Modify tools for solid bodies

The tools in the Design > Solid > Modify panel let you modify solid bodies in Fusion.

You can use the following commands to modify a solid body:

Note: Some commands also appear in the Generative Design, Simulation, and Manufacture workspaces. The organization of commands differs in each workspace.

Press Pull

The Press Pull command changes the size of faces, bodies, fillets, chamfers, holes, and other geometry. The exact behavior depends on the selected geometry.

When you use the Press Pull command, a Press Pull feature appears in the Timeline.

You can create a fillet or radius on edges, create extrusions from sketches, and offset existing faces.

press pull example

Fillet

The Fillet command rounds the edges of a solid body, by removing material from exterior edges or adding material to interior edges.

When you create a fillet, a Fillet feature appears in the Timeline.

You can use the Press Pull command to modify existing fillets.

fillet example

Chamfer

The Chamfer command bevels the edges of a solid body, by removing material from exterior edges or adding material to interior edges.

When you create a chamfer, a Chamfer feature appears in the Timeline.

You can use the Press Pull command to modify existing chamfers.

chamfer example

Shell

The Shell command creates a thin-walled solid body by hollowing out its interior.

You can use Shell to remove material from the interior of a solid body, creating a hollow cavity with walls of a specified thickness.

You can offset the walls of a solid body to the inside, outside, or in both directions.

You can create a hollow solid body, or remove faces to form an opening.

shell example

Draft

The Draft command applies a fixed or parting line draft angle to rotate planar faces on a solid body.

You can use Draft to create parts that are manufactured using an injection molding or metal casting process.

parting line draft example

Scale

The Scale command enlarges or reduces the size of solid bodies.

scale example

Combine

The Combine command joins, cuts, or intersects solid bodies.

combine example

Offset Face

The Offset Face command shifts faces on a solid body in a positive or negative direction.

You can use Offset Face to modify a specific area of a design without all the extra options available in Extrude. This makes it ideal for quick adjustments to a design.

offset face example

Replace Face

The Replace Face command remove faces from a solid body and then trims or extends the body to new face locations.

The new face location is based on intersecting faces, surface patches, or workplanes.

replace face example

Split Face

The Split Face command divides faces on a solid body to add a draft, delete an area, or create features.

split face example

Split Body

The Split Body command divides a solid body into two solid bodies.

split body example

Silhouette Split

The Silhouette Split command splits a solid body at the silhouette outline looking from the view direction.

silhouette split example

Align

The Align command aligns objects using a point, line, plane, circle, or coordinate system.

align example

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