Day 10 of Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days for Complete Beginners! - 2023 EDITION

[@ProductDesignOnline]

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[@blanco18]

If you having "rigidly assembled" problems with the first Joint at 1:20 look to see if the component has an anchor icon on it. Right click on the component and select "unground from parent" to get rid of the anchor and allow the component move.

[@ks1101011]

This helped. Thanks 🙏

[@blanco18]

@@ks1101011 I was about to give up on this lesson and I randomly figured this out. Glad I added the comment and it helped someone.

[@SaulChase]

cheers!

[@RamesCreel]

Much appreciated!

[@marlongaldamez9782]

THANK YOOOOOOOU!

[@Jacno77]

if anyone is stuck on the snapping the joint section around 1:20, make sure you click the eyeball (unhide) the origin on the most top level one, not the components one. As in you'll have 2 origins, the first and highest level is above the "components1:1" and the 2nd one is located inside the "componets1:1". If you snap it to the 1st origin you won't need to "Select Unground from Parent" as the other comment said, at least for me.

[@insanity_squirrel]

Took me a while this lesson! But I'm finally done and very proud of my progress! The reason it took a bit longer than anticipated was because my phone is the S24 Ultra and I could not for the life of me find a STEP file for it as it was only released last week! The ones I did find were paid for models. So before I could even do the phone case I set myself the challenge of using what I had learned in the first 8 lessons and model my phone myself! I started with finding bottom, side and rear reference images and worked from there! Took me about 10 hours to get it all perfect. Mainly due to having a shit set of calipers for measuring less than 1mm gaps! I have ordered a pair of digital ones now! So after I got my working phone model I set about following the lesson but had to improvise some steps due to the phone not being the same all the way round. The sides are curved but the tip and bottom flat so I couldn't just Sweep the outside so easily. I managed it in the end! Parametric modelling is tricky! But I'm enjoying the process! Thanks for making it a fun journey and being so clearly spoken.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Great job! Glad to hear you stuck with it and made it through!! 👏 You got this! Keep going :)

[@thefuzzman9833]

Awesome, I am still looking for the s24 ultra step file. 10 hours. Great effort!

[@joythatkitten]

Hey, maybe you should be the first to provide it for free!

[@tysehipps3676]

Hi how did you end up getting the sweep function to work on the S24 Ultra? I am currently trying on the google pixel 9 pro and can't figure out how to complete a hole sweep did you break into 4ths?

[@chaselilly8541]

@@thefuzzman9833 I can't even find one for the S22. Just S22 Ultra

[@Forma3DStudios]

Longtime 3D artist here, finally got myself a 3D printer and want to print for some engineering applications, and this tutorial is amazing! Going to print my phone case this week.

[@WaqasuddinKhaja]

For those who dont know at 4:28, you have to select the top edge, and if it is not one piece you have to select all of them using the shift key. For example, for the iPhone 16 pro max, it had 8 edges on the top side, so i selected all of the 8 edges using the shift key and clicked okay

[@TheMartijin]

whoever has problems at 7:30, you have to return to 6:55 and instead of projecting edges, select face of a splot. By doing so, after extrude operation there will be 1 face at the splot's side and not 2, which will be easy to offset keeping the symmetry and applying chamfer after.

[@EnchiladaBro]

Had some issues with you instructions then realized i hadnt deleted the previous projection fully. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. Im not entirely sure how every other person who has done this tutorial hasnt ran into this same issue? ... Either way, you've made my day sir. Hope your day is full of candy and sex and happiness

[@ITSAKOO]

Thank you! Ran in to this issue, another save for you ;)

[@iMakos101]

Can you please explain this better? I cant get my projections to show through the case....

[@Salmondorf]

@@iMakos101 I got it to work by projecting the lines of the charge port, as in the video, but then creating an offset of that projection of -2mm *before* doing the extrude. Worked quite well without any hassle, just make sure to select both the area between the projection and offset you created, and the inner area of the projection, when doing the extrude. Though I had trouble applying the chamfer afterwards. I think it's having trouble wrapping around to the curved surface below, similar to the issue with the doorstop on Lesson #8. Not sure what the fix is for this.

[@tedstricer1291]

​@@Salmondorf just use the "flip" option, it changes which side chamfer chamfers first, apparently it's important for fusion becouse of geometry. also note it will let you chamfer less and more then the fillet line, but not the exact distance to fillet line

[@Capicu.]

So I made a phone case after the first tutorial, purely on math, knowing the phones dimensions from its spec sheet and using calipers to figure everything else out but this lesson definitely taught me some more tricks to expedite the process. That said it's kind of important to note that unless you do the Pixel Kevin did your process will likely be different so this lesson challenges you to use what you've already learned to get similar results. I picked an iPhone 16 Pro Max since I could easily give that away to someone and some procedures he did early on I didn't have to do (e.g. filling in the gaps) and others I couldn't do because of the form factor of the phone. I went back and actually did the exact Pixel Kevin did just to follow that process as well, sadly I don't have a Pixel so I'll never print it lol. The point of this comment is to just advise others that this lesson has 2 paths: Path 1- you can do exactly what Kevin does using the same model or Path 2 - Treat the lesson as a guide to work on your own case of your choice. Or you can just do both like I did lol. Either way good lesson!

[@jbonewitz]

I’ve really been enjoying the series, but, as another commenter stated, this one seems to assume a bit too much F360 knowledge on my part. It’s not always clear WHY I’m doing something. For example, the “Joint” action. Perhaps you have other videos that go into depth on certain functions. I know it’s probably a matter of practice, but when I go back and try to recreate the steps on my own, I often have trouble remembering some of these finer points. I’m hanging in there though!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi there. Thanks for the feedback! It's important to keep in mind this series is *sequential*. I'm spending hours behind the scenes planning out the lessons. Concepts will build upon one another and there are many times that a concept is not covered in depth in a given video, as it will be later. Afterall, F360 is very complex and even after the 30 days you will not be an expert - yet :)

[@HamzaESKİ-x6p]

dude i am actually a student in turkey and dont sucsicribe channels or leave comment a lot but man i gotta tell you that i really apriciate your work with this channel. i know that you dont need to hear this from me but, i just wish the bests for you and again thanks a lot. keep up the good work

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Appreciate the kind words! Means a lot 😁

[@JoeNekrasz]

If you are having trouble jointing the back to the origin to make it lay flat and are getting a "Components are rigidly assembled" warning, here is the solution. After creating Components from Bodies, right-click on the component and pick "Select Unground from Parent" from the pop up menu. You should then be able to continue with the joint as in the video.

[@stwlaidler]

You sir are a legend - i was losing my mind trying to fix this - your suggestion was the solution, thankyou!!

[@sazokuotsutsuki8848]

tysm!!!

[@truthcantbehide]

first 9 days was easy .. day 10 was very tough without your comment .. thx from baghdad

[@cedarstuff]

Thanks!

[@statters]

Thanks so much for taking the time to redo this series for the new UI. Great stuff! I'm looking forward to episodes related to importing meshes, which confuse me.

[@zewarmdur9195]

3:24 guys if you have problem with offset try to do the offset 2 times like first time try how many pieces u select give 0.25 and try another offset agin only select the remaining give that 0.25 and u will have gab between two offsent that is when you do the 3 point arc for that gab and after that just do the coincident thing from that 3 point arc to mid point it will connect both offsent together

[@howreyou46]

With step models with multiple components at 1:49 I ended up using the move tool after selecting all of the bodies and just moving the degree slider to 90degrees

[@ryansmith20alpha]

This saved me! Thanks!

[@Lobbelt]

Awesome videos! This is really invaluable stuff, and all for free. Incredible, thank you so much.

[@clarkhays87]

Many thanks for these tutorials, Kevin! Super helpful resource. Just curious - is the reason you're doing an update to this beginners series due to the Fusion 360 software changing, or is it more to do with better practices and more efficient solutions you've discovered over the years? Trying to decide whether to wait for the upcoming videos in this series or use the old series. Thank you!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Some of both! The UI changes have been a growing pain point per the old series. Since 2019, a lot of things have changed (new features, some new workflows, etc) so I am reworking each lesson from scratch to make sure it accounts for any of those changes. That is why reworking everything is such a huge undertaking. It takes me about 8 working hours to prep, script, record, and edit each lesson. ps. You can support the channel for 'free' by sharing my videos with others! 🙌

[@deando8855]

@@ProductDesignOnline Thank you for your effort! Teaching me so much running through this series. Amazing!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@deando8855 Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching - means a lot :)

[@jacksonbrim7359]

For anyone else having this issue at 4:00 to 4:10, and 3:25: 4:00 - 4:10: I was having an issue creating the measurement constraint from the edge of the offset. It kept creating a measurement constraint to the origin point of the inner arc curve instead of the edge of the offset curve. I was able to fix this by using the Point tool to create a midpoint on the offset curve and then project that point. That allowed me to use it as a reference point to create the measurement constraint such that it measured 2mm from the outer offset arc to the outer edge of the phone case. 3:25 - 3:40: It may have been because the edge of my particular phone model is not an exact half circle. Another issue related to this partial arc was creating the offset arc itself at 3:25, as the offset arc ended too soon. I was able to solve that by extending the offset arc using the 3-point curve tool to complete the curve to the actual edge of the phone while maintaining the .25mm offset constraint. Doing this may make the overhang of the top of the case less protruded when you sweep, and therefore you won't be able to follow the instructions at 5:15 that instruct you to use the "Offset Faces" tool as there isn't enough material to offset. ("I think").

[@orelfichman779]

You saved my life! I was so fraustrated at the origin point thingy at 4:00-4:10

[@jacksonbrim7359]

@orelfichman779 No problem! I've wasted so many man-hours troubleshooting minor breaking software changes from out of date tutorials in the past, that I try to share it with the community wherever possible. Pay it forward!

[@chrissnyder4439]

I tried placing the point and no matter what I tried I couldn't seem to project it. Instead I made a vertical construction line from that point and dimensioned off that.

[@GeorgeBakx-p7u]

I've had a lot of trouble creating the charging ports in previous attempts. I understood the theory very well, (i did this series before) but i encountered problems that were more akin to bugs. I've used the Pixel 3 step file. Sometimes sketch offsets would fail during sketching. Other times chamfers would refuse to work or the offset face command would fail. My solution was to stop referencing geometry on the step file and instead draw my own charging ports with the slot sketch commands. I think that the error was in the "project/intersect" step. The projected geometry does not play well with Autodesk fusion for some reason. It could be that the geometry looks like simple lines and arcs, but it's actually a series of complex shapes line splines which Fusion does not like to work with. I know that learning to project geometry is the whole point, but in my case the solution was to draw my own sketch features. No more problems offseting, extruding or cutting or applying offset face or chamfers.

[@ryansmith20alpha]

I can't get past the joint command at around 1:25 in the video. I'm modeling from a iPhone 14 Pro found on grabcad and when I select "Create Components from bodies" it creates 5 different components. When I do what you said for the joint command it only moves some of the components but not all of them. Very frustrated. Thanks!

[@TomStoneMagic]

3:20 - The offset tool doesn't want to select more than *one* segment. Any segment can be selected, but that immediately renders the other segments unselectable. If I select all the segments before opening the tool, I get the error notice "could not offset curves". The previous 9 lessons have been VERY easy to follow, but this one seems to skip over too much.

[@Dqts455]

You should try holding ctrl key while selecting the segments

[@maxbest20s11]

Same here, had to apply some workarounds...But got there in the end...Very much a learning curve coming from Autocad, Rhino ....

[@DenysMavrynsky]

Indeed. First 9 lessons were great, but here author is clearly putting less efforts into explaining the details.

[@elijahelie7545]

@@Dqts455 i hold shift and it works

[@aaa_aaa-aaa-101]

when there is fillet on the face, it is best select all rounded corner faces instead flat faces. that is easier face to offset faces.

[@beardedgaming1337]

i like that now 10 lessons in i can grab different models and figure out other ways to do what your doing instead of copying A to A

[@vladimirbesedin3209]

The download link you provided requires registration... Would you kindly upload the model file to an open file hosting service?

[@adminadmin8992]

After watching and doing everything till day 24 I would say that this one is more for day 20 :)

[@ProductDesignOnline]

I appreciate your feedback! In hindsight, I see many things that could be improved with this one 😀

[@TomStoneMagic]

5:12 - The "Offset Faces" feature can't be used. The error notice say: "Error: An existing fillet or chamfer could not be deleted. Try suppressing or deleting existing fillets/chamfers before attempting the operation." I deleted the two top & bottom fillets and tried again, but got the same error notice.

[@HSWTV-kb9qk]

Same problem, I added the corner faces to the ones he selected and that made it work

[@NoCellPhone-uu3jt]

@@HSWTV-kb9qk Worked with all 8 selected

[@orelfichman779]

I still get this error with the corner faces selected as well

[@sazokuotsutsuki8848]

@@orelfichman779 Edit: It actually worked. It's just when i press Q, there's only one side chosen, idk why

[@MrWuezz]

Worked for me on Windows when I selected all 8 faces

[@hasel-626]

I write down the mistakes I experienced, lest others repeat them. - You need to open the file as "STP" rather than "STL" to proceed with the video.

[@kariaka92]

Thx!

[@BigBrotherIsTooBig]

If anyone is having issues at 5:21, chamfer inside edge, make sure you are selecting the edges, not the faces. Just before this step we did offset faces, so my mind went to faces when doing the chamfer, but it's the edge we need for the chamfer.

[@d1veralex]

This is the first lesson I am not able to complete. Frustration has set in I think i will just skip it lol !! my imported iphone 14 model seems to be scaled in meters and the edges are giving my trouble. Great tutorials but this one is very challenging !!

[@DeborahDomingo-rt2vs]

I am in the same situation haha

[@AccountBull]

Thanks for all the tutorials they are teaching me so much

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching

[@shrimp562]

On the 3D body i am using when i go to sweep there isn't a solid path all the way around the object. The are lines that connect but they are segmented and i have to select all of them. Is there a way to join those lines?

[@rocketmasterchannel]

The way I got it to work was: 1.- Create a sketch on the phone screen 2.- Click offset and select the border of the screen, give it 0.00001 mm That gave me a line that allowed me to sweep the profile

[@eugeneehigginsIII]

@@rocketmasterchannel ☝

[@upperairs]

This works great for the step file you referenced, but does not seem to work with other step files I have found for for my iphone. Either way.. Great tutorial as always.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

You may find it helpful to use the Midplane construction plane and Split Body to split the 3D body in half. That will provide you with a centerline to sweep around.

[@wolfnc]

This is the first one I have not been able to figure out. First of all I am using a Iphone 13 ProMax step file. It has 12 bodies when I import it. Then if I can merge all of them together, I CANNOT get the model to orient to lay flat. Anyone please help.

[@sylviavanessen-timofeeff199]

Unfortunately I can’t help you, i run into the same problem I went with the same phone Kevin used

[@molewizard]

You have to click the body with the joint, THEN click the origin in the sidebar. The joint has to join two components together - you're orienting the body by joining it to the origin.

[@hypermice]

4:29 It is not that simple on Galaxy S10+, the side edges are beveled and the top and bottom are not, so it can't just sweep around like that. I could maybe do a separate sweep profile for the top/bottom, but then I am not sure how I would go about connecting the corners.

[@chriswev]

Learning curve got a bit steep on this one, especially after the easy light bulb haha!. But because of that steeper curve I think you learn a bit quicker, or it "goes in" better, as you have to figure out some things yourself. One thing I did notice, was when doing the text on the back, that some of it would basically end up as an island, like in the middle of a "o" etc, suppose that's learning too mind!

[@WilliamNyberg]

what's the difference between "offset faces" and "press pull"? (I'm coming from 123D design, where I used Press/Pull every 15 seconds, is why I ask)

[@EnchiladaBro]

@ProductDesignOnline Hey mate im curious why at 7:20 when extruding the usb C charging port hole on the case, why did you switch extent type to object and selected the object , rather than just using "distance" like you started to? (with the -6 input) ... You didnt have an explanation and im wondering if theres any benefit to doing it your way rather than just using "distance" for the extrude? ... Looks the same when done both ways, just trying to learn more! Thanks for your time and all your work in bringing us these tutorials. really hope you have more after this 30 day series! P.S. ALSO NEED HELP WITH this last thing. I was able to do the usb c port, after reading @TheMartijin comment about how to do it right (since your process was giving issues) , and I moved on to do the side buttons, but when i extruded my projected shape it left a thin layer from the opposite direction of my extrude command. so i had to extrude a second time and flip it the other direction to cut out that 1 layer wall.... its not a big deal, but im curious why it did it like that for me? Rather than properly like the USB c port?

[@AaronFeagans]

It would be nice if you weren't forced to sign up for another site to get a model. You even said in the video that you would provide other links in the description, but then didn't. All the other videos have been great though, and super helpful.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Aaron. I provided the link to the Fusion file. There is no need to sign up for an account. I included the grabcad link *in addition* so the source is credited. Every day has a resource page with a corresponding number - productdesignonline.com/d10

[@hansstraat1978]

day 10 and i cannot figure out what to select to make the sweep, i am missing a selection parts? this part went really to fast for this absolute beginner. can't figure it out its frustrating. Strike that comment i really feel stupid at 1:30 it is just a example and the rest follows....

[@calvinborden43]

I like the series but I can see you are skipping steps such as "sketching out geometry next to the camera hole" at around 6:10. This is a little frustrating.

[@Shortround62]

I agree, I've noticed this you progress through the days.

[@thomasswainson2047]

Exactly where I'm stuck. I'm going to pay for a tutor as it raises my blood pressure being unable to ask for help.

[@sputnik4216]

You made an excellent series here, thank you! Wish you'd somehow just link the stp file though. It wasn't easy to finally get it. Account setup/login/spam! haha... There's no subsitute for your celebrated file here, I tried and failed! Again, thanks for your excellent video series very much.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks for the feedback! I normally don't use/link to GrabCAD or other sites, but this was a specific file I happened to find and I didn't want to 'steal' it from the author. I hear you though. I'll keep that in mind for future lessons... typically create my own demo files to share :)

[@thoperSought]

I'm extremely confused around 1:12 how did you get the body into the file? it opens in a new file, and after failing to find a way to copy and past it in, the only thing I can think to do is delete the file I made at the beginning, and rename the google pixel file to "Day 10..."

[@jamesmcgarry8129]

I feel your pain, I struggled with that too. I followed the tutorial and first brought the STEP file in and activated the time line and the create components from body. Then I went to File and saved it with the name and in the directory i wanted it in.

[@thoperSought]

@@jamesmcgarry8129 thanks! I'll have to try that

[@clownatwork]

3:11 I keep getting a big circle when using the constraints command, joining up my inner side of the case before I have boxed it out. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? I don't fully understand the purpose of this command.

[@revuedestoutinclus4814]

same for me

[@adpsportltd]

Hi Kevin. Im really enjoying these tutorials. So thank you so much - On this one I can't seem so select the offset circle to equal constraint it for the new circle (when filling in back of phone case) and therefore really struggling with tangent constraints when it comes to that. Where have I gone wrong?

[@adpsportltd]

and also- stupid stupid question, but why did you 3 point arc the points of the project together rather then splice ?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Are you referring to approximately 6:12 in the video lesson? If so, you'll want to sketch the right circle and then draw two lines to connect them. You can use the tangent constraint after drawing the lines (which is typically easier). 3 Point arc is easier to constraint vs splines.

[@adpsportltd]

@@ProductDesignOnline Hi! Thank you for the reply! Yes exactly then, I had gone wrong earlier so couldn't select the right face. But was trying to get the circles the same size rather then the tangent as wouldn't let me select any/either constraint. Either way I sucked it up, deleted everything and started again! And it worked - thank you again for these.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@adpsportltd Glad to hear that! Great job working through it 💪

[@cybershark302]

Might be a good time to introduce custom fonts since that one wouldn't directly be printable with the Os, Rs, & Ds. For anyone else that was curious the basic method is just to install in your OS and restart F360 while crossing your fingers that it loads properly into the "edit text" dropdown.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Great idea! thanks

[@fatal510]

You wouldn't need a custom font. You would add supports to the existing font. Extrude the text. go in and add support to the loose parts.

[@iamgon5167]

Does the image have to be the exact model or can it be a different one?

[@GingerBanana3D]

Hi, I got lost in the sweeping operation, it's 1m:42s, I didn't catch the moment, is there anyone who can explain it to me? I use the same file as the tutorial. Please and thank you :)

[@ruthlessluder]

The hardest part about making things that fit, is taking measurements and trial and errors. Printers can print 0.5mm off so no matter how diligent you are at measuring, it still takes many iterations to design a product that fits.

[@jonnysegway7866]

A good one, I enjoyed this. few issues due to me choosing the base of the iphone to sketch off, but able to slightligh offset the extrude to cater for the 0.25mm gap!

[@florianescoffier5529]

ok just figured out how to joint an multiple component phone 1:30 , first i group all of them by creating another new component, then selected all of the 35 components i had, and slid all of them inside the new created component. Then right clic on this new component then Rigid Group. after that i was able to orient properly the phone with the hinge tool. Also i was having trouble targeting my origin point, this is because the phone was over it, easy fix is to hide it then select the point ... hope that helps

[@ysc-dz6du]

HI I want to ask that can I use "blend curve" to slove the question that you are slove at 3:01？Thank you

[@banja9172]

5:00 when I fill in the offset distance, I get an error: An existing fillet or chamfer could not be deleted.... (I even try before creating the fillets, with 3 different models already)

[@beanztalk]

Same thing happened with my model. What solved the problem for me was selecting the four curved corner faces as well as the four flat faces he selects in the video. I was then able to apply the -1mm offset to all 8 faces.

[@oreofab9948]

my Step file of a iphone 14 isnt showing bodies in the drop down, any idea why that might be sir?

[@Rathma666]

Hey, ever since doing the create components from bodies part, it's now messed up my add components option. Any new project I try to open or work on, if I click on New Component button as usual, name it, hit ok, it's now making some new anchored component with a different looking icon than usual (it looks like 3 boxes, 2 stacked on each other. Any new sketches I make don't go in the right places, it's not making bodies in the right places. I've close out of everything and reloaded. I even tried to go back in earlier videos to follow the steps and it's all sorts of messed up when trying to do the first step of adding a component. This weird anchored component shows up instead of the normal non anchored single box icon. The same applies for any old projects I reopen. I've reset my preferences back to defaults and rebooted, no luck.

[@alexgallegos5963]

Also getting the Chamfer issue 7:30 conflicting with the radius that was used in the sweep to create the outline, for what reasons would I be experiencing this issue when you didn't? I searched the fusion 360 help forum but "Just shift select all the fillets around the hole and press delete and see if the move face works, keep deleting fillets from edges until it does. Then refilet when done." is not a valid solution for this case?

[@chir0pter]

I think because he said he used 2mm for the bottom of the sweep profile at this point when earlier he specified 3mm

[@Brekkeso]

Having MAJOR trouble following this one. I downloaded the STEP for my phone. turned on design history. Right-clicked on Body and selected "Create Components from Bodies". The next step is to add a joint and select the origin. But when I do that, the origin point is NOT in the center of the back of the phone, it is in a corner and nothing orients as described in the video. I have tried a number of things believing I just selected a wrong item to begin that section, but NOTHING I have done seems to work. What am I doing wrong? There seems to be 3 bodies in the STEP file: Unstiched (5), Body1, and Body7 (3). Body1 has the solid icon next to it so that is the one I right-clicked to create components from bodies. I also tried to merge all into a single item, but found now way to do that. I have downloaded 3 different STEP models for my phone trying to find one that will work with no luck. Every one behaves the same, with the origin planes showing in the corner, not where I tried to orient it with the Joint tool used in the video. I'm stumped. How do I get there???

[@Brekkeso]

I seemed to have gotten past this part by creating components from bodies using the complete set, then selecting all components in the list, right-clicking one one of the selected, and choosing "Rigid group". That locked everything so when I selected the back center point and the origin, everything stayed together. I can continue the rest of the video now. That took me several hours to work out on my own. Googling and the help box in Fusion just didn't give any useful information. Some of the comments here helped.... The second component to select in that process is the center point of the origin no matter where the origin ends up being.

[@killdozer3464]

at 6:56 when projecting the outline of the charging port, I get an error "the object you are trying to create is not visible, please toggle visibility in the browser" and the projection fails. Haven't figured out to do the projection without the error. Any help is appreciated.

[@tedstricer1291]

turn on the phone case and phone case body visibility on, the little eye icon in front of the name of both of those

[@motor3head]

Awesome series! i have learned so much on this series! you mentioned you were going to include more references for locations to find stp files. I am trying to find a file for a Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 but cant find it anywhere.

[@motor3head]

@@cusemoneyman no I clearly state I am looking for the phone model of my Fold 2.

[@fortifor5410]

Great tutorial. It took me more than 2 hours to complete. Probably because I have chosen different phone to match my mobile device. Thank you!

[@chroNICKunicyclist]

Thanks for the lessons Kevin, these are a great resource! I struggled on this lesson because I chose to use my samsung s10+ as the model which does not have a uniform edge profile. I can make a profile for the top, bottom and side edges, and can sweep them to cover the straight section each edge, but fusion will not let me include the corners in the sweep which will bridge between the different profiles. I used extrude to force a messy connection over the corners but it made the following steps of your lesson impossible. I am wondering what the better solution for sweeping corners to different profiles is? Either way, I'm going to take the time to redo the lesson using the .STP file you used to make it to the end and get the most out of it. Cheers

[@Leon_George]

Same here, it's best to avoid phones with curved displays. I wasted too much time trying to get the sweep function to work and in the end, manually joined a bunch of extrusions in the end! 😅

[@tedstricer1291]

To anyone doing it in 2025, you cant use joint trick to rotate the model anymore but you can it very easily. You can use the view cube to snap rotate it to be facing you with screen from top view and just right mouse button on the view cube and chose "set current view as" and click "top". You can use it at any stage of working with the model as long as it's just one model. REMEMBER that for more components it will change the default view of all models.

[@trevorstuart3950]

I think you should redo this lesson. every lesson before was so good and i'm stuck on the sweep. reading the comments it sounds like i would just be frustrated later if i figure out what you actually did and what sweep even means. i used the same file as you in hopes that i could follow along but still not possible.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Can you elaborate on what part of sweep you're stuck on? Selecting the path? Most folks have had issues using other phone files that didn't have a continuous path or corrupt geometry. If you can share a link to your file that would also help me troubleshoot much faster. ☺️

[@trevorstuart3950]

@@ProductDesignOnlineI think it’s the path but I’m not sure. I’ve clicked around on both path and profile but couldn’t get anything to happen.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@trevorstuart3950 okay. Could you share a screen recording or the file then?

[@trevorstuart3950]

whats your email?@@ProductDesignOnline

[@ProductDesignOnline]

kevin [at] productdesignonline.com

[@spongesurf12]

I just did this one and I'd give myself an A-. I got it done but had some struggles, some of which I resolved and 2 that I didn't. For the ones I resolved and some of the comments echo this, you may need to rewind and watch what Kevin is doing because there are little steps in between what he says where things happen. Doing that in a few spots got me past the errors. When extruding the charge port, make sure you are selecting one of the 2 curved inner walls. I was picking a flat because that's what it looked like at first in the video and it goes to 9.45mm and into the phone itself. Another tip for folks is use the exact phone case file Kevin started with for now. Doesn't matter if you want a different one for your phone, do the one he used so you can follow exactly. It seems like maybe some of the errors could be because the models to start from have issues? I dunno though. As far as things I couldn't resolve: I tried to put in the other port on the bottom next to the charger but it doesn't seem to be a single piece and was really hard to get it to select and project correctly. Also as far as adding a logo, I tried Emboss but it wouldn't select a Sketch feature so I couldn't complete it. Anyway, not too bad

[@Modefdesigncom]

Why u didn't use "Move/Copy" tool. Isn't it more useful

[@jeffreyphillips4282]

Wow! This is much harder than previous lessons. I am stuck at 6:10 where we are taking the camera hole, adding another circle, and two lines in a sketch and then trying to get them all joined together. I have no idea how to make these things into one 'object' so i can then use them to cut a hole in the case. Any idea which lesson to go back to to figure this out? I was really doing well until this one. Got stuck the earlier places others have mentioned too but the comments here got me unstuck on those issues.

[@rob0674]

You can use the trim command to remove the lines inside the shape in the sketch view or you can select every polygon inside the shape when you extrude cut the hole (note that you can select multiple polygons in a single extrude command)

[@babon9697]

6:20 when i do this only the rectangular sketch gets extruded. It doenst have the same fillet edges as in the video. Whats wrong with mine?

[@HomesteadAce]

Hey, amazing series, thanks for the great content! I have a specific issue for an iPhone 13 case. The bottom speaker holes (right) extend beyond the sketch surface, onto another surface thats curved (bottom right edge) so even know I can project the speaker holes to the bottom sketch, when I go to extrude, the part of the speaker thats on the curve surface remains uncut. I hope im explaining this well enough; is there a way to extrude that little piece as well?

[@igoloohalete3364]

Hello, currently dealing with this right now, did you ever find a solution?

[@marsov100]

Amazing series of tutorials, instant classic and primer for anyone trying to get into 3d modeling with Fusion 360. Thank you.

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

Yessssss first like for once haha get it bro this is gonna be fire

[@ProductDesignOnline]

lol :)

[@Dudewhatnowai]

When I try to offset .. used an iPhone model. First had to merge everything to get the joints to work, everything going along well then ... blammo when trying to do the 4 face select offset. Error: An existing fillet or chamfer could not be deleted. Try suppressing or deleting existing fillets/chamfers before attempting the operation.

[@Dudewhatnowai]

@beanztalk 2 days ago (edited) Same thing happened with my model. What solved the problem for me was selecting the four curved corner faces as well as the four flat faces he selects in the video. I was then able to apply the -1mm offset to all 8 faces.

[@fortifor5410]

Try to select only 4 curved ones. It works on my end

[@gayatrivyawahare1768]

this is happening because most of us have worked around the initial thickness during the sketch phase where we have to fully constraint the offset. Solution: when we project the arc it is not exactly midpoint for some phones (mentioned in some previous comment) hence fusion take the radius as dimension. . Also selecting the corner sweeps along with the 4 faces worked for me for -1mm offset.

[@rtaskyy]

having trouble with this one. it seems like since every phone model is different there will be some unique problems with many of the models. i will just revisit this one at a later date once i am a bit further along! anyone else also reading this having trouble i suggest you try the same thing rather than let your progress hit a wall here!

[@nick11118888]

I thought, that I never wouldn't complete it. Along with huge thanks, Kevin may I ask you please be more specific - thank you

[@braytonbailey3782]

When I download the file from your description, and then go to fusion to open the file it does not appear in my files. I have tried other iphone models but they don't work well with this lesson.

[@veaau6742]

Why doesn't my saved image appear when I choose Open?

[@SimonBirrell]

This one was definitely much harder than days 1-9. Like many here, I couldn't do the first Offset Face command, not even by selecting all 8 faces. I got lost in some of the later actions too. Still a great series, though.

[@ComicCaper2]

I found that during the charging port Fusion wants to snap to the other two faces after you select the first two. It worked when I selected all 4 faces then used the offset in the drop down.

[@TomStoneMagic]

1:30 "Use Joints to lay the model flat" - This doesn't work. Clicking component 1 works, but there's nothing clickable for component 2, and there is no way to lay the model flat. Is there a workaround, or something that might make something clickable appear? Maybe this function is disabled in the free version?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

You're clicking the origin as the second joint. Make sure to turn the origin on in the Fusion 360 Browser. Sometimes it gets turned off by default after starting a sketch :)

[@TomStoneMagic]

@@ProductDesignOnline Yes, that was the problem. Thank you!

[@tonywylie2718]

I am totally stuck on this one as well. There is nothing clickable for the second step, and the origin is turned on. I can see it, just can't click on it.@@ProductDesignOnline

[@tonywylie2718]

Solved this - I was using a different phone model, downloaded the one in the tutorial and it worked perfectly.

[@nbpepper]

I can do a 2 mm chamfer on the center button but for some reason, it won't let me do it on the camera cut out. My extrude is 2mm and my sketch looks identical to the one in the video. I can do 1.9 which looks similar but not 2. Any ideas?

[@danielsaenz5570]

Hello Kevin! I was wondering if there's a difference between uploading a file and opening a file, in your case, you OPENED the phone case file, couldn't you just UPLOAD the file? Of course, I know there is a difference between the two because both exist. 😉Hope that makes sense! Thanks!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Opening means the file is in your active file, but not yet saved (until you hit the save icon). If you Upload, you're actually uploading/saving the file to your Data Panel. Upload can be handy if you plan to import a file - or several files - and don't intend to work on it right away :)

[@danielsaenz5570]

@@ProductDesignOnline Thanks a lot Kevin!

[@danilo352]

I'm confused about how the 3-point arc works. I don't understand why coinciding the 3rd point with the center of the big circle creates that smooth curve. I tried watching a 3-point arc video, but didn't see this. Can anyone explain what's going on here? Thank you.

[@Jacno77]

I was thinking the same. How does an arc somehow blend in the curve?

[@luck02]

When I select the faces of the phone model I'm using (Iphone 11 max pro) I don't get that projection point between the top and bottom left most points so I'm unable to set up the constraints... Any thoughts?

[@Foxy_proxy]

The example STL file you have posted is imported as a mesh, not as a solid object. I can therefore not use joint on it. How do I fix this?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

You'll want to use the STP (STEP) file, not the STL from the downloads. There will be multiple downloads in the folder if you download the whole thing vs selecting just the stp - grabcad.com/library/google-pixel-3-1

[@Foxy_proxy]

@@ProductDesignOnline Ah right, thanks!

[@AdrianEdits-zg1yh]

Man am stuck at the step file step 1 is hard please tell me how I would appreciate 😢man I have been following with your tutorials I would appreciate a lot

[@TheUserDark]

Probably you opened the wrong file, if you needed up with a grey back of the phone case it's the wrong file

[@iMakos101]

7:18 I cant get my projection of the charging port to show through the case. Does Anyone have a fix?

[@Koushakur]

Something to be vary of with grabcad is to not trust the quality of the models and double-check _all_ relevant dimensions, every time, as they can be extremely inaccurate to the real object. Bit me in the ass when I assumed the most popular and liked model would be the one to go for but it was absolutely unusable, the only dimension that where remotely correct were overall width and length, everything else was complete guesswork. It was for an iPhone too so not some fringe product no one cares about either

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Great point!!!

[@Ry-rh7gt]

thanku saar

[@DomenPipan]

I have a huge problem the the s23 ultra is giving me a hard time when i want to jointc to center origin some of the oarts move but not the full body. Maybe someone had the same issue? Thanks

[@beardman08]

I did the project on the charging port but when you do it it turns into a black line. Mine stays green and I cannot figure out how to make it a line so I can extrude it. Been messing with it for 30 minutes. 7:13

[@bodyflight2388]

Having the same issue as some others here - after choosing Sweep tool don’t have the profile selected and can’t select it, tried everything… Using exactly the same phone model as in the lesson…

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Could you share your latest Fusion file or a screencast/video of what's happening?

[@bodyflight2388]

@@ProductDesignOnlineSorry for the stupid question - what is the best way to send the files to you ?

[@beardedgaming1337]

im running into issues moving the model. the main chunk will move but all the little bottons and such will stay where they are

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Are you using the demo file or another phone file?

[@beardedgaming1337]

@@ProductDesignOnlineanother file. random one i found on that website for cad designs

[@stevemichael8186]

My fav auto cad teacher for sure

[@BanglesAU]

at around 4.10 I cannot place the sketch dimention between the arc and the edge, as it snaps to the projected point in the center of the arc. I cannot work out how to stop it snapping there, I have tried turning off snap and show projected geometries in the sketch palette but thats not helping. I am about ready to just try and find an Iphone model since apparently the dimentions of the model I do have for Galaxy S22 Ultra aren't accurate so even if i printed this its not going to fit on my phone. It's also got 7 components when I turned the bodies into components.... that was a shock but I couldnt work out how to merge all the bodies into one, I think it had to do with the way the model was made. Other than that, I understand the lesson, I just wish I could actually finish it.

[@DeborahDomingo-rt2vs]

The most challenging one and it took me like 5 hours. Sadly I did a random iPhone that's not for my phone.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Keep going - you got this! :)

[@chaselilly8541]

So I can only guess that Fusion has changed and this no longer works in this way. I get no errors but I am not able to make that joint. The phone will no flip to its back or anything. I am about to try skipping this step but I am sure it will not work. Any recent that has done this in the last month have a solution? I have tried all the older suggestions and even though I did have to "unground from parent" that only stopped the error it caused. I am still not able to make that joint work in any way.

[@chaselilly8541]

ok so still not the same but I can get it to work but it puts it on its side. I am not able to put it laying flat like in the video. It is just on its side. The phone did not go into fusion in the same orientation as the video. I can't see a way to twist it I can only see a way to flip it. The largest issue it is not the same joint tool as when the video was made. So I have no idea what to do. I'll keep trying but this might be all I can handle for learning this tonight.

[@chaselilly8541]

OK the joint thing was not necessary to get this to work. You can just skip it. It wont be int he same orientation but it all works the same.

[@minecraftmodderog]

@@chaselilly8541 thanks

[@tedstricer1291]

@minecraftmodderog so i have idea why he doesnt mention it but you can use the view cube to snap rotate it to be facing you with screen from top view and just right click on the view cube and click "set current view as" and chose "top". you can actually use it to chang the default view of models at ant stage of completion and even the finished one (if you prefer it to open to default vie from other side :))

[@jscoleman]

Using the same model you used in the video but I cannot for the life of me get the sweep to select the right profile and path.. Using latest version. When you start the sweep your profile is already selected, what exactly did you select? I get the error, The path does not intersect the profile.. but it's not clear what profile you had selected..

[@ProductDesignOnline]

The Sweep command (and some other features) will try to detect a sketch profile. If you only have one, it will automatically select it for you which is why it was selected already. If yours isn't, then it may be due to another piece of sketch geometry in the sketch (or a bug). Double-check that your profile is fully closed and has a blue background highlight.

[@42-MADHUMITHASP]

i can't perform offse face for the charging port

[@DIVAKA22]

Best tutorials in existance. But why you dont make the rest? I hope everything is ok with you.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Day 11 is out now - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6S7knajgKqJY8k It takes me several days to create a lesson. I don't think folks understand how much time goes into these. An average of 8 hours per 10 mins of content by the time I prep, script, record, edit, then do captions, etc :)

[@DIVAKA22]

@@ProductDesignOnline yes i saw it 5 minutes after i wrote the comment 😅 I completely understand how hard and time consuming it is. After all we all have an everyday life. Best of luck in your future endeavors. I love the videos. Easy to understand and very informative. Good job!

[@JasonFornelli]

First lesson I got stuck on. When projecting the charge port opening, it doesn’t end up on the bottom face of the case. Instead, it shows up in the middle. (I think it’s on one of the origin planes.) When extruding to cut out the hole, I can do it but I’m basically running it 70+ mm to get through the bottom face. Maybe I missed a step…?

[@TechSero1]

You've probably moved on from this issue, but to anyone else that gets stuck on the charging port, the object being selected is the inside wall of case above the charger port.

[@marcus.guitarist]

1:40 - man you had me worried that I was going to have to figure this part out by myself 😂

[@girenloland]

Me to like, oh no one of this videos again 🤣

[@walkerdrae]

@@girenloland i thought that too. i hate when a tutorial assumes you would know or figure out something. glad to see this one did not do that

[@Jorge-pr9yp]

I don't understand how it makes the object invisible@@walkerdrae

[@neeru8381]

Anyone help me in doing the sweep command in 1:40

[@Xaro5]

Like mentioned by others before, this tutorial seems rushed. BIG trouble on 6:21 as of the extrude in mine shows half the back of the phone. A little slower would be nice or not skipping steps.

[@JoeNekrasz]

lol this lesson escalated by a factor of 10 after the light bulb. I'll figure it out but I'm already stuck on the joint/laying it down.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

The latest update introduced "ground to parent". Right-click on the phone component and select "unground from parent". That will remove the conflict that allows you to apply the Joint as seen in the video.

[@jamesnguyen7411]

I ungrounded it from parent it didn't work however by creating another attached component from the body it oddly worked!

[@BarryMaitlandStuart]

@@ProductDesignOnline worked a treat, thank you. What I've enjoyed about this series is that for every challange I encounter, there's always a logical solution. I haven't encountered any frustrating dead ends yet.

[@MrKo1233]

I have trouble sweeping around the phone. It stops whenever there are buttons and I cant get it to go further.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

What phone model are you using?

[@MrKo1233]

I made a phone model myself, since I couldn't find any free STEP files without creating accounts. Iphone 11. I used other youtube tutorials. @@ProductDesignOnline

[@ameeshaajith2285]

How did he select the profile to sweep at 1:40

[@ProductDesignOnline]

That is just a preview of what is explained at 4:15. Fusion will select the profile automatically when you activate the Sweep command (when only one sketch profile). Otherwise, select the closed sketch profile. You then select the edge of the phone model as the path.