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🪄 Your engineering team is basically a Star Wars crew. Swipe through and find yourself. Spoiler: Every engineering team has all four. #Maythe4th

Heads up if you missed it: Onshape's Altium Connector finally bridges the ECAD/MCAD gap with real-time, cloud-native collaboration. No more data handoffs. No more friction. Just seamless workflows.

Looking to make your modeling workflows more efficient? In this Tech Tip, learn how to edit the definition of mate connectors so that you can always get your desired result when using them in features → onshp.co/Cp

🤔 Still pushing PCB data back and forth between ECAD and CAD? See how Onshape’s Altium Connector enables cloud-based ECAD-MCAD collaboration with no files, no plug-ins, and no sync delays ➡️ onshp.co/Ct

Here are 3 things that defined Hannover Messe for us: 1️⃣ Companies are going cloud-only and finding their answer in Onshape. 2️⃣ Live CAD collaboration on a phone = the WOW moment of the show 3️⃣ The founders of SolidWorks built Onshape, and yes, jaws dropped

3,500 process steps - all consistent, traceable, and connected. HORAGE engineers their entire movement in one Onshape document, so one change updates hundreds of linked components instantly. No inconsistencies. No rework. Get to know how → onshp.co/Cn

💥 Big updates in this release: a new cloud-to-cloud integration between Onshape PCB Studio and Altium® 365, plus enhancements across CAD, MBD, and data management, along with a new CAM Studio starter course and Learning Center updates. Details: onshape.com/en/resource-ce…

Composite parts in CAM Studio have been enhanced. Selections stay stable, toolpaths calculate accurately, and setups behave as expected, making fixture and workholding workflows faster and easier ✅

@radekrybs Once you've got that baseline working, you can layer Configurations or even FeatureScript on top to automate stud spacing, openings, bridging, connections - whatever rules you want to codify.

@radekrybs Hello - You can start today with Onshape's standard Frames feature - sketch your wall layout, apply LGS profiles (add your own 2D profiles for any studs/tracks you need), and you've got a parametric framed wall. No custom code required.

Every redraw between architect and fabricator is a chance for something to go wrong. Future Joinery Systems eliminated redraws entirely utilizing Onshape. Here's how. 🔗 onshp.co/Ch

🛩️ The Rainforest team at Saab is building a one-ton drone with a 20-person team, and their development pipeline is unlike anything conventional aerospace has seen. Think Python code, Onshape API, simulations - all connected. Their process: onshp.co/Cj

Configuration visibility conditions help keep designs realistic and easy to use by showing only valid options at the part and assembly level. This Tech Tip covers how to simplify complex configurations and prevent invalid combinations in Onshape: onshp.co/Cc

@HotForMoot @bengold 5) For overlapping constraint icons, open the Constraint Manager from the sketch diagnostics menu to filter by type, status, or errors: onshape.com/en/resource-ce… Happy to go deeper on any of these.

Why can’t you dimension something like you would in sketch? Why must I use click/unclick to select/deselect? Also why not click drag? Why can’t you make groups like sketch? Why can’t I extrude like sketch subtract? Why are constraints basically unreadable overlapping little red boxes when there’s conflicts?

Figma or sketch should make cad software. This shit sucks so bad

@HotForMoot @bengold 4) Which CAD system are you coming from? Want to make sure we map it correctly, different tools use different names for sketch subtract.

@HotForMoot @bengold 3) No sketch-group concept in Onshape, the convention is a separate sketch to keep related geometry organized. But if you want this, just submit a support request in the app.

@HotForMoot @bengold 2) Selection is additive by design, no modifier keys needed (click to add, click again to remove). For multi-entity work, left-to-right drag encloses; right-to-left drag catches anything the box crosses: onshape.com/en/resource-ce…

@HotForMoot @bengold 1) Dimensioning the 3D model itself is our new MBD (Model-Based Definition) toolset, which works in concert with sketch dimensions to carry PMI for manufacturing and QA: onshape.com/en/features/mo…

@HotForMoot @bengold Great questions! Onshape runs on everything from phones to workstations, which shaped a lot of these UX calls. Here's a quick walkthrough:

Bridging the gap from prototype to production can be challenging. DFMA streamlines designs for scaling, while MBD preserves tolerances and intent. Here’s what to consider as you move toward production, and why getting this right early matters → onshp.co/C8