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Profile Chain Selection option

wangisub — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:22:56 GMT

I have been going through the Design Academy Learn Fusion 360 in 90 minutes lessons. In lesson 7 part 2 a lamp shade is being sculpted using the revolve tool. The lessons are using the old GUI and I am using the latest. I'm trying to make the lampshade and the video tells me to uncheck the Profile Chain Selection option, which doesn't exist as far as I know in the later GUI. The aim is to make a surface, but I can only make a solid. Patrick Meese posted on 07-04-2019 this exact problem but frustratingly did not provide his solution.

How do I make a surface, not a solid?

Thank you for any solution.

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

g-andresen — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:37:53 GMT

Hi,

1. show the menu for the tool that requires "Disable chain" in a screenshot

2. surface vs. solid

günther

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

MoshiurRashid — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:47:56 GMT

The golden interface that you are looking there is still in fusion. That is just a different platform which is surface,

Look at the tabs on the upper side of the screen. See? Solid, Surface, Sheet metal, Tools.

Select surface. You'll get to that interface. And, the thing you're finding "chaining" is also still there in the Surface revolve.

There are 2 form of all sketch based feature. 1. Solid (that you have been using) 2. Surface.

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

wangisub — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:09:56 GMT

Great, thanks, managed that. I appreciate such a fast reply, especially over the holidays.

I can't find the subdivide command now. The lesson showed the surface subdivided into many segments that can be manipulated. Is there a reference that shows the location of the commands in the new GUI compared to the old?

Once again, thank you for your time

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

davebYYPCU — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:15:36 GMT

Solid > Create > Create Form,

will take you to the Sculpting area, and those icons will be purple...

Might help....

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

wangisub — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:11:24 GMT

Excellent, thanks, I am where I want to now.

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

MoshiurRashid — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:46:33 GMT

@wangisub

Please mark those solutions as Accepted Solution which helped you. It will help the people who will be in same problem in future

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

wangisub — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:12:53 GMT

Ok, thanks for the heads up, need to know the etiquette/procedure as well as how to use thee software.

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

MoshiurRashid — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:37:23 GMT

You're welcome. Please feel free to post in this forum in future whenever you face any confusion or problem with fusion 360. We are here to help. 🙂

God bless

Stay safe

Re: Profile Chain Selection option

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 06:34:04 GMT

Thanks so much, I had the exact same problems & this really helped.