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New FeatureScript: Spring Creator
Hi everyone, I know I just posted the Plastic Thread FeatureScript about a week ago but I had an idea for a new script and came up with a working release version that I want to share with you all. The idea behind the new script is to make creating parameterized springs easy so you don’t have to do all the steps of making a…
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Preserving part name and properties after opBoolean BooleanOperationType.INTERSECTION
From what I can tell, opBoolean BooleanOperationType.INTERSECTION will take target bodies A and B and use them to create a new body, C. C does not have any of the properties either A or B had, which is not what I'd like. I'm hoping for behavior like UNION where one body keeps its name and properties, i.e. A UNION B results…
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Complete beginner
Hello everyone, I'm a complete beginner and I'm following a youtube series, however I'm unable to even go pass the first step, which seems to be the "defines". Below is the very simple model, which i can't define the top and bottom lines. Could anyone help?…
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Why is my sketch not fully defined?
I am not seeing any blue anywhere, yet the tab to the left says sketch not fully defined. What gives?
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Large tile layout challenge
I've asked a couple questions related to this larger problem and while those had great answers (thanks!) I keep hitting subsequent roadblocks. I'm wondering if there's a completely different way to do what I'm trying to do or a small tweak that will get me there. Scenario: I want to trial layout a tile pattern over about…
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Sketch: how to find, select and remove identical entities drawn on top of each other?
I have a sketch with duplicate entities drawn on top of each other. How to identify these so I can remove these?
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Revert a part studio in Main to last released version
Hi, I'm sure I'm being slow but... I have a Document with a number of collaborators. I had released a number of parts but one of the team has inadvertently since changed the part in Main. There have been lots of other changes, so I can't simply roll the whole Document Main branch back to before the change. How do I simply…
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Render Studio Custom Appearances
I'm really liking the recently improved Render Studio, i'm finding it much more user friendly and intuative. I do however have an issue with appearances. I don't appear to be able to save my own appearances to my Company Favourites. This isn't such a problem for the current document i'm working with but it does mean that…
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How do I import a part into the part studio
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Sheet metal model
hello everyone Does anyone have an idea how I can create the sheet metal deformation for the component shown. With the tool sheet metal model, I can't get the flanging right. The circular arc is not recognized for the flange. Thank you for any idea or help.
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Simulation
how to setup the simulation in free vrsion
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How do I resolve this Loft?
Hey everyone. I'm still working my way through using onshape and have run into a bit of an issue. Ive been primarily designing more rigid designs and it was time to design something more organic. So Ive been trying to resolve this loft for a helmet I'm recreating but every time I try and apply more than 3 Guide lines for…
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Hello. I want to draw a cable between two parts of a model. What is the best way to do this?
I have two parts of some model which i'm trying to connect by a cable. i tried to do it in the part studio but i can't figure it out right. can anyone help? thank you!
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Mate Connector Issues w/Spacemouse
Hey everyone, I seem to be having an issue with the mate connectors and the Spacemouse. For example, when selecting Fasten Connector and selecting the first point, the view becomes locked and the Spacemouse no longer can navigate. I was working fine this past week up until today. Latest mouse drivers/software installed,…
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Having trouble with Lofting,
Here's my part: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/fc430255fbf1eca8eadc1da0/w/3af8d2c66a8a7904f8b05de3/e/ea3fc394e7d28d545d01b09c?renderMode=0&uiState=67a5a2168b79cd777e09ae77 I'm having two problems with Lofting so far, one where the thickness is an issue which is probably due to the other problem of not having enough…
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why when i right click i dose it keep rotating after i have let go
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Why are my sketchline disappearing and why only some? I think the problem is that all of them white.
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How to extrude the entire outline
I am trying to do something simple, I am sure there is some shortcut key I am missing. Here is the most simple case of what I want to achieve. I have a sketch of a rectangle and within it a series of concentric circle. I want to extrude the entire rectangle without taking into account all the internal drawing. Currently to…
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Metric threads not engaging in cylindrical parts
Hi! I'm designing what will become an electronic light consisting of a two-part construction. The battery and other components will be mounted in an inner cylindrical part that then screws into the outer cylindrical part. The construction will be 3D printed in PLA. I've set the outer diameter of the inner part to 34.7 mm…
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Question concerning mirroring
Hello, I´m beginner and excuse my bad english. I have a question concerning mirroring. I´m drawing a complex component for the Right-Hand-Side
and need the same fort the Left-Hand-side, practical a Mirror. I don´t need to draw
it for the left side again new, it´s a lot of work. I did it with the command „Mirror“ and had…
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FeatureScript fault
I have a fault in this script. mismatched input ')' expecting {'[', 'box', '::', 'boolean', 'number', 'string', 'array', 'map', 'builtin', 'function', 'undefined', '{', BOOLEAN, NUMBER, ID, STRING} 19:6 Feature Studio 1 Code: FeatureScript 2581; import(path : "onshape/std/common.fs", version : "2581.0"); annotation {…
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CAM Studio
Help! I am a high school teacher using Onshape with my engineering classes. We have been using Onshape with students for about 7 years now and love it. We use it to talk to all of our rapid prototyping equipment such as laser cutters and 3d printers. Where Onshape falls short is the lack of CAM software. Currently our…
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How do the query parameters in Action URLs work for Onshape Extensions
Hello, I've been working on getting an Onshape extension working and have now managed to have the auth working. My next question to tackle is how to determine the documentId, workspace/version Id, and element Id of the page from which the extension is launched. The "Create an Extension" Onshape tutorial indicates that this…
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How to extrude perpendicular to a plane
I have imported a STEP file converted with Freecad 1.1.0dev from a downloaded STL file, added a Sketch, and 3 Planes. How do I extrude from Plane 2 to Plane 3? I have no experience in CAD solid modelling, and I need a step by step instruction. Ideally I want the walls to be the same thickness as the existing part, so post…
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Mating shows mate points in wrong location
Trying to mate to this hole, but Onshape displays mate points for fillet doc
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What tool to merge multiple small faces into a larger face at a defined offset distance
Looking for the best method to join solids by taking multiple small faces, extruding them to the face of another solid/sketch that is offset from those small faces. Sweeping doesnt seem to work unless there is a sweep path between each point but that is very tedious. Think of an exhaust header where I have 4 small faces…
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Associate a file to an ITEM?
How can I associate a file, like a .pdf or .ai file to an ITEM?
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Traceability for copied documents (Add Source Document's name and Author to Start point)
When a document is a copy, the Start point in "Versions & history" is the state of the original document at the moment of the copy. It would be really useful for teachers to see where the original document came from. (Source Document's name and Author)
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How to intersect disparate parts
I'm trying to layout a tile pattern in a floorplan that bends and weaves. I have the tile repeating tile layout as a 2D linear pattern of parts, and the floor plan as an extrusion of the floor area. I'd effectively like to mask the tiles with the floor plan and end up with tiles only showing where there is actually floor.…
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Align Views to each other
Is there a way to align views to each other either vertically or horizontally via a point or an edge?