AdditivePlatformMachineElement Object

Derived from: MachineElement Object
Defined in namespace "adsk::cam" and the header file is <Cam/Machine/AdditivePlatformMachineElement.h>

Description

Machine element representing the additive platform settings.

Methods

Name Description
classType Static function that all classes support that returns the type of the class as a string. The returned string matches the string returned by the objectType property. For example if you have a reference to an object and you want to check if it's a SketchLine you can use myObject.objectType == fusion.SketchLine.classType().
staticTypeId Identifying name for all elements of this type. Pass this to the itemByType or itemById methods of MachineElements to filter to elements of this type.

Properties

Name Description
clearance Clearance height used for automatically arranging parts and suggested height for positioning part on the build platform. Units are cm.
elementId Identifier for this element. Unique within an element type.
isValid Indicates if this object is still valid, i.e. hasn't been deleted or some other action done to invalidate the reference.
objectType This property is supported by all objects in the API and returns a string that contains the full name (namespace::objecttype) describing the type of the object.

It's often useful to use this in combination with the classType method to see if an object is a certain type. For example: if obj.objectType == adsk.core.Point3D.classType():
origin Origin point specifying the platform coordinates that correspond to the origin of the platform mesh. Units are cm.
size Usable platform size. Units are cm.
typeId Identifier for this type of machine element.

Samples

Name Description
Additive Manufacturing MJF API Sample

Demonstrates how to automate the creation of an additive MJF manufacturing setup and arrange components within the build volume of a 3D printer.

To run the sample script, have a design with one or more components open in Fusion’s DESIGN workspace. This script will switch the UI from the DESIGN workspace to the MANUFACTURE workspace, create a new Manufacturing Model, and create an Additive Arrange using that manufacturing model as an input.

The setup will select an MJF 3D printer from Fusion’s machine library and a print setting from the print setting library. All components in the Manufacturing model will be automatically arranged within the build volume of the selected MJF machine.

Version

Introduced in version July 2023