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  • 1 error - 1 update - 1 question re:03. Working with Assemblies

    Some of my students found a spelling mistake in the following location. Self-Paced Courses - CAD Basics --Introduction to Assembly Design ---03. Working with Assemblies ----Exercise: Assembly -----Slide 10 ------Anti-align to Z ....spelling mistake?...Anit is used instead of Anti. I have been having troubles getting the…

  • Using subassemblies between branches

    In my current design, I am using several braches to explore different designs. I have come across a situation where I would like to use a subassembly from one branch in another branch. I don't see right away how to do this. Of course, I would like to merge the final design branch back into the main branch when all is done.…

  • Triad manipulator with rotation like in assemblies?

    Is there a way to get a triad manipulator that can also rotate, like the manipulators in assemblies?

  • Fast way to configure a lot of parts?

    The sub-assembly consists of a lot of parts. I'd like to make this and other sub-assemblies configurable with the variables that were being used to create the parts. As there is a high number of parts in this helix and multiple variables (5) I am looking for a different way than klicking on every part and selecting each of…

  • Improvements to Onshape - January 25th, 2021

    I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year. We are excited to bring you our second release this month. This release brings big improvements to the Loft feature and more. Let’s take a look! GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS LOFT IMPROVEMENTS Loft has some big improvements to give you more control and create more predictable…

  • Miura Fold in Onshape

    Hello. I'm interested in creating an assembly in Onshape that can move like the Miura Fold pattern. I've tried making the parallelograms with rounded edges, and mated the edges with pin slot mates and one revolute mate to keep all of the parts together, but it's not fully constrained. Here's what I have so far. Any ideas…

  • how to draw part of assembly?

    hello, I have an assembly, that is configured using configuration variables, this assembly has sub assemblies, which are in turn configured with configuration variables, and parts that are in turn configured.... I now want to create a drawing for production, but I need to draw using the assembly configuration.... I didn't…

  • "save as"

    If I "save as" will the saved part/ assembly be changed by future changes to it? Derek Westwood

  • Transforming Mates around arbitrary points in assembly.

    We have been playing with making api calls to onshape assembly (occurrence transforms) and had a bit of a success in transforming parts around origin. In our use case we have multiple Revolute Mates that we want to turn to specific angles through api calls. We can do it through occurrence transforms but the parts have to…

  • roller on an arced tube

    I want to roll a bit of round tubing ~1" with a 300" radius and us it for a track for a roller. How do I mate that in an Assembly to show the roller rolling on the surface of the tube?