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Right order of doing things in onshape?
Hello everybody,I am new to On-shape, about 2 months now. I am a machine design engineer by profession with a back ground in 2d cad. I taught myself 3d cad. First I was using OpenScad for a few years, but I decided that it has a ceiling too low for what I need. So I learn On-shape, and loving it. I did several of the…
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What determines when a line can be used as "rip edge" for the flatten feature?
I'm having a hard time parsing when a line is able to be used as a rip edge. I've created a 3d loft and projected lines to the surface (and in some instances split the faces with said lines. Still I can't get some lines to highlight for rip edge. Loft / Sketch / Project / Split Faces / Flatten I can highlight some of the…
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opSplitPart not behaving like UI split part
Hi, Referring to the image below: I want to split the part with the surface to give inner and outer parts. I'm using opSplitPart(context, id + "splitPart1", { "targets" : targetPart, "tool" : qCreatedBy(id + "extrudeOuterEdges", EntityType.FACE), "keepTools" : true }); As you can see at the front left, the split is…
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FS to remember previous selections
Hi all, Anyone with suggestion on how to get my custom feature to remember the selections from the previous use? (I mean only in the same part studio) This was brought up here a while ago but I couldn't really use the info in the discussion. Thank you.
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How would i go about this?
Here is the relevant media: I need to make this kind of shape - i was doing it by hand and it was super painful and i know there must be a better way. I am really bad at planes, rotations, etc so i couldnt figure it out. I need a crescent shape that is also tilted on an incline… any help would be appreciated
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"Cannot resolve entities" error with sheet metal tool
Hi I am very new here. I have been designing a backpack for cycling, and thought it would be a good idea to use the sheet metal tool to convert my 3d model of the pack to a flat pattern that I would use as a sewing pattern aid. When I go to use the sheet metal tool to convert the model to sheet metal, it gives me a "cannot…
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How do I move a sketch attached to a part?
I'm trying to center a sketch onto a certain part, but it keeps snapping to one place.
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(un)suppress a folder from a configuration
The new ability to (un)suppress a folder of features in the UI is awesome. Thanks. I don't however see a way to do this from a configuration. I do see that you can add all of the features in a folder using configure suppression but that adds a column for each of the 17 features in the folder rather than one column for the…
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is there a way to automatically set material to all your designed parts?
My question is about material designation. Is there a way to do this as a global setting before you start designing your parts? For instance if you will make something with your 3d printer you know before hand that all your printed parts will be ABS for example. You know all your brass inserts are brass, like wise all your…
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Splitting Two Complext Objects
I have this large shroud I modified to accomdate 2 seperate PC fans. I have a rig I would like to attach it to and the best way to do that and avoid reprinting a whole new shroud would be to print this smaller piece and glue the larger part to it. I have no idea how to split them to make sure the smaller part has the same…
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Undoing operations
Hi, I have flat parts where I extrude / offset edges for splitting. The image below shows a typical part which started as a solid, where the holes have been cut by extruding the outer edges, offsetting them, splitting the original part with the offset edges and then deleting the inner bodies created by the split to form…
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Circular Pattern with Move Face feature
I'm trying to create a circular pattern here with the a move face feature, but the circular pattern always fails: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/233ece5bf67e5cfd0ff9829e/w/f4926fc63ae73655e27fb075/e/38e1cfc768a63f39d9d15e33 Doesn't give much of an error message, so not sure what the issue is; I've used circular pattern…
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animations/exploded views
Hello fellow educators. I have teaching CAD to high school students for over ten years, and have been using onshape for about 6 months. I have students start with basic sketches and extrusions, and move onto reverse engineering small multipart toys using calipers. They then assemble the parts of the toy in an assembly. My…
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How to quickly produce multi part arrays?
My goal is to design a part, say rectangle for ease of explanations, i want it to be, x,y,z 20, 30, 10-12mm. How can i design one rectangle then have onshape produce say 10 more rectangles ranging from 10 to 12 mm. Would make 3d printing test parts much easier and faster. Thanks for all your help guys
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offset dimension box not showing
when i select an offset on a sketch it automatically places a line 5mm away from the selection. no box comes up to edit this (like dimensioning other things.). i have to double click and do it each time. i dont remember it always being like this have i changed a setting?
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Sharing a file/making copies in classroom
Hi all, I'm really new to using onshape and trying to incorporate it in to some textiles lessons. I want to do a trainer design project and design an outsole in Onshape. I have a dxf drawing which I would like to input to give the kids the outline shape so that they can draw simple shapes and extrude to make different…
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Wood Grain Effect
Hi all. Simple question is the wood grain feature script available on the free licence version of Onshape. If so where can i find it please
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Can someone explain new box()?
I see new box() used in the std and other places by people who are better at coding than me, but still haven't wrapped my head around it or when I'd want to use it. I've read the explanation here in the FS documentation, and AI says to use Box Types "When you need to wrap a single value and potentially add additional…
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Joining Tabs/Tags on Frames
Hi, Can anyone help me with trying to set up a feature script so that I can easily add in joining tab/tags to frames using either box section or angle. i have tried with the following code but keep getting errors. FeatureScript 1640; // Specify the FeatureScript version // Feature definition annotation { "Feature Type…
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New Custom Feature: Bounding Cylinder
I wanted to make primitive shapes of robot parts to play around with packaging. I found (and wrote) a Bounding Box FS, but there was nothing for Cylinders, and I now understand why. Determining the smallest cylinder that will completely enclose a group of bodies is non-trivial. Hopefully someone else finds this useful.…
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New Feature: Detect Symmetry
Its been a bit since I've posted any new custom features, so here's a tiny little helper: Detect Symmetry (Inspired by this discussion) This feature detects differences in symmetrical parts. Symmetry can be across a plane or rotationally along an axis. Differences are highlighted in red when the feature is open, and a…
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I am trying to be able to select a complete curve automatically
I am currently in the process of adapting a feature script so that it is perfectly adapted to our requirements. Similar to the sweep feature. How can I implement it so that I simply select the created curve, or I select a part of the spline and all tangential edges are automatically selected? Currently I have to select…
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Custom Materials List
I have a materials list of plant species and their LAI values. This is useful for various reasons which is not relevant to this discussion, How can I create a custom materials list called Plant LAI Values and enable users to assign different components of their model, it could be a surface which represents grass, or a…
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How do I cut this part?
Hi, I need to cut this part in half at the place indicated with red circles. I can't seem to create a plane or a surface in the right spot to do so and would appreciate some suggestions. Project is public and at https://cad.onshape.com/documents/93ac1d1a22d80b61373afcc6/w/04a78d8db152b8d9dbd5b64f/e/35a040543f68b08c36051304…
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How Do I Design a Pulley With Multiple Layers of Ropes
I am in the process of importing and extending a design of a mobile crane from Solidworks to Onshape. Instead of simply importing the parts and assemblies from Solidworks to Onshape, I am redesigning the Solidwork parts in Onshape Part-Studios and then create assemblies. The main reason is the flexibility, I can achieve in…
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Variable name as Value
Hello There, I am new to Onshape, I came from Shapr3D, because of much bigger compexity of SW (sadly app is not that good), and I just discovered magic of variables and I really like it a lot, Now I am working on my own frames, I did quite nice setup for rectangular profiles. And I want to have parametric text in Cut list.…
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Symmetry tool
Hi When I import parts, i often need to check symmetry. How do i do that ? It seems that the simple tool is missing ??
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Linking a document to an external database
I need to link one of my documents to an external database. The database has a list of materials and I need to assign a material to a part of the document (e.g. a surface). How can I: a) link the document to an external database b) select a surface or a part (item) and access the database to assign the property c) display…
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Developing an online CAD tool for architecture
I am thinking about developing a simple CAD tool for architecture very similar to Trimble SketchUp for Web, except even simpler but for a specific purpose. Can I reconfigure Onshape's user interface to do this? If so, how? I couldn't find anything on the help documentation.