Detail2Body – for Extracting Surface Details

Detail2Body – for Extracting Surface Details

Mac OS, English

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Detail2Body - an Autodesk® Fusion® app that extracts surface details from solid bodies and converts them into separate Joiner and Cutter bodies. perfect for kit-bashing, 3D printing, and design reuse.

General Usage Instructions

How to use this app?

  1. Find Detail2Body in SOLID tab, MODIFY panel
  2. Select Source Body — Choose the solid body containing details
  3. Choose Selection Type — Features or Faces
  4. Select Details — Pick the features or faces you want to extract
  5. Optional: Add Sub-Bodies — Select related hardware or parts
  6. Click OK — Done, your Joiners and Cutters are ready

Additional settings are available for convenience and greater control.

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 "Detail2Body_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

Selecting the entire source body as a detail, or selecting a face that belongs to the source body itself, can cause an error.

However, this is handled gracefully — you will receive a message and can try again with a new selection.

Feature mode is faster but less precise, and requires more attention to your selections.

Face mode is slower but gives you full control over exactly which faces to extract.

In almost all cases, correct selections produce correct results. Incorrect selections will either trigger an error with a restart prompt or produce unexpected results.

Contact

Author/Company Information

CGToolForge

Support Information

For questions or support, please contact me via email: sup.cgtoolforge@gmail.com

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.0.0

Initial release
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