How to copy sketch/plane into other component

[Anonymous]

I started with a new component

Is it possible to copy plane/sketch from other component into new component

I exported a DXF of the sketch

and imported it

How can I edit this imported lines/curves

[paul.clauss · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

Welcome to the Fusion 360 online community! Thanks for posting. It looks like you would like to copy a sketch from one component to another and then edit it.

I have explained a few different methods to do so in the screencast below. Please let me know if this helps and if you have any other questions!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi Paul,

My end goal is to produce drawings from which I can built a model ship out of wood.Getting a little bit familiar with Fusion 360 I started with creating construction planes with the frame sketches.Then there was the struggle to get these sketches fully constraintMy first attempt was to create a solid hull
Changed this because problems into creating a  ( one) shape/face  I added the waterlines

    Found out they had to be coincident with the frame lines

    I reached my goal with creating faces between to frame lines

 
     Afterwards understanding F360 a little better I now know I could use multiple frames
being aware that the rails MUST BE connected with the frames

I thaught to merge -Merge edge- all faces/shape to one  face/shape
and then thicken that one face/shape so creating a solid which I can use for the outside planking
but still I must select all the shape


Then I noticed I missed RULE#1


So first I want to copy all into a component
Then copy the complete -to say construction plane & sketch- component to create a solid
Then I have to modify each sketch to get a solid

In the image you see There are a lot frames
Having the solid I can copy it into new components
By slicing or cutting I then can create each unique frame

If You think there is a better way to do is

Please advice,

regards,

Pieter 

[paul.clauss · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

Thanks for the response! 

While I am a little unclear on the issue here, one thing that occur to me is that if you used the "Paste New" command when copy/pasting an instance of the frame you could use the new (copied) sketch to meet the unique form of the new frame instance. I have illustrated this in the screencast below.

Hopefully this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions - it may help me troubleshoot this issue if you could share your model here or in a direct message if you require further assistance.