Fusion 360: Basic Part Modeling

2h 31mBeginner2019-12-16

Authors

Vladimir Mariano

Cofounder and President of Fairfield County Makers' Guild

Course details

Learn how design for the real world with Autodesk Fusion 360 to practice modeling parts that match real-life constraints. This course takes you through how to measure objects and create models for parts that are manufacture-ready. Design basics are covered first, including using the tools in Fusion 360. Then, project-based instructions are provided for creating a battery holder that meets valid constraints. Next, reference drawings are used to demonstrate how to modify dimensions according to various specifications. Additionally, several design and modeling steps are shown, involving sketching, extruding, using calipers, fixing over-constraint errors, adjusting appearances, calibrating canvases, and more.

Learning objectives
Getting started with Fusion 360
Sketching and extruding
Editing sketches and features
Offsetting
Using calipers to get precise measurements
Designing according constraints
Modifying dimensions
Changing inches to millimeters
Modifying features
Attaching and calibrating a canvas
Sketching by referencing a canvas
Parallel constraints
Combining bodies and separating bodies

Skills covered

Fusion 360Product and Industrial DesignAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - About the course

1. Setup

03 - Download Fusion 360
04 - Introduction to the user interface
05 - Change settings
06 - PC vs. Mac

2. Design Basics

07 - Updated toolbar UI (2019)
08 - First model and navigation
09 - Sketching and extruding
10 - Editing sketches and features
11 - Construction lines and circles
12 - Offset and Fillet tools

3. Designing Accurate Parts

13 - Design a battery with dimensions
14 - Using calipers to get precise measurements
15 - Design slide switch - Constraints
16 - Slide switch - Constraints continued
17 - Fix over-constraint errors
18 - Referencing dimensions
19 - Modifying dimensions

4. Design by Referencing Drawings

20 - Obtaining drawings for battery charger
21 - Inches to millimeters
22 - Symmetry Constraint and Mirror tool
23 - Midpoint and linear constraints
24 - Ports
25 - Fillets and appearances
26 - Modifying features

5. Design by Attaching Canvas

27 - Attach and calibrate canvas for the circuit playground
28 - Sketching by referencing the canvas
29 - Parallel constraints and Circular Pattern
30 - Circular Pattern in the modeling environment
31 - Modify the timeline
32 - Combining bodies
33 - Separating bodies and appearances

Conclusion

34 - Next steps