Frequent question: What does capture position mean in Fusion 360?

What is capture position in Fusion 360?

Solution: Any time you move components around in Fusion 360 you will be asked if you’d like to “Capture Position.” Capture Position records the current position of all components in the design. It also adds a capture position feature in the parametric timeline.

What is capture position?

Capture Position creates a Capture Position feature in the timeline. This feature captures the position of all components in the design in their current positions. You need this if you are doing something that is position-dependent.

How do you change positions in Fusion 360?

To change the default orientation of the Home view:

1. Right-click the Home button above the view cube.
2. Select “Set Current View as Home”

What is capture design history Fusion 360?

Fusion 360’s Capture Design History feature is a helpful way to record information about when components were created and modified. However, many users are unaware that once you turn the history off for one component in a file, the history for all components in that file is turned off.

How do you use a joint in Fusion 360?

Create a joint between the shaft and the gear housing



In the Model workspace, choose Assemble > Joint. In the Joint dialog, set Motion Type to Revolute. Fusion 360 enables the required degrees of freedom for the motion type. Fusion 360 automatically chooses the Z axis, but you can specify another axis if necessary.

How do I move my body to Origin on Fusion 360?

Select the Point to Point or Point to Position Move Type.

1. Select a point on one of the bodies as the origin point.
2. Select the origin in the browser tree as the target point.

How do you change XYZ in Fusion 360?

Click the bubble with either the account name initials or account picture in the top right corner of Fusion 360. Select Preferences. In the General preferences tab is an option called “Default Modeling Orientation”. Use this dropdown to select Z up instead of Y up.

How do I capture a design history?

Solution:

1. Navigate to the browser tree.
2. Right-click on the name of any component.
3. Click “Capture Design History”.

Does not capture design history?

To turn the feature off, right click on the object listed under the Browser and select “Do not capture Design History.” Objects within the Fusion 360 file can now be edited, but all the history for each object in the file is gone.