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Re: How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?
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Re: How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?
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Re: How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?
I turn grid and snap off too, I'm too lazy to constantly change the size and hide/show to get better view. Main reason would propably be that I just never actually gave a try to learn how to ease up my work with grid / snap. But even if line snaps to grid, I would still add dimensions just to be sure (and in GD to get them… -
Re: How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?
@Aras @David_Sohlstrom How are you guys using the grid? I always turn the grid off in programs like SolidWorks. It never added value to me. I'm curious to see how you use it. With Onshape, when you sketch and then dimension the first sketch element - every other sketch element is scaled to match what you just dimensioned,… -
Re: How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?
I assume that most people that like grids, have recently transitioned to OS from another cad system, and miss that feature. Here are some suggestions that might help getting used to OS - In sketches get used to using implied horz. & vert. constraints then dimension on the "fly". This serves the same purpose as a grid & is… -
Re: How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?
I have been using a grid for certain tasks in the past. It is not a necessity for CAD as such, though it can still come handy for tasks were entities need to be positioned in a grid-like system for downstream process or customer requirements. In such cases, a grid provides orientation and speeds up the sketching. One such… -
Re: How can I display a grid when I am drawing an sketch?
If you really want a grid you could try using the "wire mesh" feature to create some lines (you can apply it directly to a plane) you can snap to... https://cad.onshape.com/documents/923cdc7df10ddf99c33196c4/w/f7a85362c107b1b33d0b3cb5/e/ef8c1e8aaf5f36a61ac32fbc That said I'm with @S1mon, I've never actually had the need…
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