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Structural member for Autodesk® Fusion 360™ enables the user to quickly insert standard structural members similar to Frame Generator in Autodesk® Inventor®.
The user can use this app with parametrically driven sketches. All Structural members will update in correspondence to the change of the parameter. An additional function has to be triggered to update the length value in the names of the structural member bodies.
IMPORTANT: BEFORE YOU UPDATE THE APPLICATION TO THE LATEST VERSION, DON'T FORGET TO BACK UP ALL LIBRARY FILES THAT YOU HAVE EDITED, OR THE CHANGES YOU HAVE MADE WILL BE LOST.
A propos de cette version
Version 1.8, 11/12/2022
- Newly inserted member is created as a new body in a new component. (before was a body inside the rootComponent)
- All secondary features work with components.
- Cutting list feature now counts components that are copied or patterned.
Pipes/tubes do not work at all.
Neither meter, trimming or notching them does work correct. This restriction should have been documented! For me this software is not usable at all.
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your detailed feedback. After carefully reviewing the file you shared, I identified that the mitre command encountered a rare exception where the midplane at which the two pipes should be mitred to was built at 180 degrees. No problems with the other two commands were detected. I tried redefining the sketch that was used for inserting the two pipes, and then the miter command worked as expected.
Hi, great app, with some limitations if you compare it with the structure member of SolidWorks and anothers, but it's ok.
In the cuttinglist I have a problem, if I have a component with 2 150mm tubes inside (an example), and I copy that component 3 times (4 components in total), in the excel it's multiplying the total numbers of tubes (2x4=8) with the total numbers of components (8x4=32); the correct qty should be 8, but it's showing 32 items.
Thanks for the feedback. If you want me to look into that issue, please send more info to the customer support email.
Hello,
I am Umut from Camyapi Glass Marketing. We just purchased this app and it looks help a lot. I just would like to ask one thing that how can I add my special desing profile into library ?
Please support
Thank you for your feedback. Custom shapes can be added, but splines are not supported. However, custom libraries can be developed per customer request. If you want more info, contact customer support by email.
I think this module is very good, but I still have a question. Is it possible to set the radius of the outer corners of the square tubes HSS_SCF to zero? is there a possibility?
Thank you for your feedback. Yes, custom profiles with a 0mm radius can be added.
This is the app, i was waiting for.
The only thing, i'm missing, are solid flat and round profiles. Are they comming soon?
Hello Lukas. Thank you for your feedback. We already have flat bars in the GB standard. The database files are accessible by the user, so you can copy these and modify them to your requirement. ( XX 10.0 FB 3.0 FB 10.0 FB 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ) xx- name your flat bar As for the round bar, you can copy any pipe standards and modify them, so the wall thickness is half the diameter (-0.01). ( XYX 21.3 H 10.649 PIPE 21.3 0 10.649 0 0 0 0 0 0 ) XYX - name your roundbar. If you have trouble adding these contact me by email, and I will assist you.
Hello! When performing a lenght update, it does update in the name of the body but not int the name component.
Is there some update for this? I would like the lenght in the name component so that way will appear the correct information about the lenght when creating the drawing or when making a BOM with "Properties++" (Addin).
Thank´s!
Hello Valter. Thank you, your feedback is much appreciated. It was done like that on purpose, some users prefer to change the name of the component, but I guess I can add a checkbox for those who want to update both the component and body name with the length update feature.
It´s a great plugin that helps a lot. What i was wondering though, do you still plan to make use of the new API, to create custom features? It would help a lot, to be able to edit already created profiles.
Thanks for your time and effort!
Hi Julian. Thank you for the feedback. Yes, that is the plan. Unfortunately, that feature is still under development.
Hello Dear, there is a monthly subscription for this?
Thank you very much!
Hello Jaime, At the moment, there is only an early subscription option. Regards, Dimitar
It's a great plugin it does me a lot of service !
I have a little problem for some time, each time I open Fusion 360 I have this message: "the structural menber commands have been added to the Create panel of the model workspace" how to remove it?
Cordially
Thank you for the positive feedback! The message was removed in the March update.
Hi Dimitar,
Thank you for such a great tool. I just have one question. How do you modify a previously selected profile, after the command is done? For example, I first selected a W beam, but then i'ld like to change it to a hollow square section. Is it posiible? Or I just have to delete the body resulting from the first extrution to generate a new one?
Thank you!
Hi Gustavo, Thank you for the positive review and feedback! The only way to edit at the moment is by deleting the commands used to create the structural member ( you can also delete the body, but that will only make your model a bit slower when editing other commands, as it will compute the insertion and the deletion after that). Fusion 360 is constantly improving and at the moment they have a new feature custom command edit which is in preview state, once they release that feature I will be able to use it to enhance the structural member and get the option to edit the inserted members.
Nice plugin, helps a lot. Only today noticed there is no UPE. Struggling now with excel library. Dont know why, but if i change something i get some errors, and cant use plugin in Fusion360. Overall this mine personal problem its very good. Recommended.
Thanks for the review and the feedback. The UPE is named PFC- Parallel flange channel. Please, contact me on the provided support email, and I will assist you.
Awesome work just a small issue which may be my fault.
I am struggling to add round bar into the standard shapes and standards.
I've managed to add it to the custom shapes but can only add one sketch line at a time and have to click OK after each add. When I then re open it the previous shape isn't selected like a standard structural member. Could you help me please if possible.
Hello David, Thanks for the review. Could you send more details of your issue to the customer support email address? One small note: Fusion 360 has a useful and quick command named Pipe for inserting round and squire profiles.
Would love to have a Mac verion
The MacOS version is now available in the app store.
3 stars after watched the viedo on youtbue! make a mind if there was a MAC osx Version.
please develop one for Us "Mac user" too.
The MacOS version is now available in the app store.
Currently running on Mac for our production and this tool would be great to have supported on the Mac OS.
The MacOS version is now available in the app store.
Great app, very helpfull!
Thanks!!
Thank you for the review and the feedback.
Just what we've been waiting for auto desk to produce for years! Great addin makes frame work so much easier. If I could make a suggestion for future updates, it would be to be able to create drawing from design and be able to create a table for the parts ie a cut list for fabrication. Unfortunately at the moment it sees every part as different as they are I guess.... not copies.
But all in all a great product
Many thanks for the review and the feedback.
Been looking for steel sections for a while. Not sure how I missed this addin!
it's extremely easy to use and quick. One question though.
How do I alter a section once created?
Thank you for the review and the feedback. At the moment, the add-in doesn't support edit. Nevertheless, this functionality is planned for the future. Until then, I suggest reinserting the members with the desired size.
Awesome addon! Thank you! Is there any change in future update to see cut angles?
Thank you!
Thank you for the review and the feedback.
This was a great add-on, now that 3D sketch lines can be used, this is a fantastic add-on.
I would like some way to add profiles. (i tryed to add to spreadsheets but they didn't show up).
If youu are looking for idea for addition features , may I sugest endcapping?
Hello Carl. Many thanks for the review and the feedback.
As mentioned by other reviewers this is an excellent addition to fusion360 - as a hobby fabricator this is a life saver and makes frame fabrication easy! Many thanks for all the effort on this, I would ask one thing though could you add the ERW precision tubes range for the UK? (or an ability to create your own custom profiles? Many thanks
Hello Richard. Many thanks for the review and the feedback. I will add the ERW precision tubes in the library in my next update.
I've spend a total of 5 minutes with this app and can already say that it is a godsend. This adds some features to fusion that it was desperately lacking.
I'll come and do a more thorough review after spending some time working with this.
A few quick comments:
If possible add the keywords "frame generator" to the store listing. I initially searched for that and almost missed this app.
Hello Garret. Thank you for the review and the feedback. The latest update is the app store and the interface of the notch command is amended, and the L=xxxx is removed from the length cells in the cutting list feature.
How come on your preview video, you are able to draw structural members onto 3d lines, it does not allow me to do it?
Am i doing something wrong?
Many thanks for your review.
I wish there was an option for half stars. This plug in has shaved hours off of my work load. If it wasnt for having to do some creative work arounds to get things just the way i need them, and the lack of more of the common wall thickness used in the US for smaller tubing it would easily be a 5 star plug in.
EDIT: changed to 5 star because the developer added the changes I was hoping he would! I use this EVERY day and it has saved me countless hours of work.
Adding smaller than 2x1" tubing, and lighter wall thickness's like .065, .083 and .095 would be awesome.
Overall, time is money, and this plug in has saved me a ton of time in design work!
Many thanks for the review, Matt. I am happy to hear that the plug-in has saved you time in design work. Send me an email with all the tube sizes that you require, and I will make sure to add them to the library in a future update.
Dear Dimitar,
This is a usefull app but it is not working with a 3D sketch. when you are using notch or mitter function
Regards,
René
Dear René. I am happy you find the app useful. Updated replay. 3d sketches are now an option for inserting members.
Dear Dimitar, Thank you very much for this modification. Regards, Rene
Hi verry good add on this is the first app ive payed for and just playing with it can see that i will make my workload easier , just 1 thing im missing the miter and notching tools
Hi. Thank you, I am glad you find the app helpful. Miter and Notch features are part of the next update and are currently in the last stage of testing and soon will be released in the app store.
Great app, with great support.