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Discussion List

  • What is the secret behind adding a link in a comment?

    Since the update of this forum, my links (and not only mine) are displayed as text in the comments. Even when I define them as links. I am wondering because it is clearly possible to insert a link as a link. There are examples, but it is also clear that many users are struggling with me on this issue because many links in…

  • How to go to Main

    Every time I open a linked document from the main assembly it seems to open the documents in a 'version' as likely used in the assembly. Then when starting to make corrections, you find out once done, that you are in 'version' mode and need to move to Main, then do it all over again. Is there a way to go automatically to…

  • Query Part from Part Studio to Use as Input for Custom Feature

    I have written a custom feature that takes a part as an input and performs operations using that part. I am writing new a feature that uses the first feature. When using the new, top level feature, the part that is used as an input for the referenced feature should be predetermined, not chosen by the user. I can have this…

  • How to correctly organize a purchased component that needs motion?

    I have been putting purchased or "standard" components in a separate documents to link into whichever project they are needed in case they needed to be used in multiple projects. (Bearings, shoulder bolts, anything not included in Onshape's standard library) Inside the linear actuator document, I have made an assembly of…

  • UPDATING LINKED DOCUMENTS

    Can I update all the linked documents in one go in the feature browser, using featurescript or the normal way?

  • How to insert imported geometry into Part Studio feature tree?

    I have to design parts around an imported surface/solid that I'd like to be able to update as needed at a later date. I've already built an extensive feature tree off of a preliminary surface but now I'm unable to substitute in a newly imported surface/solid. I can import the solid into it's own tab but can't seem to bring…