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Set Property (New Custom Feature!) 🆕
Set Property (New Custom Feature!) Set Property allows you to: * Dynamically set the properties of your part or multiple parts. * Set custom properties. Tips: * Custom property ID's are found in your company settings. * Right click on any value input to convert it to expression. This means you can use variables to drive…
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circular distribution of thread
Hello, I am stuck in my workflow. I made a thread on a cylinder circumsferance. Trying to distribute it around the cylinder, I am not able to address the thread. My design is at the public area under "Lager" by Georg Prinz. I have no Idea how to insert it into this forum. As a absolutely beginner I need help by your…
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drawing - dimension not correct
Hello, i have a door frame with hinges 497.5 mm away from the edge. When i create a drawing and show the distance of the hinge, Onshape shows 351mm. What am i doing wrong? Link to my document: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c6340dbcf74fde9791d7d34e/w/5ee994347b6b0a1748d30ef6/e/26d8845e42914aec02e5d9c3
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Select hidden geometry
Hi, to select regions that are hidden by solid geometry by pressing "~"-key on a german keyboard does not work. How can I sucseed? George
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Can I add a Variable Table in a drawing
I saw this question, but the only reply was to search help for variable. I did that and could not find an answer, or I missed it. I am trying to add dimensional values from my part into a table in a drawing. Either by inserting the variable table or individual dimensions. Can I?
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Need help
I just took the certification test again and passed with a 91% because my last name changed recently. For some reason, it won't show the certificate in the certification tab on my dashboard. Instead, it still shows itself in the "My Learning" tab. How do I fix this? (edit: the (1) on the "Certifications" tab is an old…
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3D Connexion Support
Simple problem: Ever since the most recent update my Spacemouse Pro has stopped interacting with Onshape. I don't know which side is the cause here, firmware or Onshape, but if this is a known issue from anyone else I would love some feedback from the dev team.Â
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Custom Feature: Mold & Die Design
On Thursday, 12/12/19, I hosted a webinar to talk about mold design methodologies in Onshape and to introduce 4 new custom features. The replay of the webinar can be found here. As the names suggest, these custom features automate the creation of core and cavity geometry. A number of Onshape users have already beta-tested…
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Improvements to Onshape - March 13, 2026
Has it been another 3 weeks? This update brings a focused set of refinements across CAD, Model-Based Definition, Render Studio and Mobile, delivering greater precision, clarity, and creative control across Onshape workflows. Let's jump right in. CAD URDF EXPORT Onshape exports natively to the Unified Robot Description…
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Replace instances of a linear pattern with new part or configuration
Hello! I am trying to make a configurable grid. I have a single cell designed up and have configurations controlling the length and width. The grid can be 1x1 up to 6x6. I am trying to change the configurations of the corner instances to a configuration of the base cell with a rounded corner. I am also trying to add a…
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Problem with placing multiple fillet
Lets say i'm designing a basic cube and want to fillet the edges on the left and right side of the cube. i click on fillet tool and select both sides. this is were i get the error message. i have to open a new fillet tool every time and only select one side at the time! this was not a problem when i first started with…
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3D space mouse use
Hi, I am just taking the introduction course to see if Onshape can be of use for our company. I notice that my space mouse is only zooming in and out and has some delays before the parts react. Rotation or moving sideways does not seem to work with Onshape. Need to use the keyboard/mouse combination. As…
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PLEASE explain "externally disambiguated" / "transient" / "robust" / "tracked" / "unstable" ID's etc
It has been years and we still don't have foundational knowledge of how featurescript operates. From what I can see in the forums most of us dev's have been wasting hours upon hours guessing and testing. This post and others are "weak-sauce" at best. We all know about: -"forEachEntity" -"makeRobustQuery" etc, etc and may…
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Large model local computing, mesh features
I am attempting to use medium sized 3D scans I took of my car, for example the wheel well and suspension components of just one corner. That model is too large for OnShape and makes creating parts within that model basically impossible. Its a slide show with features taking a long time to generate. So there is no way to do…
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Custom Feature: Tangent Fill
FeatureScript link I've been using SolidWorks a lot lately (not by choice) and one of the features I found that is nice is the Tangent option in the Filled Surface feature for when you're filling in patches in places where fillets leave sharp pinch points. Now, while the native Onshape Fill already does this, it's a PITA…
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Can you use "conditionals" with variables?
What I mean here is can you do things like; if x>10 then y=0.5*x else y=x. What about logical functions like AND and OR? If conditionals and logicals could be used, then I could easily "program" multiple variables to change off one or two primary parameters. For example, enter a woodruff key number (i.e. 204) into a…
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3DConnexion Space Mouse (Wireless)
Clearly I use this everyday, but it seems to have stopped working with onshape specifically. I am using Firefox. It has always been a little annoying as i have to start the server and refresh the browser each time I close down the browser, which is frustrating. But it's now just stopped all together. Is anyone else…
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Help with featurescript subtraction
link: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a8c134757a29b9f4453f6e31/w/6b12b36328a688485352be68/e/984235c5f06469cc73216905 I think my code's probably super messy, so sorry. So, I'm trying to make a featurescript that will make holes in the end of square tubes. I got it to make a sketch with a circle, and Extrude it through…
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Deform (New Custom Feature!) 🆕twist | bend | scale | morph | wrap | flex
. CADSharp & RENDERCAD have sponsored a new custom feature: . Deform It deforms a parts and surfaces via profile sections or lattice grids along a path. Useful when you need to bend, twist, and scale parts after they have already been modeled. Note: It is still a work in progress but I think its good enough for first…
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How to fix URDF export.
In this document when I use mates then the urdf exports perfectly fine. When I use groups it fails miserably. I tried a nested component and other things to make it work. Is there any way to fix this. The version history should show all major versions.…
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In context part studios - master modelling technique.. Design assembly - parts not fixed in space?
Hello, forgive me but moving from creo, solidworks etc to Onshape. Trying to do master modelling design for a project that we have - industrial designer creates the surface reference file and i create a new top level assembly with these REFs in place. I then create seperate parts and edit in context to take the surfaces…
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Couple of problems with a sketched part
Hi, I am a relative novice in need of some technical support and the community comes highly recommended… This is two problems rolled into one, but it's with the same document and I think the problems might be related. The document is here;…
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Best way to set up "configurations" with large numbers of feature differences
Hello! I am trying to set up a 3D printed box that the base features are the same and "linked" but there quite a few features between 3 different versions that are dissimilar. Originally I made the first box and then duplicated and changed as needed. Later I found out one of the features common to all 3 were incorrect. I…
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Sheetmetal model issue - Thicken isn't merging faces
Hi guys. I'm having trouble modelling a reasonably basic sheet metal part. In the attached document I have a studio of what the intended part (Intended part) will look like using extruded sketches but I couldn't figure out how to make the 2 parts merge.…
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In sketches, how can I change the colour of my under-defined lines ?
Hello In my sketches, I am having trouble visually distinguishing between under-defined lines (blue) and full-defined lines (black). How can I change the colour of my under-defined stuff? Thanks J
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sheet metal bend not working. claims no face, but face is legit
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cb569bc1df437633e651691d/w/e21458939244d855df0d65bb/e/4bdfc61414ec2fee9634f8d9 when i do the check that sheetmetal bend uses, i get a positive result, but it's throwing an error.
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Lattice of tubes
I want to create a linear lattice of tubes. When I try to use the tool, the direction I select always creates the pattern along the length and not the side. What am I missing?
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how do I change my mesh to solid
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How to work with an automotive standard coordinate system and the view cube display correctly
After I tried a few simpler designs, I want to design an automotive piece now. It is going to be trailer me and a friend plan to build. I would want the coordinate system to follow automotive standards, and at the same time I'd like the view cube to be displayed or labeled correctly. I found nothing about it the in the…
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Transform feature won't work on my sketch
Hi, making a part.. a ring with 3 slits along the edge.. I managed to make 1 slit in the correct position (see top slit in the diagrams) copied and pasted the first slit sketch onto another plane which touches the surface where I want it.. but I can't get it to transform and allow me to rotate/move it lengthwise.. like the…