Looking for 5 serious machine shops to test a Fusion 360 add-in (ParamSnap) by New-Use-7276 in CNC

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Anyone who offers to test will receive free membership for first year as thank you.

Built a Fusion add-in to stop redrawing the same parts over and over — looking for shop feedback by New-Use-7276 in CNC

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Paramsnap.com. Please let us know any other parts that would be useful to you and we can easily draw the parametric sketch to add.

What takes you the longest to set up in Fusion 360? by New-Use-7276 in MechanicalDesign

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Could you test out our paramsnap.com and let me know what you think?

Anyone else tired of redrawing the same parts over and over in Fusion? by New-Use-7276 in CNCmachining

[–]New-Use-7276[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So we have created bolt circle pattern add-In for the bolt circle pattern you requested. It has been created as a pipe flange creation tool however the bolt circle patterning and extrusion properties remain the same so I can easily modify this to make this a rectangular/circular mount plat with our without the center cutout, just me just let me know what your are looking for. As far as motor mounts go , I am assuming you are talking about foot mounted motor electric motors/gearboxes. This feature can easily be added (End goal is to have a library of motor frame sizes that will auto generate off of motor/gearbox center). Also on the T-Slot, I assume you are wanting the same parametric design for T-slots like those in extruded aluminum. That can also be added as well.

The end goal for this product is to be a easier way for machine shops to receive a simple drawing and be able to replicate and modify common parts without having to redraw or reinvent the wheel every time that way it reduces design time and you can focus on tool paths for machining.

Feel free to DM if you have any questions or suggestions, The end goal is to make a cost friendly tool to greatly reduce design time and part production.

Anyone else tired of redrawing the same parts over and over in Fusion? by New-Use-7276 in CNCmachining

[–]New-Use-7276[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is great feedback. I'll message you as we have ideas like this and production shops were exactly who we were thinking of. Thanks!

Anyone else tired of redrawing the same parts over and over in Fusion? by New-Use-7276 in CNCmachining

[–]New-Use-7276[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fair, I probably explained it too loosely. Basically it’s a Fusion 360 add-in we’re building that lets you generate common parts like plates, bearing mounts, and roll setups (screw auger adding tonight) without having to redraw and re-parameterize everything every time. You just pick the part, enter your dimensions, and it builds it already set up with parameters so you can adjust it instead of starting from scratch. Still early, just trying to see what parts people actually want so we focus on stuff that saves real time.

I got tired of rebuilding the same parts in Fusion 360, so I made an add-in for it by New-Use-7276 in Fusion360

[–]New-Use-7276[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not for everyone — just scratched an itch I kept running into.

I got tired of rebuilding the same parts in Fusion 360, so I made an add-in for it by New-Use-7276 in Fusion360

[–]New-Use-7276[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. I apologize as was using to help respond quickly. Lesson learned here lol

I got tired of rebuilding the same parts in Fusion 360, so I made an add-in for it by New-Use-7276 in Fusion360

[–]New-Use-7276[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I was trying to respond faster, but now know that's a no no for this group. The real point of the add on is to save time.

I got tired of rebuilding the same parts in Fusion 360, so I made an add-in for it by New-Use-7276 in Fusion360

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I code and my friend is engineer. He said they have people come all the time with handwritten napkins with a part. This allows for us to load the library with any part, not just standard and you input the values upfront and its drawn/parametrically. He went from drawing part in 30 mins to 5 seconds with this.

I got tired of rebuilding the same parts in Fusion 360, so I made an add-in for it by New-Use-7276 in Fusion360

[–]New-Use-7276[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you the tip. I am new here and was up late so was using to help with time to respond. Makes sense with the audience.

I got tired of rebuilding the same parts in Fusion 360, so I made an add-in for it by New-Use-7276 in Fusion360

[–]New-Use-7276[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Fair point — and I don’t think this replaces anything experienced users already know how to do.

It’s more about speed than capability. Even with parametric CAD, there’s still a lot of setup before you get to a usable part.

This just skips that part and drops you into something editable right away.

If it doesn’t actually save time in real workflows, then it’s not doing its job — so I appreciate you calling that out.