Database of standardizes components

[Phil.E]

Can you elaborate? Which kind of standardized components would you like to see?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

It would be difficult to have standardized components as the use cases are so varied for every Fusion 360 user. Some would need fasteners while others may need PCB components etc...

Fusion 360 has McMaster-Carr and Part4CAD access within the program under 'Insert' which gives you access to a lot of components. In essence this is a linked database to their websites and, although a little kludgy, functions quite well.

If you know the components you are going to use, I would recommend building your own library or having major CAD libraries bookmarked. Some great sites include Traceparts and 3DContent Central among others.

Cheers

[Anonymous]

Thanks a lot pmilord - your answer helped me! I will try to use the recommended sources.

[Anonymous]

Dear Phil,

currently I would like to use all DIN screws, screw nuts, threads, O-rings etc.

All the best

[PhilProcarioJr]

@Phil.E

What I would like to see is more scripts like the bolt script in fusion for common fastener types, gears, lead screws etc. Although CAD people all do different things there are a lot of things we all use. Scripts to create these common items to our individual needs would be a huge plus. The scripts functionality of Fusion is very under rated and over looked and that's a shame. Most not all of the CAD databases out there give you very basic models and that's fine for quick mock ups but totally useless for product renders. I spend more time dressing up downloaded components and fighting with the interface to insert them then I would just creating most of the parts from scratch. Another issue with McMaster-Carr is they are outrageously expensive and depending on the vendor, parts may or may not be accurate. At least that's been my experience. The bolt script is a prime example of a great and useful tool in Fusion.

[Phil.E]

In the meantime, have you posted about this in our API and Scripts forum?

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/api-and-scripts/bd-p/22

There may be other folks who have some they will share, or can help.

While bolt and content generators are a logical step for Fusion 360, what we really need first is a proper library system. Once that is established, the content you create would have a home for all your designs to utilize. I don't know where the development team is in this regard. I don't think libraries are coming any time soon, however.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. If you have any more comments, please add.

Regards,