topic Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

jeremy_camper — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:16:00 GMT

I'm using AutoDesk Fusion and need alittle help on a simple topic I believe

I have a tube/hose I need to create with existing x,y,z data

Does anyone have a work instruction or video?

I can easily do it in NX which is my normal day to day

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

TheCADWhisperer — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:26:47 GMT

@jeremy_camper

Can you Attach the data here?

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

Drewpan — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:02:08 GMT

Hi,

One method you could use would be to create Offset Planes.

You can create the X and Y co-ordinates in the normal way and

create the Z co-ordinate on the Plane.

So the point (2,3,5) you would create an offset plane on the Z-axis

5 units from the Origin Plane; select this plane for your sketch and

plot the X and Y co-ordinates. The resulting point will then be at

(2,3,5).

You would then probably use a 3D Sketch to join them all up with

lines and curves.

Cheers

Andrew

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

jeremy_camper — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:45:47 GMT

Is no way just to manually enter the x,yx points?

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

Warmingup1953 — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:34:35 GMT

A few manually yes...as for many and automated ...Less so for many. There is a free addin (not used by me) YouTube Explainer and link but how you use those points may be problematic.

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

jeremy_camper — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:38:16 GMT

Is no way just to manually enter the x,yx points? Doesn't have to be Fancy

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

TheCADWhisperer — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:46:06 GMT

@jeremy_camper

Dimensions.

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

Drewpan — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:24:25 GMT

Hi,

I have been told it is possible to enter some 2D data with csv files. This is usually

used for some Airfoils and it may be simple a downloadable plugin. If it is possible

to do this in 2D then presumably there is a method to do it 3D but having never

used either I could not say how or which plugin.

There is a plugin called Equation Driven Surface - this might help?

From memory it was either available in the App store or you downloaded it

and installed it from another CAD forum site. I cannot recall the name bit is

bookmarked on my other machine.

Cheers

Andrew

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g-andresen — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:26:25 GMT

Hi,

Here is one way to create this in Fusion

(view in My Videos)

günther

Re: Tube Using X,Y,Z Data

johnsonshiue — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:52:26 GMT

Hi Jeremy,

There might be other out-of-the-box solutions that I am not aware. You may want to take a look at the ModelingPlus, a Fusion app on the App store.

https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/Index?id=3550156428232706500&appLang=en&os=Win64

Many thanks!