Extrusion Inspection device based on 3D printers

[manandwala]

Using the standard 3D printer frame I've created an idea to check extrusions that are used for disposable medical devices.  This started as a sketch (that @Aaron Moncur graciously reviewed) and the Onshape link is the first iteration based on that discussion.

Link to Onshape Document: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9b93d5d77fcb95471a398956/w/9c74af82b217f72f96a1c1cc/e/17d1792c796892721e113081

Original Sketch is attached (the Onshape CAD is a reduced feature set)

Catheter_inspection_device.pdf

[Aaron Moncur]

That's cool you started using Onshape! How was the learning curve? 

[manandwala]

Onshape is very easy to learn (and using youtube videos on things I am interested in like a pokeball helps).  The same CAD skills used in Fusion 360 and Solidworks apply as well. (sketching extruding assemblies etc).  Funny enough learning Solidworks made me better at Onshape.  Also Sphero (the company that makes the Bolt robot) uses Onshape as a primary resource for its Blueprint prototyping system (found here: https://sphero.com/pages/blueprint-content) and they also support Solidworks.

Edited May 21 by manandwala

[Aaron Gebauer]

@manandwala I've been using the free version of OnShape for sometime and really enjoy using it.  I've only had solo experience with it, and I wonder how well their file management file sharing works.  The version branching looks awesome and I've read that you can share files with team members concurrently (just like Google suite files like Slides or Sheets). 

Do you have any practical experience sharing OnShape work in that sort of capacity?

[manandwala]

I have shared Onshape files with a perspective client (onshaoe makes it easy with links).  I haven’t shared branches as I only have the Free version

[Aaron Moncur]

We've used in in our CAD Club program (https://teampipeline.us/cadclub/) and young students have picked it up very quickly. The concurrent use and sharing features have worked well for them.