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| - | Software, Fusion 360 Introduction\\ | + | Fusion360 Tips, Tricks, Life Hacks. by Royce Edward Barber \\ |
| - | * Similar articles here at Ontu.org: Click the tech page, scroll down to headlines starting with "Software". \\ | + | . \\ |
| + | * Typical workflow... Draw a 2D sketch on a plane or face, starting at the origin point, then extrude that into 3D. Fusion360 likes the origin point and focuses its camera on it. \\ | ||
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| - | .\\ | + | * Define the basic interface... \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Thin toolbar at the top. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Fat toolbar at the top. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Tabs for open projects. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Save panel on the left side. \\ |
| - | * Fusion 360 is: \\ | + | * Floating browser tree. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Optional history buttons at the bottom. \\ |
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| - | .\\ | + | What the basic modes are for... \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Model is your home, it lets you draw 2D and 3D objects. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Patch helps you make non-thick walls to be water tight so there are no glitches. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * SheetMetal is \\ |
| - | * Fusion 360 is not: \\ | + | * Render is for pretty art, it allows you to add smart photo textures, shiny effects, shadows, and a realistic view. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Animation lets you articulate a model, adding basic movement of parts. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Drawing is _____________\\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Simulation lets you add some physics, weight, fractures, and real-world stress-test.\\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * Mesh is usually only available if you disable History in the Browser gear icon. \\ |
| - | .\\ | + | * CAM sends your model to a CNC carving machine. \\ |
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| - | * Fusion 360 costs: Free to students, if you show your StudentID to Autodesk. \\ | + | STL is ok for sending to a 3D printer but I would not use STL to transfer mesh data to a CAD app. Use OBJ or similar because this allows individual part remaining individual. \\ |
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| - | .\\ | + | * Fusion360 is a cloud app, running partly on your computer and partly on Autodesk's computer. What your computer is great at, it's allowed to do, but what your computer can't handle, Autodesk's computer manages that. When you go to Offline mode, your computer will have a bit more work to do, and there are a few glitches in the offline mode. Some cloud tools and model translation is only legally allowed to be used on Autodesk computers, so with the cloud you can use some of those tools. \\ |
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| - | .\\ | + | * Constraints are a needed torture... Getting used to constraints was hard for me, because my sketch nodes kept locking down and displaying alien-like glyphs. Constraint symbols tell each line or object what the rules are, and the limitations, so two objects can be locked down to a certain size or distance. A constraint is smart, so you can make a car tire larger without enlarging the bolts in it. \\ |
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| - | .\\ | + | * Similar Software: Sketchup is easier to learn, but not quite as stable and not nearly as many features as Fusion 360. Autodesk Inventor is even more difficult to learn than Fusion 360, and is more of a industry CAD program for sending a product to a factory. \\ |
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| - | * Official Website: http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overviewSimilar Software: Sketchup is easier to learn, but not quite as stable and not nearly as many features as Fusion 360. Autodesk Inventor is even more difficult to learn than Fusion 360, and is more of a industry CAD program for sending a product to a factory. | + | * \\ |
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| + | Internet Resources for Fusion360 \\ | ||
| + | * Search YouTube, Facebook, and Google for Fusion 360. \\ | ||
| + | * YouTube: Lars Christensen makes tutorials; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo29kn3d9ziFUZGZ50VKvWA\\ | ||
| + | * Official Website: http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview\\ | ||
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tech/software_fusion_360.txt · Last modified: 2017/11/19 04:46 by reb
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