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First project challenge — bending irregular geometry in Onshape
Hi, this is my first full project in Onshape. I’m still very much a beginner, and my goal is to turn a vacuum into my favorite droid — R2-D2 from Star Wars. Right now I’m stuck trying to bend one of R2’s arms and could really use some advice. At first I tried using projected curves, but I found that both the top and front…
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How to make cutouts on sphere follow the curve?
Hi everyone, I'm trying to make a model of a smooth tennis ball, but I have no idea how to make the curved grooves on it. Is there some way to sketch out the curve and project it onto the sphere, then sweep/extrude out the cutout? Thank you.
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Issues with Loft or Sweep when creating an aircraft wing using airfoil profiles and guide curves.
Hello, I’m new to modeling. I was trying to create a wing using the Profile Generator tool. I created guide lines and generated the profiles; I have all the profiles, but when I try to use the Loft or Sweep tools, they simply fail to recognize the paths. I tried generating guide lines on 3-point planes, but they haven’t…
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Create surface from perpendicular sketches? (making 3D printed mask)
Hello people, I quickly drew up these two sketches for a snake design mask and would like to know how I could possibly use both to form a surface which I can thicken later? Image below should hopefully explain better: The front plane sketch is the main front facing design, and the right plane is just one spline sticking…
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How to make a "floating" dimension
By "floating" I mean a dimension without an endpoint, like the 2.625" and 3.75" dimensions on the ends of the "cone" in the Reducer Coupling exercise step 4, https://learn.onshape.com/learn/course/introduction-to-part-studios/basic-features/exercise-reducer-coupling?page=2 ? As a bonus, how to declare it as the diameter of…
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Flip Arc?
Is there a way to flip an arc when you regenerate your part studio and the arc comes out backwards?
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How to use loft tool to combine 2 imported objects with dissimilar geometry
Hi there, new to CAD, new to Onschape, first ever project and very first question: I imported 2 objects that are somehow round'ish and that i want to combine with solid through the loft tool (after doing research i learned that that is what i'm imagining here). I created 2 planes touching the surfaces of the objects that…
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How can I sketch curved text?
Hi, I like to use OnShape to create DXF files to laser cut. I have been trying to create a circular perpetual calendar but have been unable to curve the text to follow a curved line as its base line. Additionally, is there a way to import fonts into OnShape?
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Sketch dimension text
Is it still true that you cannot add text to a dimension in sketch mode? Like when I have 8 concentric diameters to dimension, I can't put "flange nut b.c." and "pitch CL" on respective dims, to tell them apart?
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Cannot get a sketch plane - Sketch 1 did not regenerate properly: select a sketch plane
Hi. I cannot create a sketch window. Please help. I created a new document and selected Sketch and my screen is showing below. Sketch 1 - error msg is - Sketch 1 did not regenerate properly: select a sketch plane Select a sketch plane - Is this a button? It is not working Features - error msg is - 1 feature(s) failed to…
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Is it possible to set a minimum & maximum value for a sketch dimension ?
Using variables or otherwise, is it possible to set a minimum & maximum value for a sketch dimension ? Giving different values to some variables affecting the mentioned dimension, I want to be able to choose the value of that dimension and make sure that the result will stay between some defined limits. The link:…
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How can I fix this error so the surface is made?
I am designing a mouse and Onshape and I'm trying to get the side profile correct using surfaces. What is the best way to get this surface? I'm struggling to get it correct and would like any guidance I can get. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/08780f20313f5f9c233056d3/w/62de257a58a36c7e09f190ed/e/3ecf4ff8693cdfc08fcecb8b