Add joints to bounding box

[kellings]

Does the API in Fusion allow for adding a joint origin to the bounding box of a part? I want to be able to start the joint command and be able to select the top center of the bounding box face as a joint origin. I'm not a programmer so I just want to know if this is possible before I contract someone to do the work if it is possible. 

Thanks,

Kevin

[MichaelT_123]

Yes Mr. Kevin,

... it is possible.

Regards

MichaelT

[kellings]

Great, thank you so much for confirming. 

Kevin

[BrianEkins]

It depends on your definition of "bounding box".  I think of a bounding box as a theoretical rectangular box that totally encompasses a part.  It doesn't exist as physical geometry.  Creating a joint requires physical geometry.  But you might be thinking of something else as a "bounding box".

[MichaelT_123]

Hi Mr. Ekins, Mr.Kellings,

As Mr. Ekins pointed out  Creating a joint requires physical geometry.

This can be easily accommodated by adding some... but there is a different way also ...

by creating Floating Joint as in the sixties ( as the opposite practice of requiring a prescription as of today)

Obviously this can be done in secrecy only, so switching to direct modelling is a must.

How to do it (via API)?

- switch to direct modelling mode

- find required corner coordinates of your component's bounding box (cornerPoint)

- devise upon it the equivalent ConstructionPoint

  constructionPointInput_var.setByPoint(cornerPoint) ... and so on to get cornerConstructionPoint

- create from cornerConstructionPoint joint geometry placeholder

  cornerJointGeometry = adsk.fusion.JointGeometry.createByPoint(cornerConstructionPoint)

- create respective joint origin and modify its parameters as required

  joinOriginInput = jointOrigins_var.createInput(cornerJointGeometry) and so on to get cornerJointOrigin

- you can leave the direct modelling mode now

- find the partner to your cornerJointOrigin creating cornerJoint with  the required conviction

- remember cornerJoints are not permanent. Nevertheless do not overdose their predicaments frivolously.

With Regards

MichaelT

PS. The process can be modified in many ways, one of each would be to use the components coordinate origin as the base construction point (it would be my preferable option)