split body - no intersection between target(s) and split tool

[mandreko]

I'm fairly new to Fusion360 still, and trying to make some stuff for the wife. I can't seem to get a push-pull to cut through my bodies properly. In the attached example screencast (source file also attached), you can see that it cuts through the top surface fine, however does not cut through the curved part of the body. I'm not sure how to get it to go through there entirely.

[jeff_strater]

Sorry, @mandreko, but it looks like the screencast did not get attached.  You have to hit the "Insert" button to get it actually inserted in the post (which is confusing to all of us).

I looked at your model, and made a guess at what you are trying to do.  If this is what you select for the Extrude:

Then it seems to work OK, and cuts through the model:

If you can find that screencast, I'd be happy to take a look at the problem!

Jeff

[mandreko]

Ah, I missed the "Insert" button. Sorry, I'm new here. 🙂

Here's the screencast: 

It's interesting, I swear I was trying to use the Cut option, and it just wasn't cutting through the bottom side of the arc properly. It would terminate early, at the beginning of the curve. I'll try again, matching your settings. Maybe the screencast will also show what I was seeing better.

[laughingcreek]

your not selecting the lower portion of the profile. see pic-

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the video.  Yeah, if a picture is worth 1000 words, a video must be worth 10,000...

I see what is happening. You selected these regions to cut:

But Extrude (which is what Press/Pull calls for a profile selection) only cuts straight back, normal to the sketch plane.  As the body curves away, that region will stop cutting.  You can see that if you look at it sideways:

which is consistent with what you showed in the video.  Looking from the bottom:

you can see that the cut stops just as the body curves away.

So, the solution is probably to extend the region you want to cut.  You can do this by just adding a line to your sketch:

Jeff

[mandreko]

Thanks. This is apparently what happens when you work as you're tired. That was way easier than I was making it.