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Before I go too far down the road with my new project, I would like all my sketches to de properly defined. So I start a new project and choose the top plane. Make a square box and immdiately it is says sketch 1 is not fully defined… whatever else I add later, Sketch 1 stays undefined… Is this a software error ? because…

I'm not getting autocomplete for precondition snippets anymore. Is anyone else seeing this?

Announcing: Relative Measure, Euler → MC, and MC → Euler Written by Joshua Newth (former Part Studios dev, now at Reframe Systems) and Greg Brown (Head of Product at Onshape). What’s new Relative Measure — Get X, Y, Z displacements between two points relative to any coordinate system (mate connector), not just the world…

I've created a new custom tool called Stock Size Pro. It basically uses the same stock size calculations I used for my Cut List Pro FeatureScript, but for single parts. This includes: Onshape's Structural Frame profiles, plates, round, tubes, hex, pipe, threaded rod, sheet metal and gussets of several styles. The sizes can…

I'm designing a turbo header for a 6 cylinder engine, but I cant figure out how to loft the 6 tubes into one for the flange. I'm not experienced so I'm probably just missing something obvious. Any help is appreciated!

Hello, I've always wanted a simple to use tool for generating cut lists for weldments and decided to have a go at creating one. I came up with what I call Cut List Pro. Cut List Pro eliminates the repetitive task of manually sorting structural members, producing cut lists in seconds. Sorts by member type, then size, then…

i can not get past the second lesson and i can not find ananswer to WHY??…

I am designing a bunch of ductwork parts for 24ga sheet metal for hand assembly (not welded), and I can't figure out how to add seam allowances for something like a Pittsburgh seam. In a flat layout, I'd just add 1" on one side of the rip joint for the pitt and 1/4" on the other side of the rip for the flange. But when the…

Good time of day! I am using Onshape as part of the corporate trial and have accidentally made a project in the free (cad.onshape.com) version of the site. Is there a way for me to transfer it into the corporate version? I didn't know that such a distinction existed! Thank you in advance!

Hello. In step 6 of Reducer Coupling, after performing all required procedures, I believe, this does not allow me to select a new sketch on the flat face of the revolution labeled as A, therefore, I can not proceed with the exercise ;(…

The page freeze in this pozition. Only way to unfreeze is to come back in history where grid extrude is surpress. Any solution? Until now I use with success Grid extrude feature, never have a problem.

Hello, I have a specific question about a groove pattern on my part. I want grooves to go around 1/4 of the entire part (you can see the lines where i was splitting the part for the area for the groove). i tried it with an curve pattern but the result is not what i want as you can see in the image. Also, these grooves…

I do mold design and I need to be able to model in pipe taps. Does onshape have this ability?

Hello, I'm having some trouble with subassemblies. If I use this feature and then modify the assembly, whatever I add to the assembly will be messed up when it updates. Otherwise, if I leave the lock open mirrored or pattern parts will just float off like they're not part of the main assembly. The lock position would work…

I was trying to post to a thread, but nothing appears? Over on this thread: https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/27617/custom-feature-heat-set-insert-threaded-inserts-for-3d-printed-parts I don't see the post there nor in the link in my profile for My Posts: https://forum.onshape.com/discussions/mine I thought I'd posted…

Calculating with variables only works with * and /. When I try to use + or -, the field turns red. What am I doing wrong? Example: #high+3

Im working on building a pen in the software. It is one of those types of pens where you can select up to four different colors. I created only one actual pen piece, I then imported it 4 times into my assembly. I want to change their individual colors to represent different ink colors. Is there a way to do this, or do I…

I may have originally posted this in the wrong forum. I'm a bit surprised by the engagement. https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/31431/featurescript-access-to-complete-material-properties-and-the-onshape-material-library#latest I am a mentor for a FIRST Robotics team, and we recently started exploring Onshape Simulation.…

When creating a new drawing, OnShape correctly selects the latest up-to-date template. But when inserting a new sheet I get an old template, and then have to manually switch to the latest. Can I set OnShape to always use the latest (or a specific) template for insert sheet? Thanks in advance

I see that frame profiles is deciding geometric center/origin for the profile. Is there a way to offset the profile? I have something that wants an offset to match with a previous frame but unable to set location myself. In this particular application the origin wants to be outboard of the profile.

I use OnShape Free for personal projects and Inventor at work. I have Inventor configured so I can access nearly everything from the keyboard with command aliases. I have not found this functionality in OnShape and it’s painfully slow to use as a result. In Inventor, I type the first few letters of the command then hit…

This is a bit of work in progress at the moment but it's semi functional and I need to work on other tools that this tool is the backbone of. Posting now for public comment. Introducing Tween Curve Simply select input curve A and input curve B and input a tween value between 0 and 1 and this tool outputs an approximate…

where can I download the sheetmetal.fs? I would like to work on a featurescript based on the sheetmetal.fs. Thanks

I am a mentor for a FIRST Robotics team, and we recently started exploring Onshape Simulation. One of the first issues we encountered was that parts created by many of our custom FeatureScripts are missing the material data needed for simulation. Our custom features already assign materials such as Aluminum 6061, but…

Window inserts lumber as shown and cuts away existing Stud Wall framing and panels created with Sheathe. Now time to update Door to work and look like Window…

I have a sheet metal and did some corner breaks. But somehow only one edge is not resolving, even if the same geometry on the other side works as expected. Can someone maybe help me find what the real issue is here? The same issue happens also when I use fillet instead of corner breaks… The underlying geometry is very…

both of these are in the same document, the lower, faster one is a pure duplicate of the upper, slower part studio. the belt and pulley gen is 1,5s in the first, but 300ms in the second. why could this possibly be?…

Pretty straight forward with what I'm trying to do. I've already created one custom support, but I'm having an issued creating one on the brow of the helmet because the helmet itself and nose piece are intersecting with where the support should be. I tried projecting the brow to a sketch on the base plane, but am having…

Hi, I am struggling to create a coin with a number value (e.g. 5) which has the same number on both sides, but not mirrored! Meaning no matter which side I am looking at, the number is readable. The thing is: The number was sketched by hand on an imported image, not written via Text-Tool. Of course I could redo the same…

I want to achieve something like this: Meaning I want to add a logo on a surface which I can freely colorize in the slicer (add colors to the seperate parts). How can I achieve this in onshape? I guess one way would be remove via extrude-function and the readd as a new part via extrude, but isnt there an easier way? Whats…