360 LIVE: Electrical Wire Routes

[@adskFusion]

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[@learn_with_gaddal]

Thanks

[@jothain]

Huge thanks. This was one of the best tutorials I've seen. This explains some occasions I haven't figured out why Fusion has done something I wasn't intending to do. Also this gave me ideas how I think I should proceed on sweeping on cylinders etc. So special thanks for those errors as they're crucial to learning.

[@ericcsuf]

Didn't need this until now. Previewed a few other wiring tutorials. Hands down, this is the clearest, most informative one out there. Brad takes his time to explain things. He doesn't talk at warp speed. He includes quick asides of basic things like how to repeat with a right-click swipe or how to enable an icon on the toolbar. It only takes a few seconds, keeps beginners engaged and allows a very short mental break for advanced users. It's what teachers do that nerds don't consider. So, yeah, I'm a fan :)

[@jooilpark9304]

Tips~~. In order to avoid the snapping that you don't want, you may use Ctrl key( or Cmd key in mac) when you are hovering over the sketch plane.

[@adskFusion]

Great highlight to one of the things Brad shows!

[@oakwoodfixitguy8183]

Great instructional session! This has helped me with a F360 project that I am into right now. Thanks

[@jbharrin]

Great lesson in designing wiring. I fully understand it, which is pretty good for an 80 year old guy.

[@JuanAdam12]

Brad is just really, really good.

[@darranedmundson1505]

Excellent video. Things I learned: creating a perpendicular plane along a path; point-to-point move in sketch mode; control to avoid snapping to geometry; creating twisted pair of wires; creating a cylinder axis along with plane at a angle; check to complete a scale (previously I've been using escape); repeating last command with right mouse and up; plane perpendicular to a face at a point.

[@adskFusion]

Thanks Darran! Brads back on deck for today and Thursday! Come check out the live session!

[@RadimKapica]

Best video about how to do 3D wire !!!! At this time I know how to do it :)

[@adskFusion]

This was SO popular when it first came out. Glad to hear its continuing to provide value!

[@paulcottingham241]

I can now rout wires! Thanks Brad. "Catch to the point, kaaay"!

[@adskFusion]

Hahah! I shouldn't laugh, I say "so" about 500 times a minute in my live streams.

[@javierrodriguezrodriguez5435]

Excellent talk, Many thanks for sharing your tips and tricks 😊

[@mikeniemotka9547]

This was an AWESOME video, really helped me with wiring. Had a question that I am hoping you can answer. When you do a MOVE command to move the end point of the 2D sketch onto a point in a 3rd dimension (out of the original sketch plane), that part works fine, but I discovered that if I go to modify the spline path later to better route the wire, that end point is NOT constrained to original point that I moved it to. (I typically would be picking the center of a post, which works fine. I guess the more general question is, can you create a coincident constraint between the end point of the spline, and a point that is out of plane of the original sketch?

[@ArtemMELNYK]

Great tutorial, real-world examples. Thank you!

[@neilgower2558]

Thank you I've been trying to work out how do that for the last week. Happy days

[@adskFusion]

Good timing!

[@jutto64]

Thanks Brad, would it be possible to look at design files that encompass multi-level links between designs and the best way to organise these links. For example I have a rotating joint in a design which I want to link through to a basic frame in a design then link these frames through to a final design. So three layers of design files, all linked. Is this possible in Fusion360 or should I stick with having the multiple levels all in the same design file?

[@ExMachinaEngineering]

Do you have a solution for creating ribbon cable folds? I think Inventor has a built in command for that.

[@TheVideoVolcano]

Brilliant video! But how are you moving the points without using the move gizmo? Why at the top did you create a axis through face and point instead of offsetting from one of the circular faces?

[@adskFusion]

I believe the gizmo is locked down with an as built joint. And per part 2, it might just be personal preference.

[@linaskesiunas]

Great tutorial! Thank you!

[@jothain]

What's the hardware you're running Fusion? I think you have quite hefty hardware. My Sandy Bridge cpu is beginning to struggle in multiple component assemblies and trying to figure out which components to get next. Do you know if AMD Ryzen platform is performing well in Fusion? I haven't found out much topics concerning it.

[@adskFusion]

I'll see if I can get Brad to share his specs, but in my experience, Fusion 360 doesn't require top end hardware. I'm wondering if maybe you have internet connection issues or something else to blame. Can you try running in offline mode and let me know if its better? knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-work-in-offline-mode-in-Fusion-360.html

[@mbtechdev659]

This explain everything. thank u

[@douglasthomson1989]

Great video. Perfect explanation! Thanks

[@evanlacava9213]

Keep it up. Love the in depth stuff, more details details details 😎😎

[@adskFusion]

The devil is in the details...

[@nameofdane]

That's awesome! I figured this was possible somehow, but had pet much regarded it as impossible so for, but this really made it seem pretty doable. At least for me, my computer might have different thoughts 😂

[@Gallardo6669]

Wow fantastic, exactly what i needed, thank you so much!!

[@adskFusion]

You're welcome!!

[@rabobino1]

Cool. Very very cool.

[@adskFusion]

Glad you liked it!

[@ObserverChat]

Thanks Brad for taking the time and teach us. i learned a great deal. not only completely new tricks but the fun part was "reading between the lines" how to use those tools which i use daily without knowing how else and better i could use those. If I am allowed to request: I would like to know more about DXF files. last week i was trying to fix a DXF file which was converted from jpg file. it came out very nice but the thing is i need to know how to fix bad and durty splines and to minimize fusion load cause it took ages for fusion to calculate each fix out of so many. Again, Many thanks!.

[@spikekent]

Another superb video Brad, thank you. All the videos you do on this channel, will you also be posting them on your own channel? I wouldn't want to miss anything you do.

[@adskFusion]

Brad is cross posting these on his channel.

[@spikekent]

@@adskFusion Superb, thank you. Although, I'll continue to subscribe to both channels.

[@GHanBax]

Can you use Pipe instead of Sweep?

[@lukecunningham8793]

very useful, thanks!

[@adskFusion]

Spread the word, kind sir.

[@rb31415]

Thank you for the fast reply. I see now that you need to roll back the history to the sketch with the spline curve on it. From there remove the constraint. This can not be done further down the line.

[@gmanblue11]

very good video

[@adskFusion]

Come back Tuesday or Thursday all month for more of Brads great tutorials!

[@GuillaumeClochard]

Thanks for those explanations, all is very clear! I have 2 questions : how do you get "design" work space? I can't find it... And what's the way to scroll/zoom/pan smoothly like you in this video ? Do you use an external pointing device (touch screen ?) If anyone can answer me, these will be appreciated! Many thanks

[@adskFusion]

I can answer! First question is related to the new UI: knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-change-an-user-interface-in-Fusion-360.html Smooth zoom/scroll is because Brad uses a 3d mouse. www.3dconnexion.com/products/spacemouse.html

[@GuillaumeClochard]

​@@adskFusion Many, many thanks for this quick answer! I have search badly, and had passed several times in front of this UI setting without seing it... This mice are soooo cool! I'll have a look for buying one. Thanks again, keep it up doing these great videos!

[@brianconner1389]

How are you moving the camera so smoothly? Occasionally I see mouse wheel zooming, but the hovering slightly stuff?

[@amalraj2710]

Space mouse. Will help smooth transition

[@markusosterle3958]

Could You please show the render of the finished build with the twisted colored wires? That would be really cool to see and I wouldn't have to do all this on my own just to see it. Anyway great tutorial!

[@adskFusion]

Happy to hear the tutorial helped. Sorry the render portion wasn't shared! Next time.

[@supergiantbubbles]

Great video. Super helpful

[@adskFusion]

Thanks Dustin!

[@garetwatters8581]

what are you using to PanTiltZoom, do you have hardware that you use in conjunction with your mouse and keyboard?

[@adskFusion]

I'm using a 3DConnexion 3D mouse. Highly recommended if you do a lot of CAD work.

[@brianconner1389]

When I click the green tangent line, the anchor point appears on it where I click, not like in the video where it just selects the tangent adjust green line and the pivot stays as the connection point. What am I doing wrong?

[@technikrosa]

Very interesting lesson. Thank you.

[@adskFusion]

Hope it helped!

[@rb31415]

Excellent tutorial video learned a lot from your workflow. At 27:55 you said that you can un-associate that curve point with the line. How would you do that without deleting the entire curve?

[@adskFusion]

We'll see if we can get Brad to comment back. Sit tight...

[@bradtallis8968]

@Robert Breen- Yes, I should have shown how to fix this instead of continuing on... Basically, all you need to do is to delete the "coincident constraint" that was created automatically. Here is a link to a picture showing what I mean: www.dropbox.com/s/xads3yt3gzsl6jh/coincident_constraint.png?dl=0 The red arrow is pointing to the Coincident Constraint. You would just click on that icon and hit Delete on your keyboard.

[@nixonnelson5181]

very helpful

[@italogarcia1597]

Very thanks!! What u use to pan and tild the cube view? It’s a device? What device is??

[@adskFusion]

With what's called a 3d mouse. See here for info on those: www.3dconnexion.com/

[@ceditutto01]

Thanks Brad for yours tips a trick, can you do a tutorial about surface? I have many difficult to work with surfaces on Fusion

[@adskFusion]

With all the live streams he'll be doing this month, there's a good chance he'll cover streams, but I'll mention this to him (and he's probably seen already).

[@dydmp]

Yes please, surfaces, surfaces, surfaces! I would like to look at surfaces in the context of industrial design, so that there is a curvature of G2, G3, smooth transitions on complex shapes with curves attached to curved edges of the edges of adjacent patches that will change shape as you make changes to the underlying surfaces. And then give them a wall thickness and start production. @@adskFusion

[@rajkumarukkuturi5756]

It would be great if there is a easy and quick way to create wires

[@twm4259]

I believe that you meant the plane is orthogonal to the path not tangential. Nevertheless a very nice tutorial. Thanks!

[@adskFusion]

Not entirely sure at what point he said that, but what you said sounds correct.

[@bradtallis8968]

@TW M- Yup, you are correct. I kept saying "Tangential". I will try and correct that in upcoming LiveStreams.

[@dydmp]

Brad is cool trainer! But every time I understand what Fusion is very limited CAD in curved geometry. Kernel is very slow calculated building geometry, and your time is go on. Brad is not a comment to you. Thank you for what you are doing, it's a good deal. You meke this simply and thoroughly, it's veri cool!

[@adskFusion]

I wouldn't say this is the normal experience. What are you trying to do in terms of curved geometry? And could the slowness be related to something else? I just suggested this to someone else, but maybe try working in offline mode: knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-work-in-offline-mode-in-Fusion-360.html Sometimes if you have a bad connection Fusion gets hung up trying to connect and reconnect all the time.

[@richard9679]

Wires are good, but laying out a printed circuit board's trace, and I'm all in.

[@adskFusion]

Have you not seen Eagle?! Use Eagle and Fusion for unrivalled EE to ME design needs.

[@dydmp]

@@adskFusion What if the Eagle cannot design complex circuit boards, circuit boards for high frequency interfaces? Do you seriously think that most people use crafts with Arduino? Although the idea of communication between mechanical CAD and electronic CAD is very appealing to me. It is a pity that you do not interact with Expedition, Alegro and Altium designer.

[@cpchin123]

Why wouldn't you just use the "pipe" command instead of the sweeps?

[@davidfinlay8274]

turn on 3d sketching it works better

[@adskFusion]

That's essential!!!!

[@dydmp]

@@adskFusion​ Yeah, and make for users a convenient way to create a 3D sketch without reference to the 2D plane. The world has a good experience, the solutions of which you can see in Rhino, CATIA, Alias, Solidthinking, MoI3d. Use it when building the toolbox, become a user yourself, try it the hard way. Not enough skills to be a user, hire advanced users and solve their problems. "Make something!" ; )

[@sungerbob1786]

off topic: Please Fusion 360 people! let people assign custom hotkeys! i beg you!

[@adskFusion]

...but you can already! www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/quick-tip-custom-keyboard-shortcuts/ Although, not ALL options are available there yet.

[@richard9679]

Now, ggood