Edit line type in drawing workspace

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I looking for a way to change the line type in the drawing workspace.

We use Fusion for CNC programming and for product drawings.

When drawing a room layout for a simple 2D drawing the drawing workspace automatically changes the sketch lines to a dashed lines. Is there a way to override this as when printing the drawing the lines need to be solid. 

I have attached a couple of screenshots showing a simple room layout.

In image 2 I have tricked the view by having a scale so the dashed lines do not show but this doesn't always work. 

[g-andresen]

Hi,

1. for cnc you can save the sketch as DXF (with solid lines)*.
If you have features that are not included in sketches, you create a new sketch and project the body with its features into it.
Finally you save this sketch as DXF.
2. you can also extrude a sketch minimally and transfer it to the drawing (with solid lines)

*Right click > Save as DXF

günther

[Anonymous]

Hi,

The files I'm working on are imported as a DXF file, I edit any sections that need adjusting I then switching to the drawing environment so I can add the border with information like created by, date, drawing name etc added automatically. 

From this I add all the dimensions that I need to show and output the file as a PDF.

Fusion is very slow opening this sort of file (can take several minutes) and doesn't like extruding it.

The same file opens almost immediately in Autocad LT.

I can deal with the slow opening of the file but the dashed lines are a problem.

I have tried to attach the DXF file but I get and error below each time,

The attachment's tilessurfacelayout01.dxf content type (application/x-dxf) does not match its file extension and has been removed.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

1. DXF files must be packed

2. Are the DXFs required for the creation of the machine control?

günther

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Sorry, I think I confused my own explanation.

We use Fusion 360 for two separate functions, CAD/CAM for programming our CNC router and the CAD side of the software for drawings of our flooring layouts to go to our fitters and customers, the two are separate but we were hoping to use Fusion 360 for a complete solution.

I have attached the file again but packed as a .rar file.

The tiling room layout is produced on another platform specific to tiling then output as a DXF to import into Fusion.

Thanks,

Tony

[g-andresen]

Hi,

When it comes to creating dimensioned drawings of such patterns, Fusion is not the right tool because the Sketch Solver is overwhelmed by it*.

In Fusion I would sketch each part only once so that the lines are determined in position and size.
Then 1 instance is extruded and only the body is duplicated in a pattern.
This arrangement of bodies can then be mapped and dimensioned in a drawing.

günther

*My PC was brought to its knees in the process of inserting the DXF.

Further actions were no longer possible.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the help.

Unfortunately the drawings have to be imported as a DXF from the other software we use.

With regard to the ability to change the line type in the drawing environment do you know how I request a feature?

I think I'll have to wait till the fusion developers bring in the ability to change line types in the drawing environment.

Thanks,

[g-andresen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

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@Anonymous wrote:

I think I'll have to wait till the fusion developers bring in the ability to change line types in the drawing environment.

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This will be of little use to you, because Fusion would have to be able to adequately process such a large amount of undefined sketch elements beforehand.
But that is not the case.

Günther