Woodworking - Creating standard board sizes

[Anonymous]

I have just recently started using Fusion 360 my question: How is the best way to create standard board sizes? Than after creating them can these be saved to use in other projects?

[TrippyLighting]

Have you watched the tutorials in the Learn section ? I am sure these will answer your questions.

[Anonymous]

So basically I sketched a rectangle the dimensions of the wood 9" x 96" and then extrude it to 1 1/2" for the board. Now do I make it a component? If so how? Also how can I repeat this board multiple times beside each other? 

[TrippyLighting]

The best way to work with components is to follow Fusion 360's R.U.L.E #1: Before doing anything, create a component and make sure it's activated.

All objects created after activating the component such as sketches, bodies, construction geometry, joint origins, etc.  are created in that component.

This has several advantages:

1. On activation the timeline is filtered to show only those items in the timeline that pertain to that component. That will make the quickly growing timeline much easier to work with.
2. If a component is exported to the data panel with "save as" this will also export the complete parametric design history.
3. Drawings can only be created from components
4. The joints in the "Assemble menu only work with components.

When another component needs to be edited for example to add geometry, it should be activated before doing so.

You already have a sketch and a body that are not part of a component, but as the design is simple there is a remedy.

Right-click on the root of the browser and select "Create component. That component is automatically activated.

Then drag the sketch into that component and the body is also moved to that component. This most only works in simple designs.

To copy a component and create an instance, right-click on the component in the browser and select copy.

If you want that copy to always be the same as the original component, right-click or the root of the browser and select "paste. This creates an instance of the component.

If you want to create a copy of the original component that can be edited independently from the original, select "paste new" instead.

[Anonymous]

I am edge joining the two components as I would join the two boards, how can I do this with the components? I cannot seem to line them up and I seem to overlap the two components. 

[HughesTooling]

Take look at the assembly section in the help.

This would be a good place to start, http://help.autodesk.com/view/NINVFUS/ENU/?guid=GUID-42E8723A-7032-4AE7-8F79-73D5675251C4

Mark

[Anonymous]

After I join the components, how do I copy or move the joined components?

[daniel_lyall]

@Anonymous have a look at my youtube vids I have a few woodworking vids cabinet making manly they will help it would be best to do what the other lads suggest go through the learn section first 

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to add my two cents,

I would create a component of a board that has a length, width, and thickness parameter. then I would create copies of that file and then go into each one and set the parameters to board sizes that you use the most and leave one as a template. This way you can drag and drop each standard board into a new design without having to edit the size each time. I hope this helps!