Multiple components into one unit/component

[Anonymous]

Is there some way to combine all components/bodies into one unit? I have attached my project here. It ultimately will be one solid entity but is made up of 142 components. This is causing me a problem when I go to CAM it. I don't really want to have to individually select all 142 units to be considered for toolpathing. Is there some way to group it all?

[TrippyLighting · Accepted solution]

If you want to have one contiguous boy, then you should not have made that many components 🙂

If I have some time later I can create a screencast showing how to design this only using one component.

E.g

You crenate an empty component (It's activated automatically)

you create a profile of this strip without the notches. One body in the component.

You create one notch with a sketch and extrude-cut the notch. Still one one body.

You repeat the feature (not the body, component, face etc.). Still only one body.

Done.

One components with two sketches and one body. The timeline has 2 sketches, 2 extrudes and one pattern entry. 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the answer and the workflow explanation to get there. It is working much better now!

[Anonymous]

For what it's worth, this pops up as the first Google hit for "fusion combine multiple components into one."

The problem is that I've imported a STEP file, and it came in as 30 components. I want them all to be a single component for efficiency. In 3ds max, I'd select everything, and Collapse to a single body. It's sad if Fusion can't actually do this, because I certainly am not in control of all files that I use.