Hello Forums!
Is it possible to create "design tools" using the parametric functionality of Fusion 360 to automate simple, repeated processes?
I'm working on a project where I create models out of stacked cardboard slices. As part of the design process there are lots of simple repeated tasks - move body here, rotate body about this axis, slice body at this width... I'd like to automate these processes if possible.
Here is an example
- I have an arbitrary body that is saved in Design A
- I have a "tool design" that completes some simple change - in this example let's say that it is "Slice body into 1 cm segments"
- The tool design has the following steps in the parametric timeline:
>> Start with a Body
>> Create a sketch, add a 10 cm line at an arbitrary position
>> Split Body using that line
>> Rectangular pattern the split feature 10 times
- The result is that the Body is split 10 times. I can now save this as a new design.
How can I import the body from Design A into the "tool design" so that the parametric timeline completes these steps?
How can I reuse the "tool design" so that I can import bodies from Design B, C, D... and leverage the "tool design" as a slicer?
I think this can be done with scripts, but I am not a developer and am looking for a no-code or low-code solution.
Thank you!
