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New Custom Feature - Arrows

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  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Posts: 4,095 PRO
    edited November 2018
    Looks like it on your image, but change it to .25 revolutions, maybe it has something to do with <1

    The first time i switched turns it made the arrow straight and vertical, but after going back into the model and editing again it is flipping differently than what your animation shows. Mine is mirroring about the top plane, rather than the front or right plane.

    The link is shared with support only, It is a confidential design so the boss would shoot me if I made it public :) 
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Posts: 4,095 PRO
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfnnEyiVv3E
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Posts: 6,097 image
    @john_mcclary did you share it with support specifically for me? I do not have access to support for security reasons so I would have to ask Lou to look at it. Let me try a few things.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Posts: 4,095 PRO
    Oh, I don't know your email to share directly, if you want to send me a message with it I'll share it with you.
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Posts: 6,097 image
    @john_mcclary this looks OK to me? Is it the "Rotate" or "Arrowhead" that you need to change to make it work?


    You can share it with ncooke@onshape.com
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Posts: 4,095 PRO
    In the video you can see, after I flip the rotation, it is still going from the bottom right corner of the screen to the top left. But it appears to be a little steeper also
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Posts: 4,095 PRO
    I created a second arrow feature to test that.
    here you can see it is giving me a vertical arrow again, but you can see it is curving it along it's length


  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Posts: 6,097 image
    There must be something unique to that geometry that is causing the issue. I’ll have to dig in a bit deeper. As a workaround for now you can create a sketch circle to drive the arrow. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Posts: 4,095 PRO
    Thanks for looking at :)
    I knew I wasn't crazy  ;)
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Posts: 6,097 image
    Can you give me link doc permissions so I can test it in a private doc?
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Posts: 6,097 image
    edited November 2018
    @john_mcclary - thanks for sharing that with me. Fixed the issue with your geometry and also another big bug that I had not found previously. I've updated the arrow in the doc you shared with me so you can see it working. You can unshare me from that now if you wish.
    In V3 I've added two new things:
    1. Option to define helical arrow by height or angle.
    2. Option to offset straight arrow away from the axis (just for you @brian_brady)
    Please update your docs/toolbar!
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • owen_sparks
    owen_sparks Posts: 2,660 PRO
    Groovy, thanks Neil.
    Business Systems and Configuration Controller
    HWM-Water Ltd
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Posts: 4,095 PRO
    Thanks @NeilCooke
  • brucebartlett
    brucebartlett Posts: 2,148 PRO
    edited November 2018
    Great Job Neil, I'll add it to my bar too. However my FS bar is sooooooooo long now I find it really hard to find any of the FS's especially when lots also have the same initials. 
    Engineer ı Product Designer ı Onshape Consulting Partner
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  • brian_brady
    brian_brady Posts: 505 EDU
    NeilCooke said:
    @john_mcclary - thanks for sharing that with me. Fixed the issue with your geometry and also another big bug that I had not found previously. I've updated the arrow in the doc you shared with me so you can see it working. You can unshare me from that now if you wish.
    In V3 I've added two new things:
    1. Option to define helical arrow by height or angle.
    2. Option to offset straight arrow away from the axis (just for you @brian_brady)
    Please update your docs/toolbar!
    Danke schön
  • bryan_lagrange
    bryan_lagrange Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It would be nice to have the arrow feature script run in the assembly tab for exploded views.

    The work around I did was create the arrows in the part studio and then insert them in the assembly for exploded view purposes.


    Bryan Lagrange
    Twitter: @BryanLAGdesign

  • chandran_palanisamy
    chandran_palanisamy Posts: 5 ✭
    brian_brady said:
    NeilCooke said:
    @brian_brady the above image is from a drawing. They are 3D arrows so they must be created in the assembly first then added to a drawing.
    Great. Thanks. 
    @NeilCooke, Can these arrows be created in an Assembly? 
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Posts: 6,097 image
    chandran_palanisamy said:
    brian_brady said:
    NeilCooke said:
    @brian_brady the above image is from a drawing. They are 3D arrows so they must be created in the assembly first then added to a drawing.
    Great. Thanks. 
    @NeilCooke, Can these arrows be created in an Assembly? 
    No, because it uses FeatureScript which is Part Studio only. However, you can create a part "in-context" (see icons top right in Assembly Studio) then create the arrows relative to the assembly parts then insert the arrows as surfaces into the assembly (if that makes sense).
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • aaron_rhodes
    aaron_rhodes Posts: 4 PRO
    Brilliant!  I'll use this frequently.

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