{"id":9161,"date":"2018-03-13T11:17:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=9161"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:01:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T16:01:18","slug":"quick-tip-cam-contour-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/quick-tip-cam-contour-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK TIP: CAM Contour Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another CAM QUICK TIP, this time covering something we get questions on <em>all the time<\/em>: contour selection.\u00a0 That&#8217;s because selecting contours directly off the model in Fusion CAM is great most of the time&#8230;until it isn&#8217;t. In the example, we&#8217;ll show how you can edit, delete, and modify those selections with\u00a0the &#8220;Contour Selection Manager,&#8221; giving you precise control:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"QUICK TIP: CAM Contour Selections\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QI105sfIt9M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Using this tool gives added control over those CAM selections, whether they&#8217;re open, closed, or even if you just want to delete single entity. Just make sure to Accept the new contour to save any changes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9170 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Selection-Manager-Controls-1.gif\" alt=\"contour selection manager controls\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope you start using the selection manager if you aren&#8217;t already. If you have other good use cases I didn&#8217;t mention here, leave them in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>~Marti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Selection Manager is a powerful tool for anyone using CAM in Fusion 360. 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