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Discussion List

  • I can't edit an imported dxf file.

    I have imported a dxf profile into Onshape. I need to edit it before I can extrude it. However, I am not able to manipulate it without an add on. I thought Onshape had the ability to do this without additional add ons.

  • How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?

    When I am in sketch mode and drawing a line, how can I know how long my line is? I think for 2D sketches it would be very useful to have a grid that you could use as a guide. Is this currently possible?

  • *.cad file viewer or conversion software

    Hello Folks,I have a dilemma. I have a customer with a bunch of 2D *.cad drawings that they want updated so they (me) can revise, update and change. These file formats are in (*.cad) format and I can't seem to find a platform which will convert or at the very least view and print. anyone have any suggestions???? I have…

  • Workflow for laser cutting manufacturing?

    So I'm asking this question to see if I can improve my work flow for laser cutting manufacturing. This question is for those who work with laser cutting, waterjet cutting, or any manufacturing process where you need to organize a story board of DXF files. Currently my process is to export any part I need as a DXF file.…

  • Auto-Made date on 2D is Wrong

    Hello! I just realized that when I create drawings, the auto fill section is putting in dates from March (03/19). Is there a setting I can change to fix this so its more correct?

  • constructPath using faces with holes

    I'm attempting to traverse paths on a face that potentially has holes in it. Using the constructPath function throws an error with the message "Edges do not form a continuous path" in the case where there is a hole. I suppose this makes sense. Two questions: (1) is there a reasonable pre-processing I can do to the edge…

  • Traverse polygon to get projected 2D points of 3D face

    I'm attempting to write some FS to extract 2D shapes for laser cutting. I found an Auto Layout feature that gets me most of the way there. Unfortunately I'm stuck on my misunderstanding of seemingly basic FS concepts. This line of code is a good place for me to point to in confusion: var faces = evaluateQuery(context,…

  • how does one convert a 2d point to a 3d point in featurescript?

    I want to give a single point on a flat surface as the center point of concentric circles and I want to be able to select an arbitrary point on each circle. Then I want to convert those to 3D space so I can use them for various 360-degree operations. I can generate a 2D point in an arbitrary direction/distance from the…