Have you ever needed to take an overhead image of a part so you can bring it into Fusion as a Canvas?

Without a perfectly aligned shot, tracing around your design becomes frustratingly inaccurate — but not anymore. Introducing the Fusion Buddy, a purpose-built overhead photography rig designed to help makers, designers, and engineers capture precision top-down images effortlessly.

Originally designed for the iPhone 13 Pro, the Fusion Buddy securely holds your phone in a perfectly level position above your workspace. Combine it with your own lighting setup to achieve crisp, shadow-free shots of any part you’re modelling. 

iPhone 13 Pro measures 146.7 mm × 71.5 mm × 7.65 mm, so any phone with similar dimensions will fit comfortably in your Fusion Buddy cradle (within ±2–3 mm).

I've also designed a parametric phone cradle that can be found here:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1946285-fusion-buddy-parametric-phone-cradle#profileId-2090825

For viewing or taking pictures of Lithophanes or negatives, check out my other model:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1972903-fusion-buddy-lithophane-negatives-light-plate#profileId-2121504

An optional photo tray, printed in Bambu green filament, acts as a built-in green screen — ideal for background removal and clean part isolation when importing into Fusion 360.

The Fusion Buddy features a linear rail system for smooth forward and backward adjustment, while the phone cradle slides side-to-side, letting you fine-tune framing with absolute precision.

Whether you’re reverse-engineering a component or capturing flat-lay images for MakerWorld, the Fusion Buddy ensures every photo is perfectly aligned, consistent, and ready for design.

🟢 Precision meets creativity — powered by DSL Design.