Frequent question: How would you activate a component in Fusion 360 choose one?

What are Fusion 360 components?

In Fusion 360, a component is a part that is capable of motion and has its own unique origin. A component can also serve as a container for a variety of design objects, including: Bodies. Sketches.

How do you move a body from one component to another in Fusion 360?

Solution: Drag and drop the body and the sketch into the desired component in the Browser Tree. Note: It is a good idea to keep the sketch simple and related only to the individual body that is being moved. If projections are made from or into the sketch being moved it might affect the model after being moved.

How do you turn your body into components?

To convert multiple assembly components back to solid bodies;

1. Outside of undo command, the only method is to drag each body back to the root component (top browser entry), then delete the empty components.
2. Suppressing the component function in the design timeline will move the extruded body back to the Bodies folder.