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Discussion List

  • Problem with animating mates, movement is fine with mouse

    Moving the camshaft works correctly with the valves when using my mouse but when I try to animate the mate, it shows an instanced may be contained error. it twitched back and forth from 7 to 14 degrees and will not spin. Can anyone figure out why?…

  • How to import mates in an assembly?

    I'm trying to import an Onshape project into a different one but when I import it, the mates in the original assembly are not in the imported assembly. Is there a way to import the whole assembly, mates included?

  • How to create drawings of standard content?

    How do I create separate drawings of the standard content that can be added to assembly drawings? https://cad.onshape.com/documents/07fe033cb975992fd16a8d89/w/8bdb1e2c9ef6200f1c23fe43/e/2f68a1d586bd65692b350d0d?renderMode=0&uiState=61d14630ab37cf7a81fcab22

  • Animated Assembly Documentation

    I am hoping to create an animated assembly video to show how an assembly will go together, such as seen in this YouTube video https://youtu.be/1dZzA1jBHTA Is there documentation in the Learning Center to show how to do this? I assume it is more than simply setting artificial limits on the motion and then animating this?…

  • Part studio with multiparts not updating in assembly

    I have a part studio with multiple parts and added an assembly and set up a group mate. I added new parts to the part studio after I created the assembly. When I go to my assembly it doesn't show the new parts, it doesn't appear to be updating. Should it? Is there a icon for updating the assembly?…

  • How to get overlapping flanges for sheet metal assembly?

    Hi Currently working on a spray booth project, and decided to use a sheet metal funnel/duct assembly for the fan and filters. Only just recently started using Onshape for this, after having failed in Designspark which does not have a sheet metal feature. The rough shape has been done, but keep having problems getting…

  • Python assembly API -- Creating a mate connector on existing geometry

    I am using the python client API to create a mate connector on an existing assembly. The idea is to create a mate connector on an existing geometry. Using the API explorer I could find the body content for a message for the "add feature" function (adding a mate connector on the centroid of the geometry "JKW" belonging to…

  • Mate Matching Surfaces

    I would like to mate these two parts so that the surfaces are touching eachother (The parts will be welded). They both have the same radius and should fit together perfectly. Is there an easy way to do that? Or do I have to use the fastened mate? Tangential doesnt work, but I'm unsure if I understand how the function works.