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Hole Center Marks
Is there a way to completely get rid of the hole center marks that come in with view. I tried the drawing properties "Extended lines" but it still leaves the annoying mark in the center. I am trying to make clean bolt hole circles like the ones in Solid Work (last pic. below).
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FeatureScript for generating Lattices
Hello, is there a feature script for generating volumetric lattices on non-planar parts? lets say, a curved face mask and to still keep some of the underlying structure like that hydesign app?
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Answer Key
I'm teaching the Intro to CAD unit in OnShape, each unit has an end of unit assessment. Is there an answer key to those assessments?
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Newbie Needs help with the Basics, Spline Tool, Importing Coordinates
Hi, I have some coordinates for a hull I'm trying to build in OnShape. Spline tool was recommended, but I can't figure out how to import the coordinates, much less even use the tool. I made a point at an incorrect spot and couldn't even figure out to go back (No Command Z?!), is there a back arrow I'm missing? So I need…
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Can you add a point/vertex to an existing sketch? (Trying to fix a twisting loft)
Hello everyone, I have what I assume to be a very beginner question that I think might have come up here before but that I was not able to get a definitive answer to this question. In brief terms, I have drawn two sketches of two different trim profiles that I want to connect to a 3d mesh blending from one shape to the…
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Free Form Deform Sandbox
Lazy post this time because this is not really a feature. More like the concept of a feature. The people yearn for generalized object deformation in Onshape and I recently vibe coded up some core utilities that can offer a solution in that space but it's real rough stuff at the moment and y'all are gonna be waiting some…
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Aligning Sketches
Hi, I have done a lot of research on this, found many different answers and can't help but think i'm missing something blindingly obvious. I want to duplicate a sketch so that I can loft between them and alter the second sketch as needed. However, when I copy and paste or 'use' the first sketch , the resulting sketch does…
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I want to learn about NURBS mathematics to better use Feature script. Where do I start?
NURBS (Non-uniform rational B-spline) is the square patch surface definition logic that the onshape modelling environment is based on. I want to be able to tap into that power with featurescript so that I'm not creating, analysing and deleting topology just to get some information. For example I would like to be able to…
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Featurescript / app to generate SVG for CNC
Hi, Sorry if this has been covered, I'm looking to create the OnShape equivalent to https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/Index?id=3662665235866169729 for Fusion 360. There's a use case to be able to export SVGs of a set of 2D faces for CNC machines (Shaper Origin, laser cutters, etc). My rough idea is to have a…
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Is there any way to use mesh or a 3d scan as reference?
When importing actual 3d scans and not phone scans, this ones are quite detailed, and have over 2M polygons. The issue comes when the feature of onshape auto snaps over every single polygon, wich makes onshape unusable (huge lag) even with a beefy pc. Is there a way to use a mesh as a reference, kind of like an 3d image…
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Learning Centre - Jack Hammer Gear Cover
To finish this exercise you are to achieve 0.445kg mass. I was only able to achieve 0.423kg mass. The closest answer for me to choose from was 0.432kg mass on the test so I chose it and was awarded an incorrect answer. However on examination of the Onshape build found that the back two holes didn't penetrate the Cover…
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Seaperch ROV
Hello All, We are trying to make different versions of the Seaperch underwater ROV, and for this need to learn how to make a base shape, and sweep over it. On a more advanced level, we would like to make case for our motor, which are usually plastic. We are looking for any tutorial we can share with our class to possible…
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Shell Command Failure
I'm having a problem with a Shell command failure. I have four small circles that loft into one larger circle. See document https://cad.onshape.com/documents/72fe1b29cc9f99b5f2970754/w/5bf8ad1214aa3202e45ea861/e/2c70e0adbf6fad39d06bd7cf If you un-suppress loft number 4 the shell will fail. If you suppress loft 3 or 2 then…
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Default primary planes Top/ Front/ Right measure 150mm - Can FScript be used to edit that number?
So, default planes of a new Part Studio are square with a side measuring 150mm. If you want to model something bigger, and need them to be larger, then you need to do that manually for some reason. I'm guessing that the reason for this is that there are some things/numbers that a custom FeatureScript cannot access. Is this…
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Reducer Coupling exercise Slide 4 of 10
"Sketch on the Front plane". Of which part? Existing sketch, or new sketch, or something else? "Use the Use sketch command to convert the edge shown with label A to the line on the sketch shown with label B." How? I can't find any explanation in the course notes.
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loft issues user with limited knowledge
hello ! for scale modeling a cement bulk trailer especialy the uder taker type of cones . i have limited knowledge on CAD ( 3years sporadicaly on onshape) but I read the forum and made many exercise on the loft feature but i don't understand !! also browswe many videos on LOFT and sweep to try to understand ow it works but…
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How do you add in a Feature Script into OnShape, ie; Surface Text?
Hi all. I'm somwhat new to Onshape and went through a class to learn it but have come across a situation that I can't find the answer for. I'm sure it's a simple one that just wasn't explained in detail to our class. What I am trying to do is add a text box with text in it in a half moon flat configuration somewhat like…
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Is there a way to wrap a pattern around a loft?
I tried to do it but I still can't figure it out. Can someone help here?
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How do I set default team permissions?
How do I set default team permissions? I can't find the settings anywhere and can't find a solution searching for help . I want one team to have SHARE as a default permission
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How to use ThreadCreator?
I had a hard time creating my first internal threads with ThreadCreator and searched high and low for instructions. Lots of vidoes about how to install TH, but very little about how to use it for internal threads. And what I did find didn't cover some key points. Please chime in with advice. To create internal threads,…
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Best Workflow for Symmetric Assemblies
I'm working on an assembly that has planar symmetry without mirroring, i.e. all the parts on the left are the same on the right, with each part the same distance from the center as its twin. I tried linear patterns, but every distance is different, and I need to change two different dimensions to move both parts. Symmetry…
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Help! Challenge: Fretboard Generation
Hey! I'm trying to generate a guitar fretboard based off of configuration parameters, and I'm having a hard time figuring out the best way to go about it. The challenge is that I need to essentially perform a function on each instance of a linear pattern to determine the distance to the next instance, instead of setting…
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Improvements to Onshape - December 12, 2025
Happy holidays from Onshape! The last official Onshape release of 2025 offers some highly requested goodies, including robust methods for displaying hole quantities on drawings, never before seen realism with the Volume entity in Render Studio Advanced, and CAM Studio usability improvements. DRAWINGS QUANTITY FOR HOLE…
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Help with Lofts on fuselage
New Onshape user, but a lot of experience in CAD and some other 3d software. Having a hard time doing some lofts on an aircraft fuselage design. Any help appreciated.
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Constrain a DXF
I've imported a DXF; a three-view of an airplane. To be able to draw a geometry i three dimensions i need to freeze the DXF in size and constrain all elements within it so that I can use the same DXF on all three planes and maintain correlation between the views. Is there a way to do this? ChatGPT suggested making a block…
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Different width of the wall with smooth transition
Good day! I'm trying to do thicker wall on the botton of the cylinder, tried it with move face, but it is just even face offset, is there a way to add width with fall off? For now used move face and removed the step with bevel, it is looking ugly but somewhat a workaround, but maybe there is a cleaner solution? The overall…
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Export/Import Class with assets feature request
I believe it would be useful if there were a way an educator could export a classroom to share with colleagues and other educators. If I set up a training or classroom with assignments and documents as assets, it would be nice to be able to share this without the need for the other educator to rebuild the classroom and…
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How to create a constrained surface feature for mesh?
Hello team, I'm trying to create a constrained surface tool but it is as if there is no way with opConstrainedSurface to have as input a mesh surface. can someone help me please?
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How to make a Curved Part from three Sketches?
So, i am designing something and am probably way overcomplicating things, but i'd like a nice curvature on the Part. I've sketched the side-profile i desire in all three dimensions, but now i am unable to get that curve. I've tried Sweeping it, but there i either do not get the desired shape or the Sweep intersects itself…
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Recommended approach for finding which face of a solid a sketch was created on?
Hello, In my use of FeatureScript, I have a fairly common need to do the following: given an edge and a solid object, identify which face of the solid the edge lies on (if any). I'm wondering generally what is the best approach to take for this. This has come up in several contexts, but to come up with a simplified…