Automating Deletion of Overlapping Regions in Assembled Models

[ilyachaban]

I'm working on assembling a kitchen unit and have the complete geometry of the unit ready, but it lacks the necessary joinery. I'd like to find a way to efficiently insert joints into the assembly without needing to remodel each adjoining piece of wood to add holes. How can I intelligently manage the overlapping regions in the assembly to accommodate the joints?

I've created a model of a joint that is set for insertion into an assembly and includes a 3D solid body design of the holes.

[TrippyLighting]

Please share you model. Export it as a .f3d file and attach it to a post.

[jeff_strater]

if the components in your design were built "in place", then As-Built Joint is the thing to use.  Joints in Fusion have two purposes:  positioning components relative to each other, and defining relative motion between two components (even if that is "no motion" - Rigid).  As-Built Joints just defers the first part, and assumes the component are in the correct relative position, and then all you have to do is define the motion.  Rigid does not require any further input, but other motions do.  The thing to remember, though, is:  As-Built Joints do not respond to geometry changes associatively (because you did not have to pick geometry when defining them).

I am a bit confused about the title of this thread, though.  How does "deleting overlapping regions" fit in with this?  More info, including the model, but also screen captures, video, etc would be helpful

[laughingcreek · Accepted solution]

when you say "joints" are you referring to the joints fusion uses to position components, or are you talking about woodworking joinery (dovetaial, half lap, etc....)?

if the later, I wonder if this plug in might help you -

https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/Index?id=488231789610483988&appLang=en&os=Win64

[ilyachaban]

Sorry for misunderstanding i've meant woodworking joinery

[ilyachaban]

Thank you. That is exactly what I wanted