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How to make a solid loft
I am new to onshape and 3D drawing in general. I am in the process of drawing a mudguard where there will be an elevation that will be used for mounting the mudguard. The problem is that when I try to make a ceiling between 2 oval circles I can't make it solid, only if I choose surface. BR Pierre
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what's easiest way to design this in onshape? I'm new to the software and not familiar with tools
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Help troubleshooting practice exam question
HI everyone, I have been stuck on question 3 of the practice exam for a while now and i don't understand where i am going wrong. I have checked each dimension from the drawing over and over again and i cant figure out why my mass (119.15g) is so far off. Also i already checked to make sure it is symmetrical, and i checked…
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Extrude along a line featureScript
I'm trying to create a feature that allows me to easily create print-in-place hinges for a personal project. One of the features is that I can define the angle the hinge is created at. how can I edit my script to make the extrudes occur along the same path as the line given? Here is the document:…
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Grid extrude with twist.
I created a loft with a twist in my drawing. The grid extrude ignores the twist. How do I resolve the issue? Thanks for looking! https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a408a22a53350c6671814aab/w/0d526d7394b7b110aef10d95/e/797c00e7ca341067a71be9ee?renderMode=0&uiState=695b24657f3ae46da854b8ca ds/KHZR8V6HPIJA/grid-extrude-1.jpg
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Help with sweep
I need help making my straight track into a curve and spike for a roller coaster https://cad.onshape.com/documents/58acfcb22b7b5a3e8717a405/w/fa94ef0b6c15c5c4ef5b5b0d/e/1299f56620be43eb47cf23ea I need to go from this, to this
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Centre of gravity
Hi someone A quick question - can someone tells me how I scale a part in part studio around the Centre of Gravity? How do I set the CoG as reference point for scalling? Thanks in advance
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How to mirror a frame part and keep the cut list?
How to mirror a frame part with features and keep the cut list with lengths? When I mirror a frame part and make a cut list I get the error "Failed to find frame start and end faces.". The frame shows up on the cut list but not with the correct lengths. Is it possible to mirror a frame part and keep the correct cut list?…
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Create a helical lid for a bolt sorter
One of my pupils is struggling to create a lid for a screw sorter he's trying to design. I have been trying to help but have come unstuck in how to design it in OnShape. He's trying to make a circular version of the product on this link. Unfortunately, when he's created the helix top profile, neither of us can work out how…
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new custom feature: Boolean Variable
Happy winter solstice to everyone! I was grouping some dynamic suppressions in a configurable document and creating a regular variable, setting it to 'any' and creating an equation, (or typing "true" manually.) This bothered me, I figured this should be easier if I'm going to do this a lot. so I created a dedicated:…
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Lofting Text
I have some text. extrude a small box on top plane put text on top of the box copy the text line offset plane at say 30 deg at bottom of box new sketch on plane (paste the text on it) align the text up with the other plane's text loft the text. I have tried everything. I can only loft one letter at a time. Is there a way…
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how would i make it so a rectangular type shape would follow a curved line
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/68907f8d2a3bf207620694ea/w/caa1b2c6b12894a0eccdaf1b/e/abfb2045a1b94039a54538af?renderMode=0&uiState=695a4128b345b5e24a305275 if you look at part number 3 you can see from the right plane where once this is made i would need to fix flexiply into that slot so want it to be one consistent…
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onshape cant export
I've been trying to export a STEP file from Onshape, but it doesn't download
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Is there a way to keep my OnShape logged in
Every time I come to the computer to continue work on something all of the windows require me to log back in. Even if I left only for a couple of hours. If there a way to keep the sessions active? Did anyone create an extension for that? Would refreshing a page on one tab keep all the other tabs session active…
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Splined Gear / Splined Shaft
Hello, I am searching for a Script similar to this one, I cant use it and dont have the experience to overwrite or write a new one, maybe someone can help to find a similar one for DIN ISO / Metric https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5848a5f5f680f5104c2bb48d Best Regards and Thanks in Advance
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Publishing Documents with Copy Permissions but Without Version History
I'm looking to publish a set of documents so that anyone can copy them (to be able investigate how things were done, make tweaks, etc. as they want) and have access to the latest version, but while keeping the version history (specifically the contributor names) private. Are there any tricks or other methods anyone knows…
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Tips on troubleshooting issues with boolean
Apologies for the vague title as I'm struggling with how to ask this in a clear way. I've been working on incorporating more organic surfaces into my design and have been running into issues where an operation fails with no clear reason and I get the "boolean operation would result in a non manifold body" error. Here's an…
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Design Review Request: What can I do better?
I have been using OnShape as a hobbyist, mostly for 3D printing, for just over a year now and I'm getting more comfortable with what it can do. I'm happy with the outcome of my latest item, but I'd really appreciate a review of how I've gone about it and suggestions for what I could do better. I have some specific…
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How can I recover my document?
I was playing around trying to tile a… er, well, a tile lol for a dollhouse… Anyway trying a couple of different methods they both end up in crashing onshape (i.e. endless hourglass/circle that never recovers) Theoretically Version 2 of this document should be "before the problems started"……
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How can I mate two C-channels at a 50-degree angle, as shown in the picture?
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Chords instead of smooth curves along a sweep.
I am a relatively new user. I am trying to sweep a rail profile along a simple curve and the sweep keeps producing a series of straight chords instead of a smooth curved profile. What am I doing wrong?
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Custom Feature Collection: 456D Make
-Link to features up front- There are probably a few among the users of this forum who are CAD veterans who might remember a fun little suite by Autodesk called 123D that had a powerhouse of an fabrication tool in 123D Make. It could take an object as an input and turn it into slices of stacked cardboard or paper templates…
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How Does Surface Text Know Where a Circle Starts and Ends and which way is up?
I've had some troubles getting ST to put the text exactly where I want it, right-side up and not in mirror image. I've wrestled it to the ground in the document cited. Ideally the two phrases would be aligned to a single inner circle with Better Luck's bottom sitting on the circle and Next Time's top hanging from it.…
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How do I create a plane that is perpendicular to a surface?
I am trying to make a revolved cut feature that I can drop onto a cylinder face (the cylinder should be able to be anywhere in space) but the sketch plane has to be perpendicular to the face chosen. I've used the code below where realPlane is the plane chosen by the user.var sketchPlane1 = plane(vector(0, 0, 0) * inch,…
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Using variables
I am drawing a trailer frame and I would like the frame crossmembers to update with the change of the length. I have started to the Variables and Expressions course, but found it was more than I need to know at this time. In other words it was beyond my comprehension for the most part. Just need the basics.
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Why is the Border Frame thickness not changing all of the border frame?
As you can see, the line selected has been moved to the Border frame layer, but the thickness of this line has not changed.
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Inserting Inspection Item into a Table
I need to put an inspection item in a specific column of a drawing table per a supplier request, but Onshape doesn't let me add one into the cell. I have created a note, added the inspection item, and moved it into the cell of the table, but then it is not connected to the table and will not move if the table moves. Is…
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Free Onshape Projects with instruction sheets, drawings and step by step videos available
Hi, I am a retired teacher and have developed a series of instructional projects for teaching Onshape in the classroom or online. Each project has a free downloadable instruction sheet with dimensioned drawings and link to step by step videos. There are projects for making parts, assemblies and animations. Projects like a…
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Is there a way to install new fonts into Onshape?
I have a need to laser etch a logo into some sheet metal parts. In MS Word I have created the logo with the font of my choice. I expect I can use the image to create the laser etch but it would be much simpler to install a new font into Onshape. Then I could simply use the text tool to created the etching in the parts. I…
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make transparent
A very useful feature of "Make Transparent" was interacting with parts so revealed. Now, this seems to have been lost. I can see but not touch. What happened?