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Re: McMaster Carr PLUG IN for ONSHAPE
It would be great if the "actual" website opened in a panel and you could just insert in one step, maybe an option to map some properties in the process. The most valuable would be if it wa… (View Post)1 -
Re: Improvements to Onshape - February 20, 2026
I had a thought and decided to go and check and it turns out that you can in fact use variables in MBD dialogues, so you could automatically relate a clearance dimension (eg added with a "move f… (View Post)3 -
Re: Why Can't I Use DXF's From Another Part Studio?
The answer is right there: you need to create a version in order to reference something from another document: (View Post)2 -
Re: Improvements to Onshape - February 20, 2026
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/127388#Comment_127388 Was also confused by that for a bit… The dimension has be from line to line rather than just the length of the side of the rectangle. (View Post)3 -
Re: Improvements to Onshape - February 20, 2026
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/127257#Comment_127257 Ah ok, now I get it! I never realized the auto-dim on a rectangle was creating edge to edge dimensions instead of just dimensioning … (View Post)6
