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Flat-Head Screw Hole
How do I place Flat-Head Screw Holes on a curved surface? I need to specify the location so that they align with the mating part. I have included a simple sketch and would like to add the holes on the inside of the part so the screws point outward.…
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Offsetting complex, closed shapes made up of arcs.
In sketch mode, I am trying to offset a closed, complex shape with lots of arcs but keep getting any one of the following messages "Offset could not be created at this distance" or "Sketch can not be solved" or "Can only offset a single chain at once." No matter what closed shape I make with arcs, how big or small, it will…
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Helix+Swept Cut and a Curve
I have a swept cable (circle) of constant diameter that runs along a path composed of sketch lines and fillets in an S shape. This is an armored cable and my client wants the helix cut armoring to be represented. My question is: Can I run a helix along this curving path to perform a thread-like cut along the cable? Does…
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Need help how to model this part
Hello all, I have to redraw this old model of a shifter boot for a new manufacturing process and I just can figure out how it was modeled before and how to begin to model it new. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9264a7446ebc32f0a3f486ca/w/611841cb3bcefcddf7732348/e/75ae4918184800288fca15d4 The goal is to match the inner…
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Trying to query for edge betwen a loft and an extrude
In featurescape I am trying to add a fillet on an edge between a rocket in and body (loft and extrude). I've manually put in in the fillet, but I would like to do it in featurescript ("TODO" in the feature script). I need form a query to find the edge. I've tried a bunch of things, but no avail. Something like ... var…
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Boolean- Intersect operation with "Select all bodies" option
Hello, We are trying to find a way to automatically select all the bodies in a part studio for an intersect boolean operation. We are far from getting a satisfactory result but learning FeatureScript has been fun, does anybody have an idea or recommendation for this task?
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can i create a method ?
i need to create a method , because i need to do some operations into this method ...so, when i call this method, but how can i create a method and how can i call this method?
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How to repeat a hole on the other extreme of a wooden beam
Hello all, I must first be warning you that you are facing a complete and total beginner on 3D modelling.I'm currently trying to finish a training wall intended for dog training, that has been around the web and it's known as a Schutzhund A Frame Wall. Here's the project I'm basing off:…
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LOFT_SELECT_PROFILES error
I'm trying to create a loft from a defined face to an created point. I always get the error LOFT_SELECT_PROFILES. //Loft var top = (normal * definition.Height) + origin; const vertexID = id + "topVertex"; opPoint(context,vertexID,{point : top}); var topVertex = qCreatedBy(vertexID, EntityType.VERTEX); var profiles =…
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Need help creating a particular geometry
Hi, I needed a hand creating a sheet metal part. It is going to have three faces welded together, but I can't get the initial geometry correct. Essentially, I need a rectange with a chamfer that follows a curve and tapers towards the top on the corner. The top depth is less than the bottom. I believe I need the loft…
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Trouble Extruding Angled Face
Hi all! I'm a bit new to OnShape, but not new to CAD. I'm a bit hung up on a particular part of a model. First, here's the mode: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/43d856d66fd0c29bbe2b8830/w/160a670308b9ec270c462e4a/e/73bb0f71302ddfee1b1bd58f The area I'm hung up on is this: I created this notch in the side of a panel and I…
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Call user created scripts in another script
If I have written one script called custom_axis, and am now writing a new script. How could I call custom_axis in this new script? I have tried entering custom_axis in the hopes ti appears in the drop down list, but it doesn't. How could I do this? Thanks Lee Hesketh
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Help with simple sheet metal needed
So I'm working my way through the sheet metal help, and videos and thought while I did I would post my problem up here. I've not worked with sheet metal models in any cad package and need a simple part which has a bit in the middle bent up. This is the desired shape (sans bends):…
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Handle Geometry In Exercise 5.2.2 - Creating Mate Connectors Changes CoM
Hey Everyone! I redid this exercise but I am running into the same issue. I'm initially trying to follow the directions verbatim in order to better understand how OnShape works and handles. The issue I am running into is with the way the arm loads the angle of geometry in Slide (Step) 12 eventually translates into an…
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Thread Pitch w/ ThreadCreator Tool
I'm a little confused regarding how to specify pitch. I'm not very knowledgeable in regards to thread but, I'm trying to make a square thread that has a pitch of 0.2 threads per mm (2 thread every 10mm). How would I achieve this with the thread creator tool?
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Can someone help a newbie with the shell command please?
Hi everyone, i am new to onshape. I am trying to design a hull of a model sailing boat (for 3d printing) on the basis of an imported STL file. I have created the hull as a solid like this: * Trace 3d splines over the STL (the STL is only half of the hull) * Create a surface by lofting over the 3d splines * Mirror the hull…
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How do you add a radius curve to a bent wire?
Hi there, I have apart of profiled wire with two 90 deg bends. On the top profile I did a simple sweep that runs from down the y-axis makes a 90deg turn to the left than another turn left to continue down the y-axis I would like the wire to also have a curved radius of 300- 400mm (12-16") the radius curve running along the…
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Designing An Enclosure - Parts, Part Studios and Assemblies. Oh my!
Hi all, I am new to OnShape and to parametric design in general. I took several drafting classes back in 199<mumbles> and so I am familiar w/ mechanical and architectural drawing. I actually went online and found a bunch of the kinds of drawings we did in class and reproduced them myself. That was fun. Now I am trying to…
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Using a for loop for multiple operations on multiple parts
Hello, I have a script that makes a new sketch on a selected face, draw a rectangle, extrude and finally a Boolean subtraction. Currently it only works for one face at a time. How could I use a for loop to allow the operations to be done on all selected faces? This is for a mortise and tenon script I'm writing and when I…
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Centering Derived Parts
How would one go about "centering" a derived part. For example I want this tube "centered" on the origin. Lets say I don't know the translation values, nor the rotation angle. How would I center the tube on the point, and angle it so the tube is perpendicular to one of the planes?
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Help with assemblies, revolute
I'm trying to get this control arm to rotate in between the mounting points, but all they do is move in unison. Any tips? https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ba146f4fb957ed0abf9e05f6/w/7b5e6e9060483ac5383a7c64/e/57e784605fd8708511b896cc