Why do the parts in an imported assembly show up in random spots?

[tjtalma]

Why do parts in an imported assembly show up in different spots that the saved assembly?

Saved assembly, everything in correct position:
When imported (The ball nut is in a random spot):

Why does this happen and how do I fix/prevent it? I tried moving the part in the assembly drawing and then updating the file it was imported into with no change.

[whittakerdw]

If there have been no moves made, which there shouldn't have been because there was no asterisk beside the project name, there shouldn't be the option for capture position or revert position in the top right corner. Try pressing revert position and see if that helps.

[chrisplyler]

I would expect to see a few joints in your 300mm Assembly. Why aren't there any?

[tjtalma]

Tried pressing revert and a few other things. No luck.

I also tried making a new drawing and all I did was import the assembly. It looked exactly the same as the second picture.

[tjtalma]

I'm pretty new to Fusion 360. I am not sure what you mean by joints. This is a simple representation of a ball screw. At most it would rotate, but there is no where it would bend.

[whittakerdw]

A joint is not necessarily a place where a component bends. This could mean it could slide, rotate, or even have a ball joint effect. These are found in the assemble drop down menu in the joint option. These allow the components to have the motion so they can be viewed and function as it would if it were in front of you.

[whittakerdw]

Can you export your file as an .f3d and attach it here?

[tjtalma]

Unfortunately I cannot export as F3d, it only offers IGES, SAT, SMT, Step

[whittakerdw]

go to the file drop down and click export. The default file is .f3d.

[tjtalma]

This is all I get:

I also get a warning about referenced components. But when I click on the More Info nothing happens

[davebYYPCU]

Files with referenced files within them, will not export with that menu item.

You need to share the file marked as downloadable from the data panel, instead.

Might help...