3D Printable One-Part Molds | Day 21 of Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days - 2023 EDITION

Learn how to create one-part 3D printable molds in Autodesk Fusion. We'll discuss designing with a draft angle in mind, mirroring the hinges, and much more.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 3D Printable One-Part Mold in Autodesk Fusion
00:25 - Creating the keychain body for the mold
01:03 - Adding a Hole for the keychain
02:10 - Adding text or a custom design to your keychain
03:00 - Creating a one-part mold component in Autodesk Fusion
04:00 - Using the Combine command to cut the mold body
04:35 - Adding a Draft to the mold in Autodesk Fusion
06:19 - Export design as STL in Autodesk Fusion
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[@ProductDesignOnline]

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[@aliasname5518]

Great video, you are truly a wizard

[@marsov100]

Great video as always. I can hardly wait for the next one.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Appreciate you! Working hard on Day 22 to get it out tomorrow (Friday) 🤞

[@maciejjabonski833]

Thanks for another great tutorial Kevin

[@maciejjabonski833]

Moulds (british spelling) are a particularly useful topic to me

[@degenskonto6408]

Another excellent video!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks again!

[@evilhamsterman]

I got a 3d printer for Christmas and just found this playlist. I just binged it in 2 days. Can't wait for the rest of it! Coffee incoming thanks!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hey, thanks for the coffee! Appreciate you! Which 3D printer did you get? :D

[@evilhamsterman]

@@ProductDesignOnline AnkerMake M5C

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@evilhamsterman Very nice! Never used that one but heard good things. Happy printing!

[@altf4thc]

Another great tutorial. Can you do more on modeling for 3d printing such as tolerances and print in place designs.

[@maciejjabonski833]

That would indeed be great

[@myrandabrown]

👏🏻

[@BreamAlliance]

can this be used to make a silicone mold from the 3d print?, to be make for resin filled ????

[@James.The.Printer]

Explode text! I've run into this so many times and had no idea how to fix it. Thanks!

[@danlake7970]

Great video! Is there a reason to fillet the body rather than the original sketch in the first step?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Good question. It's considered a best practice to always apply modeling (solid) fillets instead of sketch fillets, with the exception of when you have no choice for a curved path per a sweep/loft (as seen on Day #4). That said, with a design as simple as this, you shouldn't run into any issues aside from your original sketch being harder to update the size (constraints will get messed up with the fillets). With larger design files/ assemblies, fillets in the sketches can cause latency and other issues. I always try to teach the best practices so people form good habits 💪🏼💪🏼

[@danlake7970]

@@ProductDesignOnline Thanks for the reply and details about when to use sketch fillets. I'll watch the day 4 video again.

[@rocketmasterchannel]

I noticed that my axis labels are different than yours for some reason. Any idea why is that? Edit: I think it's because the default front face is different. If I set my front face to be the top face I get what you have. I don't know if there is a way to change this default.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

I always record with the default preferences. You can 'restore defaults' to make sure they're the same: productdesignonline.com/default-settings-for-fusion-360-tutorials/#restore On that page, I also show how to manually change the modeling orientation. Cheers!

[@FrankenTruck]

Where does the "Draft" operation show up in the timeline? I didn't see it and had to undo until I was back in the command. How could/would you change the draft further into a project? Thanks!

[@galacticlava1475]

That happens to me also