File Organization

[alan]

Hi,

I started by just designing items and finding them in recent data.  Now there are too many items for that to be practical.  I tried creating folders and moving designs/models to new folders without any success.

So two questions.  What is a good/practical way to orgize designs?  How do you move files?  I tried right click select move but no luck.

Thanks in advance.

[Oceanconcepts · Accepted solution]

Alan,

I hear you. I have hundreds of electronic parts and assemblies to organize in each of multiple projects. 

What works for me: 

Organize work into projects- projects can include others, so it makes sense to have projects for each group you work with. 

Inside each project, organize folders for different sorts of content, parts, or files. 

You should be able to move something into the folders by right clicking and selecting Move. A dialog will open that shows the folders. Select the folder you want and the file will move- but not instantly, it can take a few seconds. It’s not as elegant or intuitive as most of the rest of Fusion, but it works.

You can also do the from the web if you open the project in A360. 

Navigate into the folders by double clicking, go back to the prior level by clicking the inscrutable triangle icon with little balls at the apex points. 

When searching for a part, the little pull-down just before the search box will allow you to search other projects, or all data- very helpful when you are recycling parts from one project to another.