New to Fusion and converting the Mendel90 3d printer design to fusion

[boelle]

Hi

I have taken a stap at converting the Mendel90 3d printer design to Fusion360

My first obstacle is to make the 4 sheets of the frame meet up without overlapping and make edges flush

i have 4 dxf's that i now is "almost" ok so i thought it would make sense to start out with those and line up the printed parts by eyeballing then and then later correct the holes so there are 100% where they should be

for now i have just made a document and linked to the 4 sheets and extruded them to 3mm thickness like the dibond sheets will be

and i have placed all the fixing blokcs just by eyeballing it along with the stepper brackets and bar clamps for the Z axis.

my first goals are to make the sheets meet and edges are flush, there is a small note here in that near the front corners of the base sheets are are 2 small holes that need to stay in relation to the corner. same on top of the gantry sheet

then my next goal is fo have all the fixing blocks touch the sheets they are placed against

last in this round is to place the stepper brackets and bar clamps so that the smooth rod is at right angle to the base sheet no matter what angle you look at, and it should be parallel to the gantry... same on the other Z smooth rod.... and the 2 smooth rods should be parallel to each other

why i want to go through all this is to first of all share the design in a more modern format than openscad
next is to make a 2nd printer for myself that is more correct than what i have.

i tried to look up guides for align parts but it just flipped the sheets and not move them like i had planned

public link: http://a360.co/2wAtb2s

[TrippyLighting]

When sharing the link, you need to enable download. Otherwise we really don't have a chance to to analyze your design. the 3 viewer does not capture all the necessary design history detail.

[boelle]

oki... enabled

[TrippyLighting]

If you really want to convert this design to a Fusion 360 design in a meaningful way, the DXF files are not going to do much as you will not be able to really modify the design.

These DXF files are not parametric, so you cannot just change a dimensions to say increase the travel in Z because the objects you want to print are taler that the current design allows.

If I'd design this I wouldn't use linked components, or at least not to the degree you have.

[boelle]

well i'm a noob and figured that the DXF's i have could be used as a starter set since they have an approx placement of parts to them

the parts i have put on so far are just fixing blocks that holds the sheets together and they will not change, nor will the bar clamps or motor brackets, only their placement will

my plans are to only have 2 models as it does not make much sense to go below 200x200 build plate... and the one i have now are for the 250x210 mk2 build plate

[TrippyLighting]

Before continuing you should make sure to go through all the video tutorials in the Support and Leaning Section.

Then read up on the difference between components and bodies in Fusion 360.

After that, you're ready to review Fusion 360's R.U.L.E #1

I've attached one of your Fixing Blocks to show you how to efficiently design even a small item like this can make a difference.

Heres' your timeline:

Here's mine: