Getting one edge of sketch to be horizontal on plane
Make sure that you pay attention to the path on Export or set it to a path that you want.
@Anonymous wrote:
I'm learning a lot today.
Here's the file.
If you watch the introductory videos in the "Learn" section you'll find that these answer a lot of questions.
Then there's the Autodesk Fusion 360 Youtube channel with nice tutorials.
Now that I am looking at your file I agree that this is not addressed anywhere!
Before offering suggestions, could you explain what your end- goal is for this crown moulding ?
I am assuming you want toCNC machine this.
I recommend approaching this as though you were setting up a machine to make part.
Your dimensions do not make logical sense to me.
I recommend to beginners that they create one line or one circle or one rectangle at the origin and dimension it immediately for a sense of scale for the rest of the sketch.
This is what you would do on a machine - establish a zero position and measure distance.
I would avoid using Splines unless absolutely necessary and fully understood.
Cutting tools come in specific sizes and are generally linear or circular arcs - not spline profile. Keep it simple. What can be reproduced over and over by anyone knowing standard dimensional sizes at an economical cost?
In Fusion 360 calibrating the canvas is exactly the correct way to get scale a canvas to the correct proportions.
Your sketch seems to have some problem, indicated by the yellow sketch icon in the timeline. I think the reason is the big spline.
A mistake that many beginners make is to use way too many control points for the spline. I'd redo the splines using between half and a quarter of the control points you have now. It'll take a little experimentation. That should take are of the error.
Also, the moulding should be a component. Usually you should adhere to Fusion 360's R.U.L.E #1: Before doing anything, create a component and make sure it's activated.. All objects created after activation are created inside of that activated component, which will have many benefits down the road. The following does not work with a body (I believe) it only works with Components.
As you only have created one body from one sketch, you can simply create a new (empty) component and drag the sketch for the moulding into it.
Then you can use the Align function to align the component with the coordinate system (origin)and use the move tool to adjust as you see fit.
