Adding centerlines and center marks to views

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In this video, will add center lines and center marks to views.

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After completing this step, you'll be able to use center line center mark and at a center mark pattern.

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In fusion 360, we want to carry on with our coupler for production drawing.

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We're going to get started by exploring the geometry and first adding a center line.

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The center line allows us to select two linear references. For example, the outside diameter of this boar.

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Once we placed it, let's hit escape to get off the tool and then we can select and extend the center line.

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This helps visually represent the center line of the design since it is circular.

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But it also helps us give a position from which we can measure from.

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Next, let's take a look at applying a center mark.

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We're going to select geometry center mark and we'll begin by placing one at the origin.

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The next thing that we can do is place them at any of the radii on this design.

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Once we've placed those, we could easily select more or we could use a center mark pattern.

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By selecting center mark pattern, we simply need to select a reference.

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Notice when I put the cursor in different places, it gives me different results.

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What it's doing is it's looking at the center marks that are already in the design

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and determining where it can place the other ones because we have autocomplete turned on.

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So all I really need to do is determine which center marks I want a pattern, make my selection and then it can automatically be applied.

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We'll say okay, and now we have the center marks as well as the arc that goes between them.

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If I had selected this lower arc position are PCD or our center diameter circle would be in this lower position.

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I need to do this one more time and I need to select the lower arcs.

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But notice that when I do this, it's not giving me the same results.

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And again we can always go back and manually add center marks as needed.

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Or we can use the center mark pattern.

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Sometimes it makes sense to use the pattern while in other times you might want to simply manually select each instance

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depending on your specific geometry and needs.

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From here, let's make sure that we go back to a fit view and let's save the drawing before moving on.