Point derive¶
The Point derive feature is a powerful variant of the Onshape Derive feature which allows users to specify locations when deriving parts. Point derive also automatically converts mate connectors attached to parts which are being derived into selectable points, making it easy to derive and use standard components.
Note
Parts don’t need to have mate connectors attatched to them to be used with Point derive.
The Point derive FeatureScript can be found here: Point derive document
Steps for deriving entities¶
Create a Point derive feature by selecting it from your FeatureScript dropdown.
Specify Entities to import.
If desired, select one or more Locations to place the selected entities at by clicking sketch vertices or mate connectors in the graphics window.
If the derived part has any mate connectors, they will automatically be instantiated as selectable points in the graphics window. Choose the appropriate point to use by clicking on it.
Note
If your selections to derive don’t have any attatched mate connectors, no selectable points will appear.
Use
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to reorient Entities to import as needed.Choose whether to Move derived entities relative to their respective Locations.
Choose whether to Delete planes and sketches from Entities to import.
Choose whether to Delete mate connectors from Entities to import.
If desired, specify a part boolean operation (Add, Remove, or Intersect) and select a Merge scope (or choose Merge with all) to boolean parts in Entities to import to existing parts in the part studio.
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Tips for setting up parts to be derived with point derive¶
Tip
The orientation of mate connectors relative to one another is maintained.
The first mate connector in the feature list of the derived part studio serves as the default selected point.
Mate connectors do not have to touch derived entities to be used as selectable points.
