Brian Ekins and Patrick Rainsberry

10 Great Fusion 360 Apps

Fusion 360 Client API Philosophy

• Single API

• Exposed through multiple languages

• Provide support for basic scripting

• Provide support for complex commands

• Supported on both Windows and Mac

Stool Designhttps://github.com/brianekins/StoolDesign

Stool Design

Provides commands for designing stool top and generates g-code to cut the design.

Features:• Commands with dynamic preview

• Draws randomly created sketches

• Generates g-Code from sketches

• Submits g-Code using FabMo

Creating g-Code for Lines

Iterate through sketch lines

Determine if current line connects to the next line

Cut to next point

Retract and move to next set of lines and begin cutting again

Retract

Creating g-Code for Curves

Convert curve to points.

Write path for points.

Retract

Submitting g-Code

Uses FabMo component to find tool and submit the job.

Dado and Rabbet Jointshttps://github.com/brianekins/Dado-Rabbet

Dado and Rabbet Joints

Custom feature creation

Features:• Get input from the user

• Controlled selections

• Create a constrained sketch

• Create an extrusion

• Group in timeline

Cork all Holeshttps://github.com/brianekins/FusionHackathonSamples

Cork All Holes

Finds all holes and corks them.

Features:• Find all “holes” using B-Rep

(topology and geometry).

• Create a cork component for each size hole found.

• Inserts a cork and connect itusing a joint.

Find all “Holes”

• Find circular edges that are the intersection of a cylinder and plane.

• Edge is part of an inner loop.

• Normals of face point towards the cylinder axis.

Mesh Intersecthttps://github.com/brianekins/MeshIntersect

Mesh Intersect

Creates a sketch that represents the intersection of a mesh body.

Features:• Control plane selection in various ways

• Simplified preview

• Gets triangle mesh from Fusion

• Uses its own math for calculating intersections

• Creates sketch and intersection lines

Custom Matrix and Vector Math

• Custom math classes to avoid the overhead of API calls.

Butter Melt and Fly Throughhttps://github.com/brianekins/FlyThroughhttp://blogs.autodesk.com/modthemachine

Butter Melt

Modifies a series of parameters and captures the screen.

Features:• Parameter edit

• Screen Capture

Fly Through

Repositions the camera based on curves.

Features:• Curve query

• Camera edit

• Remembers settings