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Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:02:23 GMT

Greetings!

I work drafting houses and commercial buildings from blueprints into metal framed structures. I'm trying to see if there is a way to take our model and convert them to Fusion360 solid object so we can do detailed connection drawings to show connection points between panels and/or be able to 3d print models. I've attached a copy of the dwg from one of our current houses for an example of the dwg we're working with.

Thanks for helping this newb out!

-J

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

TheCADWhisperer — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:28:38 GMT

Are you using free personal license or are you using paid commercial license?

I do not find any Solid Bodies in the file that you attached - only cosmetic representation of solids?

How big is your printer?

By the time you scale down a 28'x51' building for printing - how thick will a 2x4 be?

Oh wait a minute, is this sheet metal framing?

Hmm, scaling 1/32 sheet metal for printing? I don't think so...

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:22:43 GMT

paid license.

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:25:27 GMT

i guess thats what i'm tyring to figure out. how can i convert the model to a solid object?

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:28:48 GMT

for our chain it is all fine, no need for it to be a solid.

it goes from FrameCAD to another program that prepares it for the roll former. the only thing i can export from the other program is either for the roll former or a WRL file.

the few ways i've found to do convert it says to go from MESH to BREP, but i guess the model is to complex and has to many facets and surfaces for fusion to handel?

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:35:58 GMT

i have tried working with this STL exported from Framecad too.

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

TheCADWhisperer — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:42:32 GMT

Did you see the information that I added to my previous response?

In addition to the previous information...

In Fusion you WILL need solid bodies or at least mesh surfaces to start.

You have neither, not in your dwg file and not in your stl file.

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:55:55 GMT

its an Ender3 printer, 9.5x. the representation of each thin walled 2x4 is not necessary. Just the overall dimensions.

Is what i'm attempting out of the picture? I don't know how i would convert what i have to anything different.

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

TrippyLighting — Tue, 11 May 2021 18:17:44 GMT

I am not aware of any software that can just automagically convert 2D line drawings into 3D models.

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:24:42 GMT

Who'da thunk it.

It prints! Thanks for the nae saying. Really got me going.

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:26:29 GMT

cura alone was the solution to print the surface with a bit of horizontal expansion.

Thanks.

Re: Convert autocad model to Fusion 3d solid

jrandolph3110 — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:30:05 GMT

I was able to take my stl that wouldn't work according to cadwhisperer, import it into cura, select "both" in Surface Mode, and increase horizontal expansion by 0.2mm.