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Edit In Place reference

The following tools are available during Edit In Place in Fusion.

Design > Sketch > Create

All Create tools for sketches are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place, except for the following:

  • include 3d geometry icon Include 3D Geometry
  • project to surface icon Project To Surface
  • intersection curve icon Intersection Curve

Design > Sketch > Modify

All Modify tools for sketches are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place.

Design > Sketch > Constraints

All Constraints tools for sketches are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place.

Design > Solid > Create

The following Create tools for solid bodies are available in Edit In Place:

tool Associative Non-Associative
new component icon New Component check icon check icon
create sketch icon Create Sketch check icon check icon
create form icon Create Form check icon check icon
extrude icon Extrude check icon check icon
revolve icon Revolve check icon check icon
sweep icon Sweep check icon check icon
loft icon Loft check icon check icon
rib icon Rib check icon check icon
web icon Web check icon check icon
emobss icon Emboss check icon check icon
hole icon Hole check icon check icon
thread icon Thread check icon check icon
box icon Box check icon check icon
sphere icon Sphere check icon check icon
cylinder icon Cylinder check icon check icon
torus icon Torus check icon check icon
coil icon Coil check icon check icon
pipe icon Pipe check icon check icon
rectangular pattern icon Rectangular Pattern check icon check icon
circular pattern icon Circular Pattern check icon check icon
mirror icon Mirror check icon check icon
thicken icon Thicken check icon check icon
boundary fill icon Boundary Fill check icon check icon
Note: Embedded Analysis for Sweep and Loft is unavailable in Edit In Place.

Design > Solid > Modify

The following Modify tools for solid bodies are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • press pull icon Press Pull
  • fillet icon Fillet
  • chamfer icon Chamfer
  • shell icon Shell
  • draft icon Draft
  • scale icon Scale
  • combine icon Combine
  • offset face icon Offset Face
  • replace face icon Replace Face
  • split face icon Split Face
  • split body icon Split Body
  • silhouette split icon Silhouette Split
  • move/copy icon Move/Copy
  • align icon Align
  • delete icon Delete
  • remove features icon Simplify > Remove Features
  • remove faces icon Simplify > Remove Faces
  • physical material icon Physical Material
  • appearance icon Appearance
  • manage materials icon Manage Materials
  • change parameters icon Change Parameters
  • compute all icon Compute All

Design > Surface > Create

The following Create tools for surface bodies are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • extrude icon Extrude
  • revolve icon Revolve
  • sweep icon Sweep
  • loft icon Loft
  • patch icon Patch
  • offset icon Offset

The following tools are only available in non-associative Edit In Place:

  • ruled icon Ruled
Note: Embedded Analysis for Sweep, Loft, and Ruled is unavailable in Edit In Place.

Design > Surface > Modify

The following Modify tools for surface bodies are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • trim icon Trim
  • untrim icon Untrim
  • extend icon Extend
  • stitch icon Stitch
  • unstitch icon Unstitch
  • reverse normal icon Reverse Normal
Note: Embedded Analysis for Extend is unavailable in Edit In Place.

Design > Sheet Metal > Create

The following Create tools for sheet metal components are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • flange icon Flange
  • bend icon Bend
  • convert icon Convert To Sheet Metal

Design > Sheet Metal > Modify

The following Modify tools for sheet metal components are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • unfold icon Unfold
  • refold icon Refold
  • sheet metal rules icon Sheet Metal Rules

Design > Assemble

The following Assemble tools are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • joint icon Joint
  • as-built joint icon As-Built Joint
  • rigid group icon Rigid Group
  • drive joints icon Drive Joints
Note: All tools related to joints are only available in the Local Context. If you activate any of these tools during Edit In Place, Fusion automatically activates the Local Context for you.

Design > Construct

All Construct tools for planes, axes, and points are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place.

Design > Inspect

The following Inspect tools are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • measure icon Measure
  • interference icon Interference
  • display component colors icon Display Component Colors
  • display mesh face groups icon Display Mesh Face Groups

Design > Insert

The following Insert tools are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place:

  • insert svg icon Insert SVG
  • insert dxf icon Insert DXF
  • Insert McMaster Carr Component

Design > Select

All Select tools are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place, except for the following:

  • seed and boundary icon Seed And Boundary
  • select by size icon Select By Size

Design > Form contextual environment

All Form tools are available in both associative and non-associative Edit In Place.

Assembly Context tool availability

When you open an external component in its own tab and activate an Assembly Context, all of the modeling tools in the Design workspace are available to you.

If you use the following tools, Fusion will automatically switch you to the Local Context, where you can use them:

  • Joint
  • As-Built Joint
  • Rigid Group
  • Tangent Relationship
  • Drive Joints
  • Component Drag
  • Capture Position
  • Revert Position
  • Ground
  • Unground
  • Animate Joint
  • Animate Model
  • Edit Joint Limits
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