topic Re: Aligning parts to patch edges in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Aligning parts to patch edges

oliver_shaw — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:47:09 GMT

Hi there.

I'm looking to build various partial geodesic dome frames from 80/20 or similar. I've successfully created accurate polyhedra in F360 as patch surfaces - so I'd like to now replace each surface edge with an extruded profile. Are there any scripts that would constrain an extrusion/part to an edge - while allowing some kind of controllable up-vector (center of dome)?

Thanks in advance!

*note - accidentally posted this in the general support area initially, still trying to find out how to remove that post!

Re: Aligning parts to patch edges

g-andresen — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:24:45 GMT

Hi,

take a look at these

günther

Re: Aligning parts to patch edges

oliver_shaw — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:15:03 GMT

Thanks Gunther. I've watched most of these already 🙂 As mentioned, I've been able to build my domes no problem, just looking for a fast way to automatically populate their edges with extrusions (while keeping the parametric nature of my underlying patches).

Re: Aligning parts to patch edges

davebYYPCU — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:33:56 GMT

How are you doing the intersections?

Extrude to Object, As Component and pattern it, comes to mind, but for the intersections .....

Re: Aligning parts to patch edges

oliver_shaw — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:17:07 GMT

Yep - that’s the route I eventually took. It’s pretty slow however as every uniquely angled extrusion in the pattern (which is more than you’d think) needs a custom plane/alignment.
For the intersections, I placed a sphere at each vertex and used it to trim the beam lengths - leaving me with even spacing where I will design the hubs.