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Improving CAD Designs with Autodesk Fusion 360

By : Kevin Michael Land
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Improving CAD Designs with Autodesk Fusion 360

By: Kevin Michael Land

Overview of this book

Autodesk Fusion 360 has become an indispensable tool for designers, tinkerers, and engineers worldwide thanks to its versatility that allows for large-scale assemblies and smaller, quick 3D prints. If you’ve faced challenges with learning Fusion 360, this book will help you overcome them and build the confidence to design your own projects, explaining step-by-step instructions and the purpose of each tool. In this book, you’ll dive into the design workspace and learn sketching fundamentals such as setting up a component, recognizing when a sketch is fully constrained, and parametrically flexing models. Through trial and error, you’ll work on multiple easy-to-build projects to create simple, useful items that can be quickly 3D printed for use around the house and then advance to much bigger projects that require joint connectivity and large assemblies. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to sketch fully parametric designs, translate them into 3D models, and create your own unique designs.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Simple, Fun Projects for Around the Home
7
Part 2: Bicycle Water Bottle Holder Project
13
Part 3: FORM Modeling Techniques
17
Part 4: Working with 2D and 3D Scanned Images

Index

As this ebook edition doesn't have fixed pagination, the page numbers below are hyperlinked for reference only, based on the printed edition of this book.

Symbols

2D parametric reference model

Change Parameters manager 227-230

creating 227

project, starting 227

3D model

creating 491

creating, by adding material with Revolve tool 110

creating, by removing material with Revolve tool 130-133

creating, by stacking with Extrude tool 146

creating, with Sweep tool 102, 103

dimensions, adding 486-491

fillets, adding to 87, 88

finalizing, with Revolve tool 120-123

finishing touches, adding to sword 515-525

sketch lines, adding 486-491

sword guard 497-502

sword handle 507-515

sword hilt 503-507

sword model 491-497

3D model creation, by adding material with Revolve tool

sketch, modifying 124-130

sketch profile, creating 110-115

sketch size, adjusting with Sketch Scale tool 116-120

3D model creation...