Smooth a transition between two bodies

[Buntobox]

Hi

I am trying to create a smoothed transition between the two bodies in this screenshot such that the sharp transition between the tapered section and the rest has a 1mm wide joining curve. I apologise if my terminology is a bit primitive. I have only been using Fusion 360 for twenty-four hours and other than that I have no experience of 3D CAD at all.

Alan

Edinburgh

[TrippyLighting]

Use a fillet.

‘If you are interested in learning fusion 360, downloading stuff to modify it is not the best way to learn it.

[TheCADWhisperer]

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

[Buntobox]

Absolutely. I have attached it here

Regards

Alan

[Buntobox]

I've tried the fillet idea and it doesn't give me what I'm after. It takes the adjacent edges of both bodies and applies fillets to both, creating a round-edged groove between the two. And I haven't downloaded anything to modify. That design is mine, created from scratch.

Alan

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Buntobox wrote:

That design is mine, created from scratch.

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Are there any unresolved issues highlighted in yellow in your Timeline?

I recommend starting this design over from scratch making use of obvious symmetry about the origin.

I recommend that you Attach your file here after each and every step for guidance.

(Example: Create Sketch1 and Attach the file here.)

[TrippyLighting]

My apologies, I had misinterpreted your first message.

Let me first answer your question:

You need to combine the two bodies into one before applying the fillet.

Otherwise, the filet tool is filleting the edges of each individual body. Modify-Combine(Join)

Now on to the other striking "features" in your design.

There are 16 warnings (yellow icons) in your timeline. Before continuing I would fix all of those, starting with the first one from the left. Otherwise, you risk your design becoming increasingly unstable and unpredictable.

[g-andresen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

1. combine bodies

2. create fillets

Screencast

günther

[Buntobox]

Thank you Guenther,that is very helpful and just what I needed!

Regards

Alan

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Buntobox wrote:

... and just what I needed!

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Not really.

[Buntobox]

Hi @TrippyLighting 

Thanks for the information. I seem to have cleared them all...I think.

Regards

Alan

[Buntobox]

I don't understad what you mean. It did the job I needed it to.

Alan

[TrippyLighting]

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@Buntobox wrote:

Hi @TrippyLighting 

Thanks for the information. I seem to have cleared them all...I think.

Regards

Alan

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Huh ? I still count 12 yellow icons in your screenshot.

Also, there are other conceptual and workflow related issues with your design.

If you want to learn how to drive a parametric CAD system like Fusion 360 properly then we need to take a few steps back to the very beginning.

For example, this design appears to be symmetric. So:

1. The design should be centered about an origin plane.

2. In effect that means you can only sketch half of the design, create 3D geometry and then mirror that. 

3. Sketches for such technical companies should be fully defined (constrained and dimensioned). No blue lines  😉

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Buntobox wrote:

I don't understad what you mean. 

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Do you want to learn how to do this correctly? (You will be amazed how much easier it is to do correctly.)