fusion 360 inserting components

[Anguz]

is there a way of aligning an inserted component to either a centre line and or a face ?
there has to be a better way than just by eye ???

 

[daedalusminos]

Yes, make a joint

 

[Anguz]

i dont want it to move.... just align then combine

 

[Misterg]

i dont want it to move.... just align then combine

Joint is still the right way - there are rigid joints.

DON'T do it by eye, or it'll come back and bite you eventually.

(I think there was some sort of enhancement to the align command introduced in a recent update, but I don't use it.)

 

[Erie Fred]

In Inventor, it's called a mating condition.
face to face, bore to bore, etc.

 

[BelgiqueB]

There is an align function in fusion, works exactly like you describe, you can align on face, line, point,...

It can align complete components, singular bodies,... quite straightforward once you get the hang of it.

It's under 'modify' menu.

 

[Anguz]

There is an align function in fusion, works exactly like you describe, you can align on face, line, point,...

It can align complete components, singular bodies,... quite straightforward once you get the hang of it.

It's under 'modify' menu.

thats far easier than how i was doing it

 

[Misterg]

thats far easier than how i was doing it

If you're using 'Align' to position the component, it can still be moved by subsequent actions (intentionally or otherwise). To stop that, you can make the parts you aligned into a 'Rigid Group' (under the 'Assemble' menu). You can include multiple parts / components in the same Rigid Group (which you can't with Joints).

 

[BelgiqueB]

If you're using 'Align' to position the component, it can still be moved by subsequent actions (intentionally or otherwise). To stop that, you can make the parts you aligned into a 'Rigid Group' (under the 'Assemble' menu). You can include multiple parts / components in the same Rigid Group (which you can't with Joints).

On top of that if you 'pin' one of the bodies or components it actually locks the whole 'Rigid group' in place, otherwise you might accidentally move the entire rigid group. Have had it before where i accidentally moved a component or a group slightly without noticing till much further in the drawing, kinda ruins your day :-) .

 

[Kayos]

Sometimes I think I should learn CAD, then I see stuff like this and continue to be happy to pay others to do it for me

 

[Anguz]

Sometimes I think I should learn CAD, then I see stuff like this and continue to be happy to pay others to do it for me

i have only learnt for the 3d printer..... i have come a very long way with f360, and sometimes look at parts that i have printed, and realise what a dog of a job i did with the CAD to what i would do now, both in terms of how i went about drawing it, and what would be best for the printer