Drawing a complete guitar in Fusion360, the extended version

[@Tekinc11]

This is one of the only videos on the internet that actually show you how to make it from scratch. Everything else just skipped to straight cutting it without explaining context. This is such a great video and thank you so much

[@Audiohotshot]

Enjoy!

[@ShawnHolderfield]

This video may single-handedly change the course of guitar building. Showing people the fundamentals that allow them to make their own creations is an incredible step in the craft.

[@Audiohotshot]

Thank you. Glad you find it helpful! (but WAY too much credit 🙂)

[@Kaetus]

It is hard to overstate just how great and helpful this video has been. Thank you so much!

[@Audiohotshot]

Thank you sir

[@Guyallknowing]

This was an epiphany moment. You make this SO easy and comprehensive. Thank you for your explanations and teaching.

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad you find it helpful!!

[@timseverson5578]

I am so grateful there are people like you on You Tube that pass and teach your skills onto others. Thanks so much for this!! I'm not new to CAD, but new to Fusion360 and your tutorial makes this easy.

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad to be of help! :-)

[@willpierson6872]

oh man. thank you for making this video. ive been building by hand for 15 years now and im trying to get into cnc to increase my output. this is so helpful

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad I could help! CNC is a completely different ballgame when it comes to guitar buidling, but so much fun!

[@Active-guitar]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can't say enough how much I appreciate this great tutorial!

[@Audiohotshot]

You just did! :-) You're welcome!

[@kennylongnose4001]

Good man, I like the way you explain your moves and I think your video is instructive for all those who are hesitating whether to go into guitar building or manufacturing. I never used Fusion 360, I preferred to have fun with Rhinoceros 5, and I wasn't particularly specific, like you, I was more focused on a unique headstock that would distinguish my guitars from the "big brothers" and avoid lawyers knocking on the door. I almost bought a CNC router, even my wife supported me, she said: it's better than "holding the bar" in the bar. People like you make Yt a wonderful place to spend an afternoon, learn something, and make your day. Thank you.

[@Audiohotshot]

Most welcome! Glad you find the video helpful. The most fun is seeing the body become reality on a CNC router, though. You can buy one (which is probably the easiest way, not the cheapest. I built my own from scratch, which is much more fun AND has the options I really want). But anyhow; I fully support your partner: get a CNC :-)

[@markboreland5550]

you are the goat thanks for doing this, you have no clue what youve started, i bet most of the commenters aggree that this has given us all the confidence to try doing this with your video as a guide, i watched this 4 yrs ago and started building a cnc machine which i have now completed, now to start designing guitars,

[@bhartissimo]

Wow! I'm a little over seven minutes into the video and I've already learnt a much better way of creating the neck in Fusion 360. I had to stop and thank you before I continue watching. Thanks!!

[@Audiohotshot]

You are more than welcome! Thanks!

[@alsadaj1834]

One of the best how to videos of any kind that I've ever seen. Thank you very much! .

[@Audiohotshot]

Most welcome!

[@Carpenge]

So pleased I found your tutorials. I’m a longtime woodworker. Zero musical talent or training. Been in CNC 4 years, always thought crafting a guitar would be an interesting challenge. My granddaughter recently asked me if I could make her a guitar. So, here I am. Thanks to you, my first attempt at design is complete. Just need to do CAM for frets.

[@Audiohotshot]

I hope you can make your granddaughter happy with a selfmade guitar! Hopefully my vid on CAMfrets can add to that as well, you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ_RiYh5l92Hf6s. Be sure to check my blog for details as well (link in the description). Best of luck!!

[@stevenhodgkiss442]

Exactly what I have been searching for! It only took me 6 years to find it!

[@Audiohotshot]

But you found it! Now go and make beautiful guitars!

[@adammiller6451]

Note:: when creating the loft for the compound fretboard, i had to remove the fillet from earlier in the build to make it work, awesome video by the way!! edit- another snag i ran into on mine was when i went to offset the face of the neck to join it to headstock i had to define it as a new offset in the options, i also had to constrain the distance from headstock to the fretboard to keep it from moving when offsetting the face of the neck

[@robv5217]

The best videos on the internet on using Fusion 360 for guitar design. Thanks for making these videos. I have found them invaluable in my learning

[@Audiohotshot]

Great! Glad to be of any help!

[@danabbate4623]

Thank you! This is a fantastic tutorial. I have watched it several times now and I'm sure I will watch several more before tackling my first guitar.

[@Audiohotshot]

Great hearing from you, I’ve divided the vid in chapters; you’ll find the contents in the description. Good luck designing!

[@jrichmang]

I am stunned. For the past few weeks (months) I have been looking for a video like this, and now I have found it. Your tempo and detail are perfect. Now all I have to do is do my own. Thank you for your insight and knowledge (and have the ability to make it sound easy)

[@Audiohotshot]

Great! I’m curious about your designs!

[@spikechampkart55]

Absolutely, the best guitar and Fusion tutorial, I've ever watched. The added content is really helpful. I learned so many things about Fusion it is crazy, Cool!! Sharing to my Facebook Guitar Groups, they will all love it! And learn, for sure! Thanks for great content!!

[@Audiohotshot]

Great that you find it helpful! Sharing is caring :-)

[@00_redman31]

this is one of the best videos I've watched on this kind of stuff.

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad you like it! Have fun drawing!

[@rullopat]

Great tutorial, thank you! Just one small tip: after placing the canvas, I suggest to scale it using the "calibrate" option, then you place 2 points, one on the nut and one on fret 12, set the distance to the scale length divided by 2.

[@Audiohotshot]

Great suggestion!

[@AbelOkhuijsen]

Thank you so much for this video it was extremely helpfull for me. I was a complete beginner in fusion it was the first time I used it and I understood everything in this video and I not only learned how to make a guitar in fusion but I also learned a lot about fusion. I am going to make a completly 3d printed guitar and the only thing I needed was a design wich I have right now so thanks a lot!!

[@Audiohotshot]

I’m curious about your 3D printed guitar, I hope you are willing to share the results someday! I just finished a travel guitar, and its now traveling along on my holidaytrips. I just might make a short video on it… Have fun making the 3D printed guitar, I hope it turns out really well!

[@ProwlerProwler]

Thank you! This is lot more I was searching for

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad it’s helpful!

[@alan4401]

Many thanks for taking the trouble to post this tutorial. I taught myself to draw a guitar in fusion 360 using the tutorials. Having spent many frustrating hours I got there in the end. As an engineer I learnt to draw so my approach was based on creating sketches and then the models. So having made the hard yards with this approach it is fantastic for me to see the more advanced methods you use working directly from the models. So much quicker and a more simple. I also like the idea of turning off the timeline as I had a lot of frustration with all the error messages. Many thanks and please keep posting videos.

[@Audiohotshot]

Your most welcome, sir! (my wish to build guitars (25+ years ago) became reality when I got inspired to build my own CNC machine from scratch and Fusion360 made it easy to generate GCODE... )

[@jindrichvidensky990]

Thank you very much for your effort to publish this video. Absolutely helpful 👍👍👍

[@Audiohotshot]

Most welcome!

[@parsaverv1]

Where has this video been all my Life?

[@Audiohotshot]

Right here waiting for you to be found! :-)

[@santiagoibarraryan5666]

The best video so far! Thank you!

[@KavanaghGTR]

Absolutely superb tutorial, and immensely helpful, thanks!

[@Audiohotshot]

Thank you, both :-)

[@romannumeral5547]

Absolutely fantastic! I wish this had been around a few years ago when I first tried to use Fusion to model a guitar. The neck and heel joints were by far the most challenging aspects to create especially since I was trying to learn Fusion at the same time. Your video greatly simplifies this and shows just how much of a master you are at using the Fusion program. You've inspired me to try another build. Thank You!

[@Audiohotshot]

I also struggled to find an 'easy' way to model the neck and heel joints easily with Fusion. Once I did find a workflow that worked for me, I thought I'd share it with you! Great that it works for you as well! Happy building!

[@romannumeral5547]

@@Audiohotshot Thank You very much. 🤗

[@rtroiani]

Best instruction video ever! Thank you so much for making it!

[@blakemcnees850]

Great video. Easily the best I have seen on designing a guitar neck.

[@Audiohotshot]

Great to hear! Have fun designing, cheers!

[@mgcnashville6615]

This is one of the best vids I've found on this subject. Very nice! I recently gained access to a CNC. So, I started learning f360 just yesterday, with the intention of designing & building guitars. Your workflow is much easier than some other people I've seen. The neck design was much less complicated than I've seen in other vids. You really have a great understanding of the software! You Make it look easy!

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad you like it! There's a ton of ways on how to draw guitars, please consider this as a rough point of departure. Have fun drawing!

[@mgcnashville6615]

@@Audiohotshot yes I'm aware it's just a rough idea. But it will def help as a guide for me to make my own designs! I'd like to see how you do the fret slots/inlays. And also the tool paths.

[@Audiohotshot]

Perhaps this is helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ_RiYh5l92Hf6s or you might like this as well: www.audiohotshot.nl/routing-the-fretboard-with-fusion360-and-bcnc/

[@emacelikovic1675]

you are saving my life and engineering assignment bless you

[@frankschmidt258]

Truly a great video. Thanks a lot

[@Audiohotshot]

Sure thing!

[@cccreativewood2182]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Not only an amazing tutorial on guitar build/set up, but tremendous knowledge for someone just starting with fusion 360. Appreciate the time and effort you put into this, and can’t wait to start designing!

[@Audiohotshot]

You’re welcome! I’m curious about your results!!

[@DeviantGuitars]

Fantastic Tutorial. I wish I would have found this sooner. Can't thank you enough for taking the time to do this.

[@Audiohotshot]

You just did :-) Good luck designing!

[@raymondgrambeh9979]

Good tutorial and simple explanation👍👍👍👍

[@MatteHatt]

A million THANKS mate. Awesome tutorial.

[@Audiohotshot]

Most welcome!

[@anthward1972]

Awesome video mate. Has been one of the best "How to" videos I've ever seen. Very much appreciated. It has definitely helped me to learn how to design my guitars. Thanks!!!

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad it helped. You'll probably make awesome designs! Have fun!

[@jboughton1224]

Rock solid video man, I really appreciate it. This was my first time actually designing anything as well as using fusion 360 if it wasn't for your great tutorials I wouldn't have a badass guitar ready to be whipped up. I'm 3d printing mine but it was really neat to see how your side of the coin looks.

[@Audiohotshot]

That sure sounds interesting. I'm really curious about how 3d printing a guitar works out for you! Sounds challenging!

[@tepsartofficiel156]

Very good lesson man! Absolutely! A must see for any guitar maker beginning! Thank you

[@Audiohotshot]

Enjoy!!

[@erinrowley4291]

This is an amazing video. Learned so much by watching this - not only for guitar making!

[@Audiohotshot]

So true, I also use these methods for any thing else I create on my CNC besides guitars. I’m still working on an idea for a neck-through, a stick guitar and a travel guitar (amongst other ideas :-)

[@ProwlerProwler]

Searching how to draw a guitar body to copy into cad and found this! Many thanks!

[@Audiohotshot]

Great to hear it’s helpful!

[@nobbynose4254]

so glad I found this very very helpful thankyou

[@Audiohotshot]

Very welcome, glad it is helpful to you!

[@ahmadshishani1859]

Much appreciated your time and effort. Professional grade skill and a sincere profound tutorial. I have been waiting for this. Thank you.

[@Audiohotshot]

You are welcome! Thank you for your kind words.

[@ericweatherman9040]

This is a great teaching video! Thank you!

[@matiasgoinheix366]

Man, instant sub. Between this video and the one about the bits I feel pretty confident to finally do what I built the CNC for lol Thank you!

[@Audiohotshot]

Great to hear! Curious about your progress!

[@matiasgoinheix366]

@@Audiohotshot I built a pretty big CNC right from the start and after God knows how many iterations we're finally working on our first orders (home design items for now). The machine needs work as it's mostly metal and wood, so... far from ideal. But it works. Thanks to awesome guys like yourself who post amazing content on youtube I am able to have a small business now which in this part of the world is a big deal. I found out that I actually love designing and working on CAD/CAM. Keep learning and growing is the plan. Wish you the best year from Uruguay!

[@Audiohotshot]

@@matiasgoinheix366 That is great to hear Matias! You show that hard work, determination and perseverence pay off. Thanks for letting me be a small part of your journey. I wish you all the best!

[@brianframe7949]

Man, this was SO helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together!

[@Audiohotshot]

You’re welcome!

[@grandadsworkshop2455]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this tutorial. I built myself a CNC from bits and now want to use it for shaping my necks. I'm 72 and only used easel for 2D so I'm just learning and this has been really helpful I like the addition of the keystrokes although I don't see you clicking the orbit to move the drawing? Is there a letter key shortcut you use? Thank you again

[@joaosalema6646]

It's always so good to learn new things! Thank you for improving my Fusion knowledge

[@Audiohotshot]

Glad you like it! And I totally agree, learning new things everyday is great!

[@Stratamania]

Very good video. The part on putting the tuners in line with the strings I think would need both the low and high E tuners to the right of the construction lines so that the strings achieve closer alignment.

[@Audiohotshot]

Thanks for the great suggestion!

[@Stratamania]

@@Audiohotshot No problem. If the lie of the string beyond the nut matches up to the outside radius of the tuner shaft as a tangent if that makes sense that is what you would be aiming for. I have been watching more of your videos and they are very informative for someone thinking of getting into using CNC for guitar building...

[@Audiohotshot]

Totally makes sense. My videos are meant to be inspirational and as a rough guide; most definitely not as “the one and only truth”. So feel free to adapt all designs and measurements to your likings, I’m sure your designs are much better than mine :-)

[@HartRacer86]

This is a great video! Thank you!

[@Audiohotshot]

You are welcome!

[@ecsacchetti]

This is awesome! As a true beginner, I can't tell you how good it feels to actually be able to complete a drawing! Is the next step in another video? I mean...OK the drawing is there and looks cool, but what's the next step in translating it to a CNC and making it?

[@Audiohotshot]

The next step is obviously making CAM strategies. There are many to find on YT, a few of mine you can find on my channel. Like this one for the body: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYqWdmqfmtWtpdU Or this one for the neck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHPbZatoiZKcf7ssi=G2YxOqTW08nZLGfx For the fretboard find inspiration here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ_RiYh5l92Hf6ssi=W_sfh87MFQTnTyH_ But as I said, there are more ways to get it done. Have fun!!

[@nilsvalentin2125]

Thanks....very helpful

[@jayingram3643]

This is a great video! Thank you for doing this! Amazing job!

[@simonmaton]

Fantastic, thank you.

[@Audiohotshot]

You're welcome, sir!

[@DeanMakes]

Thank you so much! I've been watching your videos for a while now but seeing your work flow has really helped ✌

[@Audiohotshot]

Great to hear! Cheers!

[@NiftyNodes]

You are a very wonderful person. Thank you so much!

[@Audiohotshot]

Most welcome, have fun designing!

[@andrewmorrish4296]

Hi there. This is a brilliant video. Would you be able to also do a video on having a body with a break angle on the neck joint for a tune-o-matic style bridge

[@escapedillinger]

Thank you so much for this video ! I'm trying to make a more pronounced volute, do you have an idea of how to proceed ? I'd like to curve the bottom face of the headstock, then connect it to the neck. But... I'm new to fusion and can't find a good way to do that. If you have a tip I'd take it !

[@Audiohotshot]

Not really sure what you mean by “a a more pronounced volute”. Butif I understand correctly you could try making a plane with a curve (as I did for the cutout for the backside) and slice the bottom part of the headstock. After that reshape the neck connection. Hope this helps!

[@anthonyceccarelli8387]

Thank you very much for this tutorial! It's very well done and it makes easier to start modeling guitars. Thanks!

[@Audiohotshot]

Thanks! Have fun!!

[@evilutionltd]

If your cutting (drill) bit is 6mm, would you not need the radius to be 3mm in the tremolo hole and pickup holes?

[@Audiohotshot]

Yup, good point! However, with my pickups it all fits nicely with these dimensions. but please doublecheck and adapt all the dimension you find in the video to your needs!

[@RobSinner]

I don't know if you did it on purpose but the neck design is the same as the one on Glenn Tipton's Hamer GT Custom!!! Great tutorial!! Helped me to start drawing with Fusion360.

[@Audiohotshot]

That is pure coincidene I guess. :-) I just happen to have drawn this simple shape at the time, never thinking it would ever look like anything else (it is not the nicest shape, now is it). So maybe it is not that bad after all 😁I'll have a look at it, thanks! Glad you like the video, have fun drawing!

[@RobSinner]

@@Audiohotshot Now I have my guitar almost finished, I did a 628,65mm scale length (like my Epiphone Flying V) but I'm wondering which (non tremolo) bridge to put and what is the ideal headstock degree (I've seen they have 17º in Gibson/Epi Flying V). I wish there was a company where you can send your own designs and they send the wooden pieces for you to paint and put it all together :(

[@RobSinner]

@@Audiohotshot dude!! I FINISHED MY FIRST GUITAR AND IT LOOKS AMAZING!!! It took me like 2 months but I managed to nail it, I'm impressed of how easy it is now for me to make guitars after doing 2 or 3 tests before the final version, but it was 100% worthy, again, thank you very much for this AMAAAZING tutorial, I wish I had someone with a CNC router around so I could have the body shaped!!! Greetings!!

[@Audiohotshot]

That's just awesome! I'm pretty sure there must be someone near you who can help you machine your guitar. It is truly magical to watch a guitar emerge from a piece of wood just like that. You really want to be there to experience that. Good luck!

[@Exploringwithmolly]

Awesome tutorial! Just what I needed! thank you

[@Audiohotshot]

Much appreciated! Cheers!

[@arteroh]

Thank you man, I did my first model from this tutorial, you are the best!

[@Audiohotshot]

Great to hear it worked out well!

[@prayaanevano5481]

its a wonderful tutorial. but i'm stuck at the headstock section, i cant get the guidelines or the highlighted blue dot at the end of the neck at 19:57 after the first 38mm line . how to rectify that ?

[@stevenpaul6216]

Awesome tutorial. Is it possible to make a video showing how you would create a valute on the neck?

[@Audiohotshot]

Hi! Does vid this cover what you are looking for? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fam9f4hshbGsmK8

[@stevenpaul6216]

@@Audiohotshot almost. The one that seems to have a valute is the one that us straight like a fender strat. But typically a valuted neck is tilted. I'm sure with what I can learn from your videos though I can figure it out. I'm brand new to all of this. In fact my machine isn't finished yet. Thanks for the reply and great videos

[@Audiohotshot]

Too bad, I was hoping the 3rd example in the vid was what you were after.. Good luck on designing, anyway! And have fun building your machine, I also built my own machine, quite a journey! :-)

[@6xcchamber971]

Where did you learn how to use Fusion360? You make it look real easy, Thanks B

[@Audiohotshot]

I have many years of 3d drawing in 3d studio max and maya behind me. Now I am using this experience to draw guitars.Every day I find new ways for the CAM process, which I find even more interesting! Drawing the guitar itself: I always try to come up with the simplest solution, that often gives the best results. And if I can explain it well to myself, I hope you can too! Have fun!

[@glennroggenkamp7271]

Thank you! Awesome video. When it comes time to machine the 10° headstock do you have to make a special fixture to hold the headstock level to machine the tuner holes?

[@Audiohotshot]

I probably would have to. Another approach would be to make a scarf joint...

[@cooperbrown3509]

anyone know how to fix the combining neck joint and body whenever I delete the little pins the whole part fills in again.

[@ViorelStolea]

Excellent tutorial and ... skills :) Thanks!

[@Audiohotshot]

Thanks, much appreciated! Glad you like it!

[@baladocustomguitars73]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledges. A really amazing tutorial that for sure will be very valuable in my future buildings. I`d like to ask a question, for example for the headstock, if I have the design made in AutoCAD and save it as a DXF, could I use it instead of having to draw it with an sketch in fusion 360? Thanks in advance.

[@Audiohotshot]

I'd say that should work, although I did not try it. I am curious to know if that works for you. I can imagine other people having the same question...

[@DarrenCorman]

Excellent video! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

[@Audiohotshot]

You’re welcome!

[@GazzMoss]

to good buddy, Bravo!!

[@Audiohotshot]

Thanks a lot!

[@manhattanboy69]

At 45 minutes into the video, when applying fillets to each of the inside corners of the pickup cavity, isn't there a way to select all corners and apply the 6mm fillet simultaneously to all selected corners or edges? Just asking. Awesome video!

[@Audiohotshot]

Good point, there is (holding shift or control most probably), but I doubt that's quicker. I didn't bother to check though :-)

[@alex-oe1ui]

At 10:10 are you saying that the strings will be a minimum of 10mm high above the body at the bridge or at 24th fret?

[@Audiohotshot]

+/- 10mm above the body, but please keep in mind, dimensions will differ with each design. I just happen to do it this way :-)

[@antediluvian31]

Great tutorial! When I'm trying to combine neck and the headstock like in the video 23:50 headstock moves itself up, how can I prevent that? Thank you!

[@Audiohotshot]

Hmmm let me make a wild guess here.. Have you moved the headstock to a different place? Perhaps you backed up a bit in the timeline and are trying to combine the neck and headstock. I don't see why the headstock would move by selecting it.. sorry I cannot be more specific...Hope all works out for you!

[@victordebellis1452]

I had the same problem. When you do the offset face command, make sure you select "New Offset" for the offset type. For some reason Automatic does not work in this instance.

[@matteobleve1816]

Hi, beatiful video but i have a problem when splitting the tremolocover. The system is unable to split and I do not understand why (it seems to me because the face is curved or because it cannot manage the 3mm offset face). Error: Coincident tools would create illegal or unproductive bodies. Use separate tools. Split body in video at 01:00:46 Can you help me?

[@Audiohotshot]

Hmmm that error does not sound familiar to me... sorry. A guick google suggested you have a bunch of different faces crossing each other making it impossible to perform the split. You might check whether that is the case. Closing the gap in the cover could also be performed by pulling (hit Q) the inner walls of the gap to bridge it in a few steps. To finetune the curve you might need to clean up the top surface somewhat, but the gap is closed.. Hope this helps.

[@gastonmauricios58]

Hello, because when I want to edit the angle plane, when I click it takes me to the zero point of X and y, and lets me edit find the center for the 10 degrees in the angle plane.

[@thorstenengel5912]

Awesome video. Thanks. But one thing I don't understand: You said, you would use a 6mm drillbit and so you make your corners 6mm. But "R" is radius, not diameter. Shouldn't it be 3mm of radius then when the drill's diameter is 6mm? Or did I get something wrong?

[@Audiohotshot]

Yup, as mentioned earlier in the comments :-) Totally correct. My mind had a tiny black-out.... It's proof that I'm human, too ;-)

[@thorstenengel5912]

@@Audiohotshot sorry, I didn‘t read all of the comments. Maybe you are human only but a very talented one

[@javiervelez73]

Thank you… very helpful!!!

[@rvabarndoors]

Very Nice! Absolutely simple. Got a little confused on the covers but I am very new to 360. Great Job!

[@Audiohotshot]

Thanks! I'm sure you'll come a long way!

[@rossharvey2156]

Amazing video! Took me from zero to guitar in a very short time. Thank you so much for this. I wonder is there a way to contour the top a bit more? I am fiddling with offset planes but don't quite know how to go about rendering a carved top. Cheers!

[@Audiohotshot]

You could try using the sculpt function for a carved top. Just create plane, shape it any way you like by pushing vertexes and split the extruded body by using the plane as a tool. :-) hope this helps!

[@GazzMoss]

What about tool paths and all that stuff, does fusion 360 automatically set all that stuff or do I have to manually set that up? I am new to this, I have a new CnC machine this video has helped me more than any others on the net, so valuable. All I need to know now is how to set up the specs for machine operation. Does Fusion do all that when it converts to G code? I was no where before watching your video now I am more than half way to my first guitar. I would just love it if you could tell me what to do now after having created the guitar in Fusion 360. What's next Daddy? lol

[@Audiohotshot]

For some insipiration you could take a look here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYqWdmqfmtWtpdU and kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3SofJ1mq7KegK8. There are different methods for double sided milling, one of them I explain here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpqac2V_p5t8r5I I hope this is helpful, most of the things you mention are mentioned in the vids I guess. Have fun!

[@GazzMoss]

@@Audiohotshot Thank you so much :)

[@Audiohotshot]

you’re welcome!

[@joem6859]

Very nice video. Can't get my 'offset plane' command to work like yours, mine extrudes the neck feature straight, not tapered, not sure what i'm doing wrong.

[@Audiohotshot]

I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean. If you could tell me at what timecode you experience some difficulties I can perhaps try to clear some things up.

[@joem6859]

@@Audiohotshot Got it to work... not sure if I was doing something wrong or not...thanks for replying.

[@Audiohotshot]

@@joem6859 Glad you figured it out, good luck designing!

[@MouldyGuitars]

Great video. It took you 1:10 to do what took mw days lol. Some very logical ways to create some parts I struggled with. Would you be able to show how you setup the machinging of the curved control covers? Is it just from thin stock and use tabs to keep it in place in the stock when you flip it over?

[@Audiohotshot]

You're absolutely right; I would use big enough stock (and maybe even the same type material) and then create a double sided job with holding tabs. You can find a video on doublesided milling here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHPbZatoiZKcf7s

[@mauricioandresgutierrezgon3578]

PUEDES HACER UNA GUITARRA EN 3D PARA MECANIZARLO EN CNC CON LAS MEDIDAS ORIGINALES ?

[@cmcaudiobe]

fantatische tutorial! zou u dit proces kunnen doen op bestelling? heb een custom basgitaar getekend in sketchup en zou deze ooit in productie willen zetten

[@Audiohotshot]

Helaas, maar ik raad je zeker aan het zelf te proberen!

[@cmcaudiobe]

@@Audiohotshot en waar kan ik dan gaan om die dan te laten frezen?

[@andrefigueira4514]

fantastic, please create a video with acoustic guitar, neck, bridge, nut, rosette, headstock, hole among others.

[@Audiohotshot]

Way out of my league :-)

[@Wee-WorldMiniaturesandProps]

Can a .svg or something like that be used as a starting point? I have a discontinued guitar body that I'd like to make and I already have a perfectly sized svg of the body and cavities. Maybe I can just pay you to make the bodies?

[@Audiohotshot]

You mean: physically machine the body? I think we are a few timezones apart…

[@Wee-WorldMiniaturesandProps]

@@Audiohotshot is there any way we can direct message?

[@Audiohotshot]

I’m on my holidays right now but you can send me an email ([e-mail]) and we’ll go from there (zoom?) is that okay with you?

[@brunoaguiar7830]

Muito bom, um dos melhores tutoriais do KZbin.

[@Audiohotshot]

Thanks! Have fun designing!

[@DatGloriaVires]

Awesome tutorial. Although every time I go to split the bottom half of the neck join to remove that particular body it tries to tell me there is no intersection between targets and the split tool. I tried ensuring all bodies were selected and then used the plane as the reference point with no luck. First time I've had an error message. Can't really get past this so far with little experience.

[@Audiohotshot]

Hmmmm kinda hard to tell without pictures. Could you tell the timecode of the video at the point where you get stuck? I’m guessing now that the “bend” of the neck and the neck joint are not combined properly. Other thing could be that you contructionplane isn’t in the right position. Let me know if It works out for you! You got so far already, I’m pretty sure you can do this!

[@DatGloriaVires]

@@Audiohotshot it's at 14.08. I'll double check to see if everything is combined properly, but the construction plane appears to be in the exact same spot as yours.

[@Audiohotshot]

You mention in your first post you selected all parts, but in fact I just have 1 complete neck part which I split. Just curious: Did you use extend splitting tool as well (just to be sure, it's not really necessary though). Hope this helps!

[@DoktoRVoLoXGuitars]

thanks a lot your video is GOLD!

[@Audiohotshot]

Thanks! Have fun designing!

[@DoktoRVoLoXGuitars]

@@Audiohotshot got already ton of fun designing on paper, mdf, wood. But I'm just starting my business and I know the only way to make some profit is by using a CNC. Have à look to m'y Chanel it's mostly on French tho

[@EdwardKowalski]

Thank you very much! I've not used Fusion 360 yet, you make it look reasonably easy. I understand some key concepts now. I assume one could save some operations as a library item. Example: the entire trem cavity. Regards!

[@Audiohotshot]

AFAIK Fusion360 has no "macro function". But it does have a script function and Parametric modeling, though. Which basically means you could write a piece of code to create something (which I did for the Fret Generator). Instead of using macros; you could make a "blueprint"-file with several sketches holding the trem cavity, pickups and so on, all pre-drawn with the correct dimensions. I do have such a file, but notice myself being much quicker if I draw them straight away. Hope this helps!

[@EdwardKowalski]

@@Audiohotshot yes, thanks.

[@jnash1975]

This video has helped a lot and I thank you a million! But I do have to ask, do you have a video somewhere that shows a neck to headshot volute? By following your guidelines in this video I have actually created two of my own just missing the little details & one being a baritone. But anyway, the volute is about to drive me crazy🤪😜! That one part is actually kind of holding me back before I have it complete. But again I thank you for this video, it has helped a lot!!👍🏻

[@Audiohotshot]

Hi! I’m not quite sure I know what you mean by “neck to headshot volute” (it’s probably me, not being native English). Does this vid show you what you mean? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fam9f4hshbGsmK8 If not, please point me in the right direction as for what you mean, I also like to learn :-) Kind regards!

[@jnash1975]

Thank you!! That’s it at 4:15. I haven’t watched it yet, just skimmed through it but that is it!! You are the man!👍🏻🤘🏻🤜🏻👏🏻 I guess I was just searching under the wrong words.... lol. Sanity at last.

[@sylvaingenevay3147]

Just thx u, but just one question. Taking a picture to get the dimensions.... Are u sure there are no picture distortion, so measurement errors due to camera Lens or focal for exemple ?

[@Audiohotshot]

I use the picture as a guideline on which I base my own design. I do not use the canvas for 'the dimensions' of the picture, but I do use the scalelength to roughly get a feel for size and shape. So feel free to adapt the given design to your likings and disregard any 'dimensions' of the picture :-) Hope this helps.

[@sylvaingenevay3147]

@@Audiohotshot thx a lot for explainations 😊😊😊😊

[@ferasdaya2164]

Thank you so much for this video it saved me a lot of time in designing my guitars. I do have a question though. I like to set the neck back about 2 degrees is there a way you can show how to do this? Also in creating an arch top do you have a video on how to do so? Kind of like Les Paul or PRS guitars. I watched other videos but they are not very explanatory as your video. Thank you again

[@Audiohotshot]

My solution for drawing a setback of 2 degree's would be by keeping the neck level, but drawing the body onto an angled plane. But I've not tried that, hopefully someone else has a tried-and-tested solution for you! In regards to drawing an archtop; I like to work with splines, SURFACE and lofts for more fluent shapes; gives me good control over curves. But i've seen people drawing it with FORM and MESH as well, I guess it is just what you happen to like better.

[@furoraguitars]

There is no curvature option in loft menu in my Fusion ;( is it due to some update? Thanks!

[@andrewhenderson6219]

Thank you

[@Audiohotshot]

You are welcome 🤗

[@RizlaCr0w]

At 10:34 Using the delete command causes the program to warn "This feature is referenced by other features in the timeline. Are you sure you want to delete?" Hitting the delete button at this point leaves just the block remaining. Should I use the remove command instead?

[@Audiohotshot]

Correct, you probably did not disable capture timeline history, which is fine, but then you have to use remove instead. The advantage of using timeline history is that everything stays editable; ex. if you’d ever like to change a dimension you’ve created earlier on. (Explained in the beginning of the video btw 😊) Hope this helps

[@RizlaCr0w]

@@Audiohotshot Thanks for the prompt reply, and being patient with someone who should have paid closer attention 😳

[@Audiohotshot]

No prob, your welcome!

[@robertcercel]

Great! Thank you!

[@Audiohotshot]

Great to hear!