Manage plastic rules in a design
Learn how to use the Manage Plastic Rules to create new rules, edit existing rules, or save rules to a library to use them in multiple designs in Fusion.
This feature is part of an extension. Extensions are a flexible way to access additional capabilities in Fusion. Learn more.
Edit a plastic rule
On the Design toolbar, select Plastic > Setup > Manage Plastic Rules
.The Manage Plastic Rules dialog displays.
In the dialog, right-click the rule you want to edit.
Select Edit Rule.
The Edit Rule dialog displays.
In the dialog:
- Enter a name for the plastic rule.
- Select a plastic physical material from the Material Library to assign to components that use this plastic rule.
- Specify the values.
Click Save.
The plastic rule updates and any components that use the plastic rule update to reflect the changes.
Create a new plastic rule
On the Design toolbar, select Plastic > Setup > Manage Plastic Rules
.The Manage Plastic Rules dialog displays.
In the dialog, right-click the rule you want to start from.
Select New Rule.
The New Rule dialog displays.
In the dialog:
- Enter a name for the plastic rule.
- Select a plastic physical material from the Material Library to assign to components that use this plastic rule.
- Specify the values.
Click Save.
The new plastic rule is created.
Delete a plastic rule
On the Design toolbar, select Plastic > Setup > Manage Plastic Rules
.The Manage Plastic Rules dialog displays.
Select a Library rule.
Right-click on a rule name and select Delete.
The plastic rule is removed from the cloud library.
Tips
- Plastic rules In This Design are local to the active document. Plastic rules in the Library are stored in the cloud library.
- Right-click a rule name and select Set As Default to set it as the default plastic rule.