topic Re: Feature request - Create Setups in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

Feature request - Create Setups

Joshua.mursic — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:40:22 GMT

Is it possible to update the API to add just simple setup creation. We are currently restricted to using text commands, which I have found can be very buggy. Even just being able to create a setup and select the workplaces and models would be a huge help to me, and I’m sure many others.

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

boopathi.sivakumar — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:34:08 GMT

Hi @Joshua.mursic

Wait for one more week. We have a surprise for you😊

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

Joshua.mursic — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:00:09 GMT

Looking forward to it! Thanks @boopathi.sivakumar

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

echatzief — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:16:13 GMT

Hey @Joshua.mursic

Take a look here:

## bodyCollection refers to an object collection!

occs = rootComp.occurrences occ = occs[0] child_component = occ.component child_bodies = child_component.bRepBodies in_body = child_bodies[0] # brepBody cam = adsk.cam.CAM.cast(products.itemByProductType("CAMProductType")) setup = createSetups(cam, in_body) def createSetups(cam_, targetBody : adsk.fusion.BRepBody) -> adsk.cam.Setup: global bodyCollection bodyCollection.add(targetBody) existingSetups = cam_._get_setups() # setups targetSetup = existingSetups.createInput(adskCam.OperationTypes.MillingOperation) # SetupInput newSetup = existingSetups.add(targetSetup) # setup newSetup._set_models(bodyCollection) bodyCollection.clear() return newSetup

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

Joshua.mursic — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:16:02 GMT

That's awesome! Thanks @echatzief, where did you find these functions in the documentation? Are there more of these? I would also like to be able to set the work coordinate system. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

cam_._get_setups()

newSetup._set_models

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

echatzief — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:13:43 GMT

You are definitely able to change wcs.

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

kandennti — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:05:33 GMT

@echatzief .

I am amazed. You have created a setup without having to switch to a manufacturing workspace.

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

Joshua.mursic — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:04:03 GMT

How would I do this? Where did you find the _set_models() and the _get_setups() functions? I do not see them in the documentation.

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

echatzief — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:52:09 GMT

Hey @kandennti,

I am pleased to amaze you.

* I have already switched to manufacturing😛

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

kandennti — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:25:28 GMT

@Joshua.mursic .

It is not documented in the documentation.

The easiest way to check is to stop at a breakpoint and check the variable.

The rest you will have to guess and try.

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

Joshua.mursic — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:52:50 GMT

Is my surprise ready?! @boopathi.sivakumar

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

anaschat22 — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:28:24 GMT

Hi @echatzief , can I have some tips on using thos functions?

Thank you.

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

boopathi.sivakumar — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:34:53 GMT

There you go

with the April release now you have more access to the cam api

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-36B1FFB5-5291-4532-8F11-90E912769B34

Re: Feature request - Create Setups

Joshua.mursic — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:22:29 GMT

Very exciting! thank you