Box Joint

Box Joint

Mac OS, English

Mark Suska
CNC friendly box/finger joints.

General Usage Instructions

The Add-In can be found in the DESIGN Workspace, SOLID tab, and MODIFY panel.

Start by creating a model with simple butt joints. Bodies to be joined should contact each other at a planar surface. Multiple bodies can be butted up against each other at any angle to form a box-like structure.

To create a Box Joint, open the Box Joint Add-In and select the outside faces of the bodies to join. A Box Joint will be created between every pair of bodies that butt up against each other.

A Box Joint feature can be modified at any time by selecting it in the timeline and choosing "Edit Feature".

Screenshots

Commands

Ribbon/Toolbar Icon Command Command Description

Box Joint

Create a new box joint between two or more bodies.

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 "BoxJoint_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 Autodesk® 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

This Add-In can also be installed from GitHub by either:

  1. Using GitHubToFusion360. Paste the GitHub link https://github.com/EvilHacker/BoxJoint into the GitHubToFusion360 Add-In.
  2. Downloading the Add-In zip file from GitHub and extracting it to:
  • ~/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Autodesk Fusion/API/AddIns (Mac OS)
  • %appdata%\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion\API\AddIns (Windows)

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Mark Suska
Support Contact: mark@suska.me

Author/Company Information

Mark Suska

Support Information

See the GitHub page for support.

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.1.1

Fix for the new Clearance feature. The dogbone area of joints with <90° is now handled correctly.

1.1.0

Added Clearance parameters for both Axial and Lateral directions.
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