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Re: CAD Video Tips?
If you ever stray to the dark side that is a windows PC I found OBS Studio a useful free bit of software. Available from portable apps.com I see Alins has already suggested that! (View Post)1 -
Re: CAD Battle #1 - January 2026 (Best of the Worst Competition)
Could the deadline sneak back to Monday as, as you say, people don't post over weekends, and I for one can't wrestle possession of the family laptop to check out some of the entries. (View Post)1 -
Re: CAD Battle #1 - January 2026 (Best of the Worst Competition)
@john_mcclary Yeah, just had a double check now. Ah well. Next time! Infact, looking closer, I've missed the mark on a few points. Must try harder. (View Post)1 -
Re: Whats wrong with this?
Your sketch is over defined. Your constraints and dimensions are telling onshape two things and both of them can't be true. For example giving two opposite sides of a rectangle different dimensi… (View Post)3 -
Re: Sketches not fully defined and I... admittedly don't understand constraints yet.
Most dimensions will be driving as you use them to define the shape you want. Occasionly a dimension may be added to show a dimension which is already defined but helps read ability. E.g. The dim fro… (View Post)1

















