Extruded Cut Out through a Sphere

[Anonymous]

I am new to fusion 360 *and* to CAD, having STOPPED working on a drafting board BEFORE "computer aided design" began. However, I am determined to learn, as I have a number of products to introduce, and would like to do some of the basic designs myself.

The pictures below show my question.

I created the curved and extruded pattern that you see below, and then combined it with a sphere. 

I am attempting to cut the extruded volume FROM the sphere, but have so far succeeded in cutting out the sphere, or the combined mass that you see above. 

I suspect that the problem may have to do with constraints, or relationships between the objects in question, but I have yet to see how to adjust them so as to remove the mass that is the extruded element (including that which passes through), and leave the sphere. 

Thank you in advance for your help.

Adam...

[davebYYPCU]

If I have read your post correctly, only one operation left, 

I am thinking you have already cut extruded the Sphere, so turn off those cutters with the light bulbs.

if not the case, you can

use Combine tool, 

select sphere as Target Body, 

select all the patterned extrusions as cutting tools, 

do not tick "Keep Tools", 

This will leave curved "slots" in the Sphere, 

I am thinking this this is what you want, some pitfalls can catch you if you still need the cutting tools.

might get u going

Browny

[HughesTooling]

If you'd created the sphere first you could have extruded the curve pattern through the sphere and select Cut or Join while extruding. What you could do now is drag the sphere feature along the timeline to before the extrude, edit the extrude and change to Cut.

Mark