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Export point coordinates?

joergen_nilsson — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:46:57 GMT

Is it somehow possible to export the point (or corner) coordinates from a sketch?

The purpose is to using the coordinates in a separate program for calculating 2D trusses.

Re: Export point coordinates?

jhackney1972 — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:41:37 GMT

There is no real point export routine in Fusion but they do have "Copy to Clipboard" on the Measure command. If you are using Windows operating system, you can activate the Extended Clipboard and then it is an easy job to record and then paste coordinates to another application. The video will show this.

(view in My Videos)

Re: Export point coordinates?

joergen_nilsson — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:18:19 GMT

Thanks, but I run on Mac. However, I found a script on modthemachine.typepad.com but can't get it to work properly.

##################################

import traceback, adsk.core, adsk.fusion

import io

def run(context😞

ui = None

try:

app = adsk.core.Application.get()

ui = app.userInterface

# Get all components in the active design.

product = app.activeProduct

design = adsk.fusion.Design.cast(product)

title = 'Export Spline csv'

if not design:

ui.messageBox('No active Fusion design', title)

return

# if app.userInterface.activeSelections.count != 1:

# ui.messageBox('Select profile before running command', title)

# return

# profile = app.userInterface.activeSelections.item(0).entity

# if not type(profile) is adsk.fusion.Profile:

# ui.messageBox('Selected object needs to be a profile', title)

# return

dlg = ui.createFileDialog()

dlg.title = 'Save CSV File'

dlg.filter = 'Comma Separated Values (*.csv)'

if dlg.showSave() != adsk.core.DialogResults.DialogOK :

return

filename = dlg.filename

with io.open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8-sig') as f:

profile = adsk.fusion.Profile.cast(profile)

loop = profile.profileLoops.item(0)

curves = loop.profileCurves

for curve in curves:

curve = adsk.fusion.ProfileCurve.cast(curve)

entity = curve.sketchEntity

point = entity.startSketchPoint

point = adsk.fusion.SketchPoint.cast(point)

geometry = point.geometry

f.write(str(geometry.x) + "," + str(geometry.y) + "\\n")

except:

if ui:

ui.messageBox('Failed:\\n\{\}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

########################################################

Re: Export point coordinates?

johnsonshiue — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:22:47 GMT

Hi! I am not sure if the "Publish to PLY" app on Fusion App store would help.

https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/Index?id=8481236243625457783&appLang=en&os=Win64

Please take a look.

Many thanks!

Re: Export point coordinates?

joergen_nilsson — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:59:52 GMT

Looks promising but only on Windows.