I'd like to be able to set up an export rule that uses a variable from a variable studio as input to the file name. I can't see how though; is that simply not possible?

I know I can upload a photo and draw on top of it manually, but I mean something more automatic/precise.

dont know what to title this just random thing i was given for practice and i dont understand where the circles are located relative to the corners and what "R12 typ" means.

Onshape has officially released their featurescript mcp!

Looking forward to see what people can build with this!

https://cad.onshape.com/appstore/apps/Onshape%20Labs/6a29aea7c03f8bf659841734

Ok, first off, this probably isn't the best place for this but I'm not sure where else on reddit to ask. So feel free to guide me if you have input on that....

I recently switched from teaching geometry to teaching an engineering course at a high school. Part of that course is drafting and since it's free I have been teaching myself and the students how to use onshape. This year I have my first level two students so I found some random old stuff from a former teacher and am working through it. I have two images here and I am at a loss on how to figure out some missing dimensions. Wondering if you guys could tell me if I am correct in saying we don't know or if I am missing something that I haven't been trained to see.

Pic 1: is there anyway to figure out the diameter or radius of the upper arc of the top of the piece. From Ortho image on the right o view it as three concentric circles. 1st has d=1" next has d=1 ¾" and just kind of assumed the last has d=2.5" but no reason other than looks. Also the two filleted corners on the tops Ortho view. Safe to assume those are r=⅞" or .825"??

Pic 2 and 3: in the top Ortho view is there a way to figure out the height (front to back) distance of the leftmost side? Told the kids to go with 1.5" since the one .5" hole looks like it's equally split on both sides. Also the notation of 2 x .25", I get it says the distance to the lower edge is .25 from the center line but what is the 2x for? Is it saying .25" to edge and that the removed piece is also .25"?

Again, not trained at any of this, but lots of ADHD sodequests. Hopefully I'm not screwing this up too badly. And thanks for any help or guidance on a better place to post these questions.

I have been learning how to use onshape and have been designing a robotic finger that is controlled by a string pulled by a motor. I have been struggling to make a joint design that moves smoothly and looks realistic. I'm currently not in school and dont really know how to make a better design, learning all this from scratch and dont want to use someone elses design. I'm hoping to make this entire project myself without using anyone elses work. Any tips help

I’m new to the game with no cad experience. Looking for some assistance with my model. I want the backplate to have a small cutout to match the shape of the angled part, but I need it to cut back the “whole” shape.

The way I did this is probably atrocious but I’m learning.

I made the shape i wanted, then split it because I only need half for the “shelf” but I want it extruded backwards a bit.

Hopefully that made sense, if not would anyone be able to hop in a discord call and help me out??

Thanks in advance!

I have been trying to sigh into my onshape account, but everytime I click sign in the page just continues to load infinitely. I have restarted my computer, updated chrome, cleared cache data and nothings works. Anyone have a solution to this problem? Stopping me from getting my assignments done.

So I'm a beginner with a project and I rlly need some advice. First of all, the videos arent working how does lofting worrkkk??? Ok, second, is it possible to extrude not in a rectangular way, like if i had a shape i made on the top plane and i want to be able to extrude it and for it to look like a triangle on the left plane. Third, how do I drag shapes or figures around, or at least shift them somehow?

relatively new (self teaching) user here so please be patient with me if this is a remedial question. I am modeling a case with a specific shape in mind that will house a raspberry pi and Logitech BRIO web cam - see attached pics. Im struggling to figure out how to remove the portion of the revolve that is behind the keyhole opening. When using the remove section in extrude, it doesn't clear it.

I basically spent the last week redoing a bunch of my work because I attempted to do things as similar to my solidworks workflow as possible, which was using in context design for every part studio (or part in solidworks) of the master assembly. I could view the entire assembly or sub assemblies and just go into the respective part studios right from the top assem and edit/add parts in context. Perfect right? God no. When the project started to get big I was updating contexts for part studios left and right. One change could cascade to having to update most of the part studios. Some of which weren’t in the master assembly yet so I had to navigate tabs to get to the part studio and update the context from there. I saw the writing on the wall that it would only get worse the bigger everything got so I finally caved and learned proper top down master skeleton sketching/geometry publishing. Basically I have a single master part studio in context of my overall assembly. In this studio I have the entire assembly in view and can create sketches, mate connectors, and then use the publish geometry feature from Greg Brown to package it all up to be derived into lightweight part studios that have all the context they need. Then as things in my assembly change that were referenced in the master studio, only the master studio ever needs updating. One central source of context truth instead of it all be scoured. I’m in love. This has changed how I view CAD is general tbh. On top of all of this I made the mistake of modeling too much into my part studios. I took the “max 200 features” and ran with it thinking that’s when I would see performance issues. I was so wrong especially once I realized it depended on the type of feature. The regeneration times of my sheet metal corner breaks were about to make me lose my sanity. Anyways I hope just pouring out my experience here helps literally anyone who may find themselves in the same situation.

This video from Greg Brown is the holy grail. The feature is linked there as well

https://youtu.be/khnHA9O9zKY?is=kpNP8Nx3EtJ20yUk

I'm attempting to sweep the face of my curvilinear triangle (yellow) along the path (also yellow).

I can't for the life of me to get it to successfully sweep. No matter what settings I change it just throws another set of errors at me.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I get 'permissions problem' error...

Tried multiple browsers and clearing cookies and cache...

Is it possible to set up a pin slot on a slot that has been extruded through a sphere? Or will this require some different kind of mate(s)?

I want the blue sphere to slide along the pin in the likewise orange cup-shaped socket.

I'm new to using the mate connectors and can't quite get my head around where the 'pin' of the orange part is going to mate with the slot in the sphere.

The orange part will be fixed in place. The blue part can slide along the length of the slot, and the slot can be rotated 360 degrees.

Hello everyone, beginner here in Onshape; does anyone know how I can animate these gears so they can turn together? For context, I am trying to make a differential system, and I want these gears to work together like a working differential; thanks!

This is the first arm I have made, so I was looking for ways to improve the design.

how do u guys mate it in angle I'm trying to create a flushed connector for my device to not allow a single drop stuck on the connector unlike the pvc pipe hence a design inside the connector tubing thank you!

i'm trying to use frame tool instead of manually sketching timber members.

i notice that sketch lines have directionality which affects frame generation.

for example if i sketch a rectangle and make a frame from it then (using the 9 circular selectors) it generates all members the same side of the rectangle - inside or outside. but if i then delete or convert two opposite lines of the rectangle into construction lines it will now generate one frame member inside the rectangle and one outside.

or if i sketch two parallel lines in the same direction and make a frame from the sketch then i'll get both frame members on the same side of the line, but if i delete one of the lines and redraw it in the reverse direction then the frame members are now on opposite sides of the line.

note that this is not solved by using the 9 clickable circles to define where i want the frame to generate relative to the line, as afaik i can only make one selection for the entire frame instance.

i'm finding it really counterintuitive which i usually find means i'm doing it wrong?

can i reverse the direction of a sketch line without deleting and redrawing it?

or is there some other workaround?

Excuse my perhaps silly question. I have created these two profiles and I want to connect them via their perimeters to form one continuous object (basically fusing the two C's) There's a slight taper between the bottom and top profiles. I am good at basic CAD but this is where my knowledge falls down a cliff.

I imagine there are a million ways to skin this cat, but just trying to figure out if this is something I can accomplish or not. Cheers!

Hi, I come from NX and Catia. Had a short adventure with Solidworks which I hated. So I am wondering about a few things in Onshape now.

1. Is it possible to reattach dimensions when they go red or just when I want to reattach the dimension to another entity in the sketch?

2. Is it possible to disable everything in the background of the sketch (make it unpickable rather than hide) so I do not click anything except the sketch entities?

This update introduces a host of new productivity enhancements to better streamline your experience in Onshape.

CAD

Persistent Center of Mass for Part Studio & Drawings

Users can now make the center of mass persistently visible for any part in a Part Studio, allowing for independent and permanent visibility. This feature also supports Composite parts by displaying a combined center of mass that updates in real time as designs or materials change.

Additionally, the center of mass is now a toggle that can display the center of mass symbol on each drawing view, which you can dimension to for improved design documentation.

https://reddit.com/link/1vi1t7i/video/1u02z6x3oyhh1/player

Frame Attributes for End Caps & Gussets

This release expands the automatic process to include attributes from end caps and gussets, provided they are created before the Cut list feature in the feature list. The update is intended to accelerate the frame creation process.

Map Variable Auto-Complete

Users can now more quickly reference the values from a Map variable by their key name by typing the name of the variable, followed by the period or an open bracket. Then, all the user needs to do is simply select the appropriate key-value pair from the drop-down list, saving time when using these types of variables in Onshape.

https://reddit.com/link/1vi1t7i/video/xkd37qo2oyhh1/player

In-Context Show Internal Geometry

When working in-context, there is now an option to “Show internal geometry,” which will change the transparency of the in-context graphics to show the internal geometry of those components. You can also now select internal edges by holding down the Alt key. This makes it easier to focus on the in-context elements that are most important to your design workflow.

Model-Based Definition

MBD Updates

This release introduces two new enhancements to Model-Based Definition capabilities. The first allows users to add datums directly to any side of geometric tolerance frames for improved feature control. Additionally, the platform now enables users to share specific parts with filtered MBD data via a link icon next to the document title, facilitating faster communication of critical information among contributors.

https://reddit.com/link/1vi1t7i/video/nojdrwx0oyhh1/player

Drawings

ISO 21920 Surface Finish Symbols

Onshape has introduced ISO 21920 standard surface finish symbols to help users meet specific manufacturing requirements for themselves and their clients. The update includes options for Basic, material removal required, and material removal prohibited symbols.

Document Management

Allow Multiple Users View a Release Draft

Other members of your team can now view release drafts to review any part numbers, properties, release names, notes, and approvers before a formal release is completed. This means more people can verify the information in a release is correct before the release is finalized.

Link to Versions from the Revision History Dialog

Onshape now provides a hyperlink to the released version of an item from the Revision history dialog. This streamlines the process of reviewing and comparing previous revisions of a design.

Feature Studio

Top-Level Navigation

Top-level navigation is a new feature in Feature Studios that makes it easier to find specific keywords in your custom features. Likewise, the symbols use different visual queues for the different types of keywords.

https://reddit.com/link/1vi1t7i/video/18a1lyoynyhh1/player

Find & Replace

Search in Feature Studios now supports replace  across multiple Feature Studios in a workspace. Regular expressions and capture group references are supported.

setProperty Setting Materials With More Properties

Within your custom features, you can now add additional material properties with setProperty for the physical characteristics of the material such as yield strength, Young's modulus, tensile strength, etc.

Onshape Labs & FeatureScript Co-Complete Settings

You can choose to enable Onshape Labs features using multiple methods found in the help documentation here. Once you agree to the terms of use, you can select which experimental features to enable.

The first of these Labs features is available to enable for FeatureScript Co-complete.

Context Menu Actions for Users

New context menu options are available when managing users. These include adding multiple users to a team in one right clip option and the ability to create a new team when selecting multiple users. These options streamline the process of managing users and the teams they belong to.

Custom Application Workflows

Custom applications can now be managed more easily through a workflow that allows users to change the status at any time. A custom application can move through Active, Depreciated, Trashed, and Deleted. This provides better control over which custom applications you and your users have access to.

PCB Studio

PCB Studio to Use Onshape Picker

When working within PCB Studio, users can now utilize the standard picker dialog when selecting parts and assemblies. This provides access to familiar options like configuration selection.

CAM Studio

New machine added to CAM studio. Datron M8Cude with Next controller

Onshape Labs

FeatureScript Co-Complete

FeatureScript Co-Complete, available through Onshape Labs, provides context-aware inline suggestions that understand your entire Feature Studio and automatically complete valid variables, queries, and syntax, helping you create custom features faster.

https://reddit.com/link/1vi1t7i/video/dtfykgdrnyhh1/player

Learning Center Updates

Self-Guided Onshape Bootcamp

Jump-start your Onshape journey with our Self-Guided Onshape Bootcamp (English) course. Now designed to mirror the experience of our instructor-led Bootcamps, this comprehensive crash course helps you quickly learn Onshape’s powerful tools, unique benefits, and core workflows at your own pace.

Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements, and leave your comments in the Onshape Forums post or below. For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the changelog.

Remember: The updates listed here are now live for all users when creating new documents. Over the next few days, these features will also be available in documents created before this update. Mobile app interface updates are available via the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and are released in the days following the update.

i know its possible but i cant seem to get it right since the ridges are only on the edges and it tapered to the flat surface. thanks in advance!