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sheetMetalTab operation
I am trying to add a sheetMetalTab to a custom feature but
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Sheet Metal with Bends - Best Practice
I'm looking for the best practices to make a sheet metal part like this: Here is my document that creates the part in a less-than-satisfying way: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c9b1947c91de47696bc70390/w/d4bd0e8f4b3552a78bf7c120/e/34bb678ad7e318efe9ff8cbe?renderMode=0&uiState=6449297d8d70874f3a187292 I think the…
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Sheet metal DXF export with API
Hello, It would be cool to export all of the sheet metal drawings with one mouse click.
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Sometimes cannot select end of bend rad face in sheet metal move face
Sometimes I cannot select the end of a bend rad in a sheet metal part to use in a move face. Below, you see I want to move the two faces together but the move face is only allowing the selection of the end flange face. Sometimes though, I can select the bend rad end face and have it also move with the other selection. I am…
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How do I mate these two parts in assembly? Fasten mate gives me an error.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/3be80eaa05daeea3ce9b4849/w/09bb0e71944871e573bca61c/e/d81f478a20885ffdeb87701f I am trying to mate these two parts. However, fasten mate gives me an error saying "Mate is between fixed instances" What does that mean? Thank you.
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FS for sheet metal slotted bend lines?
I was looking for some examples of designs for precise sheet metal bend lines and found a patent with a series of interesting slotted bend line designs. According to Google the patent is expired since 17-8-2020 and the designs can be used free. It looks like something that could be an useful FS. I just started using…
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Clean way to show after bend dimension for sheet metal parts?
I have a sheet metal part where I want to give a dimension from the face of the first flange to be bent to the next bend line. Is there an easy wat to show a part with only certain bends having been made? Please see bellow…
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Sheet Metal Locked Corner Seam
I haven't worked in sheet metal before, so this is probably easy, but I'm getting stuck. I want to create a rounded box from sheet metal with locked corner seams between the corners of the box and the flat parts. I'd also like to create holes to bolt and secure them together. Basically, I want 4 flat pieces with hemmed…
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Sheet metal 45 degrees flange
If you attach a flange of 20mm length, measured from the radius to the outer edge, at a 45 degree angle (pointed) to a sheet metal model. How are you doing? I would like that this flange has 20mm, if I measure it it is always much shorter. Will link to an example.…
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Sheetmetal corner
Hello everyone, how can I achieve that face1 is planar with face2 without the cornerfreecut shown in the second picture? I´ve tried a couple of methods yet but none of them work like it should work...…
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How do I convert a curved chamfer to sheet metal?
In this example: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/957561517fb0dc9252f6f1f2/w/a7dbf37b75d2e1888db006ff/e/5a8176a063a390144cd3cdd5 I'm wanting to convert the chamfered shape to sheet metal. One of the surfaces is curved. I can chamfer this curved surface with the adjoining surface and achieve the solid I want. Now, when I…
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Closed Sheet metal corner
I´ve now seached and tested a bit... how can I achieve the following closed corner?
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How to construct a tin slide.
Hello,how do I create a sheet metal part like in the picture.In the picture you can see a children's slide.I would like to create a goods slide from sheet metal.The slide with a height difference of 250mm and rotated 90 degrees.The sides are welded to it. How do I construct this in sheet metal?
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Custom feature script for 2 extrudes
I would like to make a feature script that will make 2 extrudes. I do this exact same action very often and I would like to make this automated. Regarding FeatureScript I am still relatively new (I have made a few featurescipts for variable lists), so I wanted to ask what I would need to do to make these actions happen.…
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When importing a file into Onshape, is there a feature that recognizes the features
When importing a file into Onshape, is there a feature that recognizes the features so I can edit the Sketch? I am trying to edit a sheet metal part that roughly the same. Thanks
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Sheet Metal flat has wrong orientation, how can I solve this?
I converted a imported sheet metal part to a sheet metal model. During the selection of the bend cylinders the flat view suddenly changed orientation. I tried different sequences of selecting faces and bends, but the result was always the same, on selection of one specific bend the flat view gets rotated. It looks like the…