Is there a way to Calculate the entire surface area across a plane?
Cobalt_Echo
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I would like to know the total surface area across the Front plane. I tried projecting the entire object (car) onto a sketch but some parts wont project (like those highlighted in the picture). Anyone have sugguestions?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/48ae26d85b38e37616e5ef13/w/460c25fce0ab4a7546d49854/e/5dd60ca24375221dffae5aab?renderMode=0&uiState=64a58f93e7956a663bb4cd66
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/48ae26d85b38e37616e5ef13/w/460c25fce0ab4a7546d49854/e/5dd60ca24375221dffae5aab?renderMode=0&uiState=64a58f93e7956a663bb4cd66
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The "project body" featurescript should be able to do that for you:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/201b33ee5450cefbca3b34b8/v/9028ee782ed5ec471178bca1/e/858d76e3ccedcf5b31bf74ad
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You can use the newly added isocline feature to create curves at 0 degrees to the front plane on the surfaces in question. Then you should be able to project those onto a plane to help get the frontal area.
Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn
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The "project body" featurescript should be able to do that for you:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/201b33ee5450cefbca3b34b8/v/9028ee782ed5ec471178bca1/e/858d76e3ccedcf5b31bf74ad
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Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn
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Yeah I've used it for getting projected areas for computing wind loads, very handy to have!
If you have an assembly you just have to create an in-context part studio first and you can project the context directly (or maybe you have to do a "copy in place" first, I don't remember).
I am still regularly amazed at how many time-saving Featurescripts are out there, the real challenge being to know about/find them which is why I try to post any relevant ones I can think off in all these threads as this is how I "discovered" most of them!1 -
This worked perfect...(I changed the car some), but ....eric_pesty said:The "project body" featurescript should be able to do that for you:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/201b33ee5450cefbca3b34b8/v/9028ee782ed5ec471178bca1/e/858d76e3ccedcf5b31bf74ad
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