topic Re: Adding Features to a Part in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:18:14 GMT

Please bear with me as this is my first time using fusion. I hope this is the right forum for this question.

I am using the "Basic Tutorial" book and need to add a solid rectangle to a solid disk (page 19 if you have it).

It is my understanding that to do this you select the face of the disk, then proceed to draw lines on it leading to the rectangle. Key in this (I think) is that the lines have some type of affinity to the disk and remain on its surface, adjusting length to the disk as you move them.

This is not what I am seeing-the lines seem to be separate from the disk and when placing 2 of them "on it" they do not form an extrudable rectangle. Further, then I select the disk it turns from gray to blue, but then when I select the subsequent line item in "sketch" the disk returns to gray again. I am guessing I am not associating the lines with the disk.

Thanks for any suggestions

Fritz

2.0.9305
Windows 10 (18363)

Re: Adding Features to a Part

g-andresen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:25:30 GMT

Hi,

1. Please share the file.

File > export > save as f3d locally > attach it to the next post.

2. please show your actions in a screencast

günther

Re: Adding Features to a Part

TheCADWhisperer — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:07:36 GMT

@fsonnichsen wrote:
I am using the "Basic Tutorial" book

Title? (is it really "Basic Tutorial")

Author?

ISBN?

Re: Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:55:37 GMT

Pretty minimalist book with a comparable title. Thats' what I like about it. All told looks like what I needed. You can read about it at the non-minimalist link below.

Thanks

Fritz

https://www.amazon.com/Autodesk-Fusion-360-Basics-Tutorial/dp/B08924GZJ6/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n1_0?cv_ct_cx=fusion+basics+tutorial&dchild=1&keywords=fusion+basics+tutorial&pd_rd_i=B08924GZJ6&pd_rd_r=2ab79e34-4db7-4b8d-9892-28e30166d35a&pd_rd_w=VHOJR&pd_rd_wg=qcxET&pf_rd_p=5be4970c-0256-4afe-9550-68021bd84e5b&pf_rd_r=AX96PHS4YD2WDS29SNPQ&psc=1&qid=1604415248&sr=1-1-791c2399-d602-4248-afbb-8a79de2d236f

Re: Adding Features to a Part

TheCADWhisperer — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:15:35 GMT

Let's start at the beginning.

File>Export and then Attach you Chapter 1 *.f3d files (all of them) here.

>>Citation<<

From your problem description - I assume you are in Chapter 2.

Attach your current *.f3d file here.

This is a logical approach to problem solving.

Re: Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:25:36 GMT

Gunther-here is the f3d file.

Re: Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:29:16 GMT

I am not sure why you attached the pages, but my reference to page 19 above is for the 2020 edition which is indeed in chapter 2. Thanks--fs

Re: Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:55:02 GMT

Gunther-I may have added a screencast for you. (Normally win10 screencast just creates a local mp4). At any rate after a labyrinth of uploads, the C++ library and installs an autodesk screencast came up and I recorded the procedure. It had an "upload and "share" button which I pressed and it uploaded the cast "somewhere". Not sure now it gets associated with this post.

fritz

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/c3f79319-ecee-43fc-9f29-5a70c7584bf5Re: Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:57:33 GMT

This URL showed up in my email just now-probably what you were looking for-

thanks

fritz

Re: Adding Features to a Part

TheCADWhisperer — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:57:59 GMT

Right click and Delete the two Form nodes in your Timeline.

Edit Sketch2 and the P for Project and select the edge of the cylinder.

Add Coincident constraints between the line endpoints and the projected circle.

(Actually, you do not need to Project as the act of adding the Coincident Constraints will automatically Project the circle.)

I recommend that you Attach the Chapter 1 problems as I suspect that you missed important concepts in Chapter 1.

Re: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/c3f79319-ecee-43fc-9f29-5a70c7584bf5Re: Adding Features to a Part

g-andresen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:05:07 GMT

Hi,

1. here I show how to do

Screencast

2. Fusion has an integrated screencast tool.
This is how you get it.

günther

Re: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/c3f79319-ecee-43fc-9f29-5a70c7584bf5Re: Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:38:40 GMT

Thank you for the information on screencast. I think at this point I won't need it but for the future I have it as a reference.

Fritz

Re: Adding Features to a Part

fsonnichsen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:42:13 GMT

OK-you have solved the problem.
It is clear that I have to explicitly add the "Coincident Constraints". This was not mentioned in the book.
It worked.
By the way, when I click "delete" after selecting "Form nodes", nothing happened. Not sure how they got there to begin with.

Re: Adding Features to a Part

g-andresen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 22:26:37 GMT

Hi,

In the Preferences you can set if you want to have an automatic projection.

This has been deactivated by default for some time.
In my opinion this is also useful, so that the user can decide for himself which projection he wants.

günther