3D Printing Essentials
Mac OS, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
- Run Fusion
- Load this Add-In
- Create a component in the Design Workspace
Duplicate Components
- 3D Print Tab > Tools > Duplicate Components
- Select on or more components
- Specify the arrangement type: Same Location or Arrange in XYZ
- If you selected Same Location as your arrangement type, enter the Number of copies.
- If you selected Arrange in XYZ as your arrangement type, enter the quantity in X, Y or Z and Gap between components.
- If necessary, select the “Flip” option for X, Y or Z axis to control the sign of the axis (+ or -)
- Press OK
New components will be created.
Label
- 3D Print Tab > Tools > Label
- Select a CSV file containing a list of Label text
- Specify a planar face on a body or a component.
- Edit the Text position, Extrusion options, and Arrange options
- Press OK
New components will be created with a label. All the components will be renamed to include the label text.
Label
- 3D Print Tab > Tools > Sinterbox
- Select one or more solid bodies as Input Bodies.
- If necessary, customize the various inputs that control the size and shape of the Sinterbox such as; Cage thickness, Bar width , Bar spacing as well as positive and negative XYZ offsets.
- Press OK
A new component named “Siterbox” will be created. While creating the Sinterbox, ff the Move Bodies to New Component checkbox was active, Fusion will transfer the bodies you selected as input to the newly created component. This will ensure that the new component can be translated and rotated as a group and be 3D nested within the build volume of your 3D printer when using the Arrange command in the Design workspace or the Additive Arrange command in the Manufacture workspace.
Pins and Holes
- 3D Print Tab > Tools > Pins and Holes
- Select a solid body as input to the Body to Split.
- Select a Construction plane or any of the default planes within the Origin folder(XY,XZ,YZ) as an input to the Splitting plane
- Select your distribution type (Rectangular or Triangular) which controls the pattern for the pins and holes.
- Enter the numerical inputs to control the shape, dimensions and placement of the pins and holes. 3 out of the 6 inputs (Hole Spacing, Pin height and Pin diameter) require a positive number and can not be left as 0 mm.
- If necessary, activate the Flip Direction checkbox to control which body will have the holes and which one will have the pins.
- Press OK
The input body will be split to 2 bodies. The visibility of the body with the pins will be on and the visibility of the body with the holes will be off.
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
Install:
1. Download the installer from the Autodesk App Store.
2. Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and select "Open in Finder".
3. Right-click on the "3DPrintingEssentials-macos.pkg" -> "Open With" -> "Installer".
Uninstall:
You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.
Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Fusion.
- Navigate to the ./ApplicationsPlugins folder and select the app bundle you want to uninstall
- Either drag the app bundle to the Trash or right-click and select “Move to Trash”
- Right-click on the Trash-Can and select “Empty Trash”
- If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app bundle and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash and the app will be removed.
Additional Information
Known Issues
Impact of the 6th feature: If Move bodies to new component checkbox is checked when generating a sinterbox for a subset of component instances in an assembly, unselected component instances will be removed when generating a sinterbox.
Contact
Author/Company Information
Support Information
For support, please contact netfabb@autodesk.com
Version History
Version Number | Version Description |
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1.0.0.56 |
Changes in this version: - New Pins and Holes command has been added to the Tools menu with the 3D Print panel of the DESIGN workspace. This command is only available when the Capture Design History is active. - Minor bug fixes for Mesh Import Settings dialog and Label command in DESIGN workspace |