how to break up design into smaller printable chunks

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 05:07:15 GMT

Hello, all... I'm still learning Fusion 360, so hopefully, this isn't too much of a noob question. I have an imported SVG graphic that is enlarged to be approx. 36" long. I'm trying to break it up into multiple "chunks" or objects that will each individually fit on the print bed of my printer (so I can glue them back together after printing). I've seen a few references on how to break it up using the split body function and have failed miserably at trying to make even 200mm x 200mm chunks (resulting in different STL files). Do I need to try and do this by hand and hope for accuracy (even 200x200mm blocks of a printable object from each)? Or, is there some sort of grid function I can apply that will automatically split the entire design into equal-sized splits? The design is linked here: https://a360.co/2Qvg2Uj

Thanks in advance!

Re: how to break up design into smaller printable chunks

laughingcreek — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 06:53:41 GMT

there's no "automatic" grid, but you can sketch one easy enough. make a continuous profile with lines spaced evenly, and use that as your splitting tool. example attached.

Re: how to break up design into smaller printable chunks

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:11:14 GMT

Thank you! That gives me exactly what I needed! I have so much more to learn!

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