https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/trying-to-joint-sketches-plates-at-an-angle/m-p/11805333#M40805 <P>I have been trying to build a geodesic dome from polygons similar to a soccer ball, and fuse them together into one component to 3d print.&nbsp; H used an online calculator to find the angles needed for the shapes, but it did not give the angles between the polygons/faces.&nbsp; I was wondering if there is a way similar to sketches to set a "constraint" in an assembly between edges so it is free to rotate so I can constraint the other edges of the polygon to form the dome before joining the overlapping parts of the plates.</P> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:27:43 GMT jchanXS2S2 2023-03-07T20:27:43Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/trying-to-joint-sketches-plates-at-an-angle/m-p/11805333#M40805 <P>I have been trying to build a geodesic dome from polygons similar to a soccer ball, and fuse them together into one component to 3d print.&nbsp; H used an online calculator to find the angles needed for the shapes, but it did not give the angles between the polygons/faces.&nbsp; I was wondering if there is a way similar to sketches to set a "constraint" in an assembly between edges so it is free to rotate so I can constraint the other edges of the polygon to form the dome before joining the overlapping parts of the plates.</P> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:27:43 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/trying-to-joint-sketches-plates-at-an-angle/m-p/11805333#M40805 jchanXS2S2 2023-03-07T20:27:43Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/trying-to-joint-sketches-plates-at-an-angle/m-p/11805349#M40806 <P>With the proper polygons, the assembly will develop itself due to the fact adjacent joints must align to existing edges.&nbsp; Maybe the attached model will give you a hint.&nbsp; In the model I have move the Timeline marker to the left two places to remove the smooth exterior of the ball to show the polygon segments.</P> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:36:56 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/trying-to-joint-sketches-plates-at-an-angle/m-p/11805349#M40806 jhackney1972 2023-03-07T20:36:56Z