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Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

spooner777 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:44:29 GMT

https://youtu.be/GeZHlqnpoYc

I am using Fusion for a few years now and I had this happen in multiple separate files with separate components. All of the files in the Video were created on Fusion360. At first I suspected McMaster screws to be the issue so I got rid of them entirely in my designs. I am using mostly linked components because my designs have several parts that are shared among assemblies. Think about Volkswagen using the same mirror in multiple cars. This is a bug right? Any idea what causes it?

Re: Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

g-andresen — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:34:41 GMT

Hi,

please share a sample file

File > export > save as f3d on local device > attach it to the next post.

günther

Re: Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

spooner777 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:06:34 GMT

Here is a sample file. I suspect it could have something to do with unfolding a sheetmetal componnet (foot) and refolding it. Maybe the orientation changes are not recorded properly.

Re: Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

g-andresen — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:35:22 GMT

Hi,

works here

Screencast

@spooner777 wrote:
I suspect it could have something to do with unfolding a sheetmetal componnet (foot) and refolding it. Maybe the orientation changes are not recorded properly.

That sounds plausible.
Why don't you test it in both variants?

günther

Re: Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

spooner777 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:38:32 GMT

Sorry, that was the wrong file. It is when you join the UP part to the hole pattern on the foot part.

Re: Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

jhackney1972 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:01:51 GMT

I do not see the issue you describe in this model when placing the components together in either arrangement.

Re: Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

spooner777 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:05:07 GMT

I understand and I can see that, but you can also see the behaviour on my Youtube video right? So something must be broken.

Re: Joint changes its orientation by 90° right after creating it. Happend on multiple occasions over the years.

jhackney1972 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:17:15 GMT

I can see the issue you are facing but I do not have your model to troubleshoot so I cannot make a judgement either way. You submitted an assembly that I assume you found exhibited the same behavior as the one you used in the original video. If you did not, post a model that shows issue you are facing and let others troubleshoot it to determine if they see the error also and either can find out why or classify it as a defect.