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Use the Combine command to join and cut solid bodies.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
In the Fusion Design workspace, you can use the Combine tool to join, cut, or intersect solid bodies.
00:10
Consider a design where there are three separate solid bodies, but you only want one.
00:16
On the Solid tab, Modify group, click Combine.
00:21
The Combine dialog opens.
00:23
Select the bodies to combine.
00:26
Starting with the Target Body, select the large back plate.
00:30
Then, for the Tool Body, select the sphere.
00:34
For the Operation, you have three options:
00:38
Join combines solid bodies into a single solid body,
00:42
Cut removes the volume of tool bodies from the target body,
00:46
and Intersect keeps the overlapping volumes and combines them into a single solid body.
00:53
For this example, set the operation to Join.
00:56
The New Component option creates a new component from the result, while Keep Tools leaves copies of the tool bodies.
01:04
For this example, leave both options deselected, then click OK.
01:10
In the Browser, notice that the sphere and base plate have been made into one body.
01:15
You can further modify the component.
01:18
From the Modify group, click Fillet.
01:22
Select the newly created edge between the base plate and sphere, set the radius to 5 mm,
01:29
and then click OK.
01:32
You can now use Combine again to create a cut through this component.
01:36
From the Modify group, click Combine.
01:40
Select the base plate body as the Target Body and the cutout body as the Tool Body.
01:47
Set the Operation to Cut, enable Keep Tools, and then click OK.
01:53
In the Browser, expand the Bodies folder and hide the Cutout body.
01:60
You can now see the opening that you created.
Video transcript
00:03
In the Fusion Design workspace, you can use the Combine tool to join, cut, or intersect solid bodies.
00:10
Consider a design where there are three separate solid bodies, but you only want one.
00:16
On the Solid tab, Modify group, click Combine.
00:21
The Combine dialog opens.
00:23
Select the bodies to combine.
00:26
Starting with the Target Body, select the large back plate.
00:30
Then, for the Tool Body, select the sphere.
00:34
For the Operation, you have three options:
00:38
Join combines solid bodies into a single solid body,
00:42
Cut removes the volume of tool bodies from the target body,
00:46
and Intersect keeps the overlapping volumes and combines them into a single solid body.
00:53
For this example, set the operation to Join.
00:56
The New Component option creates a new component from the result, while Keep Tools leaves copies of the tool bodies.
01:04
For this example, leave both options deselected, then click OK.
01:10
In the Browser, notice that the sphere and base plate have been made into one body.
01:15
You can further modify the component.
01:18
From the Modify group, click Fillet.
01:22
Select the newly created edge between the base plate and sphere, set the radius to 5 mm,
01:29
and then click OK.
01:32
You can now use Combine again to create a cut through this component.
01:36
From the Modify group, click Combine.
01:40
Select the base plate body as the Target Body and the cutout body as the Tool Body.
01:47
Set the Operation to Cut, enable Keep Tools, and then click OK.
01:53
In the Browser, expand the Bodies folder and hide the Cutout body.
01:60
You can now see the opening that you created.
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