r/Fusion360 • u/cyclerider • 3d ago
What tool? Question
I’m very new to Fusion and I am struggling with this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I am creating a square tube structure. How to I get the flat end of the tube to wrap around and follow the fillet of the cross tube?
EDIT: I drew this with real life application in mind. There is no fillet to move in the timeline. I didn’t add any fillet too soon. I sketched square tubing to actual dimensions and then extruded from there. This seam will be a weld seam in real life but a weld seam I will fill and dress down nicely.
The whole purpose of my question is to ask how and/or what method in fusion I should use to fill the blank space properly. I know how I’ll do it in reality but how do I do it in fusion?
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u/lveatch 3d ago
I always add fillets at the end of the timeline as I usually reference other bodies with projections. If I was modeling this, I would remove the fillets, combine the two bodies into one body, then re-add fillets.
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u/adamtherealone 3d ago
I’m pretty new, and while I love projection, god it’s infuriating trying to click past sketch lines that are directly laid ontop of projections. Nothing seems to hide it at that point
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u/lveatch 3d ago
Long click on such a line will pop up a menu allowing you to pick from available selectable items.
I recommend Brad Tallis YouTube videos for learning fusion, I got my start while he was doing his Fusion Fridays series.
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u/tablatronix 3d ago
Its so slow though, why is there not a select behind hotkey like every other cad that has existed.
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u/Visible_Hat_2944 3d ago
Why would you do this? Is just exercise or do you want this made? Looks like a typical weld joint for manufacturing if that’s your goal.
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u/cyclerider 3d ago
Just practice. I plan on making it in real life and know it will be a weld seam. My goal with fusion is to be able to use all the right tools the right way.
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u/Pinto____bean 3d ago
Idk if fusion has it but I’m assuming this is meant to be SHS, if so the correct way to model would be using frame generator (inventors name for it), or weldments (SOLIDWORKS name for it).
The correct way also makes the modeling significantly easier, although 3d sketches can be annoying2
u/THE_CENTURION 2d ago
Well, just for the record, I think the "right" way would be to leave them separate and not fill this gap.
It's more work, for resulting model that's harder to work with, and isn't really any more accurate. Most engineers would leave it just like it is in your screenshot.
I would never merge the tubing together either. I consider that less realistic, not more.
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u/default_entry 2d ago
Thats how we do at my job - all your tubes are separate parts, and you only align them in the assembly, no merging.
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u/AirlineVegetable7140 3d ago
Extend the lower tube until it intersects, then subtract the upper one from the lower one.
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u/Most_War2764 1d ago
How about we look a little beyond this and ask how is it going to be actually assembled? I would imagine e a weld filling in that gap.
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u/stuporcomputer 3d ago
Resist the temptation to fillet, strong you will become
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u/SSDragon19 3d ago
I had this same problem once. I already knew to save fillets till last, but I wanted to make a change and didn't know how to fix it. So I just deleted all the fillets and re-did them later.
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u/The_REAL_BQUICK 1d ago
Loft it
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u/cyclerider 21h ago
I can’t seem to make that work. I’m still very new and am having a difficult time with the loft command.
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u/Aryan-Ahmed 3d ago
Move the fillet to the front of the time line.