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What is the "proper" way to design a multi piece design with intertwined constraints
Here's the document in question: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/52d5ad0cecf5977b56332297/w/3f24d6de8c286740c1cdde22/e/7cf06216aebedc4f6aeed015 I'm designing a plant pot. It's composed of 3 pieces. The planter, the water reservoir, and an internal grate for restricting media. I wanted to make various pieces variable and… -
Re: What is the "proper" way to design a multi piece design with intertwined constraints
With the state of the system now, I can see two approaches: 1. Just make a Variable Studio and keep all relevant dimensions there. Changing a variable in there propagates the change to all Part Studios and Assemblies in the workspace. 2. The more Onshapey way: the top-level consumer is the Assembly, so it makes sense to… -
Re: What is the "proper" way to design a multi piece design with intertwined constraints
Hi Shaolo, Let me start by saying that I 100% agree with jnewth. In your case, definitely use one part studio & create multiple parts (and then make configurations of those parts ) As a workflow - I like to create a folder (and name it variables) at the start of the feature tree . Then place all variables in this folder… -
Re: What is the "proper" way to design a multi piece design with intertwined constraints
Hi @Shaolo and welcome! David's link above is the right place to start, but I wanted to respond directly. I see you working in a similar pattern to what I was doing back in 2015 when switching from SolidWorks to Onshape, thinking Onshape was "solidworks in a browser". It is a whole lot more than that. Here's what I wish I…
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