dimensions in 3d model fusion 360

[velissariosvoutsas50]

Hi, I am new to Fusion, I wonder if there is a way to have the dimensions seen on the 3 d model, f.e.a cube or a cylinder and export that as a 2d image, (like you can do in Sketchup).

[Anonymous]

As far as I know you cannot put any dimensions on an iso view of any kind yet

[TrippyLighting]

Correct!

[velissariosvoutsas50]

Thank you for your answer. Does "yet" mean that this possibility will come later? I consider this as a major disadvantage of the softxare.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

...we can only hope.

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[Anonymous]

I am  on the trial.  I have just spend the last hour trying to figure out why I cannot select vertices of a 3d object and add a dimension.  I know its not a matter of technology.    What a creepy thing to do.   It feels discriminating.  Maybe Rhino is a better option. 

[chrisplyler]

You can, of course, make any sketch visible, right click on it in the Browser, and select the option to Show Dimensions.

And you can, of course, save the canvas as an image.

[johnAMKDR]

That's a useful tip. But how do you dimension the thickness?

Moreover, I'm starting with a lot of files from vendors (igs, stp, sldprt) where there are no sketches. Being able to add a couple of dimensions and take a screenshot would really help communications.

I didn't see this on the Feb 2018 roadmap, but it is shown as "Future Consideration" at https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/drawing-dimensions-on-isometric-view....

[chrisplyler]

The thickness is controlled by the Extrusion operation. To change it, you must "edit feature" by right-clicking on that operation icon in the time line.

Or, I sometimes use what I call a "controlling sketch." In this case, put a little construction line on one of the vertical origin planes, and put a point on the top of that line. Dimension the line length. Then, when it's time to make the Extrusion, instead of a hard value for the distance, you can select the "to object" option, and click on the point at the top of that line. Now the extrusion thickness will be tied to the location of that point point, which in turn is tied to the length dimension of that line. You you can just turn on "show dimensions" for that sketch also, and control the thickness directly via the dimension.

I call it a controlling sketch because I don't actually make any geometry directly from it, but instead use it to control some aspect of geometry.

[chrisplyler]

To add dimensions to an imported file where no sketch exists...

...create a new sketch on the plane you would like to add dimensions to, project in the edges or points you would like to dimension, and dimension them appropriately.