topic Re: splitting a component in Fusion Support Forum

splitting a component

greenwoods1462 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:40:02 GMT

Hello

Is there a way to split a component in a manner simmerlar to split body.

Alternatively is there a way to extrude a cut through a component.

Sorry if these are basic questions.....just struggling with this point. I have a component that I am reusing and just want to reduce its height in some instances (changing scale is not applicable).

Re: splitting a component

HughesTooling — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:54:32 GMT

If you can split it with a plane then you can use Boundary Fill and set the operation to New Component. Make sure you uncheck Remove Tools. Boundary Fill is also quite useful making a copy you can modify, just select a body then select the single cell of the body. This is safer than using copy as you can reselect the body if edits to the timeline loss it as a reference.

Mark

Re: splitting a component

greenwoods1462 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:01:36 GMT

Thank you - I have read your guidance (thank you) and looked at online tutorials but I am still struggling.

I have attached my model. What I want to do is to seperate the roof (see offset plane) so that I can print the roof seperate from the body.

Many thanks for any further help you can give...

Re: splitting a component

HughesTooling — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:12:17 GMT

Can you temporarily break all links to the external designs then Export as a f3d from with in Fusion, just make sure you close without saving after breaking the links. The f3z you attached has to be uploaded to a project and can be a problem to delete.

Thanks Mark

Re: splitting a component

greenwoods1462 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:55:24 GMT

sorry to test your patiennce but when I download it is always a F3z format. What is the quickest was to save a f3d format.....

I tried sharing a public link with myself and then downloaded and it still came back as F3Z.

Re: splitting a component

greenwoods1462 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:05:42 GMT

sorry worked out how to get the f3d file.....

Re: splitting a component

greenwoods1462 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:14:24 GMT

with attachment

Re: splitting a component

greenwoods1462 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:15:46 GMT

this is the file....

Re: splitting a component

g-andresen — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:42:31 GMT

Hi,

perhaps this is feasible

günther

Re: splitting a component

HughesTooling — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:58:02 GMT

OK I used your f3Z file and it's a bit different using linked designs. What you need to do first is use boundary fill to create a copy of one component, then combine all the others to this copy then use extrude include to isolate the roof section.

Mark

Re: splitting a component

HughesTooling — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 19:05:58 GMT

You might want to move the plane to use this face, at the level you had it you trim a thin section off this area.