3D Printing Essentials

3D Printing Essentials

Win64, English

Autodesk, Inc.
An add-in for Autodesk Fusion® to quickly create duplicated components for additive workflows.

General Usage Instructions

  • Run Fusion
  • Load this Add-In
  • Create a component in the Design Workspace

Duplicate Components

  • 3D Print Tab > Tools > Duplicate Components
  •  Select the Component
  • Specify the Arrange option (Same Location vs Arrange in XYZ)
  • Enter number of Copies (if same location)
  • Enter the quantity in X, Y or Z and Gap between parts (if Arrange in XYZ)
  • If necessary, select the “Flip” option for X, Y or Z axis to control the sign of the axis (+ or -)
  • Press OK

 

Label

  • 3D Print Tab > Tools > Label
  • Select a CSV file.
  • Specify the flat face on a component you wish to label
  • Edit the Text position, Extrusion options, and Arrange options
  • Press OK

New components will be created with a label and all the components will be renamed with a postfix or the text of the label from the CSV file.

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Install

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

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.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button.

Or, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features, just as you would uninstall any other application from your system. 

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Autodesk, Inc.

Author/Company Information

Autodesk, Inc.

Support Information

For support, please contact netfabb@autodesk.com

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.0.0.47

Changes in this version : 1. A new Mirror command is available in the Manufacture workspace within the Additive Tab. 2. A new Label command is available in the Design workspace if the "Capture Design History" is turned on. 3. This new Label command is also available in the Manufacture workspace and can accessed within the Additive tab and used within the context of an Additive Setup after creating a manufacturing model. 4. This new Label command is also available when editing a given Manufacturing Model within the Manufacture workspace 5. Three new automation scripts for creating an FFF, SLA/DLP and MJF/SLS setup and a script for importing and repairing multiple meshes are accessible within the Design the workspace. 6. The add-in saves several new templates in a new folder to your template library with in the manufacture workspace and utilizes them for the above mentioned workflow automation scripts (FFF, SLA/DLP and MJF/SLS)
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