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IGES Import

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Message 1 of 11
jeffwaldosand
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IGES Import

Does Fusion allow importation of IGES or step as Forge did?

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Message 2 of 11
rishivadher
in reply to: jeffwaldosand

Message 3 of 11
cekuhnen
in reply to: rishivadher

how ??? I do not see the import option in 360!

Claas Kuhnen

Faculty Industrial Design – Wayne State Universit

Chair Interior Design – Wayne State University

Owner studioKuhnen – product : interface : design

Message 4 of 11
garin
in reply to: cekuhnen

You can Drag & Drop it in a project while in the dashboard. Once you drop it on the dashboard it will start translating it to a format Fusion can open and will let you open it shortly.

It isn't the most discoverable workflow at the moment although we will be addressing this in a future update to the dashboard.
Message 5 of 11
ToniQin
in reply to: garin

What is dashboard? The folder under my-first-project? I tried, I can see the "+" icon which seems I can drop my IGES. However, nothing happens. I assume import a CATIA 5 file works the same way but that doesn't work either.

 

I also created an empty file and drag-drop the IGES file to the view and it was not allowed (with a can't icon).

 

I then searched word "dashboard" and get empty result.

 



Toni Qin

Technical Support Specialist

Message 6 of 11
innovatenate
in reply to: ToniQin

Check out item 4 in this post. There's a screenshot of what it looks like when dragging and dropping files into the dashboard.

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Getting-Started/Fusion-360-FAQs/td-p/3848772

 

I also made a quick video showing me importing a smaller IGES file. Keep in mind that a larger file may take longer to process.

 

http://screencast.com/t/B3vR4YprVS

 

Hope this helps!

 

 




Nathan Chandler
Principal Specialist
Message 7 of 11
ToniQin
in reply to: innovatenate

I found it is important to drag-and-drop to the area of the list so to make the list dark shaded. If the mouse is on the empty area of the dashboard, nothing happens.



Toni Qin

Technical Support Specialist

Message 8 of 11
cekuhnen
in reply to: ToniQin

The import drag area is very touchy sometimes moving the mouse a little is making the drop area highlight go away.

 

It looks like the code that drives the mouse over evaluation has issues or reacts to interface elements like text below

the mouse courser.

 

Maybe just have a general area instead ?!

Claas Kuhnen

Faculty Industrial Design – Wayne State Universit

Chair Interior Design – Wayne State University

Owner studioKuhnen – product : interface : design

Message 9 of 11
garin
in reply to: cekuhnen

We realize it is tricky sometimes to get the Drag/Drop to work correctly. We are working on updating this to make it more discoverable and less picky in an update to the dashboard that we will be rolling out. 

Message 10 of 11
erhard.ehrke
in reply to: innovatenate

Hi,

 

importing into the project is straight forward - but how can I assemble modelled and imported parts similar to the work flow in Inventoir Fusion?

 

Example: create a pulley, download a bearing from SKF as DWG and use it in Fusion as part of an assembly.

 

Extruding complicated profiles e.g. is easier to do in AutoCAD and subsequently use them in Fusion assemblies would be more than useful. 

 

Once the assembly is complete, it can be translated to SAT, imported into AutoCAD, saved as DWG and processed for renderings e.g.

 

Can this be done?

Message 11 of 11
garin
in reply to: erhard.ehrke

Yes this can be done. Once you have the parts you want to assemble in Fusion 360 drag and drop them into a project then create/open a design and search/insert them into the design. Below is a link to a previous forum post that will walk you though this. 

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Getting-Started/Fusion-360-FAQs/m-p/3848772

 

Once fully assembled you can export it as various formats (sat, stl, step...) that can be imported into tools like AutoCAD or Inventor. To do this you will see the export button in the previous link that you can select and choose the file type you want to export.

 

I am interested in your comment that its easier to extrude complicated profiles in AutoCAD. Can you elaborate on this? 

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