Component orientation info

[summerson1990]

Is there a way to get info on the component's orientation? For example, in someone's file, I've got some parts (components) not perfectly oriented relative to the global axes (smth like x: 0.02, y: 0, z: 0.02) and I'd like to know which exactly needs to be aligned by getting some statistics instead of measuring each part (component) manually. Thanks!

[TheCADWhisperer]

I am confused - can't you simply use Joints?

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

[summerson1990]

Yes, I can use joints but in this case, I'd like to inspect the model and find some "problematic" components which need to be fixed (I mean aligned/jointed) instead of making a lot of joints where it has no need. I can't share the real file but here is a simplified example attached. As you can inspect here is a small component not perfectly glued to the biggest. And as I said it's not a problem to make a joint in such a case but the problem is how initially to identify that there is a problem with alignment especially when the model consists of an unknown quantity of such "problematic" components but maybe there is only one problem with the alignment.

[TrippyLighting]

@summerson1990

When designed properly, components don't just misalign themselves.

You used the move command or simply mouse-dragged an un-joined un-grounded component out of the original position/orientation it was designed in. 

That's when these 2 icons popped up in the tool bar:

If you accept that new position (left icon) then you'll get a position capture feature in the timeline. I would usually not recommend that.

The right icon will then revert the component to the original location/orientation.
If you need to get that component located/oriented differently, use a joint. 

[summerson1990]

You probably didn't understand. Imagine you've been shared some .stp file and you have to find such "problematic" (misaligned) component(s) and of course you have no idea why another designer who has been working with the project did such mistakes but now you have to find it and fix it (where it need). Of course, you can manually measure all the components but that's can be a problem when there are a lot of components. I hoped there can be some script line typed in and it will back with results smth like "component 'name' has orientation x:0 y:0.02 z:0.02" and you see that there is a need to make a joint to align it correctly (precise). 😉 F360 has a properties button by a right-click but you know that doesn't show information about component orientation.

[TrippyLighting]

Of course I was not able to understand that. I don't read minds!

What you are asking for is not available in Fusion 360 and I am not aware of that in any other CAD software.

In any cases I don't have to measure anything. I simply use the point-to-point move tool to move the component geometry in reference to the component origin.

Important: I do all that without the timeline as I don't want that stuff recorded!    

I also generally don't turn on the design history on imported stuff unless I really need it e.g I want to use as-built joints.