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Improving CAD Designs with Autodesk Fusion 360

By : Kevin Michael Land
Book Image

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

Part 1: Simple, Fun Projects for Around the Home

In this part, you will be introduced to the Fusion 360 user interface and understand how the tools work, how the interface changes while you use different tools, and how to set up a simple project. You will then create a basic part that can be 3D-printed if you have access to a 3D printer.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Working within the Design Workspace
  • Chapter 2, Planes, Sketches, Constraints, and Parametric Dimensions
  • Chapter 3, Project Building Basics
  • Chapter 4, Creating a Customizable S-Hook
  • Chapter 5, Designing Decorative Doorknobs