Need help to easily insert all keyboard characters into key caps

[nhjkv]

So I have created a keycap shape with a flat top surface. I want to create one body per keyboard character for 3D printing. What I initially did is edit the text sketch, then export as mesh, edit again with new character, then export, rinse and repeat. There must be an easier way with this? Even if duplicate the bodies I still have to edit the text sketch when I want to change the font face. My goal is to automate the workflow that I have all the bodies with the characters ready, and then can easily change the font faces to be exported as new batch.  I am fairly new on using fusion 360 so I appreciate the help in advance!

[dsouzasujay · Accepted solution]

Hi @nhjkv ,

What you’re trying to do is a great use case, and you’re right, manually editing the text sketch and exporting each time is not the most efficient workflow.

I’d recommend taking a look at Configurations in Fusion. Using configurations, you can create multiple variations of a design (for example, different keyboard characters) from the same base model. This allows you to:

• Maintain a single parametric keycap design

• Generate one body per character

• Easily change the font face once and regenerate all variants

There’s a short video that walks through using configurations for similar parametric variations, which should help you see if this approach fits your workflow:
👉 Search for “Fusion Configurations Text Parameters” on YouTube (the examples with text or engraved labels are especially relevant)

Once you’ve gone through the video, try applying configurations to your text sketch (one configuration per character). If you run into any issues or have questions while setting it up, feel free to ask, happy to help further.

Good luck, and welcome to Fusion!

[nhjkv]

Thanks so much! It seems that it's what I wanted. Good thing I still have the 30 day trial to try it out since I use the personal version