However, the linking isn’t quite as “straightforward” as it was. All the available options appear to be the same, dimensions, sections, and detail views can be created as before.

Create a new drawing from the newly saved file.

Save it with a new name (In my case I used “workshop-garage RHS” to remind me which drawing was going to be created from it).

Create > Derive a new design from the Step 1 model making sure that Create New Design and One Component as Design are selected.Įnsure that the topmost component (“workshop-garage v1” in the illustration) is selected and click OK.Ī new file/model will be created containing the selected component.

In my case, a “Framing Overview” to go with the design and save it.

Make sure the original “workshop-garage” design is up to date and saved.

Maybe there was a workaround for “multiple drawings” after all? I would have to watch the number of editable documents, but Fusion 360 would warn me if there were a problem, and it was a small price to pay to get “live” or at least updatable versions of all my drawings again!Ĭreate > Derive was my “ new best friend.” The workflow went something like this: I can’t remember what I was creating when I returned, but I stumbled on Create > Derive and Insert > Derive for the first time and had the makings of an idea. All I had left was the design, the first drawing, and (luckily) paper copies of the other six.ĭisgruntled, I “walked away” from Fusion 360 for a while. Suddenly, everything I was working towards had gone. Unfortunately, the licensing rules had changed by then, and I said goodbye to all but one of my seven drawings… I was happy with my efforts and later decided to play a little more, making some minor changes to the design.

I finally ended up with a design I was satisfied with and seven sheets of drawings.

I was getting quite proficient with Fusion 360 and could produce working drawings and (eventually) a BOM (bill of materials), outshone the occasional difficulties I had with the model. Designing the new wooden building wasn’t too hard.

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