Autodesk Fusion 360 - Part 2/4 - Model and Assemble a Shed - Intermediate/Advanced (2024)

[@echologged85]

I'm really enjoying your shed series! Look forward to checking out your other content as well. Thanks for the videos!

[@learnitalready]

Please accept our wholehearted gratitude for your support. Stay tuned for lots more content!

[@R4YTUBE]

Thank you so much, I finished part 2, I learned a lot from this project I am looking forward for part 3 ;-)

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for commenting! Stay tuned. Part 3 and 4 should be released in the next couple of weeks. Please consider sharing our channel with a friend :)

[@leslietroyer452]

Love this channel. I’ve learned lots

[@learnitalready]

What an awesome comment! Thank you. Glad you’ve learned lots!

[@RichardHughesSpokeCulture]

Great job, thanks so much for these tutorials. Just an FYI, your links to your website are missing the parent directory ./more/* so they are all resulting in a 404 error.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much for your encouragement and thank you for letting us know about the parent directory missing. Great. I fixed the last several tutorials. Please let me know if you find any further problems. Thanks again!

[@RichardHughesSpokeCulture]

@@learnitalready not a problem, will do. Cheers mate

[@Ronald-q5d]

Yes, please keep going! Final a Fusion 360 tutorial that's not so slow as to bore you to death. If I miss something I can always rewind!

[@learnitalready]

Great! Glad you enjoyed this one.

[@Rain2bird]

Again great video. Tip! at 30:27 you rename the components. Because you make nthem all the same name, you can select them all, rename one and press enter and there are all renamed

[@learnitalready]

Excellent comment and observation. That’s a very useful trick and a good reason to have a proper workflow. Stay tuned for more!

[@thedevilsadvocate872]

Just wanted to take a moment and say that these videos are phenomenal. I started with zero experience using fusion and I’m currently wrapping up video 2 as a guide to build a 12ft X 5ft chicken coop. I’ve based my build on the videos with adaptations for a left wall door, 4 windows along the front, and a cutout for 8-10 laying boxes along the back wall. I’m pretty darn excited about turning the model into reality in the next month or so

[@learnitalready]

What a great project! Would love to see your renders if at all possible please. If you have a moment, can you send some to our business email on our KZbin about page please? Thanks for taking the time to comment. Glad you’re benefitting from these tutorials!

[@JH-zo5gk]

This is good stuff. Breaking through the algorithm with solid educational content will be next to impossible I fear. Not enough shock content, youtube be discriminating. But at the end of the day this is what should be on the internet. Not gas station shootouts.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment! I agree about the shock content, which we will just never resort to. However, we have been learning a few things as to how get our videos to a larger audience. Hopefully we will continue to appeal to ones like you that like learning and using our minds for beneficial purposes!

[@christophergrace1085]

14:37 I agree to an extent about the length. Something like this, though, personally, I don't mind. If you do create multiple videos, as long as it's split the right way I don't mind that either. If you do have longer videos, having chapters is key! These videos are great for learning what I'm trying to learn! Thank you!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your journey with us as you are learning, I’ve been enjoying receiving your comments and seeing your suggestions, questions, and how you’ve benefitted. Keep it up!

[@christophergrace1085]

Watching the work flow, wouldn't making the doors and windows their own sub assembly be easier. This way if you end up with different doors or windows? Also, as you create new sub assembly joints, would it be easier to keep track by making it rigid as soon as you do it?

[@learnitalready]

Excellent! The windows and doors are a sub-assembly within a sub-assembly. The reason I modeled it as I did would be shown in a future video on drawings. Regarding the joints, you are correct!

[@spikeafrica4652]

Great series! In this one when you get to the side wall, you start talking about using the “project” technique in the making of the sketch. I kind of understand what you are doing, but was this technique used in part one? Was this tool introduced in another video?

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment and for reaching out. I didn't talk too much about the Project technique in this tutorial. You have given me the idea to discuss it in another tutorial though. If you'd like to see the technique in action, I would like to encourage you to watch the following tutorial. It discusses it in an easy-to-understand way that I think you'd appreciate. Fusion 360 for Beginners - Model a Box & Lid with Screws - In-Context Design - Lesson 9 kzbin.info/www/bejne/apCxY2BjlKuIis0 All the best with your learning. Please continue to comment about things you appreciate or would like to know more. We will do our best to respond quickly.

[@JF_Projects]

Great video, especially the joints, I never understood them, but now it's completely clear. thanks for sharing...

[@learnitalready]

You’re most welcome! Glad that you understand them now.

[@andreasselbergs7021]

Am following your tutorials and finding them very useful. I have one problem that I can't solve. I've created 9 floor joists by patterning them and have 9 individual components. I need to put a diagonal stiffener into the joists (local regs). I create a sketch and the extrude a cut into the joists but it cuts all the joist at each point rather than at the point of intersection. So each joist has 9 slots cut into it. I hope this makes sense. How do I fix this?

[@learnitalready]

Great question! Thanks for reaching out and glad that your finding our tutorials useful. It sounds like your issue is due to the components being exact copies of each other, due to patterning. Remember that when you pattern something, all of the components are exactly the same. I show this in the tutorial that if you expand any of the components and then edit a feature (a sketch for example) then you will actually go back in time to the first component and adjust that first component, which in turn adjusts all of them. So, if you cut one joist, then all components will have the exact same cut in them. If the joist are not going to be the exact same - permanently- then you will need to Copy and then Paste New to make a completely different component that is not dependant on the component it was copied from.

[@prboulay]

Nice job on this series. In the first part, the drawing was missing a few components. For instance the rightmost floor joist. I had hoped you'd go back and fix that. Personally, I find that the drawing environment is the most demanding part to get right and most likely to cause crashes. It could be that I'm modeling something in a way that the drawing package can't understand but I don't know what that is.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much for your comment! Stay tuned for either part 3 or 4 (not sure which one I’ll do next) to see how we can fix that and make the BOM work for us. Sometimes there are bugs, glitches, or human error that need to be resolved. Thanks again!

[@smart-diy]

Great tutorial - thanks!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much!!!

[@musoangelo]

I'm running into an issue @ 21:00. When I place the window frames on either side of the center frame, as a ridged group, a 4th window frame just shows up. I tried to delete it but when attempting to create that joint where you are trying to call out the 4.25" distance from the inside of the cripple stud to the outside of the window frame rigid group, this other window frame just appears. It's not a rigid group because I can drag any of those components away from it. Any idea's

[@learnitalready]

Awesome! Thanks for reaching out! I think I know exactly why that’s happening: you have probably inadvertently created a component within a component. Select the fourth window frame that spontaneously shows up and see where those components are in your browser by looking for the angled dashed lines. Keep expanding each component in your browser to see where they are located. You will no doubt find that instead of one subassembly (eg. front wall) with all your individual components within that assembly, you will see other subassemblies within it which creates the issue of spontaneous and undesirable phantom components showing up on your canvas. You will need make sure to always create (whether making a “New Component” or copying and pasting) under the correct subassembly. It is so easy to accidentally create a new component under another component instead of creating it under the proper subassembly. Let me know if that makes sense to you.

[@mattandrade30]

One thing I’ve noticed you do opposed to other ways that I have learned is that you will use the model to find out dimensions or locations or references and then enter them manually when you can have fusion do it. For example. The header. You have the distance set. find the length of the header. Make the header to spec. And then join / move. I would create a sketch on the jack stud, draw the hight and width of the header and then extrude it to object. Click the other stud. Then done. After. Highlight the whole wall and “join in pace” or “assemble in place” I forget the command. But just a thought! Great job.

[@learnitalready]

Excellent observation! This tutorial series actually teaches both methods, but it does indeed emphasize measuring and then creating a part to fit a particular need. When creating the side walls, you will note that it is all sketched using geometry already created, which lets Fusion do the work. With our tutorials, you will note that I try and teach several methods throughout so as to try and give the viewer something to benefit from. Thanks so much for your comment and good feedback. Please continue to let us know your observations and suggestions. We are always happy to learn from our viewers.

[@barneyfife2136]

Yes, keep going!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much!

[@paulthomann7911]

Thanks for a great video. Do I detect a bit of a Canadian accent? (Asking for a friend.) For me the video came at the right time. There is only a sparse offering on KZbin for videos dealing with Fusion 360 for construction framing. Probably because there are other programs that make this process faster and also can account for code issues and accepted practice. Personally I don't care to use programs like that. Been in construction my whole life and prefer to take an organic approach. Pen to paper for initial concept, then once you have a good idea of what you want to build then get the drafting tools out. Of course cad has made this process more streamlined. I have the basics down. What I am looking for is best practice. There are so many videos that take shortcuts or really aren't familiar with the field they are dealing with. I was concerned when you began this that you made a point of the fact that you were not a carpenter and that this was not the area of your expertise. As the video unfolded I realized that you had done your research well. At least for the most part. Most of the framing was correct. Not sure why you didn't make the studs 16" on center but that is being picky. You got the basics right and you demonstrated the way to approach it Fusion. My one question as I watched was why you didn't use the combine command for at least the nailer board. The way you did it was quick but combine will keep the tool and in that case you needed to. In general great videos. I plan to watch your other content. You have a great way of teaching. Also another question as I just thought about it. Why are you using both Patreon and KZbin Join? Seems like you would want to keep your supporters in one forum in order to have one focal point for a community. Just my opinion though.

[@learnitalready]

Thank you for a great comment! You picked up on the Canadian accent eh! You know your stuff. Funny enough, in the next tutorial where I create a bill of materials, I was planning on admitting that I accidentally created the studs 12” on center rather than 16”. I actually need to fix the rafters too, as they should be 16” on center as well (unless you suggest otherwise). Great job on picking up on me not using combine with keeping the tool. Thing is, I have a limited time to make these tutorials. When I’m recording and working at the same time, the brain just doesn’t compute like it used to and defaults to doing one thing better than another. You’ll notice mistakes are made throughout my videos, but the general principles remain pretty steady throughout. Glad you like my way of teaching. I find that good students appreciate any kind of teachers… good or bad. So, I reckon you as the “good student” type and appreciate people like you. Glad you asked about Patreon and KZbin. KZbin has a policy where you have to reach a certain threshold of subs and watch hours before you can join their partner program and allow for members to join. So, I started off with Patreon. Since then, we have allowed for KZbin members to join because KZbin has a few really nice integrated features that we like more than Patreon. However, we have 9 Patreon members (paying) and 4 KZbin members which tells us that Patreon makes people feel a little more comfortable in using their service rather than KZbin. The only way to shift to one platform at this point would be to delete previous videos and cancel memberships, in the hope that members will change to the other platform; not a risk we are willing to take. Thanks again for your comment and kindness. Please stay tuned for more and let us know if you have any more suggestions in the future. We at Learn It! continue to learn it from many others and appreciate the time you take to share your knowledge.

[@paulthomann7911]

@@learnitalready Well the rafters are a whole other rabbit hole. They would be determined by the amount of roof pitch vs the snow loads in a particular area. Here in NC would be different than Canada. Probably worth a mention to your viewers. My preference is Patreon probably because that is what I am used too. The KZbin join thing is new but given that the comment section is only minorly enhanced I am not sure it lends itself to a more tight knit Patreon community. Just my opinion though. I am a woodworker now and there are very few people on KZbin doing intermediate to advanced woodworking videos with Fusion. The ones that are just don't have a good feel for woodworking. They help you understand the broad concepts but no real design or build challenges.

[@musoangelo]

Quick question. Around 5:30, in placing the jack stud, I first did it with the jack stud activated and it seemed to work just fine. I noticed that you did it with the front wall activated so I undid the joint I made and went back and did it the way you show. Can you comment on why you should do it in the "Front Wall" component in stead of the Jack stud component? If I'd left it the way I did it first, would that cause problems going forward? Thanks in advance.

[@learnitalready]

Awesome question! As far as I can tell, creating joints while in a sum-assembly or component within a sub-assembly won’t create too many problems. Whatever parts you join should always place that joint within the top-level component or sub-assembly. If it doesn’t the only problem that I’ve encountered is that sometimes a joint that is created deep in the assembly is oftentimes difficult to find, which can be especially difficult in large assemblies. Hope that helps! Just as a bout of encouragement: your question shows excellent discernment and understanding of assemblies. Great job! Keep up the fine work.

[@musoangelo]

@@learnitalready Thanks for the encouragement. I'm looking forward to the cnc plasma table build.

[@danbrown4205]

A question for you. After you joined the front wall to the floor you hid the joints. Rather than go through and select each joint individually to hide, why did you not just click the eye ball on the Joints folder? Is there a reason why? Thanks. (Great tutorial!)

[@learnitalready]

Excellent question, thanks for reaching out. The reason why I didn’t just hide everything is because it would hide all of the joints that I create after that - even in mid process of creating joints. Sometimes while creating joints we select the wrong snap point and then need to modify it. If we’ve hidden all the joints in our browser then the only way to find those joint that we’d like to fix is by searching in our timeline, or making all the joints visible which clutters your screen. If you don’t hide your entire folder of joints, then your will see the most recent joints that you’ve created on your canvas which is much easier to find, select and edit. After I’m confident that a group of joints is placed correctly, then I’ll hide them at that point. Hope that’s not too complicated of an answer. 😆

[@danbrown4205]

@@learnitalready thank you for the quick reply. Makes sense.

[@susancaruana2214]

Very informative video

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much! Please check out our other videos too.

[@brianlister6036]

really appreciate the content here, lots of good info, a bit fast at times but I can always watch 5 x

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment and giving us some constructive feedback. Hope you benefit from our other tutorials too. You’ll find most of our others are slower paced. All the best in your learning!

[@brianlister6036]

@@learnitalready watching your Box Sliding Dovetail now. Great stuff

[@learnitalready]

@@brianlister6036 Awesome! Thanks for letting us know.

[@donaldkoch531]

Part 2 is the best yet..keep going

[@learnitalready]

Awesome! Thanks so much :)

[@Kojotous007]

I can see that we are slowly getting to an advanced level and that is great news for me😀. I'm looking forward to the videos in 24 ❤👍

[@learnitalready]

More advanced tutorials are planned! Thanks so much for your support. Look out for your name in this tutorial too! 😉

[@Kojotous007]

I'm on a business trip right now, of course I watched the first minute of the video immediately (for beating the algorithm as you wrote), but I'll enjoy the whole video tomorrow at home in a warm bed with a coffee by my side 😀. Looks like it's time to increase my membership level along with the level of videos 😀👍

[@learnitalready]

@@Kojotous007 You are too kind! Thank you so much. Travel safe. Check out 36:50

[@timonatt]

Great stuff, exactly what I needed on my fusion learning journey right now! Many other tutorials cover just a single or few features in isolation, without giving a good picture of the overall design process for a slightly bigger project. I was trying to model everything by having sketches and the resulting bodies placed in the correct/final positions from the get go, not fully understanding the power of component placement with joints; as my projects grew bigger, making changes got very complex as everything was so tightly connected...

[@learnitalready]

Thank you so much for your comment and explaining how you benefitted. That is great to receive. It's true, the more we understand the power of component placement with joints, the easier our project becomes to create, manage, and edit if necessary. Please consider sharing. Stay tuned for more!

[@johnb6599]

Very Nice. I like your pace. It's easy to follow and being able to go back and see exactly what you do and don't do is great. Also thanks for showing your mistakes and how you fix them. Now all I have to do is show this to my son-in law and convince his to shuck sketch-up for mac and the world will be a better place.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for taking the time to comment what you’ve benefited from and what you’ve liked. I like to keep things real… it’s definitely real to run into mistakes and have to fix them. I will keep doing that. Please keep in touch and let us know of your progress!

[@randallchristensen840]

Please keep going I am very interested in the parts list and learning more on how that works. Especially with doors or windows, maybe even a few nails or screws (if that’s a thing). Amazing work I am learning so much my designs have gone from a simple rectangle to being able to create whole structures with studs and correct spacing in mind (these type of videos are definitely opening my eyes to how advanced and useful parametric modeling is) you make everything’s so understandable, especially when there’s an error and you explain why it happened and what to do about it vs just dismissing it like most KZbinrs. Keep up the great work!!

[@learnitalready]

Thank you so much! That is a very encouraging message. Yes, the power of Fusion is enormous. Parametric modeling is definitely an eye opener and huge asset for those that can think outside the box. Here’s a little secret: part 3 will be released at 6am New York time Thursday March 7. Hope you enjoy! Please consider sharing our channel.

[@andyhelipilot3528]

Yes please keep going? Could this be made parametric shed with length, width and height as the driving parameters. It would be interesting to see how you could go about that, at this stage?

[@learnitalready]

Thank you! Now you’re thinking outside the box which is great! It is possible… I love doing things like that. The only thing you need to factor in is the time in creating parameters, equations, and “if” statements galore to make it happen. But it is possible. If you’re able to crack the code, then think of how easy it would be to create a limitless number of drawings and custom designs. It would be awesome 👏

[@aungmyat7242]

This tutorials (1&2) are very helpful to me. Thank you, thank you so much.

[@learnitalready]

You’re most welcome! Stay tuned for more.

[@gusabr]

Looking forward to more content like this. I had to learn this going into a super complex build and running into multiple problems you specifically show how to avoid . Would've loved to watch something like this a couple of years ago. It will definitely help many people. Keep it up.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much for your comment and support. Hope to keep providing some good education for our community.

[@angeloc700]

Excellent demo. Thank you for sharing!

[@learnitalready]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@TheFixxxer11]

need to wacth again and again

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much! Stay tuned for more.

[@RoamingMustang]

I imagine the last video of this serie being an animation of the whole shed getting constructed, every board coming in from thin air and building itself ^^ I did that kind of architectural animation in blender a while back, not even sure if that can be done in Fusion360, but that would be pretty cool ^^ I'll settle for a rendering tutorial as the last one though eheh. Not sure if seeing the doors, fascia and all the rest being made would bring us something more, but if there is new concepts to be talked about in doing so, sure, let's go! Keep up the great work! Love learning new stuff.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment and support! That is actually what my plan is - creating a full construction animation for the final video. It is actually pretty easy to do in F360 following a few simple techniques/principles. I would love to see your animation that you did using Blender. So much to learn! Hope you stick with us and learning with the Learn It! channel.

[@RoamingMustang]

​@@learnitalready Oh, that would be great! It was kind of a pain in blender actually, first the construction even with the CAD like tools that existed at the time, it's really not like fusion ^^ and the animation was really tricky to do. Here's the video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKXfKB3qb6jiJI If something like this is possible with fusion, I'd love to learn it! ^^ I'll sure stick with you!

[@DraganBeronja]

Yes next one please. You are doing awesome tutorials!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much! Here’s a little secret: just finished editing the next tutorial and now in the process of finish production. Should be released tomorrow! Stay tuned.

[@mr_jofo]

This is fantastic, thanks very much for producing this content. Extremely helpful and explained in a way that's easy to understand and follow. Another part of the tutorial that finishes up the shed design would be fantastic. Thanks!

[@learnitalready]

You’re most welcome! Thanks for your comment and support. Stay tuned… the other tutorials will be released in the near future. Please don’t forget to like and subscribe so that you’ll get notified when they’re released. All the best with your learning!