Sweep Surface Dialog Box Missing "Distance" Entry

[jhackney1972]

In response to a recent forum question, @HughesTooling created a Surface Sweep from a single line profile.  He was gracious enough to include his example model which I downloaded.  When I try to create the same body, my Sweep dialog box is missing the "Distance" entry.  If I open his model, move the timeline back and create the surface sweep, the dialog box "includes" the "Distance" entry.  I have attached the two Sweep dialog boxes below as well as attached a Screencast of my process.  Can anyone explain why my model (it is attached) does not include the "Distance" entry in the Sweep dialog box?

Here is the Screencast link, it did not attach.

[wmhazzard]

I saw the post from Hugestooling and I replicated it just like he did and the sweep worked, then I downloaded his file and now I can't get the sweep to work either. I get the same box that you have with no distance and it did work only 15 minutes ago. 

[jhackney1972]

You seem to get the issue on his model and not on your yours, mine is the exact opposite.  His works every time with the Distance option showing up while any new model I create the options is missing.  I am really scratching my head on this one.  Thanks for checking.  Please let me know if you see or hear of any solution.

[wmhazzard · Accepted solution]

It looks like the two sketches have to be on different planes and it looks like in your video, you have both lines on the same plane.  I thought I did that before and it didn't work but now it does.  I think it should work even if both lines are on the same plane but apparently not. 

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

I've seen this one before.  The Fusion bug ID for this is:  FUS-53097

The basic problem is that the path happens to be in the plane of the profile curve.  It is being reported as an error, but this should be an OK set of geometry.

screencast:  https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/97335082-7d77-46ce-adf3-4c3ab78797a9 

[jhackney1972]

Thanks @wmhazzard  and @jeff_strater for helping me keep my sanity.  All I need is a work-around right now.  

[edgemarston]

Hi @jeff_strater, just wanted to point out that this bug is still lurking. I ran into it yesterday when I was trying to recreate the solution in this post:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/coil-that-wraps-around-cone/td-p/9629248

It was driving me absolutely crazy until I found this thread. It'd be awesome to see a fix.

[jeff_strater]

good news.  This bug has been fixed.  I think it will be delivered in the Sept update (didn't quite make the August update).