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Extrude up to body, up to face, booleans, performance
With Parasolid and FeatureScript performance in mind, I'm trying to figure out the best approach to creating a lot of features which a normal user would use "up to next"/add. As a regular CAD user, with things like bosses and ribs on injection molded parts, whenever I've been working complex models for a while, each…
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How to create a "triangular extrusion" simply?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c9329f2ab9069ce41809af0a/w/4a07f3c9ab45999385886925/e/8d64d267667c224bab96d56c I've linked 3 different attempts I've made at this. The first one just does a draft angle which is easiest but doesn't quite get it right. The second one builds and chamfers 3 different extrudes which are then…
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ive altered a project
ive just started using onshape dont even have a 3d printer yet. i altered a socket holder to accomadate my quinn socket set. i want to upload the stl files back so the op gets the credit and they can be used by others. please advise me how to do this. i only have the stl files. TY Lee
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I can drag a point but as soon as I set a position constraint whole sketch overconstrained
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/46ec56bf68466d6c6998a371/w/684a04728b44e95a8e8ca73f/e/3485e145691dfa8c32bea582 The top of the bottom notch of this "W" should be 81mm 31.8mm from the bottom of the rest of the letter, but every time I try to set a constraint on it the entire sketch becomes over constrained. I can drag the…
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Is it possible that my drawing got corrupted in the cloud?
Having created a scale model in Onshape last year and made a successful physical print of it, I was surprised to find on opening it again after about 8 months that it was full of errors. At first I thought I'd made a bad shell feature, which would propagate errors down the line, but after some nice tips in response to my…
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About slicing a form
I've made a 1/2 a vase form using the loft and shell function. I would like to 'take it apart' to make a cookie cutter for each facet . What's the best way to accomplish this? I looked into slicing, but it only seems to cut it along a plane crossing, cutting through the entire object. This is the simplest form, like this,…
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ChatGPT Atlas for FeatureScript vibe coding
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Atlas, which is their own web browser with built in ChatGPT agent functionality. So far this is MacOS only, but Windows is in development. https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/ What this means potentially is that you can use ChatGPT to vibe code FeatureScript. So far I'm not…
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I cant put a line in the middle of a square
if i make a simple sketch and i put a line perpendicular inside of it, it gets over constrained. I have no idea what i done to make a sketch break itself by default, i hope this is user error and not a onshape bug. It automatically adds a dimension, and if i remove it its not over constrained however if i add it back it…
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Lawrence Berendt
i have not been able to call up dimensions and use fillet menus
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How do you create a sphere?
I have figured out a way, but I'm quite sure there's a much simpler way to do it... Please include any videos or gifs if possible, thanks.
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Shell used successfully in a part but no longer works
Hi. First time question - been using Onshape for a couple of years and not had any problems that couldn't be solved by the help or the forum, but can't find anything on this one: I drew a vehicle body shape and shelled it, cut windows and added detail etc, exported to STL and printed, very pleased with it. Opening it up…
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Sweep orientation/align Problem
Hello there, I am facing a problem trying to sweep a profile. I could probably make the path sketch a bit different using tangency or adding a straight line where the path meets the existing part (blue) but since this is an exercise i dont want to come up with a different result. I already did it with 3 different loft's…
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Toggling Modes Updating Stored Values?
I'm reworking the standard Trim curve feature. One trick I'm trying to make work is to allow the user to trim/extend "up to entity" and then switch to "blind/distance" mode where the value of that blind distance comes from the up to entity, but now it's draggable/editable. As an example, let's say I've blind/extended a…
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New (basic) Custom Feature: Studs
I've created a FS to lay out 2x4 studs for residential construction. I may develop it further if I find that I need more features. Likely for singles, California corners, T-junctions, or maybe even multiple walls at once. I don't think many people use Onshape for architecture since it is critically missing Feet-Inches…
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Use Report, viz(), and dbg() for conditional println and debug visualizations
Earlier this year I wrote a utility called "Report". The one-sentence description is "Conditional debug visualization and println controlled by feature and not by code". Here's an intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu7puEa8Oak You can find the feature and functions here:…
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Tangent mates and camshaft
Hi all, I am designing a V10 engine and am currently doing the camshafts, but I am having trouble getting the tangent mates and revolute mate to work properly. At first I used a temporary block (about a quarter of the way down the cylinder head) to mark the tangent mates from and get it all to work, which it did fine. Then…
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How do I get my old account back
When I originally made, my account I did it through my school email but I didn't login specifically with the Henrico Public School Enterprise. However, when I learned I could do that I decided to sign in. But the issue is that now I can't log into the old one. It shows accounts but when I try to log in with my password it…
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Manipulator Style Cheat Sheet?
Does anyone have a cheat sheet for all the manipulator styles/types? There are no illustrations in the standard docs and I had to dig around to figure out that the one I was looking for is called "tangential". See also:
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Sheet Metal Convert Error
I have a solid that I've converted into a sheet metal part which I find to be a wonderful tool. But when there's a error it's often hard to figure out what the problem is. I'm wondering if ththere is are a way to better see where the problem lies. It looks like everything has been converted to sheet metal, but there are no…
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Can I download a class submission to 3D print a classes work?
I'm running a series of CAD projects across different year groups. One of the projects is a key fob that I want to 3D print for the class. Can I download all of their ideas at once instead of going into each students project and exporting as an STL file? If not, can this be a considered upgrade?
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Tapered Recess Creation?
I've been struggling with one aspect of a molded boss feature I'm developing. I've tried a lot of different ways to solve this but getting a general case method that is robust is surprisingly challenging. I'm working on a molded boss feature to rival hole.fs in complexity which takes basic choices for screw type/size and…
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Why isnt my main face extrusion working
please desperate student here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1d5d2e21f97539c0501b5fdb/w/2f745933c120dd0f7e220b83/e/e4b417db157415bb85e5e1f9
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How do I make and designate a Mirror Element
I'm trying to mirror an assembly in another assembly, but it seems on shape doesn't know how to mirror the custom parts in my assembly because when I try to mirror it, it says "Missing mirror element, mirror strategy table needs updating". I'm pretty sure there's a way to fix this because parts I downloaded don't have this…
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Auto part marking scripts?
A common request from my team is the want for a script that automatically generates part names or numbers and etches / engraves the text into the surface of the part somewhere so that our fabrication team gets easier puzzles to put together and the drafting team gets to spend less time writing puzzle solving instructions.…
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Tutorials for a beginning robotics class
What is a good learning tutorial sequence for a beginning robotics class? Students may need to make simple parts such as goBilda spacers, quad blocks, and u-channels. Thank you, Eric Schlytter
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Derived Part orientation
When adding a derived part, is there a way to change its orientation? In other words, when I create a new part that is derived I want to place a bottom flat part of the derived part's surface onto the top plane. Also is there a way to add a derived part based on a surface feature? Thanks, Bob
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Classes vs Teams
Been using Onshape for years now but this is the first time I am trying Classes vs using Teams for my students to create and save their work. I have a few questions please: When setting up classes and then creating assignments, how do i create a copy of the same document for myself so that I can teach it to them in the…
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Split Panel Feature
This split panel feature has been one of my favourites of the past year to work on. The combination of a really cool data structure, and an interesting implementation of point manipulators have resulted in a feature I would describe as "playful". Clicking a blue dot adds a split, a red dot remove the split. The extra cool…
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Scotch - Yoke Mechanism Not Working Properly
I am trying to make it so that whenever the handle (blue) is rotated, both gears turn, causing the scotch yoke mechanism to work properly, but currently I am having problems with the final mate connector connecting the blue oval piece to my gear extrusion. If anyone could figure out what I am doing wrong/what mate I should…
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How can i set language?