CNC Router Parts Universal Dust Shoe Project - errors when modifying parameters

[Anonymous]

I'm attempting to modify two parameters in the project available from this page: http://www.cncrouterparts.com/universal-cnc-dust-shoe-p-396.html

I want to change the spindle size to 69.07mm and the hose diameter to 2.48in. In this video, the creator of the project is able to do this with no issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht_CijtiVkY

I've tried two different versions of the project file (there are some older ones on thingverse), and I've tried doing it on the mac and windows versions of Fusion360. In all cases, the following happens:

1) after resizing the spindle size, the knockouts for the fingers are only partial, and protrusions appear below them that aren't supposed to be there. 

It should look like this (set to the default 80mm): 

But when I set the parameter to 69.07, it looks like this: 

If I change it to 90mm, one of the (parameters they recommend in the parameters window for a specific router), I get this:

2) when trying to resize the hose diameter or the overall length, I get the following error: "Top Frame/Compute Failed/Failed to Solve. Please try revising dimensions or constraints/Coincident"

My guess is that a Fusion360 update broke what this project was doing. I had planned to try to run this on my router this morning, and would love to know what I need to do to make this work. I can't figure out how to manually resize these, because the scale tools are greyed out (presumably because this is a parametric file?)

[HughesTooling · Accepted solution]

That was a not a very good design. The first sketch was a mess using way too many symmetry constraints and repeated dimension where an equal constraint could be used. I've cleaned up the design a bit, still not the best it could be but I'd need to pretty much start from scratch to fix it properly.

I think I've got it to work how it should. There was a part inserted then removed, don't know what that was all about so I deleted it from the design completely. 

See attached file.

Mark

[Anonymous]

Thanks! that seems to have done the trick. 

[Anonymous]

Hi,

     I was able to modify this drawing to suit my router but when I go to generate the tool paths I noticed that the WCS isn't in the correct orientation, the tool is 90 degrees to my project. I'm new to Fusion 360 and can't see how to correct the Z axis to the vertical.

Thanks,

Trevor

[HughesTooling]

@Anonymous  It looks like the setup has lost its references. Just edit the setup and select the face you want the Z to point away from. Then you'll need to go through the ops and reselect any lost references.

Mark

[mark.lawlerGZ94E]

Thanks.  This file also fixed the ability to size for smaller spindles (i.e. 52mm with 2.5" hose and making the base smaller than 60mm) without having components deleted once you got < 60mm (43mm seems about right size).  Now trying to use later tip as Z axis is off to the side...  Love learning new stuff!  😄 

Best,

-Mark