A question for the Fusion 360 experts

How do you create a plane which reflects a coach sides tumblehome, such that you can then sketch on it?

Mossy

 

Ignore this posting I've just cracked it!

Mossy

 

Ok,

Firstly sketch the side as normal.
Then sketch the end with the tumblehome.

On the end sketch isolate the tumblehome with a couple of lines and extrude it the length of the side. Pic below is the extruded portion.




On the side sketch isolate the tumblehome with a line.
Pic below - horizontal line splits the sketch into tumblehome section and straight section. Then extrude the side details using the tumblehome extrusion as an object.



Back to the end sketch, extrude the rest of the side.
Pic below the straight side section isolated and extruded.



Back to the side sketch, extrude the details using the upper side as the object.

As some furry creature says in an annoying advert simplessss!

Result is this:



The nasty line between the two extrusions is how Fusion depicts it but that will (should) disappear when printed.

Mossy

 

Rob,

I think your right looks like I have some rechecking and redrawing to do but at least the sketching theory proved successful.
And for a real joke, it doesn't fit my build plate by miles - I was just fiddling and trying to sketch different things.
If I get it finished it will have to wait for a second hand mono x to appear dirt cheap.

 

Rob rebuilt with a revised tumblehome. Using the sketch from Ian Sadlers book it's basically a guesstimate where it starts.

I decided to start it exactly in the middle of the horizontal rail because a) its easier to clean up if there's a problem and b) that's exactly where horizontal hand rails run, they would help cover up any bodges. I should have said its the Dia 60 luggage van later used as a fish van on page 52.

 

Rob, it would only require 1 joint, best positioned down the c/l between the doors. That would leave only a very small area to cover up just above the doors:

Ventilators need fitting to the upper panel of the doors along with slightly larger one central to the two side sections.
Finding a disguise for the solebars would be a very different proposition as below the doors its frankly naked except for a location rivet/bolt for the W Iron.

 

Hi Rob,

Yep full length step boards. Its a pity I didn't do the 24ft version as that has a step board brace almost exactly the depth of the solebar and exactly where you would split the van down one of the door hinge lines. Hey ho who knows whats next.

 

Forgot to add, as always fiddling about earlier today I put a side, end. solebar and drag bar into chuti just to see if it would fit.

Well even angled at 60 degrees, it just doesn't quite fit, but if I do a side and end or a solebar and drag beam, both do fit. But what are the consequences of a print at 60 degrees along with the tedium of an almost 8 hour print run for each one?

None of which would resolve printing the roof that's a very different ball game.

 

OK gents is there a split function that would allow me to split bodies at a chosen point and retain both sides of the split?

 

Cheers Rob,

By the looks of it I just have to get an offset plane in the right place, that could be fun.

 

Well that proved to be nice and simple straight through the centre line of the double doors: