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Discussion List

  • Custom Mate Connectors not coming over to assembly

    Hey folks - I know this question has been asked in other forms, but none of the solutions helped and this is actually in the classroom tutorial from Onshape. I'm doing the "bricks/lego" project and when we reach assembly, the mates created in the part studio (which are not inferable from the geometry) don't carry over.…

  • in the assembly, the gear ratio doesn't seem to be working.

    the gear ratio is the driving gear teeth divided by the driven gear teeth, right? my problem is that when i put in, say 0.5, it seems to take it as 5. any help appreciated! thank you!

  • Revolute mate overdefines the assembly

    I am working on a project which requires multiple revolute mates to gimbal a part using a servo, however when adding all of the mates, I get a "Mate overdefines the assembly" error. Here is the link to the assembly:…

  • How to best mate a single bend putter shaft to a putter head

    Hello, I have a mate connector/assembly problem that Im looking for help with. I am trying to attach a putter shaft that has a single bend to a putter head. I care about a few key constraints, other than that I want the rest to be derived from the constaints: Shaft offset relative to putter head (Y distance) "piece point"…

  • Why is my clamp locking when I bring it all the way forward or all the way back?

    I have finished this project bar one detail, when I bring the arm mechanism all the way to the front of back it becomes locked and I have to press undo to get it back. I have been stumped on this one for a while. I have attached photos of the clamp below of it in it's starting position and then it in it's locked position.…

  • How to remove an part studio insert

    Hello, I have been working on a assembly for awhile now and I accidently inserted a new part studio into the assembly. I have been trying to figure out a way to delete this insert but I cant seem to find a way. I have used the Hidden feature on it for now, but because of this mistake, the drawings I have are also now…

  • How to make mate connectors invisible (Bolts and nuts from standard library)

    I want to make the fastened mate connectors after inserting bolts and nuts from standard library invisible. After inserting, the mate connectors are visible by default unlike the other mate connectors. Also, under the feature manager tree, the mates (fastened) all say "Invisible" or click to hide. But they are visible in…