topic Re: New to fusion 360 in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

New to fusion 360

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 02:03:50 GMT

Hello I was wondering if someone could give me a hand, I’m new to fusion 360. I turned a 2d DXF file into a 3D STL, and trying to take two water jet drives join them to the transom of a RC boat I’m trying to make. And watch a few videos and been at this for about 2-3 days and getting no where

Re: New to fusion 360

davebYYPCU — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 02:13:17 GMT

We will need the file to give you that hand, with your data.

Not a good start with 2d DXF and STL in the same phrase.

File > Export and attach to another message.

Might help....

Re: New to fusion 360

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:27:16 GMT

Sorry was away from my computer when I posted that, here is the 2 files I've been trying to work on.

Re: New to fusion 360

davebYYPCU — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:07:11 GMT

Got one, not too much I can do with it yet.

Will need the Fusion file, Jet Drive, and the dxf's,

you / we don't need the stl's - on what I have seen.

You printing or laser cutting or...

Might help.....

Re: New to fusion 360

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:28:57 GMT

Sorry again computer is slow and thought both files finally loaded. I went through and edited the first reply with the 2 fusion files

Re: New to fusion 360

davebYYPCU — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:02:30 GMT

Ok, got them, do you know how big these are?

Motor housing almost a meter apart.

Fusion does not model well with stl,

I have the 2 fittings mounted where I think they go, bet it's not right, but no clues in the files, just realised they would upside down like this,

Full sized fittings and model size transom, it is what it is....

More detail?

Re: New to fusion 360

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:46:48 GMT

So with the transom I printed out its about 194mm top corners, 113mm tall. printed the jet unit and the transom to see if they would both work without trying to re scale everything. I've been trying to make it so the 4 holes on both jets protrude on the other side of the transom, along with rotating the 4 holes on both jet drives so they wont be pushing the stern of the boat into the water on turns. I went through your file and tweaked it for what I'm trying to do. Looking at from the back, the left intake is what I'm trying to get at but with the right is how I want to get the 4 holes to screw on the stator nozzles on if that makes sense?

Re: New to fusion 360

davebYYPCU — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:05:12 GMT

It's move > rotate body.

Measure the angle it has to go in / from the dxf, start the rotate and type in the angle.

Best I can suggest. Currently it is 10 times too big, that's just mm and cm error.

Might help...