Combine cut question

[brad.bylls]

When I do a Combine > Cut feature, I keep the tool body.

But when I move the tool body the cut feature does not move with it.

Is there a way to link the tool body with the cut feature so when the tool moves the cut feature moves with it?

Thank you.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

create components from bodies and a connect them with a rigid joint.

günther

[jeff_strater]

whether you use bodies or components, you need to remember that Fusion is Timeline-based.  If you move the tool after the Combine (whether it is a component or a body), that move will occur in time after the Combine.  If you want the cut to move with the tool, make sure it happens before.

[brad.bylls]

Can this be done through an API script?
That is how the two bodies are created.

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

Well, in the sense that you could write an API script that would perform the necessary operations to put the move before the cut, then yes.  But, I think that would be a complex script to write.  This is just a fundamental aspect to the way that Fusion works - the features are executed in timeline order, so the effect on the design is dictated by that order.