Create the silhouette of an object

[karthur1]

How can I go about creating a silhouette of an object in Fusion360?  Like the shadow that is cast on the ground plane in the image.... is there a way to get an actual silhouette of the part without a bunch of complex geometry?

Thanks

[karthur1]

How can I go about creating a silhouette of an object in Fusion360?  Like the shadow that is cast on the ground plane in the image.... is there a way to get an actual silhouette of the part without a bunch of complex geometry?

Thanks

[deyop]

A new command added in the last release may be able to split the model, from which you could project the edges to a sketch plane.  The Parting Line Split command will take solid body input and a direction to split the body at a line which could be defined as the "silhouette".   Try this out and let us know how it worked.  I have had some difficulty consistently getting results so we would like to know if you had any problems.

Thanks

[deyop]

A new command added in the last release may be able to split the model, from which you could project the edges to a sketch plane.  The Parting Line Split command will take solid body input and a direction to split the body at a line which could be defined as the "silhouette".   Try this out and let us know how it worked.  I have had some difficulty consistently getting results so we would like to know if you had any problems.

Thanks

[karthur1]

Paul,

I tried the "Parting Line Split" command. I first had to shell the body. Then when I tried the command, it pretty much previewed what I wanted.  When I accecpted the preview, it failed. 

Kirk

[karthur1]

Paul,

I tried the "Parting Line Split" command. I first had to shell the body. Then when I tried the command, it pretty much previewed what I wanted.  When I accecpted the preview, it failed. 

Kirk