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Sign up for one of our many classes on AutoCAD or stick with Option 1 above. If you have no idea what blocks, xrefs, purge or AutoCAD even is. For more information of what's not supported click here. Now you are back in the Title Block creation environment to make the desired modifications.įirst things first, the AutoCAD file cannot contain any blocks information or Xref's so, you must purge the file of any of this information that may be hanging on in the background.

To modify an existing Title Blocks simply select the Title Block and right click to choose "Edit Title Block".

So, if you choose this route to create your Title Block start with the line command so you have an idea how big you are actually drawing. The line, circle, and arc command at least show a visual as to how big you are drawing. And you may end up drawing the rectangle that is 100 times the size it should be. For example, if you use the rectangle command first there is no reference as to how big the rectangle actually is. Not sure why the same functionality you have in the sketch environment can't exist here so, as you draw you can place dimension to accurately layout and design the Title Block. You would then have to drag snap points to adjust the size. Once you draw a line, rectangle, circle, or arc you can only go back and use the Inspect command (Inspect Panel) to measure what you drew. One huge disappointment when creating a Title Block within Fusion is the lack of drawing geometry accurately with dimensions as you draw. Pulls in your Autodesk profile information displayed in the upper right of the screen. Also, if you change the scale after the first view has been placed, and you want this attribute to update, you have to double click on the Title Block and select "Reset Attributes". This will pull in the scale of the first view and how you typed in the scale (1:1, 1/1, 1…).This will pull in the sheet size of the template. So, be thoughtful how you organize your data and if you want all CAPS you need to type in your project folder name with all CAPS. When you save your file, it is saved within a project folder.This will add the sheet number and total sheet count (1/3, 2/3, 3/3…. This pulls the name you saved the Fusion file with. Filling out custom attributes is done by simply double clicking on the attribute in the Title Block. You will need to modify the Title Blocks attributes manually by double clicking on the individual attribute(s).

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Most of the attributes are read only once when the drawing is created so, if you change the model's title, project…, the attribute value will not update automatically.

Fusion attributes and where they are pulled from are listed below.

If you require more information than the 7 provided, you can also easily place custom attributes to add additional data.

Select Option 2 (from above) and give your Title Block a nameįusion will give you basic drawing and modifying tools (Geometry and Modify Panels) to design the Title Block.Īttributes (Text Panel) are very easy to place with the built in attribute names already populated (7 built in attributes).

Select "From Scratch" and choose the standard, units, and paper size.Īt the bottom of the screen select "Add Title Block"Ĭreate a brand new Title Block from scratch It is also, recommended to sketch out on a piece of paper what you want the Title Block to look like, and what information is required and what information is optional before you begin.

Optional, but recommended is to have a Project that contains your templates and other company standards.

To get started with either option the process is the same.

#Fusion 360 forum how to#

NOTE: This is not a tutorial on how to draw in Fusion or AutoCAD but, just how the Title Blocks works. The second (Create in AutoCAD) is for those of us who have and are comfortable using AutoCAD. The first option (Create within Fusion) is pretty straight forward and the way to go if you do not have or know how to use AutoCAD. The first is to create the Title Block within Fusion and the second is to create the Title Block in AutoCAD and import it into Fusion. Fusion 360 (Fusion) has 2 basic workflows for creating custom Title Blocks.