https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674249#M22224 <P>I can't repeat that behavior. Try creating a sketch with a fully restrained rectangle at the Origin. first and see if the Coil snaps then?</P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:42:05 GMT Warmingup1953 2024-03-29T11:42:05Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674026#M22223 <P>Hi,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I don't know if it is my mistake or a bug, but I can't find how to snap the center of the coil when I start the feature.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I can select a plane/sketch, but next the center point of the coil don't snat on any existing entities, even Origin or center of the circle if I select one...<BR /><BR />Did I miss something?<BR /><BR />Many Thanks</P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:31:19 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674026#M22223 jean-michel_legoff 2024-03-29T09:31:19Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674249#M22224 <P>I can't repeat that behavior. Try creating a sketch with a fully restrained rectangle at the Origin. first and see if the Coil snaps then?</P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:42:05 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674249#M22224 Warmingup1953 2024-03-29T11:42:05Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674261#M22225 <P>in fact you don't need to draw a rectangle, the coil snap to the "origin" that's all,&nbsp;<BR />but if you want to use another point on any other location (and remain associated to this one) it don't...</P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:51:05 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674261#M22225 jean-michel_legoff 2024-03-29T11:51:05Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674310#M22226 <P>Yes snaps to Origin or with centre co-linear to the origin plane intersections. I think all the Solid Primitives do this.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://youtu.be/Eg7sS87GMPg?si=aPLdkQ2Weksfv8o7&amp;t=74" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Eg7sS87GMPg?si=aPLdkQ2Weksfv8o7&amp;t=74</A></P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:28:08 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674310#M22226 Warmingup1953 2024-03-29T12:28:08Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674403#M22227 <P>Indeed,&nbsp;<BR /><BR />I did'nt realize this behavior before, as I'm more used to generate solid from sketches...<BR /><BR />But in the case of the "coil", when you need to generate a "non conventional" thread as in my use case... I was supposed to snap to a hole somewhere in a body with no relation with the "origin" and was a little "lost"...<BR /><BR />could it be possible to enhance this feature? I mean add some "reference" to a primitive? like you can do for "hole" or "thread" ?</P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:34:02 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674403#M22227 jean-michel_legoff 2024-03-29T13:34:02Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674509#M22228 <P>You can connect a primitive, in this case your coil, to a sketch point and manipulate the point to position the coil.&nbsp; I did not go through all the possibilities but for example you can add a line to the same sketch and rotate the coil around it using the Move Rotate option.&nbsp; Once you realize you can hook a Primitive to a sketch you have a lot of possibilities.<BR /><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6349941224112w400h216r907" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6349941224112" data-account="6057940548001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057940548001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6349941224112w400h216r907'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6349941224112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:23:15 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674509#M22228 jhackney1972 2024-03-29T14:23:15Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674642#M22229 <P>Ok,<BR />Yes it works...<BR />it's not very usual, and a little disturbing vs the regular way to construct something, but as a workaround it's fine...<BR />Many Thanks</P> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:30:33 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/can-t-snap-coil-center/m-p/12674642#M22229 jean-michel_legoff 2024-03-29T15:30:33Z