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Re: default document selector
The selector at the top of the page allows you to choose a document to operate against - the document Id for that document is automatically filled in for you when you 'try it' for an API request. It … (View Post)1 -
Re: Improvements to Onshape - February 13th, 2018
@Markku_L OpenBoM and the team at Onshape are taking a look at this problem this morning and hope to resolve it very soon. (View Post)3 -
Re: Import file using Python - API
If you've agreed to the API Terms (as part of signing in at the Developer Portal) you should now be able to see the 'API Explorer' app in the appstore. It's a free subscription and once added to a do… (View Post)1 -
Re: ACCESSING/CONTROLLING ONSHAPE FROM AN EXTERNAL PROGRAM (Python script for instance)
Yes - this is possible using our REST APIs and an authentication mechanism known as an 'API Key'. Sign in to our Developer portal at https://dev-portal.onshape.com - you'll be asked to agree to our A… (View Post)1 -
Re: How do you write an app?
Dimensionally everything in the API is in meters - however there are APIs to establish the preferred units of the specific document (or the user) which you should be able to use to influence how the … (View Post)1