Advanced Arrange Nesting for Fusion 360

There are new Nesting Features in Fusion 360 for March. I'll take you through the new Advanced Arrange Preview. Read the Post - pdxc.co/adv-arrange-pre-post
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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Nesting Options
1:14 - Extensions
2:00 - Turn on Preview
3:00 - Drill Holder Arrange
4:35 - Constrain Rotations
6:14 - More Parts, Custom Stock
8:01 - Waffle Bench Arrange
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[@pevlabs]

Excellent new feature for CNC fabricators. I often add wood grain to my live 3D view to share with clients. Many of them never consider grain direction in sheet costing. I often need to show that also before they get it. Pre-graining the model and using this tool will be a great client relation experience for us. Thanks for posting!

[@pdxcnc]

Totally agree, thanks for commenting.

[@jojobarwick]

So helpful. Thank you.

[@TROYOSTRANDER]

I look forward in your deep dive into the new Nesting & Fabrication Extension. I would love to see you also demo it with an export to DXF. Can the DXF file have layers that include component/body/part name text?

[@diymonk7266]

Just too good a tutorial! Thanks a gazillion for this content!

[@pdxcnc]

Glad you liked it!

[@diymonk7266]

@@pdxcnc Absolutely!

[@laydenblackwell9894]

I’m here from the Autodesk Instagram. Love your vlogs

[@pdxcnc]

Hey, I appreciate that. Probably about time for another Shop Update which is my condensed version of a Vlog. For those curious here's the series: pdxc.co/vlog2020

[@ksafyer]

Would love to see how you model the wafle join bench in fusion 360 ? Did you slice a block ?

[@vahpr]

Thank you for this excellent review. I know it's a couple years now, but how do you deal with losing the model when you arrange in the design space? Arrange a copy? A manufacturing model solves this, but without the extension (at least on my paid license) the arrange function seems to be pretty limited, won't auto arrange, do grain direction, etc. Thanks again.

[@vahpr]

Ah, I see I can use derive - answered my own question :)

[@InnerSpaceDesigns]

Do you possibly know how to lock in arrange so it doesn't auto update? Any modifications I make to parts renests and messes up my NC files and cut paths per 4x8 sheet I have set up. Have a model that has 16 sheets of 4x8 - .5" and 4 sheets of 4x8 3/4" would love to not have to update all of the cut paths every time a file is updated and the Arrange fuction reclaculates. I would love ot lock it in place and manual move parts if needed. Any Idea. Thank you for your time. Great video!

[@pdxcnc]

It's not currently possible but something I've requested multiple times. I'm hoping this comes soon.

[@issambatti9836]

Thank you for this tutorial. A question: how we do when we need to arrange a design in many wood plane with specific dimensions? For laser cutting. How to export arranged 2D parts to DXF for example? I'm a beginner on fusion 360... Many thanks

[@pdxcnc]

Check this video out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6qTdn6Oq7xkfac

[@pdxcnc]

Have you tried any of the Fusion 360 Nesting tools?

[@888ape]

Yup! seems like its working a lot better now. Such a useful feature. Thank you for posting the video!

[@pdxcnc]

Yep, agreed. Thanks, Kai.

[@ryanweber2999]

Anyone know if advance arrange is still in preview after the April update? Might run a few more project through with this feature before updating.

[@pdxcnc]

Yep, it's still in preview.

[@Z-add]

It has left preview and became a paid extension. Not a cheap one either.

[@garrettslobey9204]

So does the normal arrange tool not work for sheet metal? Doesn't Seem to work?

[@pdxcnc]

Pretty sure it does. Haven’t tried it myself

[@garrettslobey9204]

@@pdxcnc figured it out. Keep up the videos and thanks!

[@pdxcnc]

Hey thanks. Glad to hear it

[@harryfish5443]

Whenever i open the arrange tool, i get a window that says Objects and Envelopes instead of Shapes and Sheets

[@pdxcnc]

It's just changed language from when I made the video.

[@spike7112ify]

I'm playing back a 2x speed and still took you forever to get to the point.

[@pdxcnc]

Thanks? Feel free to not watch