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Offsetting a face or contiguous edges
In https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/93/offsets-in-onshape it states that one can offset an entire face in one go. In the first screenshot you can see that this compound shape is recognized as being a "face" when you select it, but offset won't recognize it: In the screenshot below, you can see that when I try to select…
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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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Relif Cut
Hello, is there an automatic function to make a free cut for holes that are too close to the bending edge? Once constructed an example. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/17763e1bca9abe8f571334e7/w/4e6c4b1da9827dde10ae8531/e/209f66484bca7a61ca701914
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Has anyone looked at using Onshape for full integration into a manufacturing shop?
Hello party people, I am asking this because I have started to look at how a manufacturing shop could utilize this cloud-ware to fully integrate routers, models, prints, setups and programs internally as well as externally with customers and vendors. I have been researching using a one two punch integrating it with g…
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Combining multiple imported parts into a single "Part Studio"
I am using the McMaster catalog for the first time to download pre-made hardware designs, like nuts, bolts, spacers. When I import a part, Onshape creates a new "Part Studio" tab for each individual part. Is there a way to combine the imported parts into a single "Part Studio", so I don't end up with a dozen tabs across…
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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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Controlling extrusions from sketches / building a 3D solid solely through sketches
So, let's say I've created the following solid by extruding different sketch surfaces to different depths. The various extrusion depths are hidden away as feature settings. This makes them difficult to modify. In a real project, where the proper extrusion depth could depend on other surfaces (rather than blind distances),…
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Multiple parts from the same sketch in part studio
Hi all, I have a sketch of the face for an aluminium profile which I now want to extrude to four (or multiple) parts of different lengths. The idea being that each of these lengths of alu extrusions will then be used multiple times in an assembly to build a frame. Since the profile face is the same, my expected flow would…
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Sheetmetal work flow question
I would like to know the best way to finish this part to have the flange go all the way across where it is missing. Any ideas would be appreciated. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/4d208ccb8672c57fc0063ee1/w/ce46b6204c8a5c5189298156/e/dd34fb9e432a8b0d244bd66b
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A one-shot script that populates a feature tree
Hi Everybody! I had already touched upon this subject but there was no way to implement it. Let me remind as discussion was carried out: Is there any way to write a script that could call features in the particular order(i.e. by scenario)? I know that I can just create another feature and call all functions (custom…
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Constraints: How do I figure out what's missing?
I'm very much a n00b to CAD and to Onshape, but I'm learning... slowly. I've got this shape that I'm working on... http://bit.ly/2dl7NU8. It's under constrained, but I can't figure out what constraint(s) are missing to get it to being fully constrained. Anyone? In the larger scheme, is there a process that you use to…
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Where can I learn a sequence of steps for sketching?
After hand drafting for 20 or so years, I'm learning Onshape. This is my first CAD program. I've been putting in hours of study, listening to tutorials, following and making test sketches, with a fair bit of success. But as soon as I try to make my own sketches for my work (lighting design), I am quickly confounded by my…