property" FS:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/861d68af1cee67efb9e4843d/v/b001b168bae37a8293028ae6/e/30f1b225bf4ab0be37fc09b2
Alongside the "var to string":
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/19dacc01596e7c326bbfb137/v/c0b9911b5033a220bcbe87e5/e/16035d1ed4a973a81c4d8bc0
And found it provides a lot of flexibility
Almost forgot. One reminder: If you want to use the Part Name FS, or Set Property, for that matter, you shouldn't assign any of those properties manually, as there's no way to override them using a script.
Ramon Yip | glassboard.com
To add to @ry_gb, if you have already set properties manually, you will need to click the "reset all" button for these scripts to work.
Yes, thank you both!
The first solution seems more suitable "to my current Onshape knowledge level"
Thank you for the second solution and for the Reset All. I hadn't but had read the warning on another post. It's useful to have the reminder here too.