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<\/p>\nBoundary Fill, a tool you should be using.\u00a0 If you are coming to Fusion 360 from a tool like Solid works, this is a workflow speed up.\u00a0 In addition, if you are doing Surface Modeling, this tool will get you to Solids faster and in less steps.<\/p>\n
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First, the tool is available in both the Solid Tab and the Surface Tab in the Design Environment.\u00a0 Lower end of the Create Drop Down Menu.<\/p>\n
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OK, let\u2019s get rolling.\u00a0 I started with a quick build in a Sculpt\/Form Session and constructed an \u201coverbuilt\u201d surface form.\u00a0 If you have modeled with almost any surface modeler, this will make sense.\u00a0 Could you do this in Fusion in the Surface tools?\u00a0 You bet, and if specific parametric dimensions are important it is a great tool.\u00a0 I wanted to explore a form super fast and Sculpt\/Form was the ticket.\u00a0 Remember, there are three bodies here, that will yeild 3 surface bodeis when I finish Form.<\/p>\n
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From this point, many of you can \u201csee\u201d where you could go to make this a solid body.\u00a0 Trimming all the overbuilt surfaces to leave three bodies that are butt-edged.\u00a0 They can be stitched and a solid would be produced.\u00a0 This is several steps and the surfaces are also transferred to the solid body (meaning post final stich, they are not available).\u00a0 Still, a perfectly logical way to work with Surfaces in Fusion.<\/p>\n
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A faster way is to use the Boundary Fill Tool.\u00a0 Again, under the Create Drop Down.<\/p>\n
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With the Tool open, I select the three surface bodies as the \u201cTools\u201d.<\/p>\n
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You can see that Fusion has already identified the air tight body that is a result of the three tools.\u00a0 All I have to do now is select the resultant \u201cCell\u201d.\u00a0 Side note, you could do a multi cell creation as well.\u00a0 This is why you need to select the cell(s).<\/p>\n
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Bingo!\u00a0 Solid body minus three trims and at least one Stitch.\u00a0 In addition, note in the Bodies folder that all three surfaces are still available (just hidden).<\/p>\n
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As always, I hope you enjoyed this quick tip.\u00a0 In addition, I hope you use the time saving tool that is the Boundary Fill.<\/p>\n
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