Copy Design (Drawings) from a Project to another.

[admaiora]

Hi,

i am missing something or why is it possibile to copy design from a project to another but not drawings?

[Anonymous]

Copying drawing from one project to another is possible. You just have to follow these steps

Step 1: Select the drawing you want to copy.

Step 2: Press Cntrl+C on your keyboard / right click on your mouse, select the copy option.

Step 3: Open the window where you want to copy your design

Step 4: Press Cntrl+V on your keyboard / right click on your mouse, select the paste option.

I hope it clears your doubt.

[admaiora]

Thank you, but it doesn't clear the issue.

I know the workflow, i find problemns only for drawings.


For 3d files:

For drawings:

[masa.minohara · Accepted solution]

Hi @admaiora,

Thank you for posting your question. That is a known limitation and you cannot move a design that is referencing another design or a drawing to another project in Fusion 360. The workaround is downloading a drawing as a F3Z file from A360, and then uploading the F3Z file to a desired project.

  

I hope this helps!

[admaiora]

Hi Masa,

thank you for the support and the workaround.

Your suggestion works and maintains the associativity (good), i hope that the copy tool will be implemented for drawings too to avoid this workaround, it takes too long.

Thanks Masa!

[IMT_Engineering]

So, is there a real solution yet?

[randypetrongelli]

Looking for a solution to this. Workaround "works" but srsly?

I have a failry complex part, modeled, with a full detail drawing.

Now I'm sent basically the same part but a little longer and different diameter.

I tried copying the files to another fusion folder, the copied drawing still references the original part.

Do I really have to struggle through detailing the second part all over again?

[mmilleratticus]

So there is another thread discussing this same problem: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-support/copy-design-and-its-drawing-into-a-new-file-and-al...

This is a very basic function of design recycling.  I doubt I'm alone when I say the 2D drawings can take longer to create and detail than the solid model.  (I'm sure there are the hotshot CAD user who live to prove guys like me wrong out there). 

This speaks to the Fusion360 Teams lack of acceptance of THE FACT that users actually have to leave the Fusion 360 platform to complete work.  Therefor in their minds it's not a priority to solve a problem that doesn't exist.  It's either that or the man hours to solve cannot be allocated because it's...wait for it...not a problem.  Why on earth would a user need a 2D drawing when all the functionality is right here?