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Discussion List

  • Parallel Lines with dimension use angle instead of distance.

    So, I've used OnShape on and off over the years and I've never had this problem: I have a rectangle sketch on one plane, then on an offset plane from that sketch I make another rectangle that has it's edges relative to that original rectangle. Both rectangles are orthogonal so the sides are parallel. Or so I thought. When…

  • Is it possible to have driven variables?

    Is it possible to have a variable that is only driven by a dimension, for example in the polygon sketch entity it doesnt appear to be possible to make the number of sides driven by a variable, is there a way to make a variable be driven by the number of sides instead? This isn't a use case I'm considering, more of a way to…

  • Is it possible to use the "show dimensions" tool for a featureScript created sketch?

    I'm having an issue where the dimensions are unavailable for a sketch that was generated through featureScript. Selecting the option does nothing and Im assuming that it is related to the fact that it was created via a featurescript. I have 3 speculations as to why this doesnt work: * This arc was created as an arc using 3…

  • Forcing point-to-point dimension to be aligned rather than horizontal/vertical

    I'm trying to create a drawing of an object I've modelled. One of the key dimensions is the distance between two points along the angle that joins them. I can't use the dimensions of the line joining them as there's a cut-out that splits this line. If I try to do a point-to-point dimension in the drawing, it wants that…

  • Part dimensions in bom

    Is there a way to get length, width and thickness into a BOM without entering it manually?Thanks in advance texteditor

  • How to add dimensions between arbitrary points on a drawing

    How can I add snap points to a part drawing that are not part of the original part? I'd like to show arbitrary dimensions on the drawing. I've tried adding a point to the sketch, but it is not available to select in drawing after updating the workspace. 

  • Grow/increase a dimension in a pattern?

    I want to create a circular pattern of a rectangular extrusion feature. As the feature rotates, I want the length of the rectangle to increase. Is this possible? I've tried a sketch pattern where the length is an equation (1+#rotangle/300) and the starting angle of the rectangle is defined by the dimension #rotangle, but…