FRC Fusion

Table of Contents

• FRC Tools for Fusion

  • Installation

  • Sketch Tab Tools

    • Create C-C Distance Tool

    • Edit C-C Distance Tool

    • Bolt Pattern Tool

  • Solid Tab Tools

    • Shaft Endings Tool

    • Timing Belt Tool

    • Timing Pulley Tool

    • Tubify Tool

    • Lighten Tool

    • Shaft Generator Tool

• Marker CAD

  • Features

FRC Tools for Fusion

(Credit goes to 4698 Raider Robotics for the tools in this section except for Shaft Generator)

These are some tools to speed up some CAD operations that occur frequently in FRC robot design. This work was inspired by the great tools the community has made available for OnShape.

Also consider using Team 5000s FRC-COTS to manage COTS files.

Installation

Click the green code buttom dropdown and click download zip

After installation close Fusion if it was open and reopen it. The FRCTools Add-In should be enabled by default. For more information on installing Add-Ins see How to install Add-Ins. For more information on disabling Add-Ins see Managing Scripts and Add-Ins.

Sketch Tab Tools

Create C-C Distance Tool

Tip	Sketch Tab Create › FRCTools › C-C Distance

This tool creates a Center-to-Center Distance object. It determines the correct spacing for 20DP Gears, HTD 5mm Belts, GT2 3mm Belts, RT25 Belts, #25H chain and #35 chain. It also creates a set of linked sketch entities that represent the C-C Distance, pitch diameter circles, OD circles and a text label that effectively documents the parameters used to find the spacing in the sketch. Deleting any part of the C-C Distance will delete all of it.

Edit C-C Distance Tool

Tip	Sketch Tab Modify › FRCTools › Edit C-C Distance

This tool allows for the editing of an existing C-C Distance object. The C-C Distance can be edited by right clicking on it and selecting Edit C-C Distance from the popup menu or by selecting an existing C-C Distance within the C-C Distance command. The linked entities can be edited as a unit. Deleting any part of the C-C Distance will delete all of it. A C-C Distance can be edited by right clicking on it and selecting Edit C-C Distance or by selecting an existing C-C Distance within the Edit C-C Distance command.

Bolt Pattern Tool

Tip	Sketch Tab Create › FRCTools › Bolt Pattern

This tool creates a simple bolt pattern about a specified center point for some common FRC motors. After it is created it can be edited to add/remove suppression, change the center diameter etc.

Solid Tab Tools

Shaft Endings Tool

Tip	Solid Tab Create › FRCTools › Shaft Endings

This tool generates Shaft end operations on 1/2", 3/8" and 1/4" shafts. It can put an e-clip or snap ring groove on the end of the shaft. It can also put a center hole in the shaft.

Shaft Endings Tool

Timing Belt Tool

Tip	Solid Tab Create › FRCTools › Extrude Belt/Chain

This tool generates Timing Belt or chain solids from a C-C Distance input. A simpliflied preview is used to speed up the UI response time. For chains and timing belts without teeth the body if referenced to the C-C Distance entity and will update position and size with it. It will not update correctly if the belt or chain type is changed. For toothed belts, the solid body is not referenced to the C-C sketch geometry as this made the UI laggy and unresponsive. A C-C Distance can be extruded by right clicking on it and selecting Extrude Belt/Chain or by selecting an existing C-C Distance within the C-C Distance command

Preview of the solid to be created by the Timing Belt tool

Complete Timing Belt

Timing Pulley Tool

Tip	Solid Tab Create › FRCTools › Timing Pulley

Note	DEPRECIATED! Use the generator design files instead. They are more flexible.

This tool creates very simple HTD 5mm or GT2 3mm timing pulley shapes. It does not add flanges or center bores.

Tubify Tool

Tip	Solid Tab Create › FRCTools › Tubify Solid

This tool converts solid 1x1 or 1x2 shapes into shelled and hole punched tubes used in FRC.

Lighten Tool

Tip	Solid Tab Create › FRCTools › Lighten

This tool pockets a solid by offsetting profiles and cut extruding them through the solid. A sketch should be created on the body to be lightened with spider-web lines where material should be kept. Holding the Ctrl-key while selecting profiles delays the updating of the lighten tool graphics until Ctrl is released.

Shaft Generator Tool

Tip	Solid Tab Create › FRCTools › Generate Shaft

Generate a shaft from a few common profiles (MAXSpline, 1/2 hex, 3/8 hex and 3/4 OD Round Tube

Marker CAD

Tip	Insert Tab Insert › Marker CAD

Features

• Arm — Creates a tube attached to a sprocket

• Belt — Creates a simple belt

• Conveyor — Creates a belt-based conveyor mechanism

• Drive Train — Creates a drivetrain (bring your own swerve pod CAD)

• Elevator — Creates an elevator

• Fixed Hooded Shooter — Creates a shooter with a fixed hood

• Frame — Creates either a rectangular or triangular supporting frame

• Gamepiece — Creates a generic game piece

• Rollers — Creates 1 or 2 horizontal rollers attached to plates

• Rollers Along a Path — Creates a series of rollers on a path defined on a face/plane parallel to the XY plane

• Spindex — Creates a spindex

• Structure — Creates a basic structural piece

• Telescope — Creates a telescope

• Turret — Creates a turret

• Variable Shooter — Creates a shooter with a moving hood