Fusion 360 - Copy, Paste and Clone Objects

When copying and pasting a body in Fusion 360 it creates a new independent body. However, if you do the same with a component they are linked, like a clone. And whatever you do to one is replicated to all. This can be confusing and annoying! It can also be helpful if you have many of the same object and need to make a change.
I will show in this video eh difference between the two options, and also the way in which you can create a copy of a component without it being a clone.
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[@mazzenalamri7582]

Man!!! thank you!! that was driving me crazy and I couldn't find an answer online for a while until your video!

[@simon9447]

Mate! Fantastic! I have been after a succinct answer to this clone stuff and waded through long winded complex explanations and the n I found yours. Well done.

[@c.harris7823]

Outstanding explanation! Perfect, concise and clear!! Thank you!

[@thomaspax9483]

This is a great instructional video. I only use Fusion 360 on occasion for custom 3d prints. I had no idea how useful components could be to me.

[@ardlab7972]

Concise, straight to the point; way better than most other bloated explanations.

[@adambergendorff2702]

You answered one of the most frustrating things I have encountered, Thank You!

[@wadefischer3434]

Bloody Legend. This has been driving me insane.

[@watchdogpedro]

Great job here, best i have ever seen for the subject

[@joelstolarski2244]

Thank you. I tried before and didn't move body, and could not understand what happened to the new body. Phew, know happy. Thanks again for the great to the point way to do it.

[@randydixon773]

Short and sweet. Thank you.

[@IrocZIV]

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks.

[@rainerhasler135]

Thank you so much! Very clear instructions!

[@YASAJTV]

Nice video, very helpful. What if I want to transfer body between projects?

[@gibsonsimpson]

Thank you! This will help some of my repetitive workflow.

[@TheGnthreman]

Thanks, I was looking for this

[@oldengray5661]

Good teaching style. Liked and subbed up.

[@AerialLensVideo]

Very well done and clear - THANKS! BUT.... I am having a related problem maybe you can comment on? I have created a pretty complex assembly and have copied the whole assembly (both ways, just paste and paste new), and when I try to remove a piece of the assembly from one of the copies (by splitting a body and then selecting the part I do not want), the WHOLE PASTED ASSEMBLY DISAPPEARS when I click either the (X) or the delete key to Delete that selection! So frustrating. What am I missing? Thanks again,

[@andrewroberts618]

Fantastic, quick and on point! (Helped heaps) Just have to remember it

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

You're welcome!

[@UgurGuver]

Simple but life saver tip!

[@bobvidal7096]

Thank you. This is valuable information.

[@lyubomyrmelnychyn596]

Thanks so much. You helped me solve my problem.

[@ygiagam]

Thank you; These are great!

[@DarthCoco]

This is an explanation I needed. Thanks.

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@toure929]

Nice. Good tutorial.

Thanks, simple but an amazing tutorial!

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

You're welcome!

[@amilcarmalave4115]

thanks so much. great video

[@perniculous]

Ok I copy the component, activate the top level, the paste new. When I want to edit an existing sketch, it takes me to the original component to edit. For example I want the same part with 5 different texts on it and fusion is still showing me the outline of the new text. How can I create a new, independent component, with all timeline features, and be truly independent so it doesn't take me to the original component sketches?

[@djmanforallofyou]

Hey i really need your help for a project i am drawing in fusion can we maybe have a teams call? would appriciate it !!

[@AdmiralBud]

Great video!

[@jimgnandt5190]

That was really helpful. Has anyone heard of a bug that switches the functionality of 'Paste' and 'Paste New' ? I'm using an educational license. When I click 'Paste New' I get the Move/Copy window and when I click Okay, I get a: 1:2 relationship instead of a new: 2:1 independent copy. I need to select to 'Paste' in order to get a new copy. It's kinda crazy and took me awhile to find out why it wasn't working.

[@AstonJay]

I want to know how to copy a body and paste it into another fusion 360 file? I can't seem to find videos on that

[@adenwellsmith6908]

One query. I have a sketch, its extruded. I need to create 3 bodies that match that sketch, but then I need to do different things to each. I'd like it that if the original sketch is changed, that change propagates. That's different from the scenarios you present. My best guess, take the sketch and extrude it three times to create three components, say with a parameter for thickness. Then modify from there.

[@damiancz4301]

O_O im dumb... thousands hours to figure out how to copy any shits and You explained it in 5 minutes:D LOL:D

[@anujpatel6438]

saved my day buddy tysm

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Happy to help

[@macrobionic]

Good one👍

[@stephenkamin1345]

I am looking to do a true editable copy of the first item- say item 1,2 and 3 are identical... but all have different size holes in them... can i draw one, copy it 2 times, and edit the hole in just the two copys?

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Yes, if you paste new and not make a clone.

[@mikeism]

Excellent!

[@hashithdulanjaya3718]

Thank you. You are the man

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Glad to help

[@danielmelendrez1616]

Awesome! Thank youuuuu 8)

[@dwaynefong]

Thank you!

[@Noxxiz]

Thank you!!! I was losing my mind on this. LOL!

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

You're welcome!!

[@yagwaw]

Thanks, that helped a lot!

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Glad it helped!

[@WindsorCraftDesigns]

Can you create a clone with the mirror function?

[@Tonicwine999]

Fuck! How long it has taken me to learn this, must be like a couple of years! This shouldn't have been so hard to do fusion 360! Thanks- lifesaver

[@tj9382]

Very helpful

[@ClownWhisper]

I have somewhat of a more complex problem if I have say a box with several cylinders protruding out of different sides. I want to copy one of the cylinders and paste it into a new drawing how do I do that? I've had success in the past but I can't remember how I've done it this is very handy to do if you have a component on a body that breaks during use and you want to replace it and you can use nice strong epoxy to replace that component there's no sense in building an entire new model if you can just glue the new piece on

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Use split body tool. I will make a video tutorial on this one and post a link here to it shortly.

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Here's the video on how to do this kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIe1iJaHisuCbpI

[@Art_911]

Thanks, don't know why they just don't have a "clone" or "instance" copy function. Anyway, thanks for the info!

[@rainerhasler135]

Clever idea!

[@rhetth-s8082]

excellent!

[@wildmangeorgesrcchannel6916]

Mine doesn’t have a check box for copy.

[@jasreca]

I'm sorry, but this just doesn't work for me! I can select Copy and then Paste New on the root object, but it just flashes and presents with a COPY/MOVE menu and nothing is selected. When I then select the component to copy and move it, it just moves that component.

[@Marcellus74]

Subbed :)

[@drewbriggs3313]

My copy/move menu looks nothing like yours ... It gives me move object, selection, move type and set pivot. It does not give me the onscreen option to drag a new copy or input coordinates ...

[@domenicomanni8641]

I have your same problem,I learn myself Autocad in 1998,now Autodesk ridicolously changed anything ....whit autocad I do the same things whit 1/4 of mouse cliks Autocad: Line -1point -end point -enter ,then Copy -select point -to snap or whenever ,multiple time -enter Fusion 360 23 years after: They eliminated Copy command ,result = impossible move or copy 2d lines ,and work for solids only for who have different Move menu ,so for us ????🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@bonarlibor3067]

Is there a way to add something to a clone? Say if I have 20 identicle items, but then i want to engrave a serial number in each? Same object, different number

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

No, you would need to create a new copy not a clone to do this.

[@ugurbolat.bicycle]

thankss !

[@jamescole3152]

Ok but what if I just want to copy a 2D object or sketch?

[@DanieleGiorgino]

thx

[@sayhan351]

it doesnt work! the create copy option is not appearing!

[@MiljanBojovic]

Autodesk keep changing stuff. Now make a copy does the same as component. You edit one and the other one gets updated. No, I did not make them component before copying. Already checked.

[@Anax100]

the clone didn't work at all like this in my version. If you made a new component it just made a new body set and stayed unlinked.

[@Gino_567]

I offer you this like!

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Cheers!

[@wpegley]

Wish you started with the last part, but thx

[@bharthyadav6794]

create copy is not showing on the menu

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

Not sure why. It could be a linked object from another project? Is it a body or a component you are trying to copy?

[@bharthyadav6794]

@@FinalCutProXTutorials it's was a body and i got it thank you dude

[@lllTinyDancerlll]

Not all heroes wear capes... Unless...?

[@mateuszgezakowski5442]

Livesaver

[@rolfalm]

Why is this even an issue, every other program on the planet has an easy way to copy an paste stuff. here fusion has something to work on.

[@geogan2]

THERE IS NO "CREATE COPY" TICKBOX ON THAT MOVE/COPY REQUESTER!!!

[@SevrDzn]

same

[@mrpoopybutthole666]

I'm just wondering, why there is no ctrl+d, like in any other normal softwares

[@IrfanAli-eo1bb]

Thank you so much..🤍

[@mrpoopybutthole666]

what if I dont have this copy checkbox

[@hackaboom]

Thank you!

[@FinalCutProXTutorials]

You're welcome!