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3D Printing with Fusion 360

By : Sualp Ozel
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3D Printing with Fusion 360

By: Sualp Ozel

Overview of this book

As 3D printing gains traction, the demand for CAD experts in manufacturing grows. If you're a fan of Autodesk Fusion and crave hands-on experience with automated modeling, generative design, and the full potential of additive manufacturing, this book is your guide to elevating your design and 3D printing skills. In this book, you’ll learn how to open CAD or Mesh files in Fusion and expertly repair, edit, and prepare them for 3D printing. You’ll unlock the secrets of effective print preparation, learning about print settings, support structures, and part orientation. This book also highlights Fusion’s diverse preferences designed specifically for additive manufacturing. Subsequent chapters will guide you in choosing the right part orientation and position, as well as creating suitable support structures based on your chosen printing technology. You’ll simulate the printing process to detect and remedy common print failures associated with the metal powder bed fusion process. Finally, you’ll leverage templates and scripts to automate routine tasks around print preparation. By the end of this 3D printing book, you'll be armed with the knowledge and skills necessary to harness the power of Fusion for additive manufacturing, meeting the growing demand with confidence.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Part 1: Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) and Fusion 360
6
Part 2: Print Preparation – Creating an Additive Setup
10
Part 3: Print Preparation – Positioning Parts, Generating Supports, and Toolpaths
15
Part 4: Metal Printing, Process Simulation, and Automation

Technical requirements

Most of the topics covered in this book apply to all licensing levels (personal/hobby, start-up, educational, and commercial) of Fusion 360. However, the book will also cover advanced functionality not available to personal/hobby use licenses. Such advanced functionality will be identified as N/A for Personal Use, and Requires Access to Extension as appropriate.

Fusion 360 has the following system-specific requirements:

  • Apple® macOS:
    • macOS 13 Ventura – version 2.0.15289 or newer
    • macOS 12 Monterey
    • macOS 11 Big Sur
  • Microsoft Windows:
    • Windows 11
    • Windows 10 (64-bit) – version 1809 or newer
  • CPU, memory, and disk space requirements:
    • x86-based 64-bit processor (for example, Intel Core i and AMD Ryzen series), 4 cores, and 1.7 GHz or greater; 32-bit is not supported. Apple silicon processors require Rosetta 2.
    • 4 GB of RAM and 8.5 GB of storage.

Important note

A detailed list of system requirements can be found here: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Fusion-360.html.

The lesson files for this chapter can be found here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/3D-Printing-with-Fusion-360.