Learning move, import, cut, orientation and positioning with snap.... how to

Learning move, import, cut, orientation and positioning with snap.... how to

Fonzis
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Learning move, import, cut, orientation and positioning with snap.... how to

Fonzis
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Good day
I am an Acad hobby user looking to become perfect continuity on lofted surfaces created from spline constructions, my preferred creation method.
The forms are organic combined with mechanical parts.

I have give it a try in Inventor but Fusion definitively convinced me better. Less complicated and the orientation between planes is  more userfriendly as in inventor for me.

In Acad i use to construct things taking orientation direct from the splines that i form related to the positioning that i do in the 3 d environement. Orientating i do by typing or activating the snap commands  that i need, in free orbit cam.
At the moment i am learning and starting take confidence with fusion.

I have try to import as igs step and sat, it seams to not import 2d at all.
I am here to ask for 2 things, first of all i am tryng to import splines from acad.dwg/step/igs to prevent that i must construct all again in fusion.
The first question is, what filetype have i to import in fusion to have also the splines if it is possible? (I need them to reconstruct it by using T splines). Or what method do you suggest if i already have the lofted surfaces from acad.
I was thinking to loft it in acad even if i not have perfect continuity, cut the surfaces following the splines, after cut it take the edges to reconstruct them with same shape and intersection points.
My other question is, how to import sketches or creations made as 2d in acad (mechanical) to use them as reference in the sketch that i need to position at his place and need to be in relation to the loft guides that i wanna create?

First pic is an older grip, stitched to become it solid.

The other one is the actual one i am making, taller, smaller, no socket and adapted to another trigger mechanism.

Any kind of suggestions are welcome.

PS: i am looking for a good snap and move tutorial in 2d and 3d environement, if anyone can link me to a good one that allows me to understand how move and position better like i can do easy in acad i would be happy. Thank you in advance.

 

Griff alt.jpgNew grip.jpgNew grip2.jpg

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Fonzis
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as i sayd the file is lost and corrupt. I had to remake it new from last version but i abandoned the project from import data anyway. It really doesnt make more sense go on and try. It was only a waste of time. Its enough now with lose work progress or try do something that will never work.
As other says, i need make it new from scratch, and the only thing by doing it, is to hope that when i come where i was in acad as continuity failed, that fusion will do it better... if not, then i am again where i am now, damned to stich, repair and try unite tspline bodys till i become white hairs.


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Mike.Grau
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Hi @Fonzis,

 

I´m sorry to hear that you receive an error message. 

Could you may invite me to the project?

I would like to give it try to see if can get your data back.

 

Thanks,

 

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Fonzis
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Hallo @Mike.Grau

Wenns dir lieber ist können wir auf den DE Channel wechseln, ich sags weil ich seh dort läuft ziemlich wenig verglichen zu hier.
Ausserdem sind wir da am dead end, wenns recht ist gib ich dir die Links via PM, hier kann man dicht machen von mir aus.

Danke trotzdem für deinen Einsatz

 

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Mike.Grau
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Hi @Fonzis,

 

Ja, gerne, dass würde mich freuen. So bekommen wir etwas mehr Info´s in das Deutsche Fusion 360 Forum.

Kannst du mir eine private Nachricht schicken? Ich habe immer noch eine Idee wie ich dir helfen kann.

Ich freue mich schon auf deine Post´s im Deutschen Forum. 🙂

 

Viele Grüße

 

Mike

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TrippyLighting
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Ha, Ich wusste nicht einmal dass ein Deutsches Forum existiert ?

 

@Mike.GrauHast du mal einen Link (Ich bin zu faul zum suchen 😉

 


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Mike.Grau
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Hi @TrippyLighting

Hi @Fonzis,

Hi @cekuhnen

 

Super, immer mehr User im deutschen Forum, das wäre echt Klasse.

Kein Problem, hier ist der link zum deutschen Fusion 360 Forum 😉

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-deutsch/bd-p/3557

 

Viele Grüße

 

Mike

 

 

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cekuhnen
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@TrippyLighting Wie Du bist Deutscher hahaha wusste ich garnicht.

 

@Mike.Grau Ich lebe aber in Detroit 😉

Claas Kuhnen

Faculty Industrial Design – Wayne State Universit

Chair Interior Design – Wayne State University

Owner studioKuhnen – product : interface : design

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Mike.Grau
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@TrippyLighting

@cekuhnen

 

Ja wir sind alle Deutsche, haha.

Tatsächlich habe ich bis letztes Jahr Dezember auch noch in Troy/Bimingham gelebt, also in der Nachbarschaft.

Vielleicht sind wir uns über den Weg gelaufen ohne es zu wissen 😉

 

Grüsse

 

Mike

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cekuhnen
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Na so ein Mist - da haette man sich oefters mal bei den Brauerein treffen
koennen.
Du bist nun in die BRD gezogen?

Claas
- - -

*Claas Kuhnen*


*(715) 309-9795*
*www.ckbrd.de*
*info@ckbrd.de*

Claas Kuhnen

Faculty Industrial Design – Wayne State Universit

Chair Interior Design – Wayne State University

Owner studioKuhnen – product : interface : design

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Mike.Grau
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@cekuhnen

 

 

Danke für deine Nummer, ich schick dir eine PM.

 

Gruss

 

Mike

 

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Fonzis
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Wir können auch italienisch französisch und spanisch channel, bin multilingual Schwyzzer 😋

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Mike.Grau
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Hi @Fonzis,

 

Good news, in the latest update which has been released tonight, we have added a mesh environment in Fusion 360.

I think this might help us with your design 😉

 

Here is a link to a post in the german Forum which explains what features have been added. I like it.

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-deutsch/what-s-new-2016/m-p/6464071#M252

 

Thanks, 

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Fonzis
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HI @Mike.Grau

Didnt find the time yet, but i will give it surely a look.

Before do this i go open a discussion in Inventor forum, there is a pendent listing that we was talking about....

Even if i try with this implanted similar meshmixer version, i will do anyway the inventor version surfaces as suggested from PhilProcarioJr and JDMather. Only now i am beginning to understand the importance of parametrics in 3d sketches.

Fusion will be a secundary software that i will use occasionally or when i am not able to use inventor.

The links you wanted are on the way, i just have the one you did and the famous dwg :). Gonna resend both to you asap.

see you later and thanks

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cekuhnen
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@Mike.Grau Pretty cool mesh editing tools.

Creating cut section sketches is quite useful if you want to preview the surfaces and their profiles.

That's going to make it a lot easier to rebuild surfaces to match the actually geometry as close as possible.

 

Now an enhancement for surface tools would be most welcome 😉

Claas Kuhnen

Faculty Industrial Design – Wayne State Universit

Chair Interior Design – Wayne State University

Owner studioKuhnen – product : interface : design