Fusion 360 2D Drawing series for Beginners part 2

his Fusion 360 tutorial series is for absolute beginners. This will be a multi part series that will cover everything you need to know about drawing 2D in Fusion 360. The overall goal of this series is to teach you the beginner how to draw parts in 2D so you can cut parts efficiently on your Langmuir systems Crossfire Pro CNC Plasma Table.
This video series starts off covering the tools used when measuring parts in the real world, tips, how to draw them out on paper and finally work flow through Fusion.
Part 2 will cover introduction to Fusion 360, understanding the tools and drawing your first part.
As this series evolves you will learn how to get around the program and draw efficiently, extrude parts,make tool paths, adjust cut speeds and pierce times, export your tool paths out to G code and finally on to Firecontrol, the software that comes with your Crossfire CNC plasma table. Finally we will cover cutting out your parts.
If you are patient and willing to take the time to learn, you will easily be able to follow along in this series and before you know it you will be drawing in Fusion 360!
Enjoy :)
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Disclaimer: Important Safety Information
Your plasma cutter power supply will expose you to high voltage and high amperage electrical components. It is your responsibility to make sure that all work is done safely and with the power disconnected. If you have any doubts regarding your ability to safely perform this work, you should consult the services of a professional electrician. Mike Festiva will not be held responsible for any injury or death resulting from the incorrect or unsafe execution of this procedure.

[@lazypwelding7176]

I'm so pumped up right now for tomorrow to go down to the shop and draw something on fusion that I won't be able to sleep. What a big help! No wonder I haven't been able to draw something! Thanks for all your doing!!

[@Mikefestiva]

Awesome! I’m really happy this series will help you out 😊

[@FISHBREATHH]

Mike, I know this is a lot of work for you to produce these videos, this is so helpful and greatly appreciated. Thank you, Dave in Utah.

[@Mikefestiva]

Right on 👍 Thanks Dave 🙂

[@joshuacaylor881]

I don't care if it is the most boring, simplistic, explanation of how to use Fusion 360 for beginners- you showed us how to create an object in the most efficient way possible. Thank you.

[@dane9175]

That was the best explanation of fusion 360 I have watched. You show everything including the things most Videos leave out. It is the simple things that makes fusion work.

[@brycejeannotte7699]

One Tip. When the numbers are highlighted in blue you do not have to press the backspace key before replacing the number. You can just type your new number. I just saves you a keystroke. Of course, it works either way.

[@MortgageEasy]

You saved me... I have been watching video after video for Beginner 360 and yours is the first one that makes sense to a novice. I finally feel like I might figure this out! Thank you!

[@Verticalpedalgarage]

Thank you for dumbing this down to a true beginner level!

[@Mikefestiva]

No problem man 🙂👍 I wanted to make the videos that I couldn’t find on KZbin when I was learning. All the videos I found said they were for beginners but left out a lot of info they just assumed beginners knew. 😂 You will be drawing in 360 in no time 👍 Take care 🙂

[@Self.reliant]

I think the 25 min video packed with info is perfect length lots to remember but easy enough to go back and search to find what we need. Thanks for your time making this video

[@gmprouse874]

Hi Mike. Great pace and right amount of content and length for a tutorial. You teach very well! I'm looking forward to the rest! Thanks!

[@fwflyer78]

Hey Mike, You are doing a great job with these tutorials. Don't change anything.

[@landengreen6982]

You're a natural instructor Mike! Very easy to understand. Thanks for putting this together.

[@wingdwolf56]

Super video!! What a great lesson! I didn’t get lost once!! Thank you Mike!

[@michaellarsondds2276]

Excellent, watched 3 times

[@matthewmanuel8655]

Ive been looking for an A to Z tutorial such as this. Thanks for the effort. Ill be here for the whole series

[@ronamedee2475]

Making my mill CNC now so Fusion lessons are a huge welcome for me ! Thanks

[@richsharp1524]

Again....... just like the 340 some people with a thumbs up 👍. Just awesome. It’s so great to have somebody explain this at a rate I can understand.... computer guys talk so fast and move on the screen so fast I just can’t keep up and it’s frustrating for them and people like myself..... langmuire would be smart if they put you as a direct link on their website as to how to use fusion 360 for beginners and pay you as people click on. This would only boost people’s interest to see they can learn something they thought they may not be able to do without a computer background.. I would gladly pay for a class like this that I can understand, and doing it in small sessions makes it easier than one long video. Thanks again for helping us Mike. Most of us appreciate it. The 16 with their thumbs down I’m sure will make the class a better video. (RIGHT!! ). I’m sure they will take their own time and try to explain it better 😳

[@gabriele5519]

Excellent video ! I'm already familiar with Fusion 360 so I didn't watch till the end but I can't wait for the fabrication part of the tutorial ! I struggled quite a bit with that part of Fusion.

[@danr5375]

Great tutorial. You're taking away my anxiety of getting a cnc plasma cutter. Thanks for taking the time to do these.

[@Mikefestiva]

Thanks Dan!

[@theodorebowers9737]

🙋👨‍🏭 WOW WOW WOW This what we need a step by step video. We all need this ! Thanks do more like this please . Helps a lot were you start. What's next so on . GREAT job Mike 💯 ❤

[@jimvillani3457]

Awesome, Thank you, Thank you!! I have been fluent in AutoCAD since 2000 (3 semesters in Community College) with design building Homes and Commercial Buildings with AutoCAD. I have been trying for 1.5 years to figure this 360 program out. Every Video Instructor wants to impress us with advanced tips and tricks, losing me in the 1st 3 minutes and never being able to catch up, that's all BS. It has been VERY FRUSTRATING with NO basic information on this program. You hit the nail on the head with your instructions, BASIC BASIC BASIC to get our confidence up!! Thank you again SIR!!!

[@Mikefestiva]

I’m glad these videos have helped. I found the same thing when starting out, all the vi could find that said they were for beginners jumped in so far along you couldn’t keep up. They never covered the actual beginning process on 360. Take care Jim 😊👍

[@owenbyrne3534]

Thanks for doing this series

[@ianedwards4712]

All I can say is thank you, I order a CrossFire pro with little knowledge and became overwhelmed, you slowed down enough that I can start to grasp things, everyone else breezed though important bits and it became frustrating THANK YOU

[@Mikefestiva]

That’s awesome Ian 👍

[@elkvis]

I really appreciate this series of videos. I like that you relate what you're doing in Fusion 360 directly to the projects you're actually building. Too many CAD tutorials just stay in the theoretical realm, and don't show how the things you're doing in software apply to real world parts.

[@heyyoubuddy6749]

Hey there buddy I’m really looking forward to this series. Using the computer to make parts seems like black magic to me!! I hope to be able to get a table some day. Thanks buddy God bless you and yours!!

[@seansysig]

Mike this video was very helpful in getting started with Fusion360. No print function. I was able to Print Screen my design of four 1/4" thick 3" square plates wirh a undersized bearing hole that I drilled out and welded together each pair and finished as flange bearing housing for my shop hot air blower squirrel cage fan. Thanks for being the type of designer,creator, fabricator, and sharer of knowledge that is a joy to watch! Your projects always have me thinking why the compact tractor companies don't make your style of UTV for gathering firewood, managing food plots, land & forest management. Way better than those cheap Massimo/ Coleman's from Tractor Supply..maybe a diesel version next?

[@trajano411]

Very comprehensive, and really a great pace on explanations! It is easy to loose the notion of speed when you teach something you are very familiar with. Thanks for the big quality tutorial!

[@jeffreybaumann7044]

You are absolutely right, the other videos just skip, I'm used to an older cad and your first 5 minutes answered the questions I was looking for in the last 10 beginner videos I watched. Thankyou so much, I was getting frustrated with the other instruction videos. Greater video! Btw, I get my crossfire pro at the end of june. Thanks again for your detailed videos!

[@jaytudin6064]

I greatly appreciate your time on making such vids. Certainly helps me learn fusion 360 over mastercam. Wish KZbin would drive education.

[@34bartm]

Mike I really hope you see this comment because I want you to know how helpful this video series is as well as let you know how much I enjoy your videos. Wishing you all the best.

[@Mikefestiva]

Thanks 👍 I really appreciate your comment 🙂

[@MrTbone1113]

Definitely enjoyed this and the last tutorial video, keep them coming you're doing a great job!!!

[@delmas15]

Love the series!! Keep it up.

[@Bigdaddy2166_]

Thank you, Mike.... Great video. Taking Fusion classes at night. Learned more in 20 minutes with your video than 3 hrs with teacher that moves so fast no one can follow.

[@kmcwhq]

This is both funny and sad. "Teachers" these days......jeesh.

[@gregholloway2656]

Great tutorial, Mike. I’ve never used Fusion 360, but your explanations made total sense. 30 years ago, I was a draftsman using AutoCAD, and there are still a number of similarities.

[@parkerknight5593]

Started watching these the other day and so far a lot easier to follow than other videos. Keep up the good work, this non technical guy appreciates them

[@Mikefestiva]

Thanks Parker

[@vincentprovencal6001]

Thanks again for taking the time to do these videos Mike. Greatly appreciated. As for your internet. I feel ya loll🤣🤣

[@DougsMessyGarage]

I generally can get Fusion to do what I need it to do but I still picked up a few useful tips. Thanks for doing this series Mike.

[@hanspijpers2100]

@4:10, for the line command, you don't have to use backspace, if the length field is blue, just start typing the 4 and / or the tab key to switch between the choices it gives you, like "length or angle" in the case of a line.

[@terrycline4637]

Thanks for this . You do a great job and now I m learning this .I was getting a little overwhelmed.this is Much more simple for me keep it up .

[@rickcalder2703]

Great video, thanks Mike

[@themetalfusionologist]

I’ve been struggling teaching myself Fusion for a while bc as you stated “many other tutorials don’t mention simple key strokes” and you literally touched on every question I had. Thank you for these vids. SUBSCRIBED man!

[@peterskowronski5974]

Fantastic start on this training, so much better than all the ones I have watched over the past few years. Looking forward to watching the rest of this series. Thanks you.

[@bruggemw]

Thanks, the construction aspect really makes more sense now. I appreciate you taking the time to teach.

[@ebc1f7]

I’m very excited for this whole series.

[@kmcwhq]

YES!

[@greasywrenchgarage3152]

Thanks for making this series! I like your style of explaining everything down to the details. Cause you are correct, there are simple things like hitting esc that a lot of other videos seem to just skip over.

[@jamesbush268]

Thanks for the series!

[@lukesizemore1170]

Great video, and very easy to follow along with. Thanks Mike!

[@Mikefestiva]

Thanks for checking out my videos Luke 👍

[@charliegijones]

Thanks a bunch Mike. I am planning on buying a table this summer. This series will make it so I can get up and running quicker.

[@jeremyquantphoto]

Thank you so much for posting! Great series!!

[@brandenpatterson2776]

Great video can’t wait to get one of these for my garage!

[@vernonmartin3056]

Great breakdown on using Fusion 360! You took the time to explain how and why to use certain tools. Thanks

[@MrRoscoj]

Great job! Very helpful. Thanks!

[@erictucker8640]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed.

[@mattke5etc]

I have been fighting through Fusion 360 for years and yours is the first video that actually makes sense and I can use. Thank you so much for making these!

[@Mikefestiva]

Right on! I’m glad my videos have helped 😊 I don’t understand why most of the YT videos on this subject just seem way to complicated to understand when starting out.

[@rcclassiccrawlers4368]

Thanks, great video! Love the detail. Can’t wait until the next segment.

[@texasbarnstorming-museum1595]

Excellent tutorial! I’m loving this!

[@allanwilson1821]

Hi Mike, by far the simplest and most user friendly guide into fusion 360 I've seen, I'm gonna try fusion again because of this. Thanks .

[@bryanmcgauhey441]

Thanks again Mike for sharing your time and knowledge with us beginners. I appreciate your videos and they have definitely shortened my learning curve. Good job!!!

[@JeffHale-no4tc]

Just finished the second video! Awesome information! Thank you. Gonna open up fusion this weekend for the first time. Going to try and watch all your videos first then probably watch again while I’m messing with it.

[@KylarProd]

Thank you very much I definitely have learned some drawing tactics from this I followed along on Saturday and now watched it again tonight and picked up a few things that I couldn’t understand the first go around

[@jeff41768]

Thank Mike. Very easy to follow along.

[@marcwade2778]

Thanks Mike, please keep these coming, really appreciate it.

[@keithwalker7151]

Awesome video Mike! Thanks!

[@JC-lf8pr]

Great video on a basic Fusion 360 project. I followed very well and then I didn't. Thank God for the back arrow function in the program. We are learning a lot from this series. Thank You!

[@brianmiller6588]

This is gonna be a great series you the man bro

[@sdunca4864]

Thanks for the reality based workshop approach to teaching! It is appreciated!

[@KowboyUSA]

Sweet. Will be watching this as soon as I'm done tinkering on my motorcycle.

[@HellsCanyonRally]

Mike, thank you for doing this series. It has been super helpful for me. I want to thank you for the promo code on the Crossfire Pro, I am setting it up right now and looking forward to cutting some important parts for my next hydraulic door project. Keep up the great work, and know that there are a lot of DIY folks out here that appreciate what you are doing!

[@Mikefestiva]

Right on Eric! These CNC tables are really awesome, the possibility’s are endless. I’m glad my 360 series has been helpful 🙂👍

[@MDogg1960]

Thanks for doing this. I definitely learned alot. Can't wait to get my crossfire to put in to practice.

[@p.t.anderson1593]

This is amazing! I was trying to get a head start and learn some CAD a few months ago so I started practicing with Free CAD. That turned out to be super technical and headache inducing!!! This Fusion 360 looks so much better, WOW!!! Thank you so much for the tutorial! A couple of days ago I got my Crossfire Pro to step A5. in the Connecting Electronics section, PLUG IN IHS CABLE, USB CABLE, AND POWER CABLE - JOGGING YOUR MACHINE. I'm super stoked!

[@laverncarroll]

Really appreciate it Mike thanks. I recently bought a crossfire Pro and used your discount.

[@williamlarsen8455]

Thanks Mike Making learning this a lot easier Can’t wait for the next video

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Thanks @MikeFestiva!!! Excellent content!

[@fabricobbler]

By far the best video series on fusion360 for beginners. Thank you for taking to time to make these.

[@Mikefestiva]

I appreciate it Paul 😊👍

[@chrisshake23]

Great stuff! Thanks again

[@robertdebusk6157]

Thank You very much for the tutorial video. It helps me to understand other ways to use the functions in Fusion 360. Take Care and Stay Safe Bob

[@johnw4590]

Thank you for sharing this!!! Very helpful 👌

[@wesq9514]

Hands Down one of the best Fusion 360 videos i have ever watched, Thank You for helping us out with it

[@Mikefestiva]

Right on 👍 I’m glad this video helps 🙂 I wanted to make a series that is easy to follow and make Fusion something anyone wanting to learn can. I should have part 3 up in a week or two.

[@dave7203]

Really great video. I learned a lot. I did a lot of pausing and going back using 2 computers because I'm new to F360 and had to go find stuff. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@uthamkumar137]

Thank you very much! loved this series

[@philliparington1073]

Awesome tutorials thanks, I am not a computer person, but thanks to videos like yours, I'm getting closer to using my crossfire pro

[@derrikmiller33]

Many thanks for this. I wish there was more 2d tutorials.

[@jonsawyer1061]

Thanks for the walk through vids. They are just what I needed for Fusion 360. Just ordered the pro with your promo code!

[@jking1948]

Thanks, I’ve been using fusion for a little while for 3D printing and got a few tips out of this.

[@Mikefestiva]

Right on 👍Good to hear! Take care Jim

[@velaworks]

Right Mike ! This is very helpful

[@jacobkarns2025]

Awesome video for beginners!!! Thank you for taking the time to make this.

[@frazerwheelingfab7258]

Thank you for these video series on fusion 360. Was huge help understanding the basics!

[@Mikefestiva]

Right on I’m glad these videos helped 😊👍

[@Graniterockstar]

great video Mike!

[@FCBENI]

Dude great video. I may never use this software but I loved watching you use it and explain it. Thank you.

[@MLFranklin]

Very helpful, Mike. I appreciate your good work here.

[@rl3898]

Welll done Mike, very well pitched and enjoyable learning too.

[@1320freek]

Another great video. Thanks again!!!!

[@markandrewsmall3984]

Super grateful! Thank you! Much appreciation!!!!

[@davidmcduffie1398]

Good job Mike !

[@jonathanjurgens2349]

Another great video Mike, thank you.

[@mikearmstrong7866]

Great series Mike. 3rd time I've watched it :)

[@steveferrusi1799]

You give me hope... thank you. Never quit

[@horaciosalinas8145]

Mike ! You convinced me !!! Now I have to save up !!! Thanks

[@heathbirley1774]

So well explained.. Thanx!

[@saxonpimm876]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this man.

[@GuitarDad5150]

Great video. Thanks for explaining this so well.