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Re: Need help patterning a hexagonal prism around a sphere
I should remark that it isn't actually possible to tessellate the surface of a sphere with just hexes; some of them have to be pentagons (think a football/soccer ball). https://www.wikiwand.com/… (View Post)1 -
Re: I am trying to add a fastened mate to a ring. however the mate always goes to the center
I think the Variable Studio approach is the best, just slightly more advanced. Not only because it solves this issue, but because it lets you drive the entire design from one place. (View Post)1 -
Re: Part selection not intuitive
The prevailing opinion is that you get used to it. Protip: spacebar clears your selection. Personally, as an everyday CAD user, I think it feels great. (View Post)1 -
Re: How do I make a drawing of a chopping board with 8 different timbers
We provide free courses at https://learn.onshape.com/, e.g., https://learn.onshape.com/courses/introduction-to-parametric-feature-based-cad and https://learn.onshape.com/courses/introduction-to-part-… (View Post)1 -
Re: How to extrude / thicken a transformed surface?
Meshes are technically editable in Onshape, but best practice is to avoid them as much as possible. If you need to hollow out the mesh, I think you'll want to do that in, say, Blender. Then impo… (View Post)1
