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How can I model it elegantly instead of the laborious way I did it?

CarlosR29 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:55:59 GMT

Hi! everyone!

How can I model it elegantly instead of the laborious way I did it?
I have two splines converted into tubes, and I want to join them using U-shaped tubes spaced, for example, 50cm apart.

This can be done as I did, by creating copies, or by creating all the U-shaped tubes in the sketch.

The question is whether there's an elegant way to solve this using a pattern.
So that Fusion 360 calculates the correct lengths and I don't have to copy or sketch each U-shaped tube.
If there isn't a solution for splines(Not symmetrical), is there one for non-parallel lines?

Re: How can I model it elegantly instead of the laborious way I did it?

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:54:07 GMT

@CarlosR29

Extrude

Fillet

Split Face

Pipe

Easier and if you edit the model will update.

Re: How can I model it elegantly instead of the laborious way I did it?

CarlosR29 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:23:42 GMT

Thanks for the reply.
I really enjoy using Fusion 360; it's very fun and intuitive, but I can't find an easy way to perform this theoretical exercise. Once I have the first "U" shape, what I want is for the program to automatically propagate the rest of the profiles to fill the splines. I'm uploading a video I made in another software to illustrate what I want.

Re: How can I model it elegantly instead of the laborious way I did it?

TrippyLighting — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:49:37 GMT

I don't think that is possible in Fusion.

Re: How can I model it elegantly instead of the laborious way I did it?

lauri_barnhart — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:17:19 GMT

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