Find similar components

Use the Find Similar Component tool to locate and reuse similar components in your hub that match a component in your active design in Fusion. The tool uses AI to compare geometry.

The tool runs on components without child components that include solid body geometry. It does not support mesh bodies, surface-only bodies, or fastener components. If the selection is not supported, Find Similar Components may be missing from the browser shortcut menu when you right-click.

Find similar components

1. Click Inspect > Find Similar Components or right-click a supported component in the browser and choose Find Similar Components.

   The Find Similar Component panel opens.

2. If the design is an assembly and the Components in this design list is shown (for example, "Components in this design (8)"), optional: use Sort by best match to change the order.

3. If you see Components in this design, select the component you want to find similar matches for, then click View Similar on its tile.

   The Similar Components list appears.

4. Select a result tile to preview that component in the canvas. Each tile shows the similarity status (Duplicate, Highly Similar, or Similar), type, and last updated info. Click Open on the tile to choose Open in new design, Insert as external component, or Replace component when those actions are available for that result (see Open, insert, or replace from results).

Filter and sort results

1. With the Find Similar Component panel open and the Similar Components or Components in this design list visible, open Filter and Sort (or use the filter/sort control in the panel).

2. Under Filters, narrow the list:

   • Projects — Restrict results to components from specific projects.
   • Component Type — Restrict by type (for example, Internal component, Part Design, External Component, Configured Design).

3. Under Sort By, choose how results are ordered when the option is available:

   • Best match — By similarity to the source component (default when shown).
   • Date — By last updated date.
   • Component name — Alphabetically by name.

Sort by best match appears only when there are at least two components with different similarity statuses and multiple results to compare. It is hidden when only one component is visible or when all components have the same status.

Your filter and sort choices are saved for the next time you run Find Similar Component.

Open, insert, or replace from results

1. With the Find Similar Component panel open, select a result tile in the Similar Components list.

   The component is cross-highlighted in the canvas. Each tile shows the component name, Internal component (or other type), last updated date and user, and the similarity status: Duplicate, Highly Similar, or Similar.

2. Click Open on the selected tile and choose one of the following:

   • Open in new design — Opens the similar component in a new design tab.
   • Insert as external component — Inserts the similar component into the active design as an external reference. Unavailable when the selected similar component is an internal component.
   • Replace component — Replaces the source component in the active design with the selected similar component. Unavailable when the selected similar component is an internal component.

The panel closes after the action completes. Click Cancel to close without applying an action.