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Weldments
jim_aikins
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Hi, are there plans to implement weldment functionality similar to solidworks by having a library of shapes that follow sketch paths and also create a cut list showing types of profiles and cut lengths? In solidworks it's a single part file with multiple solid bodies. You can also have sheet metal incorporated into the weldment and extract flat patterns.
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Several of us have requested this type of functionality in previous posts. I certainly hope it comes around sooner than later. Onshape will no doubt need sheetmetal and weldments to chase down and convert many of us dual CAD to a single CAD users.imagine.create.deliver7
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Several of us have requested this type of functionality in previous posts. I certainly hope it comes around sooner than later. Onshape will no doubt need sheetmetal and weldments to chase down and convert many of us dual CAD to a single CAD users.imagine.create.deliver7
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For me, weldments and sheet metal features are absolutely essential prior to making a purchase for OnShape. At least 90% of my clients are "macro builders" as I call them, using structural members and sheetmetal and welding machines to make large assemblies. The workflow to draw these projects in OnShape is simply too cumbersome in it's current state.
And this is a shame, because I absolutely love the feature set behind OnShape's cloud based system. I have all the faith in the world in the team that founded SolidWorks, and the collaboration, version control, and all the other benefits of OnShape are amazing. However until the feature set when it comes to the actual CAD workflow improves, I simply can't switch over. It's not even a choice. I'd go out of business.0 -
Any progress here OnShape?0
