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Fillelt works on one part of the model, but doesnt in its exact copy but mirrored.
Hi, im making an fpv frame but i cant forf some reason fillet this. I filleted the other side with the same settings just fine. Even tried to turn off other fillets. Please help.
How do you organize your CAD/Onshape library so it’s easy to navigate....
…By physical form/function, or by topic/client/purpose? hello , I’m trying to reorganize my Onshape files and I’m stuck. I have a mix of: Flat/reference items (bookmarks, stencils, nameplates) Practical builds (phone mounts, pencil holders, rulers) Mechanical/engineering projects (jigs, presses, adjustable props)…
Can you add a point/vertex to an existing sketch? (Trying to fix a twisting loft)
Hello everyone, I have what I assume to be a very beginner question that I think might have come up here before but that I was not able to get a definitive answer to this question. In brief terms, I have drawn two sketches of two different trim profiles that I want to connect to a 3d mesh blending from one shape to the…
Is there a way to wrap a pattern around a loft?
I tried to do it but I still can't figure it out. Can someone help here?
how would i make it so a rectangular type shape would follow a curved line
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/68907f8d2a3bf207620694ea/w/caa1b2c6b12894a0eccdaf1b/e/abfb2045a1b94039a54538af?renderMode=0&uiState=695a4128b345b5e24a305275 if you look at part number 3 you can see from the right plane where once this is made i would need to fix flexiply into that slot so want it to be one consistent…
Splined Gear / Splined Shaft
Hello, I am searching for a Script similar to this one, I cant use it and dont have the experience to overwrite or write a new one, maybe someone can help to find a similar one for DIN ISO / Metric https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5848a5f5f680f5104c2bb48d Best Regards and Thanks in Advance
How do I reduce extremely long assembly regeneration times?
Hello, I am new to Onshape and creating assemblies in CAD in general. I am attempting to design and model a robot for my school's competition robotics team, but I have run into issues with assembly regeneration times. With only half of the robot's drivebase completed, regeneration times are frequently above 10-15 seconds,…
Help me design an Astrié Grain Mill !
Help needed! I am a mechanical engineer with a problem, when I do something I want to do it right, with purpose and in the best way possible. And the more I dig into a problem, or challenge, the more I discover things are not as simple as they seemed. I've been making bread at home for about 10 years now but only recently…
Most recent part studio gone - restore from history not working
I created a part yesterday and this morning it is gone. It shows up in the history along with the commands, but when I click on a history element to view it, it doesn't show anything. Going as far back as the creation of the part studio doesn't show its creation. I'm baffled that it seems to be stuck in a glitch. I made…
Does anyone know how to do this?
I'm trying to create a circle with "waves" extruding from it, the top model is what it should look like if the circle was stretched out into a line. I can get the general shape of it, but the inside and outside of the low-valleys have different heights and i do not know how to solve it. I tried using separate planes,…
Newbie-ish question: How to use a selection of lines from a solid in a sketch?
I have created this 3D shape, and would like to use it as the basis for another. The screenshot shows the edges I'm interested in. I'd like to start with an extrusion of that outline (without the holes and slots). I suspect there is a way of doing this, but I can't see how to start, so any suggestions will be hugely…
Why is the extrude failing?
I am new to onshape, sorry if the solution is obvious. Document: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9b712b90de60543aeb13f190/w/e73c67801e1701d10701ad0f/e/3c56750e44be16d0653d9391
How do i design something like this?
Hey guys i need some help how to make that chamber/fillet thing on the part?
Issue with fillet tool
This is for model: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7de7fc78e73235706da8de5f/w/d1648eaa1634f3f1fd60dda6/e/1eb77fc915c8d26f3b6e3f04 I'm trying to model this shape from a STL: I constructed a solid from an extruded sketch (right sketch) and extruded cut (left sketch): I'm not trying to fillet the corners. The topmost fillet…
Why am I not getting the expected surface area of a part? Constraints issue?
I'm learning CAD and am currently working my way through the "Introduction to Part Studios" module in Onshape's "Learning Pathways." My goal is to really learn CAD, not just understand the instructions. In the exercise for Basic Features where you extrude a control arm sketch you create, I'm getting close to the surface…
Irregular linear pattern
Hello! I want to make a mechanical manipulator by SpiBot (https://www.cell.com/device/pdfExtended/S2666-9986(24)00603-3). I have no issue creating a single segment, however, I struggle to come up with good way to shrink them along the axis, as on the drawing. Would love to hear any ideas on how to linearly change scale of…
Fillet errors
I have done a filet successfully before on a corner, as shown in the first pic. Now I want to do the exact same thing after I changed a few dimensions, and I am running into errors, and I cannot figure out why. The name of what is selected seems different, but i am selecting the same line….

Fillelt works on one part of the model, but doesnt in its exact copy but mirrored.
Hi, im making an fpv frame but i cant forf some reason fillet this. I filleted the other side with the same settings just fine. Even tried to turn off other fillets. Please help.
How do you organize your CAD/Onshape library so it’s easy to navigate....
…By physical form/function, or by topic/client/purpose? hello , I’m trying to reorganize my Onshape files and I’m stuck. I have a mix of: Flat/reference items (bookmarks, stencils, nameplates) Practical builds (phone mounts, pencil holders, rulers) Mechanical/engineering projects (jigs, presses, adjustable props)…
Can you add a point/vertex to an existing sketch? (Trying to fix a twisting loft)
Hello everyone, I have what I assume to be a very beginner question that I think might have come up here before but that I was not able to get a definitive answer to this question. In brief terms, I have drawn two sketches of two different trim profiles that I want to connect to a 3d mesh blending from one shape to the…
Is there a way to wrap a pattern around a loft?
I tried to do it but I still can't figure it out. Can someone help here?
how would i make it so a rectangular type shape would follow a curved line
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/68907f8d2a3bf207620694ea/w/caa1b2c6b12894a0eccdaf1b/e/abfb2045a1b94039a54538af?renderMode=0&uiState=695a4128b345b5e24a305275 if you look at part number 3 you can see from the right plane where once this is made i would need to fix flexiply into that slot so want it to be one consistent…
Splined Gear / Splined Shaft
Hello, I am searching for a Script similar to this one, I cant use it and dont have the experience to overwrite or write a new one, maybe someone can help to find a similar one for DIN ISO / Metric https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5848a5f5f680f5104c2bb48d Best Regards and Thanks in Advance
How do I reduce extremely long assembly regeneration times?
Hello, I am new to Onshape and creating assemblies in CAD in general. I am attempting to design and model a robot for my school's competition robotics team, but I have run into issues with assembly regeneration times. With only half of the robot's drivebase completed, regeneration times are frequently above 10-15 seconds,…
Help me design an Astrié Grain Mill !
Help needed! I am a mechanical engineer with a problem, when I do something I want to do it right, with purpose and in the best way possible. And the more I dig into a problem, or challenge, the more I discover things are not as simple as they seemed. I've been making bread at home for about 10 years now but only recently…
Most recent part studio gone - restore from history not working
I created a part yesterday and this morning it is gone. It shows up in the history along with the commands, but when I click on a history element to view it, it doesn't show anything. Going as far back as the creation of the part studio doesn't show its creation. I'm baffled that it seems to be stuck in a glitch. I made…
Does anyone know how to do this?
I'm trying to create a circle with "waves" extruding from it, the top model is what it should look like if the circle was stretched out into a line. I can get the general shape of it, but the inside and outside of the low-valleys have different heights and i do not know how to solve it. I tried using separate planes,…
Newbie-ish question: How to use a selection of lines from a solid in a sketch?
I have created this 3D shape, and would like to use it as the basis for another. The screenshot shows the edges I'm interested in. I'd like to start with an extrusion of that outline (without the holes and slots). I suspect there is a way of doing this, but I can't see how to start, so any suggestions will be hugely…
Why is the extrude failing?
I am new to onshape, sorry if the solution is obvious. Document: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9b712b90de60543aeb13f190/w/e73c67801e1701d10701ad0f/e/3c56750e44be16d0653d9391
How do i design something like this?
Hey guys i need some help how to make that chamber/fillet thing on the part?
Issue with fillet tool
This is for model: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7de7fc78e73235706da8de5f/w/d1648eaa1634f3f1fd60dda6/e/1eb77fc915c8d26f3b6e3f04 I'm trying to model this shape from a STL: I constructed a solid from an extruded sketch (right sketch) and extruded cut (left sketch): I'm not trying to fillet the corners. The topmost fillet…
Why am I not getting the expected surface area of a part? Constraints issue?
I'm learning CAD and am currently working my way through the "Introduction to Part Studios" module in Onshape's "Learning Pathways." My goal is to really learn CAD, not just understand the instructions. In the exercise for Basic Features where you extrude a control arm sketch you create, I'm getting close to the surface…
Irregular linear pattern
Hello! I want to make a mechanical manipulator by SpiBot (https://www.cell.com/device/pdfExtended/S2666-9986(24)00603-3). I have no issue creating a single segment, however, I struggle to come up with good way to shrink them along the axis, as on the drawing. Would love to hear any ideas on how to linearly change scale of…
Fillet errors
I have done a filet successfully before on a corner, as shown in the first pic. Now I want to do the exact same thing after I changed a few dimensions, and I am running into errors, and I cannot figure out why. The name of what is selected seems different, but i am selecting the same line….

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