123D User - Can't Figure out how to Snap, center and align in Fusion 360

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone,

  I've been talking with Community Manager Shannon McGarry about how Fusion 360 handles the snap, auto center and align like can be found  in 123D. This task In 123D it's so increadibly easy to complete, even I can figure out how to do. In fusion 360 I'm pulling my hair out. There doesn't seem to be an easy solution here..
 

 I'm just a hobbies, a maker if you will so I don't have the design expertise that you guys have and I'm sure that is the problem. That said, I was able to fiqure this out in 123D in about a minute.

The Goal:

  How to get the same exact snaping results in Fusion 360 as is found in 123D. Simply snap and auto center and align 2 solids.

I've watch this video at least 4 times and I'm not any closer to completing this simple task. I've search the interwebs too and frow to no avil.

Question:

 Is it possible to perform this function in Fusion 360 in less then 4 steps, like in 123D?

WBR
Robert

[NicolasXu]

Hi Robert,

Welcome to the Fusion 360 and thanks for reaching out to us!

Based on the purpose, it sounds to me that the "Align" command is something you're after.

You may take a look at the screencast below (from @James.Youmatz) for a quick look of how to align bodies.

http://fusion360.autodesk.com/learning/learning.html?caaskey=caas/screencast/Main/Details/90246e04-e...

Fusion also provides more assembly related functionalities like Joint, Animate model, etc. You may refer to the video below for more information:

http://fusion360.autodesk.com/learning/learning.html?caaskey=caas/video/youtube/watch-v-LN4bvjfxQ4c....

Hope it helps. Should you have any more questions, please feel free to post them on the forum.

Best Regards,

[Anonymous]

Thank You; that is exactly what I was looking for. I knew that it had to be an easy function..

I do however have one question about how it works. It doesnt apear that I can allign a sphere's face with the face of say a box. It want's to allign on the center of the sphere, instead of on it's face?

[HughesTooling · Accepted solution]

If you know the radius of the sphere you can add a joint at the surface and use that.

Joint tool

Adding joint using radius of sphere as an offset.

Joint added between sphere and box,

Some HELP on joints.

Mark

[Anonymous]

Perfect, thank you for your time!

[HughesTooling]

Just a bit more info on using a join on the surface of a sphere or cylinder. The size of the sphere is stored as a parameter, you can access these in the parameters manager in the example the sphere diameter is stored as d6

When adding the offset for the joint you can enter d6/2 so any changes to the sphere will update the joint offset

After editing the sphere diameter the joint updates.

Mark