Moving Bodies/Components by Mouse

[Anonymous]

Good evening,

I am sorry if this question has already been there,

but I recently started with using Joints and all the things coming with that.

In many tutorial Videos I see these people just clicking the bodies/components and dragging them to where they want to be,

for example to test if the Joints are working as intended.

If I click bodies I just select them,

is there any trick on how to do this?

Sincerely

EDIT:

Solved: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/video/youtube/watch-v-zpSyKQmkY...

EDIT:

Not solved... somehow this option irregulary disappears for me and Im no longer able to click move components. Any idea how to fix this?

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

as indicated in the video, the option is only there for Direct Models (includes models from imported geometry).  Click and drag should work by default in History/Parametric designs.  The key is:  drag only works for components, not for bodies.  So, if your design contains only bodies, you will not be able to drag.  Here is a little screencast (with audio) to illustrate:

I apologize if you already know this, but if you are unsure of the difference between bodies and components, check out this section in the Fusion learning guide:  Bodies and Components.

Hope this helps a bit,

Jeff

[Phil.E · Accepted solution]

1. With history (timeline) ON, you can drag components.
2. With no history (no timeline), you must use "component drag" option in the Select menu.
3. Imported assemblies like STEP are automatically history free.
4. Default Fusion has a timeline. This might explain the difference you see from time to time.

The reasoning is this:

• In history documents we capture component positions in the timeline. They are part of the history. Any accidental drags are captured by the Position tool, and thus are easily deleted.
• In direct designs we don't want you to accidentally drag components, so it's an option you must pick. Be careful, there may be zero indication you dragged a component some really tiny distance when you thought you were just clicking on it.