Designing a Parametric Pawn in Onshape Using Variables for Instant Resizing Jun 05, 2025

This is the first lesson in our Chess Set series.

Why start with the pawn?

A pawn is the simplest chess piece yet contains most of the techniques you’ll reuse on more complex models: sketching with reference geometry, revolving a profile, adding fillets, and (most importantly) driving the entire d...

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Collectible Challenge Coin: Design a Triquetra Trinity Knot Two Ways May 18, 2025

Craft Your First Collectible Challenge Coin

A Trinity-Knot Design—Two Creative Paths

Have you ever held a challenge coin and felt the weight of its story? Today we’ll make one of our own, featuring the timeless triquetra, or Trinity Knot. Grab a compass, ruler, and pencil (or fire up your onshape ...

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