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Skeleton driven assemblies: creating families of parts and assemblies .
Is there a way to create in Onshape
families of parts and assemblies for using them independently on different skeleton
driven assemblies? My idea is
to create a master assembly where I only put the sketches defining the general
geometry and then snapping on these sketches the adaptive parts I modeled
separately. These…
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Breaking up a monster document
My project document has grown far too large. Fortunately, it can logically be broken into four documents - master assembly and three sub-assemblies - but just how to do that without ruining relationships is baffling me. There are many sub-sub-assemblies some of which are used multiple times. Of course, there are many parts…
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Help with assemblies, revolute
I'm trying to get this control arm to rotate in between the mounting points, but all they do is move in unison. Any tips? https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ba146f4fb957ed0abf9e05f6/w/7b5e6e9060483ac5383a7c64/e/57e784605fd8708511b896cc
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Exporting Collada assemblies with mate features
Exporting Collada assemblies with mate features
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Export Parasolid of Assembly from API?
Hey everyone, I'm trying to export an assembly into a single parasolid file using API calls. The initial idea that I had was to download the individual part studios' parasolids, and then using the transform data from GetAssemblyDefinition to transform the parasolids before merging, but was wondering if there was a simpler…
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"Group" while in Parts Studio?
Hello! I have a Pattern of a part (35 instances) in Part Studio that I wanted to make a Group. I read that I have to put all the copies in an Assembly and then create the Group? Seems it would be more efficient to have the option to create the Group where the Pattern was created. ps There is no 'Group' in "Tags"
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Assemblies not rebuilding properly
OK, so I have a reproducible problem. I have built an assembly and there are no errors. Then, either the session expires and I have to reload the page or I leave and come back or whatever - something happens that causes the page to be reloaded. When this happens, the assembly which was previously working is now over…
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Altering part properties breaks assembly?
I am building an app that is integrated with onShape and the app pushes values to onShape variables. I have used those variables to set the length of a strut in a test truss. I built the truss in an assembly and everything was fine. I then updated the value of the length of the struts and somehow the mates on the truss…
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Large Assembly Import - SW Pack and Go - Long Translation Time
Hi, I have been importing our assemblies over from Solidworks through pack & go. It has worked well so far for smaller assemblies (20-200 distinct parts) which took 1 to 2 hours to translate after the .zip upload. I tried importing some larger assemblies (10000 parts if i count PCB components) and it has been taking much…
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BOM of vendor parts like ball bearings
I don't know whether this is a question for OpenBOM or OnShape but here's my problem. When I create a parts list BOM, every ball in the bearing is treated as a separate part. This is nonsense. A ball bearing is just one part no matter how many internal parts there are. How can I force OnShape and Open BOM to treat vendor…
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Assembly, mating 4 points of interest
Hi, I am having trouble getting one of my parts (with 2 wholes) to connect onto another piece that is at an angle. When I connect one of the holes, it comes up sideways. I was told to do two, separate revolute mates, but it is still moving. Also was told to make sure they align perfectly, and so I did, but still not…
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Connecting several points on assembly
Hi, I am having trouble getting one of my parts (with 2 wholes) to connect onto another piece that is at an angle. When I connect one of the holes, it comes up sideways and can't figure out how to mate them. Thank you in advance,
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HOW TO MAKE PARTS "PUSH" EACH OTHER?
So for a school project, I have to make a geneva drive. For those of you who don't know what a Geneva drive is, this link demonstrates it pretty well: http://benbrandt22.github.io/genevaGen/ My drive has 4 positions, an a drive crank radius of 2, a b drive crank radius of 2, a pin diameter of .5 and an allowed clearance of…
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FeatureScript and Assemblies?
Im trying to use FeatureScript to replicate an automated process I have built in Proe using trail file. Id like move the core build process from Proe into OnShape. The Proe trail is building a PCB from an intermediate text file (IDF) that describes the board outline, slots, and holes and also includes the components and…
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Rotating sub-assembly during insertion into top level assembly
When I try to rotate a sub-assembly "B" after I insert it into a high level assembly (which already has sub-assembly "A" in it) - the parts of sub-assembly "B" (which is a copy of "A" - I just want to rotate it) change position relative to other parts of sub-assembly "B". They "fly apart" to some extent and that extent…