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Improvements to Onshape - August 28, 2026
This release introduces a host of new functionality. Automating downstream drawing creation from MBD data, richer control over parametric sheet-metal designs, including a new Jog feature, and introducing ECAD/MCAD flex-rigid pcb capabilities in PCB Studio, to name a few. CAD Improvements Sheet Metal Jog The new Sheet Metal…
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Have a question? Ask the community
Early in this forum we decided to have both questions and discussions. Questions are posts in search of a specific answer that can be accepted/rejected by the post owner. A Discussion tends to be about opinion and feedback on a topic. In an effort to make this a bit simpler for those that want to ask for help, we have…
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Help with DSI
I am trying to model a diverterless supersonic inlet for my jet but none of the methods I've tried worked. Here is what I have so far: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f72f799a2da4da5c3cf262a5/w/97a06faddac07852c31c6b60/e/1dc5920af3148c412ce707fc?renderMode=0&tangentEdgeStyle=2&uiState=6aa040970fc525fd1a99fcf6 Here is…
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How to add a border to text
I made the following keychain as a way to learn how to work with text, etc. Very simple design but it is very time consuming to do the bottom layer to be shaped around the letters. Is there an easier way, other than drawing and manipulating it by hand? If it exists, I would like to know a way to be able to change the text…
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New FeatureScript: Plastic Threads
Hi everyone, I've recently been messing around with FeatureScript and decided to make a thread feature for 3D-printed plastic parts. The general concept came from the ThreadCreator script written by David Cowden almost 8 years ago. His script works really well and has even more configurability than mine but I wanted to tap…
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Merge Two Projects to One
Hello, What's the easiest way to copy a part from a different project to another?
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Is there a way to expand the dimension text box?
As seen in the image below, it becomes cumbersome to enter and edit long equations in the dialog box that opens when you click on a dimension. If you hover you can see the full length of the equation. Is there a setting to make that dialog box bigger? Seems like something that should already just be bigger.
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how do i copy a plane in an assembly with the components into a new workspace?
I've copied an assembly of an ej20 engine that someone created and I'm wanting to use it to design an exhaust manifold for my subaru. how can i copy the plane that has the exhaust ports so i can make a new drawing having those components to referance off of? im new to onshape so it could be that im missing something…
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helical slot cylinder
Having some issues with my slot on my cylinder and making my hilux right to extrude the slot. looking for some guidance on this. You can see how its not matching my circles on the cylinder. Thanks!
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New Custom Tool : SVG to Sketch
Hey all — long-time Onshape user, wanted to share something I've been building and using in production. The problem: Getting vector artwork (logos, cutout profiles, panel designs, icons) into Onshape as real, editable sketch geometry is annoying. DXF import can be inconsistent, and manually retracing SVGs with the sketch…
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Design collaboration
Is there anyone interested in collaborating on design in Onshape? I am particularly interested in Product lifecycle management functionality and product creation processes, change management etc.
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Grid/snap in drawings (not sketches)
I want to design a custom drawing template and title block as an OnShape drawing and export it to a DWT within the same document. OnShape has very limited support for drawing. Are there any user-created addons for grid/snap in a drawing? I've only found grid/snap features for sketches.
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New Polyhedra Generator Feature
Link to Polyhedra Generator I first made this feature in late 2023, and the recent FeatureScript MCP sparked a rewrite with some big speed improvements. Instead of building every face one at a time, the feature now builds only the part of a shape its rotational symmetry cannot repeat and patterns out the rest, so even the…
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Wildly varying regen times with instantiate
I've got a feature that instantiates configured geometry from Part Studios in previous Version of the same doc. Three addInstance calls into one instantiator, then a single instantiate. Regen times swing by roughly 8x and I haven't been able to find a repeatable pattern. What I'm seeing Regen lands at either ~200ms or…
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How do I get rid of these annoying red and white lines
i am using Onshape for VEX Robotics. I am new to this program. I don't know how to get rid of these lines can someone please help me out. look at the image
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Project Appears to be Missing
I was working on a project of mine yesterday, and I went to duplicate multiple extrusions on one of my sketches and onshaped crashed for me. Today I logged in and all the features appear on the left hand side, but my actual project appears to be missing. Any advice on what to do?
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Can't acces to checkbox in the configuration panel
Hi ! It seems like I can't creat any other kind of "configuration input" than the list. I tried to click on the arrow on the right side of the "configure part studio" button - just as the course I'm following says I should do - but nothing appends. Do you know if this has something to do with my account ? A little help…
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help
I am trying to model something like this but I can't figure it out: Here is my current model with my failed attempt to do this: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2c723e3e98b11c5789768dc4/w/98990b8a08bc3ba7b4cb7d14/e/6b02c8a2f24e869c42c1aac8?renderMode=0&tangentEdgeStyle=2&uiState=6a982e4047df4d50aba6d446
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How to ignore configuration items in Configured Assembly Properties?
I am trying to configure part numbers on some assemblies. Frequently, some of the configured values for the assembly are irrelevant to the part number. As an example, on one assembly, a configured orientation angle sets the relative positions of movable elements. The angle doesn't affect the assembly part number, which…
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New Features: MC to Transform, Transform to MC
Link to feature Somewhat similar to some features from @jnewth (see this thread), these two features will measure the transform between two mate connectors (and store a variable and custom table), and the other will generate a new mate connector from an existing one with a transform variable (or entered values). Unlike the…
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New Feature: End Cap Plus
New feature built with help from ChatGPT Sol and Onshape MCP. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/bd99601ff5b8641af79ceafa/v/aaa9be724e67cb3e33ed481d/e/cc5bfce1df64a3b5a595ee9b Description: Use the standard End cap workflow with manual face selection, or automatically discover and cap every unobstructed open end of hollow…
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Custom Feature: Cable/Wire Routing
Cable/Wire Routing: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/3599036701247d65f0106997 There have been many wiring custom features created over the years, each using a different approach and each having different strengths, but none focused on the end-to-end process. This new set of custom features takes the best ideas from those…
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Need help creating steps on a Nose Cone
Hi, I'm working on a school project where I need to model a bunch of tiny steps onto a nose cone. The finished product will basically be a nose cone with a bunch of concentric ridges (1000+). I have the nose cone modeled, but I'm having trouble creating the little ridges. I've tried using feature pattern, but it doesn't…
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laser joint tool
hi I recently learn about the laser joint tool from an online tutorial. however when I try to find/use it is nowhere to be found
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Auto Layout updated to V3.1: oriented parts!
Added an option per some forum requests to allow specified orientation of parts. Parts will still need to be of equal thickness, but for all parts of a given thickness selecting a face as a "face to orient" will ensure that face is nested facing downwards, allowing for 2.5- or 3-axis machining on a router. All parts…
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Onshape Drawing Load Times
As a high school instructor I am using the Intro to CAD materials, but when we get to section 1.4, the drawings simply do not load. Is there anything we can do to make them load more quickly? We have a wifi network and students can either work on Chromebooks or on Dell Intel Core i7 laptops.
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Having Trouble with Complex(?) Lofts
So I'm trying to make some plant pots that I can 3d print at home on my bambu, and I can't pin down why this loft isn't happy. the two sketches are the same, excpet that the top one is a little larger. Both are fully parameterized, created by usind a pattern that repeats 2 semicircles about the central point. Even if I…
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HELP: Tangent constraint removes sketch face.
Hello, weird interaction I'm fighting: Connecting a line to spine using a tangent constraint removes the face of the sketch. Unsure if it's a bug or something I'm unintentionally doing is causing it to happen. Any suggestions?
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How can I give students access to certain feature scripts and drawing templates by default?
Hello! I work as a lab tech in the engineering department at a CC and I have been looking for ways to help my students get set up for prototyping on our specific manufacturing equipment more seamlessly. We have a CAD class that teaches onshape, and several intro to engineering courses that involve students developing a…
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Sweep feature / Cutting into curved shapes
I am working on a project - Designing a racecar (LMDh category if curious). Problem/Question: I am trying to cut into the [insert correct terminology here] but in a way that it cuts more evenly into the extrude, rather than simply cutting it from one direction. I'd like to make that space for curved headlights + an extra…
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Getting Started
I have all my students signed up with an individual OnShape account. They have gone to the Learning Center and began taking the lessons and the tutorials. How can they log into OnShape and obtain a drawing surface (screen) where they would be able to create a new sketch and manipulate it on the screen using the various…