Importing CAD model from OnShape
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I am trying to import a CAD model from OnShape.
I tried running the example given here https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/sm/ref/smexportonshape.html but I get the following error -
"Error using smexportonshape_implementation"
"Failed to complete user authentication."
"Error in smexportonshape (line 38)"
"xmlFileName = smexportonshape_implementation(url, varargin{:});"
"Error in OnShape_try (line 2)"
"xmlfile = smexportonshape(url);"
When I run the script, I am redirected in my browser to a page which says Success and gives me a random code.
I am runnning Matlab R2019b
Thanks in advance
2 Comments
LEO LEON
on 14 Oct 2019
same problem here...
Muhammad Atif Ali
on 12 May 2020
same problem here
Answers (1)
Harshal Upadhyay
on 25 Oct 2019
0 votes
There is a bug report rgarding this https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1974098
Please try the following workaorund :
In the MATLAB toolstrip, on the Home tab, in the Environment settings, click Preferences. In the left pane of the Preferences settings, click Web. In the MATLAB Web Preferences settings, clear the Use system web browser when opening links to external sites (recommended) check box.
You can also upgrade to the R2019b Update1 which contains the fix to this bug.
5 Comments
Muhammad Atif Ali
on 12 May 2020
The builtin browser is not showing any thing and stuck on white screen.
Aarish Shah
on 18 Mar 2021
i am facing the same error even after the update
Mosedi Edwin Maphale
on 13 Oct 2021
I'm using MATLAB R2020b and I faced the same error.
Since I'm using campus WIFI, I selected "Use a proxy server to connect to the internet" and used the campus WIFI proxy host and port, together with my username and password. Then the error was fixed.
Adilson
on 7 Aug 2025
Apparently, bug 1974098 related to the authentication process error in OnShape has returned in Matlab version R2025a.
However, even after applying the proposed solution of disabling the default option "Use system web browser when opening links to external sites (recommended)," the issue remains unresolved, and the page opened during the execution of the smexportonshape function still appears completely blank.
Has anyone managed to solve this problem?
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