Fill a build volume with components

Ensure that you have an additive setup with an additive machine selected.

On the Manufacture workspace toolbar, click Additive > Modify > Fill Build Volume .

The Fill Build Volume dialog opens.

By default, if the active setup contains only one component, that component is automatically selected. If the setup contains multiple components, on the canvas, select the component you want to copy.

Choose a Fill Type to determine the way Fusion uses the available space within the build volume:

• With the 2D fill type selected, copies are arranged in a single layer on the surface of the build platform.
• With the 3D (Bounding Box) fill type selected, copies can be arranged within the entire volume of the build, and the component's bounding box is taken as a measure of space required for each copy. Use this option to reach a quick and rough 3D arrangement.
• With the 3D (True Shape) fill type selected, copies can be arranged anywhere within the build volume, and the actual shape of the component is used to measure its space requirements. Use this option to optimize the use of space to fit more copies of the component in a single build.

(Optional) If you chose the 3D (Bounding Box) or 3D (True Shape) fill type, set Voxel Sizing to Custom and adjust the settings to balance the efficiency of the results with the computation time required.

(Optional) If you chose 3D (True Shape) fill type, select the Rotation checkbox and adjust the settings to control how the copies can rotate within the build arrangement.

Enter a Platform Clearance to set the distance between the copies of the component and the build platform.

Enter a Frame Width to set the distance between the copies of the component and the edge of the build volume.

Enter a Ceiling Clearance to set the distance between the tops of the copies of the component and the top of the build volume.

Enter an Object Spacing to set the minimum distance between the copies of the component and between the copies and any existing components.

(Optional) Select Limit Number of Copies and enter the number of copies to be created in the Copies box.

Click OK.

Copies of the component fill the build volume. The copies of the component are added to the manufacturing model.

Example of components filling a build volume in in 2D (left), 3D (Bounding Box) (center), and 3D (True Shape) with Rotations checkbox selected and X, Y and Z rotations set to Custom: 20 degrees (right).