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  • New Custom Feature: Beans

    Ever needed to fill your part with beans? now you can. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e5d7fa14c8575cfc7c1f66b6/ let me know if you have any questions.

  • New custom feature: Arbitrary gear path

    hey all! another janky feature from the smidchens household - take whatever path you want (elliptical, polygonal, spline…) and generate gear teeth along that path using local curvature to drive involute profile. snag it here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/8f033780ed64a1971e38c2a9/

  • New Feature: Braided Curve

    Hey all! Wanted to model some braided wires for fun, and couldn't find a custom feature to generate the braid paths. Slapped one together real quick, snag it here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e522ae0e05eda848c8b5a692 Eventually I'll add options for more than 3 strands (right now the logic is all kinda hard-coded for…

  • Customizability in Keyboard Shortcuts - Changing "Onshape Controlled" Shortcuts?

    Hello Onshape Users and Team, I'm coming back to Onshape after using a different CAD software for a handful of years, and have gotten used to a system or set of controls for navigating the environment. While I do have the ability to keybind most functions, many fundamental controls are "Onshape Controlled" and cannot be…

  • Align views via Navigation Cube without zooming out.

    When working on a sketch, I may occasionally 'look around the corner' to find a reference point or something. When I want to re-align my sketch (Front, Top,...), I use the Navigation Cube...but it always completely zooms out! This is quite annoying when working on a detail. I always have to zoom in again. How can I align…

  • Why can't I Shell the highlighted part of this Drawing????

    Alright, one more question for today......here's my doc..... https://mhst.onshape.com/documents/fdfb0a1d8eedc959b18c0a47/w/8a7bb000e435f859c5cc06aa/e/dde0c3b52cd959a916c0b0ff and here's a screenshot of the part i want shelled.....