Insert component of a different version into a assembly design

[martin.kudlacek]

Hello everyone,

I have a assembly design, into which I insert components, join them, etc... 

 I imported component called "brace" in its latest version. Now I want to insert the same component again, but older version of it. Instead of copying the current component, I right-click in the Data panel on the component and selected the "Import into the current design". I placed the component, then right-click on it in the Browser a selected the desired version by "Choose version". But now all the "brace" components switch to that version.

How to do what I need?

Thanks for advice and have a nice day,

Martin 

[jeff_strater]

There is no simple way to do this.  Fusion requires all instances of the same component to be at the same revision.  The only way that I can think of to do this would be to open an older version of the component, and save it as a new design, and insert that.

[mango.freund]

Hi, my advice on this problem is simple. load the old version and export the component as a step file. if you don't want to risk that your component will adapt to newer changes. the error messages will at some point no longer be logically understood. Another advantage - you no longer have to drag along a timeline. best greetings mango

[laughingcreek]

converting between files types always results in some loss of data.  converting it to a step file and re-importing back into fusion is not a good idea.  the best alternative is to do it the way jeff suggested

[martin.kudlacek]

Hi all,

 thank you for the suggestions, but creating new designs or exporting and reimporting the bodies is a no-go. Let me explain why I need (or has been forced to need) such function:

 I have a part. It is relatively complicated, many sketches, features and so on. I am utilizing the parameters as much as I can, so I ended up with model, which can be changed very easily. Now I need to have this part in three different sizes (that is in three different sets of parameters). And all of these parts I need to use in an assembly together with other parts in a very complex "joint" structure.

The most crucial thing is, that whenever I change the original part design, I need to just update the assembly. By following your advice, I would end up with 3 different reimported parts with each change, which would force me to delete the previous part in the assembly, insert it again and "rejoint" everything from the ground up.

I found a semi-working workaround for that. 

1. I will do the changes in the original part, with parameters set for size "S"

2. Save it as a version 103, and create milestone "v103-S"

3. Change the parameters to match size "M"

4. Save it as a version 104, and create milestone "v103-M" <- the milestone version points to the original

5. Change the parameters to match size "L"

6. Save it as a version 105, and create milestone "v103-L" <- the milestone version points to the original

This work perfectly in situation, where I need different assemblies with different "sizes" - I'll just import older version. Fusion warns me, but that's ok. But this doesn't work for the current problem I am talking about - assembly with the same part in different sizes.

See the attached screenshot. The selected parts need to be different.

Thank you for reading my rant. I don't think there is a "proper" solution for it, just maybe take it as a feature/improvement request @jeff_strater 

Have a nice day,

Martin

[TrippyLighting]

What you really are looking for is a feature set called "Configurations" in several other CAD systems e.g. SolidWorks, ZW3D, Alibre Design, Onshape etc.

The Fusion 360 team is still working on implementing that feature set ...

[jeff_strater]

yes, this is configurations.  As @TrippyLighting said, this project is ongoing, and is a very high priority for us currently.

A short-term workaround, if you are willing to live with the annoyance of a design that is perpetually out of date, is to use Derive.  Create your base design, set values to the "small" size, then Derive a "small" design.  Set the values to "med", and Derive a "med" design, and so on.  I was able to create this assembly:

But, as you can see, 2 out of the 3 are out of date.