topic Re: Join and lock align in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Join and lock align

rticr — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:42:12 GMT

Hi Guys; hope you can help!

I have a project where the dimensions will change, but the design will remain the same. As such I'm trying to keep everything so that I can easily change my user parameters to quickly change details in the design. I have run into this issue

I have 3 components (see picture) and want to Join Component 3 to the other 2 and align it to the bottom. I know how to do this fairly easily; I make a Join so Component 2 aligns at the bottom of Component 3 and then using "Offset Y" click the bottom face of Component 1 and Job Done

However, if I change the height of Component 1, then it makes no effect on Component 3

What is the best practice in this scenario?

Re: Join and lock align

TrippyLighting — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:54:36 GMT

Can you share your model? (export as a .f3d file and attach to your next post)

Re: Join and lock align

rticr — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 11:28:36 GMT

Project attched

Re: Join and lock align

wersy — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:25:21 GMT

How if you create a base dummy?

Re: Join and lock align

g-andresen — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:58:58 GMT

Hi,

The concept by @wersy also works without dummy

Screencast

günther

Re: Join and lock align

laughingcreek — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:46:13 GMT

It's easier to do designs like this that are robustly parametric using a top down, skeleton sketch approach. I would suggest retooling your general approach to design. see attached.-

Re: Join and lock align

rticr — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:35:17 GMT

Brilliant - thanks, guys!

Re: Join and lock align

TrippyLighting — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:42:17 GMT

Please mark one or more of the answers as a solution.

Re: Join and lock align

rticr — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:47:46 GMT

Thanks - will look at this, and agree it looks like the best approach. Learned a couple of new things nonetheless 🙂