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The "Export DWG/DXF" option has been removed for student accounts?
I've been using OnShape for some of my classes to create DXF files for my laser engraver as part of a manufacturing unit. Last year this was available, but when I went to have students do this again today, the option to export from a sketch no longer seems to be there for them. It is there for me on their assignments. Is…
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Introducing the Onshape Educator Plan!
Exciting News for Educators! We are thrilled to introduce the Onshape Educator plan! This innovative offering is now available for free to teachers and mentors dedicated to shaping the future generation of engineers. Tailored to optimize the CAD and data management capabilities of Onshape, the new Educator Plan encompasses…
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Share/edit a document from personal to education enterprise on same e-mail
I have one e-mail address for OnShape "personal" and education enterprise accounts through my work e-mail. I have to sign out of one account to get to files on the other, and seemingly have no way to share between the accounts without transferring ownership. I have noticed my labels show up on both accounts and randomly a…
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Can I track my students' progress in the learning center?
I'd like for my high school engineering students to work on various lessons within the Onshape learning center — and I would like to be able to view their progress. Is there a dashboard of some sort where I can see what lessons they have completed? I can already view my students/classes within the CAD section of Onshape…
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Can't remove students' custom materials libraries
To start with, I have a custom material library that I have built for my classes that I want to automatically insert itself into the documents for each of my students. To accomplish that, I shared it with the classroom as view only and checked the box under the classroom's Preferences to "add classroom owned shared…
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Intro to CAD
Are you using our Intro to CAD curriculum? We'd love to know how it's going. Share teaching tips, post pictures of your models, tell us your favorite unit, or let us know how you've expanded or extended it.
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How to create a team not associated with your current classroom? How to create a second classroom?
I am currently on an student plan through my school email. I am also on an educator plan because I am the admin of my robotics team's classroom. Another club wants me to create a team for them, but every team I try creating is automatically put under the robotics team's classroom. I don't want members from this other club…
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Bom Template
Im currently working on a student project and would like to add the name of the parts as a BOM entry to multiple assemblies for documentation purposes. The setting for templates is not displayed even though it should as im subscribed with an edu license, the file is marked as edu is this intended and the wiki not updated…
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PCB and CAM studio
i am an onshape education subscriber. and in a recent update they made the PCB and CAM studio available to education subscribers. and i am wondering, how do i access these new features as they seem to not appear on the drop down bar when adding a new tab.
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Can't access public custom features in Onshape education enterprise
I've been using Onshape in the high school class room for the last 5 years and really like it. Ran into a problem today: Some students with education enterprise accounts aren't able to see public custom features made using feature script. But some students can see it. They are all organized in the same class and I have the…
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Student documents
Hello, Im new to onshape, coming from solidworks. I set up 5 class groups, (approximately 140 students) and the students have signed up. We began some practice exercises (I did not create and assignments yet), and I am able to see all the students practice documents. Is there ensure that students documents do not appear on…
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Sharing templates in classroom
I was wondering how you can share a drawing template in a classroom where all students can utilize the template. I do not have them set up as a team (which is how I used to allow classes to access premade templates and models). I tried to go to the share option and share it within the classroom but we cannot see it on the…
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Exam with Classes and Assignment
I am currently checking the new "Classes & Assignments" functionality to decide if we should perform our exams with it. Until now, we shared a document with Parts for Assembly and Drafting to a team with all the examiners inside. The examiners had than to copy the workspace, rename it and share it with the teacher team. By…
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Is it possible to create your own course tab?
I would like to be able to make what I believe is called a course that I see a lot of the onshape made public documents have. Is this possible?
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Lesson Idea 10: Halloween Pumpkin Design
Curriculum Idea: Students will create a pumpkin and carving design Topic area: Design Description: Assign students to find/sketch their own design to carve into a pumpkin. Students can also be tasked with modeling their pumpkin in Onshape. Their are number of ways to make a pumpkin in Onshape with varying degrees of…
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Recruitment for an Onshape CAD Research Study (Paid)
Hello Onshape Instructors! The Ready Lab at the Faculty of Engineering from the University of Toronto is recruiting participants with computer-aided design (CAD) experience to participate in an upcoming paid virtual research study using Onshape. We know the Onshape forum is full of extremely talented and experienced…
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Lesson Idea 8: Designing UAVs/Quadcopters
Here's another idea from the Onshape/PTC Academic Team! Happy Monday! Curriculum Idea: UAVs come in all shapes and sizes. Let students create conceptual designs of UAVs anticipating number of motors, purpose of the UAV, size, materials, etc. Topic area: Aerospace design Description: Challenge students to create conceptual…
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Does anyone have a copy of the old tutorial videos?
I have been using the Tutorials to get my students started for several years now. A couple of months ago, it was brought to my attention that they are not working properly. I have reached out to Onshape Support, and they have done some looking, but as the video tutorials are several years old, they haven't had any luck…
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LESSON IDEA 11: SIMPLE MECHANISMS
Curriculum Idea: Students will research and model simple mechanisms or mechanical movements Topic area: Mechanisms, Mechanical Linkages Description: Assign students to research mechanisms that change motion from one type to another or are used to transmit power. They can research the application of these mechanisms and…
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Lesson Idea 1: Build Leonardo da Vinci's Ornithopter
Hi everyone! I'm with the PTC Academic team that is supporting educators using Onshape in their classrooms. Ever since PTC acquired Onshape at the end of 2019, we have been learning how to use this design platform and seeing how it could benefit educators in the classroom. As we became familiar with Onshape, we created…
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Setting up an assignment
Hello, So I have put my class into a team and I want to assign them an assembly to draw. I have the assembly drawn and would like to allow them to be able to view my drawing but not be able to copy it. I set up a folder and shared that with the team and put my drawing in the folder. Is there a way I can adjust the…
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Lesson Idea 7: Modeling Nature
Here's another curriculum idea from the PTC Academic team if you are looking for new projects to bring into your classroom! Curriculum Idea: Have students explore the geometry of nature and then create their own models of it in Onshape. Topic area: Modeling nature, Using Patterns Description: Nature comes up with amazing…