topic Re: Trouble trying to design tube chassis in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Trouble trying to design tube chassis

liljohntyler — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 18:04:38 GMT

I’m trying to design my own version of a chassis and when I try to turn my initial sketch into a 3D chassis that’s where I’m running into my issues. The dimensions of my sketch are meant to be the inside edges of the tubing except for the bottom which the tubing would need to come inward toward the driver. The first picture is the one I’m basing mine on, the second is my sketch in fusion 360, and the last I drew on inventor before I got fusion 360.

Re: Trouble trying to design tube chassis

TrippyLighting — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:24:53 GMT

Please share your model (export as a .f3d file and attach to next post.

Windows and macOS have built-in screenshot tools. Please use those instead of cellphone photos.

Re: Trouble trying to design tube chassis

TheCADWhisperer — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:57:29 GMT

Shift Win S and Ctrl v on Windows machine for screen capture.

Re: Trouble trying to design tube chassis

liljohntyler — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 23:23:42 GMT

These are 2 sperate files. the 3D sketch was the one I was having issues with and the second is the one where I went back and spaced everything out so the inside dimensions were what I need them to be.

Re: Trouble trying to design tube chassis

wersy — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:38:40 GMT

I don't see the need to use a 3D sketch for the pipe design.
Is there still a problem?

Re: Trouble trying to design tube chassis

liljohntyler — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:48:45 GMT

I was just hoping using the pipe function would make it easier to dissect each piece and have all the dimensions I need when I go to build it

Re: Trouble trying to design tube chassis

TheCADWhisperer — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:53:10 GMT

@liljohntyler wrote:
I was just hoping using the pipe function would make it easier to dissect each piece and have all the dimensions I need when I go to build it

It looks like you have merged together bodies that should be separate.

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

If you have access to Autodesk Inventor Professional - is there a logical reason you are not using Frame Generator for this design?