Fit a 3D model in my 3D PCB

[Anonymous]

Hello,

A great tool you have here. I am using Fusion 360 for the first time and I don't have experience with 3D modelling.

I am designing a shield for the board XPLAINED MINI. I have done the placement in my PCB and produced a 3D model of it. After that, I wanted to check if the shield fits the XPLAINED MINI as expected.

For that, I followed the next steps :

- Create a new conception design

- Insert the 3D model of the PCB

- Insert the XPLAINED MINI

I was able to insert the models but the result was not what I expected. For some reason, the 3D model of the XPLAINED MINI changes after I insert it in the new conception design, the headers no longer are in the supposed place. I don't understand much about this subject, if someone could highlight what I am doing wrong, I would appreciate it.

Just a note, I used the 3D model of the XPLAINED MINI provided by the manufacturer and added the headers myself, I guess I made some mistake here.

I have attached a video showing the problem.

Best regards.

[yqliu]

Hello @Anonymous ,

I notice that your XPLAINED MINI is actually a Fusion mechanical design, but not the "3D PCB" designed for Fusion electronics.  Anyway, this should be a bug of Fusion. Can you share me (richard.liu@autodesk.com) the file of XPLAINED MINI? It would be very helpful for us to reproduce the issue quickly.

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course, I will share it with you by email.

The XPLAINED MINI is provided by the manufacturer as a .stp file, but without the headers. So I imported it to Fusion 360 and after that, I added the headers.

[yqliu · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

As I replied to you in the email, the simplest way to fix the issue is to break link the inserted components.  

[Anonymous]

Thank you. It's like you said, just break the link.

After I finish the routing I will build a case for the board and I guess I will make a lot of mistakes like this.