Questions tagged [fusion360]

ONLY Programming related questions. Use this tag for questions related to using libraries or APIs for the Fusion 360 software.

Fusion 360 is an Autodesk software for 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE. It connects the entire product development process in a single cloud-based platform that works on both Mac and PC. Learn more.

It's customizable via Python, JavaScript and C++ plugins. Learn more.

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Rendering in Fusion 360 with virtualbox

I have installed Autodesk's Fusion360 on a Windows virtual machine running onto an Ubuntu host. It all works fine except for rendering: all textures are rendered in a random colorful way. For instance, on a classical windows machine this piece is…
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How do you move sketches and bodies between components in Fusion 360

In Fusion 360, I've created a bunch of parts (bodies). Foolishly, I've fully constrained them with multiple features (which I may later want to edit) before creating components or each one. Without removing the timeline (and thus losing the…
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fusion 360 how to add lip in a curved surface

I have shelled box, and I used a shelled cube to "cut" a lid or door into it. Something like this : I want to add a lid along the border of the cut. That stays inside the body and allows the lid to sit agains it. I found no way to add an sketch…
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Is there a way to integrate a fusion 360 design in a react native mobile app?

I want to make this mobile app which has some 3D model designs made on Fusion 360. So is there a way to render the model in the app?
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Save the blob url image from using viewer.screenshot() to server/database

I used forge viewer api. Viewer.screenshot() to get the image of a component. It returns a blob url as the image. E.g “blob:localhost:3000/afdijhejsbjdjd”. But I need to save this image to my local server, how can I achieve this? Using Nodejs. How…
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PIL' in Fusion360 environment

I am working on fusion360 python API and face some library issue. Actually, I import PIL python library in my code and it give the error that ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PIL'. Can anyone knows how to add the external python libraries in…
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Fushion 360: How to constrain the edge of a circle to be a certain distance from an edge?

I want to constrain this circle such that it sits a certain distance from an edge: For example, I have a circle that I want to I can do this by drawing a square that is the radius of the circle + the distance I want and then constrain the center of…
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No module named 'adsk' problem - Python script for Autodesk Fusion 360

I want to draw 3D spheres using x,y,z coordinate. Then I am trying to use Python script for Autodesk Fusion 360(CAD). However, the error has occurred as the image. "No module named 'adsk' problem" I tried to install the adsk module, but I cant…
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Using coordinates to draw spheres at each point in space in fusion360

I am importing .xyz data into fusion360, and my endgoal is to make spheres at each imported position. As for now I can find script that allow me to import xyz coordinates as long as it is in .csv format, but only as points in space. Is there any way…
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typeerror unsupported operand type(s) for ^: 'float' and 'float' in python and fusion360

I'm trying to get a distance calculated in mm's with a for next loop in python for fusion360. The calculation gives an error: typeerror unsupported operand type(s) for ^: 'float' and 'float' The calulation is: distance = scale - (scale / 2^…
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Fusion 360 Model Misaligned to Grid Plane

I downloaded a model from GrabCAD(a model of a 3DConnexion 3D mouse) and when I opened it in Fusion 360, it was all twisted weird and misaligned to the ground plane. After a little bit of maneuvering, I was able to get it as close as I could just by…
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In Fusion 360, how can I get a view which shows hollow areas?

For instance, I have a body with a hollow area which is not visible from the outside. What's a good way to view the whole body, visualizing all of the surfaces, especially when there are voids within the body? Is changing the opacity the only way?…
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I want to create an emboss on a body surface

I want to create an emboss of this logo over the bottle surface. The problem is that, the upper and lower faces in which I want to emboss it seem to be recognized as two different surfaces and apparently the emboss function cannot work it out in…
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How to edit a particular face generated when extruding a sketch (it doesnt allow me)

I need to make dissapear these faces that I marked in green. I nedd a shape as the one I put in orange (like an upside down vulcano). But I cannot find the way to do it. Usually in the softwares you find the "edit mode" to change faces, edges and…
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Is there a way to pattern the fillet feature across multiple indipendent edges?

Background: I want to 3d print this. The side in the picture is created by cutting from another object. When 3d printing however there's always some bulge on the bottom layers in particular meaning I need to model a slightly smaller edge. Question:…
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