# Dogbone failures

**URL:** <https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dogbone-failures/12294>\
**Category:** CAD/CAM Software Tips\
**Tags:** fusion360\
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dogbone-failures/12294 "2020-02-03T02:43:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mrgnstrn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/mrgnstrn/32/15376_2.png) [@mrgnstrn](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/mrgnstrn)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dogbone-failures/12294/1 "2020-02-03T02:43:11Z")

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Hey all!

You have all been a wealth of knowledge so far, and I bet you can help me pinpoint my problem here too.

I dove in a switched from sketchup to fusion360. it took a while to get used to the tools and workflow, but I think i have it down.

now I have odd problems with the dogbone tool.

I get this failure:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/a/ad8c47530315a957414d75ed974b056ba084c5a9.png)

if you zoom in, it’s full of jargon that I cannot decript.

the dogbone tool works on some faces, but not all.  
and even if I get this failure, sometimes it puts dogbones in anyway.  
but not every time.

any ideas?

-km

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**Author:** ![bryton](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bryton/32/14298_2.png) [@bryton](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bryton)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dogbone-failures/12294/2 "2020-02-04T00:54:53Z")

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i’m still not 100% sure as to why, but most of the things im finding says that its an error with an Addin. its suggesting you perform a Clean Uninstall of Autodesk Fusion 360 and then re-install.

here’s where I got the information and they tell you how to go about doing the reinstal

> **[Fusion 360 Errors Traceback and MakeTime AddIn prevent application from...](https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Fusion-360-Errors-Traceback-and-MakeTime-AddIn-prevent-application-from-opening.html)**
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> When opening Fusion an error appears that prevents Fusion from opening

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**Author:** ![tinker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/tinker/32/9747_2.png) [@tinker](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/tinker)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dogbone-failures/12294/3 "2020-02-05T18:03:07Z")

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The Dogbone add in is throwing an error because something unexpected happened. This could be just due to poor coding. The last line mentions _BRepEdge_ which is _Boundary Representation Edge_ so it could be that you have not selected an edge for it to act on. Best bet is to contact the developer of the Dogbone add in.

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**Author:** ![pjl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a8b319/32.png) [@pjl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/pjl)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dogbone-failures/12294/4 "2021-01-05T01:12:23Z")

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I know I’m responding to an old post - but…, I’m actually the developer of this dogbone AddIn.

In case anyone else, who has problems with the AddIn, is reading this - by far the easiest way of solving any issue with the addIn is to leave a post on the GITHUB issues page ([here](https://github.com/DVE2000/Dogbone/issues)). I generally respond within a few hours, and at worst case within a day or two.

My addIn is actually quite robust, at least compared to its predecessors - in the past 2 years, I’ve only needed to fix a couple of small issues. By far the biggest issues are actually with the underlying F360. For instance using dogbones in a parametric model only works sometimes - and that’s 100% due to F360 not behaving. The issue raised in this post is an F360 one too.

The addIn will only place dogbones in areas that are viable - so if you put dogbones on a component, it won’t let you put more dogbones on a copy of that component (because they’re already there from the original component).

I do this as a retiree and as a hobby - it’s totally free, and I plan on it always being so. If people use it and like it, so much the better - I’ve not received any negative comments yet (there’s always a first time though).

pjl

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**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dogbone-failures/12294/5 "2021-01-05T01:38:08Z")

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> [@pjl](#):
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> I’m actually the developer of this dogbone AddIn.

Welcome! It’s an awesome feature to have given to the world…thank you! 😀