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I am having no success with the symmetry constraint in the control arm lesson.
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Why is Extrude Remove previewing correctly, then failing, but showing no errors anywhere ?
This should be a really simple project - make a box using flat panels with a couple of shelves inserted into slots. I created an end panel (flat 6mm sheet) and then try to remove 3 slots (3mm deep) by drawing a sketch on the top surface of the panel and then simply extrude remove 3mm down. Everything previews Ok but when I…
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Creating Sheet Metal Object via Feature Script
Hi All, When I create a sheet Metal object via feature script. In the sheet Metal Context window, It shows "Unknown" instead of the usual "Sheet metal model 1"… How do we control this behavior in featurescript? Thanks in advance!!!
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DXF Import Tools FeatureScript?
Was going through the always fun Inkscape → DXF import → sketch process and thought there might be a way to streamline it. Is there a FS that will apply sketch constraints based on rules and tolerances? Some examples Make points within xmm of each other coincident. Make lines less than x degrees off axis vertical or…
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How can I add text in a Sketch that contains a Caron (e.g., Unicode U+030C (ǒ))?
When I attempt to add text to a part which contains a letter with a Caron (e.g., Unicode U+030C (ǒ)), the resulting text appears as a small square instead of the actual letter. Are there Unicode characters in OnShape that can't be drawn?
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video delivery speed
I have a hearing problem that manifests itself in speech that is delivered to quickly doesn't get processed. I am a veteran and have had hearing problems for 40 years. Youtube works because I can slow the delivery speed to 0.75 (usually where I set it) or even slower if the speaker has an accent that makes word distinction…
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Publications searchable by PN.
I'd like to restrict my purchasing and other misc. teams to only view publications. While easy, I cannot find a way that would allow them to search a part number in order to find the publication it's in. Ex: Purchaser needs to buy PN369, purchaser searches 369, nothing comes up. Is it required they just…know where it is?
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inspection items after a release
hello, I can not change the inspection items numbers after a release. The numbers stay grey and con not be re-ordered. I can only delete them and start with a number higher than the highest previous item number. I want to start with nr 1 again. Is there a solution for this without starting a new drawing?
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Weird bump when using loft for airframe
Hey there, so I've been running crazy with this problem; I've tried several things without success. So when using the loft feature on this design, first I cannot do it all with just one loft, had to divide it into 2. Also, I end up with a weird bump that I don't know where it comes from on the bottom. Please help me link:…
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Trouble with sketch constraints on Text fields
For my first project with Onshape, I am trying to modify an object by adding text to it in a repeating circular manner. I understand that the text entity cannot be part of a circular pattern so this is not my issue. I want each text object to be different anyway (days of the week). To have the text correctly positioned…
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Im new to this and totally lost
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setProperty for appearance
Hi all, I'm trying to set colours of some faces but it's not working. The target faces already have an appearance set via the UI. My code is of this form: var theColor is Color = color(1, 0, 1); setProperty(context, { "entities" : facesToColor, "propertyType" : PropertyType.APPEARANCE, "value" : theColor }); Should the FS…
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opBoolean() with BooleanOperationType.INTERSECTION fails with @opBoolean: BOOLEAN_BAD_INPUT
Hello Helpful Onshapers! I want to use opBoolean() to "take a bite" out of a solid model. I imagine that this should be done in two steps: 1. Use BooleanOperationType.INTERSECTION to create a "mouthful" of the target 2. Use BooleanOperationType.SUBTRACTION to remove that mouthful I then plan to put the body created in step…
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WRAP FEATURE THE WHOLE CYLINDER AROUND
I AM TRYING TO WRAP A SKETCH ALL AROUND THE CYLINDER FACE AND I CANT MAKE IT HAPPEN. THE DIAMETER OF THE CYLINDER IS 70MM AND THE LENGTH OF THE SKETCH IS PI*70. I VE TRIED MULTIPLE PLANES AND IT ONLY WORKS WHEN I CHANGE THE ANGLE TO 5DEG AND UP WHICH I WANT TO LEAVE TO ZERO !
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Old/New custom feature: Intersect+ (a.k.a. Subtract complement)
This feature is so easy to code that there are probably many of them, but due to custom feature's being hard to search/find and names aren't always as clear, I did so once over a while back. I just took the effort to add an icon, a pdf and publish it so it might be easier to find for others: Intersect+ (a.k.a. Subtract…
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Chain with revolute mate connections
I am trying to simulate a chain and a carrier that rotates, I have 50 links (simple design) with revolute mates and I cannot get the links to move effectively. Each link has a limit of zero to 10 degrees. I have optimized my RAM and virtual RAM and still having no success. Any suggestions as to getting this to work? Thanks
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How do I achieve this diamond cut like shape?
Hey Guys, Is there any easy way to achieve something like this? Is this called like a diamond cut shape?
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Measure Density by Area rather than Volume
You're probably wondering what the use case here is. Cardboard boxes. Because of the fluting it's not a homogeneous material and trying to approximate a volume density is not the most accurate way of doing it. You have a sheet metal part, and I'd like to apply a density value to the total area of the box. When I go to…
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Add Custom Feature button is completely missing?
Trying to follow a tutorial that uses custom featurescripts, and I don't have a button available for "Add Custom Features". Did the button get moved somewhere new? I have everything on my toolbar, and the search tools box can't find it either
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Help me design an Astrié Grain Mill !
Help needed! I am a mechanical engineer with a problem, when I do something I want to do it right, with purpose and in the best way possible. And the more I dig into a problem, or challenge, the more I discover things are not as simple as they seemed. I've been making bread at home for about 10 years now but only recently…
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Custom Feature Icon for Dark Mode
I've noticed that std features seem to have two different icons - one for dark mode and one for light mode. Is there some secret to making this work with custom feature icons? For instance, see below how the Derived and Sketch feature change colors, but all that happens to the custom icons is the changed background comes…
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Wrap a solid part around a cylinder then boolean remove it
Hi guys, I'm new to cad, so excuse if the question is a bit dumb, but for the life of me I cannot find an answer. I'm trying to remove a part that would wrap around a cylinder. I have designed a (flat) part, that I want to wrap around a cylinder, than remove it from the cylinder. What I have tried: Designing flat part, on…
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Extrude problem within a loop
I try to make a feature script that takes a json file with parameters and executes some extrudes in a for loop. That works until a certain index, where it crashes with a EXTRUDE_NO_SELECTED_REGION error. If I instead create new parts, it finds some regions.…
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Tangent Mate is bistable (and I don't need it to be)
I'm using tangent mate because the two objects make contact at curved points on both parts. The first image is how I'd like it to be mated, but if I click and drag it to the left or right, it will pop over to the other constrained position. I understand WHY it's bistable, I just dont want it to be. Is there another mate I…
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Most recent part studio gone - restore from history not working
I created a part yesterday and this morning it is gone. It shows up in the history along with the commands, but when I click on a history element to view it, it doesn't show anything. Going as far back as the creation of the part studio doesn't show its creation. I'm baffled that it seems to be stuck in a glitch. I made…
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Unable to clock gears
I have been trying for hours to get these gears to clock. The 8 farthest gears are all their own individual mechanisms (banks). All parts are equal across the machine. The front most gears on the long green shaft are for timing the machine (Timing shaft). When I use "gear relation" to mesh the gears, they mesh fine… and if…
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Perforate a cylindrical shape
I have this model I'm working on and I'd like to perforate the dark blue part with a pattern of hexagons. I know you can't user the pattern feature on curves. And I'm struggling to find a way to project the shape and repeat, because of the nature of the curved part. Anybody have a good suggestion? Thanks
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How do I constrain this?
In the second sketch, I cant figure out how to constrain the middle supports. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/bfd4d58c73b6dd8024445731/w/8ce6ace3a32c3557e65b9cfd/e/0e19cfb10c7cc6c9a357e867?renderMode=0&uiState=6936219cc10f870e4d18ab43
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Self intersecting body when using thin loft with guide lines
So I'm trying to do this project and I want to create a loft between sketch 1 and 2 with a thickness of 0.1 cm (1 mm) and I need it to follow sketch 6 as a guide line, but I keep getting the error. Can you please help me out? Link to document:…
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Helmet exercise, from Complex surface features lesson, Step 7: Fill 3
I have already started this lesson from scratch 3 times after encountering problems with previous steps, so I am certain that I have followed the instructions to a T. Here on STEP 7 is where I am having difficulty. After selecting the four edges, the Fill gives me the error "Could not meet tangency constraints at…