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Import and calibrate reference images for parametric modeling in Fusion.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
In Fusion, you can import and calibrate a reference image to serve as a basis for modeling a part.
00:09
Start with a new design open in the Design workspace.
00:13
To import the reference image, on the toolbar, click Solid > Insert > Canvas.
00:21
In the Insert dialog, if you have already uploaded the image to the project, you can select it from the project folder.
00:28
If not, click Insert from my computer.
00:32
Locate and select the image—in this case, Saw_Image.png—and then click Open.
00:39
To place the canvas, click the XY plane.
00:43
Initially, the image looks small, but you can click Fit on the Navigation bar to zoom the image to fit within the canvas.
00:51
In the Canvas dialog, by default, the Canvas opacity is set to 50.
00:56
This setting, along with the Display Through option, enables the image to bleed through components and bodies.
01:03
You can adjust the Distance, Angle, or Scale settings, if you know the values, but in this case, simply click OK.
01:13
On the ViewCube, click Front to orient the canvas to the view.
01:18
Here, the image has already been marked up with a line showing a 415 mm measurement.
01:24
This represents the length from the front to the rear of the saw.
01:28
When a canvas is attached, a Canvases folder is created in the Browser.
01:33
Expand Canvases to see the saw image canvas.
01:36
You can calibrate the photograph of the reciprocating saw, so that the scale is 1:1.
01:42
In the Browser, right-click the saw image and select Calibrate.
01:47
On the canvas plane, click the left end of the dimension to select the first point, then click the right end to select the second point.
01:56
Type 415 mm, and then press Enter.
02:01
This scales the image so that the distance between the two points is 415 mm.
02:07
On the Navigation bar, click Fit to position the model within the canvas.
02:12
You are now ready to start modeling based on this image.
Video transcript
00:03
In Fusion, you can import and calibrate a reference image to serve as a basis for modeling a part.
00:09
Start with a new design open in the Design workspace.
00:13
To import the reference image, on the toolbar, click Solid > Insert > Canvas.
00:21
In the Insert dialog, if you have already uploaded the image to the project, you can select it from the project folder.
00:28
If not, click Insert from my computer.
00:32
Locate and select the image—in this case, Saw_Image.png—and then click Open.
00:39
To place the canvas, click the XY plane.
00:43
Initially, the image looks small, but you can click Fit on the Navigation bar to zoom the image to fit within the canvas.
00:51
In the Canvas dialog, by default, the Canvas opacity is set to 50.
00:56
This setting, along with the Display Through option, enables the image to bleed through components and bodies.
01:03
You can adjust the Distance, Angle, or Scale settings, if you know the values, but in this case, simply click OK.
01:13
On the ViewCube, click Front to orient the canvas to the view.
01:18
Here, the image has already been marked up with a line showing a 415 mm measurement.
01:24
This represents the length from the front to the rear of the saw.
01:28
When a canvas is attached, a Canvases folder is created in the Browser.
01:33
Expand Canvases to see the saw image canvas.
01:36
You can calibrate the photograph of the reciprocating saw, so that the scale is 1:1.
01:42
In the Browser, right-click the saw image and select Calibrate.
01:47
On the canvas plane, click the left end of the dimension to select the first point, then click the right end to select the second point.
01:56
Type 415 mm, and then press Enter.
02:01
This scales the image so that the distance between the two points is 415 mm.
02:07
On the Navigation bar, click Fit to position the model within the canvas.
02:12
You are now ready to start modeling based on this image.
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