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Re: sheet metal tool adaptions?
@john_doubleday CAD (Onshape included) sheet metal tools are generally limited to bends in a single plane. The fundamental requirement is uniform thickness. A folded box is an acceptable example. Bas… (View Post)1 -
Re: Using loft tool to extrude off parallel to axis
@greg_lucas, after playing with the loft tool a bit more I confirmed that TWIST is indeed the problem that you encountered on Loft 4. Generally it is best practice for both loft profiles to have the … (View Post)1 -
Re: Using loft tool to extrude off parallel to axis
@greg_lucas the loft tool definitely has some idiosyncrasies, like not being able to loft a profile inside a profile to create the hollow hexagonal column in a single feature and the "self-inter… (View Post)1 -
Re: Rotate a whole sketch to a specific angle without adding a bunch of constraints?
@jim_griesmer the answer to your question, what would a fully constrained sketch look like for a shape like this, depends entirely on what you sketched and how you want it to behave (or there's the s… (View Post)1 -
Re: Rotate a whole sketch to a specific angle without adding a bunch of constraints?
@jim_griesmer, constraint is a virtue in engineering. If you don't constrain that sketch it is likely only a matter of time until it bites you. I would strongly encourage your to consider applying sk… (View Post)1
