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Variables system improvement
Nir_K
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Hi,
I've been using Onshape as my main CAD system for a bit over a year now because of it's great benefits and easy accessibility. But I have a major problem with Onshape's variables system.
Here is a list of improvements that I think can be useful to Onshape users (sorted from most needed to least needed):
I've been using Onshape as my main CAD system for a bit over a year now because of it's great benefits and easy accessibility. But I have a major problem with Onshape's variables system.
Here is a list of improvements that I think can be useful to Onshape users (sorted from most needed to least needed):
- Make variables creation and editing accessible within a sketch mode.
- Make all variables automatically go to the top of the timeline or even make a dedicated panel for variables (like the parts and curves panels).
- Add an option of global variables (the user could mark a variable as global like the visibility of sketches and plains) and global variables could be used throughout the whole project.
- Add an option of having a short description for a variable so it could have a short name but still be meaningful (e.g. have a variable called 'thk' and the description will be 'the thickness of..').
- Add an auto complete for variable names when entering them into a dimension
- Get rid of the # start of a variable... (it is by far the least impotant change but it is still a bit annoying).
In the picture you can see the 'Variables section' (marked in red), in it you can see all the variables in the document (and global variables). Near every variable you can see a globe icon. When not crossed out a corresponding variable is a global variable that can be used throughout the whole project. You can also see the familiar add variable '(x)' (marked in blue) used to add variables even in sketch mode. By hovering with the mouse on a variable the user could see the description of that variable. The description of a variable is a way to have a short but meaningful name for a variable.
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