Fusion 360 Beginners Tutorial - Part 6 of 16

[@tel5857]

By number 4 managed to draw and 3d print a simple part to repair something. Thank you for your time in teaching this

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks for sharing Tel58

[@micgent]

2nd go at these tutorials, this time around im cruising through. Learnt so much thank you.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

That's great MG, and I'll be happy to help if you have any questions.

[@frugalhobbyist7404]

This 16 part series has done wonders to enhance my understanding of Fusion 360 navigation. Thx

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good on you Frugal, what are you going to make?

[@MisterElephants]

Arnold, I like these videos, no fluff and a good length. I am getting a lot out of them. Thank you. I love the price of your course.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Glad you like them!

[@robertpitcher6119]

Upto No. 6 now and have learnt so much - thank you so much for taking the time and effort for the video's.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Its good to have you at the channel Robert, keep learning, its great software.

[@briangillard9019]

Arnold, thanks for the tutorials very informative and has help me move forward with Fusion 360. Was stagnating for months. I appreciate what you have put together here for us beginners.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

That's great Brian, I hope you're able to complete the projects you have in mind soon.

[@imgadget54]

I'm one of the old young pups and would like to see the process of a sheet metal to cut for plasma I guess it's post process. I have had the crossfire pro for sometime now and have cut anything and would like to use it. Thanks, love the instructional videos.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Ha ha! I could dine out on that line… “old young pup”. Those plasma cutters are awesome, one day I’ll get one too but I’ve never used one. I have taken many people up to the point where they export to DXF though, and CAD is a great tool to get the most out of your machines. You can design parts for assembly and you can produce the drawings for welded assemblies and whatever else you can imagine. Keep going!

[@wicker1234]

Great approach to learning. Thanks!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@simonlee2477]

Have just found your tutorials. Fantastic!! Your step by step practical approach has enabled me to get over a learning hump with fusion 360. Thanks so much.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good on you Simon, keep learning! Its great software.

[@briancreekmore9312]

61 YO this year.. and I still love learning something new.. Yep on making videos for 360

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Brian, you're younger than I am! Well, by a matter of months... and what will you do with your new skill?

[@zakariaalzubair6654]

hello Arnold thanks for all this great videos

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Keep learning!

[@divendranath1023]

I am having one problem when i try to do pull i have dimensions shown.I never thought i could ever learn Fusion and it so much time consuming but you have made it so much easier.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks Divendra, and welcome. Can you describe that problem in more detail? You mean Extrude?

[@divendranath1023]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Do i have to stop sketch on part 6 than pull or extrude?.

[@rrswitch48]

Finished! Was held up at construction line. X shortcut fixed it. Thanks again!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Nice work!

[@nick11118888]

Thank you

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Its good to see you making progress

[@RobbertdeRouw2022]

Hi Arnold, found these series as I was looking to get into 3D design for parts for my RC model submarines, now at tutorial 6 of 16 and getting the hang of it. As I already own a filament 3D printer and my Resin printer is on it's way, I am really looking forward to designing more of my own parts. Until now I used ThinkerCad, but this takes way more time to design parts.Thanks for your time !

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks for the feedback Robbert. RC submarines! Wow, that's an interesting one. I just bought a 3D printer myself and I've got some ideas for content later in 2021. It would be great to keep in touch. And that's interesting about TinkerCad from a user who's tried both now. I've been thinking of checking it out when I've got some time.

[@georgelza]

Note, up to 9:00 mark you actually never give radius of the 2 circles of the cut out, you only mention this in the 2nd method to create the sketch.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Another correction in the list

[@RobertNuno]

Arnold, thank you for your great videos. This has helped me very much. I used MasterCAM in the old days. Since I have the background I know what needs to be done. This has helped me understand where the menus are in Fusion. Thanks for you efforts and time!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Great to hear!

[@dragonste]

thank you very much for doing things wrong on purpose, thats the most helpful part. thanks

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

No worries!

[@boscoOnaTron]

Thank you for these videos, they're spot on for getting acquainted with the fusion environment. for some reason I missed the detail of adding things to the 's' shortcut menu. What lesson was that in? (and how could I have missed it??? :) )

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Please excuse the late reply Matt. Its in basic tutorial #4 starting at 0.40 and I mention that there is more in the Tips and Tricks video (same playlist).

[@robb2923]

Hi, I dont have constraints listed in the sketch palette pull down menu, just "options" is there. Tried to find something for it in settings, no luck....!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Rob, those old tutorials are superseded now, you need to go to the home page of my KZbin channel and find the revised ones. You get there by clicking on the “FE” logo under one of my videos. The other way is to navigate to the first one, here is the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goS1fH2dibiGasU I’m currently revising them one by one but its a slow process and I’m working on the revised number six currently. When you’ve done the revised tutorials from one to five, most people can follow along with the older versions to complete the series of 16. Let me know how you go.

[@Rctdcttecededtef]

Really enjoying the tutorials so far!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good on you Zef! You're well into it now.

[@Rctdcttecededtef]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 thanks! I have your tutorials to thank. Cheers!

[@Despiser25]

Can you perhaps go into more depth on the "Driven Dimension" error I keep getting? Youo mentioned just delete it but why does it happen?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Sure! As you know there are dimensional constraints and geometric constraints. The dimensional ones are easily visible when you have a sketch open, the geometric ones leave a small grey icon on sketch entities (lines, arcs) which, now that you know about them, you can begin to recognise the different kinds. Trying to place a dimensional constraint where there is already a geometric constraint can cause the conflict and these will become easier to spot with experience. Next time you're in a sketch, choose the Select Tool and experiment with selecting and deleting geometric constraints. Then add some; different ones. You can take charge of them. To add to the confusion, some geometric constraints are added automatically while drawing. You'll find this annoying while you're learning but later you will be glad of it, its like riding a bicycle with a wind behind you. I recommend that you try not to loose sleep over this but keep your eyes open while you work through these low-consequence tutorials. Usually the worst thing that can happen with an under-constrained sketch is that something else can push it out of shape. When you're working on something like a manned quad-copter vehicle you need to be really on the ball. Hopefully that's a bit down the track.

[@joet.4756]

Good morning Arnold. I am not seeing any revised videos for part 6 through 16. Is it ok to use these and still follow along before revision? Thank You, i am enjoying the series.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

That's right Joe, number 6 is in the works but will be a while yet. Most people are able to follow the older ones at this stage. See how you go.

[@Dallasrebar]

How do you get the constraint buttons in your sketch palette? My sketch palette only shows the Options items from Linetype to 3D sketch.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hi dallasrebar, you're looking at the superseded tutorial. Click through to my channel home page and find the revised series. Let me know if I can help you with this.

[@iamjethrobill]

Thank you for this tutorial good sir! it helped me alot!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You are welcome Jethro!

[@iamjethrobill]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 I hope you discuss about CAEand CAM

[@RodeoBailey]

Hi Arnold, working my way through the turorials. You always center and contrain the drawing to the origin? Why ? Thanks

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good question RB, it helps in several ways. First, you can use the three planes in your strategy for completing the modelling of the part you’re working on. Soon, you’ll look at a part you need to model and you’ll be thinking about how best to make use of the three planes in order to make your task easier and you’ll develop a way of working. Often it will involve getting the point of origin where symmetry helps, sometimes where there is an advantage in the broader assembly.Those things might be a way off in the future for now but good habits will save you from correcting bad ones later. These are the things that apply to most other CAD programs and will stand you in good stead.

[@davidtaylor9846]

Hi Arnold and the rest of you inspiring Engineer. I got to my 10 design limit on my Fusion360. Do I need to remove it and reload it. I have lost some of the functions in the software. Any advice would be appreciated. Love the video Arnold they are so easy to follow.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

David, take a look in the left panel, open it up by clicking on the 9 tiny squares and you will see the button on each of your designs. Press that button to put each one to sleep and you will free up a space for your next one. Make each one Active/Inactive as you like.

[@davidtaylor9846]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Thanks for Arnold.

[@carlbroke]

Thank you for these videos! So much thanks for your work!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks Carlos and welcome to the channel. This is very encouraging, and I'm working on more content.

[@bobbryce8674]

Hi Arnold. Thank you for these videos which I'm enjoying greatly! On a detail, you have me confused with your constraints of 30mm and 50mm to the origin (video 5:56) since the origin is not mentioned on the drawing set I just downloaded? The funny thing is that I have been testing my knowledge by working from the drawing in Fusion 360 before watching the video as I get more learning from doing it this way - and this is when I realised that the drawing does not constrain the 'x' dimension of the slot. Now that I watch the video I'm guessing that the video and drawing may have got out of step along the line? Many thanks Bob

[@daltonbruce6400]

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[@emmettfrancis9894]

@Dalton Bruce Instablaster ;)

[@daltonbruce6400]

@Emmett Francis Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out now. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@daltonbruce6400]

@Emmett Francis It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my ass !

[@emmettfrancis9894]

@Dalton Bruce no problem :)

[@peterlindner3283]

On your drawings, you show the right side view with dashed lines for the (hidden) holes. How did you show that?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good question Peter, I'm glad you asked. I've done a preliminary video on the basics of producing drawings in Fusion 360 here; kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHqup6aQhslsb6s The beauty of 3D CAD programs like Fusion 360 is that the 2D drawings they create are semi-automatic. That is that the outlines and hidden lines are done for you when to tell it what views you want and where you want to place them on a page. These engineering drawings are vital to the communication between a designer and his manufacturer or tradesman, even more important when the manufacturer is not 'in-house'. I'll be doing a lot more on this, its not a spectacular subject for videos on KZbin and so I'll do some more of the basic functions of the drawing creation environment but I'm thinking that for the details and traditions of the discipline I'm going to offer a course which costs $50 and cover it in exhaustive detail. I'd be pleased to get your feedback on this idea.

[@peterlindner3283]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Thank you for your response AND for the video mentioned in it. The drawings are semi-automatic (as you say), but I had to stop the video several times to see the magic places that the cursor goes to bring up the menu. As for a $50 class, the price point may need to be established, but I'm certainly interested. ($50 is a little high, zero would be ideal, but $5-$10 would certainly be reasonable -- for me at this point in my life.)

[@IH1940HAY]

It seems that 360 Fusion isn’t free for hobby home use anymore, or am I not looking in the right place? Thanks

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hi H H, in my opinion its still the best hobby CAD and yes, it is still free. There are just a few changes which won't affect the home user except for the new 10 active document limit which I plan to show how to work around in upcoming content. Here's my video on the changes and a round up of commentary by other KZbinrs who focus on Fusion 360 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3VoaywptqGh7M

[@manojkumarvk1]

Hi, when I start sketch and select xy plane, the view is not changing to face the screen, how can i set it to do as you are doing.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Manoj, take a look at my video titled "User Interface Update to the 16..." its in the same playlist as the 16 and there are two preferences that I show you how to change. One of them will do the trick.

[@Richie_]

When you made the circles the same size, I assume it matters which circle you select first.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Rich, you can do it either way. You can experiment with this to confirm. Make two random circles in a sketch, put a dimensional constraint on one of them, then use the Equal constraint one way, click undo and do it by selecting the other one first. Then double click on the dimensional constrain and alter it. Then do it all again and don't use the dimensional constraint until the very end.

[@Richie_]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 I shall give it a go. Thanks. Great tutorials by the way. The best I've found.

[@Richie_]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 It seems it doesn't matter when one circle has a dimension. It always makes them to the size of the circle with a dimension. If no dimension on any circle then it equals to the first one clicked.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

There you go Rich! While you're at it, get the hang of editing your dimensions, its the same for diameter, radius and length. Double click the value and it will turn blue for you to type over it. The changed number drives the shape.

[@altimmons]

Is there an updated part 6, I expected one but I don't see one. It's fine if not I guess I'm not sure what the difference is

[@altimmons]

I went through and looked at the dates for revised video uploads- it seems youre in the process of doing them now. Thanks for doing these videos. Difficult software to jump into

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Yes Andy, #6 is in the works now, you will notice that #5 was published on 3rd June so I'm a bit overdue. The plan is to get one revision per month and hopefully I'll be back on that cadence soon. In the meantime I'm pretty sure you'll be able to use the older versions from here on since the User Interface update was really pretty minor. There are just a few tools in new places. Because you've done five tutorials and learned where things are currently, you'll probably be able to follow without too much hassle. If you need it, I've done a video on the changes, see here:-

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

UI update video kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6rWfHR6qtR1j8U

[@guyharrison7898]

Hi Arnold I am enjoying working through the tutorials, and learning how to use Fusion 360. In Part 6 (and several of the exercises that follow) you start the tutorial by right clicking the mouse and selecting Sketch, and then another set of commands appear. I am having trouble with this, as the right click works, but the list of additional commands in the tool windows do not show. (instead I see a wheel of only 7 or 8 options) Is this a version difference, or is there a setting I need to change to enable this? Thanks again for the great tutorials.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Don't give up Guy, you're making progress if you're up to part 6 now. That right click tool is handy but everything on there is available in the menus above so they aren't crucial. Sure, they are handy but you won't miss out, give yourself time and you'll have the right click functions well and truly nailed. Spend some time just mousing around and exploring, the right click has some context sensitive options, depending on where you currently are and some of the menu items (the ones with a little black triangle) below the carousel have flyouts which activate when you mouse over them.

[@GamesJames]

only issue ive had so far was when trying to constrain the slot to the construction line it gave me an error and did not let me. i had to manually drag it to meet the center point

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good progress GJ, better to make it work somehow and move on.

[@krshirk]

Arnold, the only way for me to do a slot is selecting from the top drop down. How can i get it on the list when i right click?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

OK krshirk, don't use a right click, hit the 's' key and use that instead. Get your favourite tools on there by following my instructions in this video at timestamp 1:40 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qafYY3mlZatmmLc

[@Patriot513]

In both examples your slot was still blue. What constraint was missing?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good question James! What was missing was attention to detail on my part. I could have pursued it at the time. Looking at it again, I'm not sure exactly what would have completely constrained it but on a quick practise slot a moment ago the same set of dimensions turned it black for me.

[@Dgardei]

I had so much trouble with this one. I keep getting Adding this dimension will over constrain the sketch when I am trying to use the Dimension tool.I was able to use the constraints to make the lines vertical and fix the curves before hand. So I decided to start over, but then I could not get the constraint tools to work at all :(. Also, I have not figured out how to hide the grid lines even though I clicked the tab. I am going to try to complete the exercise by making the dimensions correct when drawing them. But it would be nice to know what I am doing wrong if I have to fix something later.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Douglas, my heart goes out to you. I wish I could be there, I've seen people in my classroom with the very same frustrations over and over again. Its so easy to help with but so hard to explain each one of them at a distance. You can delete constraints once you select them, you should be quite relaxed about restarting a tutorial from the start, put each try down to practice. Keep an eye on when the warning appears and check the procedure in the video. Did you use the little grid icon in the toolbar at the bottom in the middle? Click the grid icon and in the little pop up menu tick or untick Layout Grid. Yes?

[@Dgardei]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 It looks like it only hides the grid when you are out of sketch mode. There was another "issue" I was having but I figured it out when you said in one of your videos where you said after using the extrude tool the sketch is automatically hidden. Also learning how to add plane tool really opened up a bunch of possibilities. That would of made one of my first designs of my own so much easier to draw! lol.

[@Dgardei]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 How do you delete a constraint?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Sorry to take so long with this Douglas, notifications on this system only work with top level new comments. To delete a constraint, while in sketch, select the little constraint icon with a left click and hit the delete key or right click for the delete option.

[@blayson100]

Arnold, for 3D printing, Does it matter if designs are done Y up vs Z up ?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hi b?, yes it does but your slicer can probably re-orient the model anyway. I've just taken delivery of my first roll of PLA and I'll be experimenting for the first time soon. I'll be using Cura slicer. Prod me with your question again in a few weeks.

[@michaelnear2039]

Arnold, I spent a year in Sydney working with H.O.Wills Tobacco. It was a great experience. Are you Australian?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Yes Michael, you guessed it, way down south in rural Victoria. Which country are you writing from?

[@michaelnear2039]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 I am in Burbank, Ca.

[@spencerstephens4322]

Hello Arnold I love your stuff but i do have a question, what do you use to make the plans that you give us for downloads so that way i can make those for my personal projects.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Spencer I use Fusion 360 these days, but two years ago when I did these I was scrambling to switch from Onshape so I re-used the old Onshape set. I'm now working on a drawings tutorial showing some of the new features in Fusion 360.

[@spencerstephens4322]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 can you show us how to put our own custom designs into that form?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

@@spencerstephens4322 keep an eye on new videos over the next month or so. I'm nearly ready to do the basics of 2D drawing in Fusion 360 just like the 16 PDF

[@VagnerMagiolo]

8:19 What did you press after right click to the menu to make the lines constraints?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

MP if you mean the operation at timestamp 8:45, I neglected to name the constraint I used there. Its the co-incident constraint. You'll find it in the constraints toolbar above and to the right of the sketch tools while in Sketch mode. Is this what you're asking about?

[@VagnerMagiolo]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 was exactly that.... understood now! thanks

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Here's a better way to use the constraints tools; click on any of the constraint tools, (eg co-linear) and then when the cursor show the constraint icon, click on the two sketch lines, one after the other, that you want to apply the constraint to. Hit the escape key to exit that constraint tool.

[@VagnerMagiolo]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 definitely the satisfaction increasing day by day! Thanks

[@VagnerMagiolo]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Amazing…… more confident day by day!

[@Nicolchu_]

Hello Arnold, thanks for the videos... I'm looking for a laptop to begin learning 360, been recommended MSI but don't know which model or specs. I live in Tenerife so have to buy online, any advice would be much appreciated

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hi Mitten 81, I prefer a desktop for CAD since its cheaper to get the specs that make for a good workstation. A laptop can be OK for learning on but as soon as you start doing real projects with lots of parts its going to feel pretty clunky. As I understand it, the most important thing is the RAM, (4Gb is the barest minimum, 8 is much better), then the graphics card, (most laptops don't have dedicated graphics) Then the HDD, faster is better, (a SSD is best) and then finally the CPU (an I5 is enough these days). I hope this helps.

[@silvermediastudio]

F360, for the most part, isn't multi-threaded. So for CPU specs, clock speed is more important than number of cores. You might look at the HP Z2 workstations for under $1500, designed for CAD and rendering.

[@alanbrown1358]

As of 11/2020, I'm not finding a 'Slot' selection. Was that re-named? THANKS!

[@alanbrown1358]

Never mind.... 'OVERALL Slot' (LOL) Found it, somehow (search, I think) - Hey, I'm an OLD guy!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hi Alan, I can think of a few names when I'm frustrated. I've got it too, "old timers" disease.

[@altimmons]

I dont understand why you need my email to ge tthe docs?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Andy, I give away the PDF to those who want to learn Fusion 360 from me, and most people are interested in the newsletter which I send to subscribers. In every issue I say unsubscribe if you don't want this, and its quite OK to unsubscribe immediately when you've got the free download. The unsubscribe button is right there, its much easier to unsubscribe than to get on the list which has a double opt-in, so just one click and its a memory. I'll tell you a secret Andy, I wouldn't do this at all unless I had a plan to earn money from it somehow. I make a lot of free content, eventually there will be other content that costs money.

[@stankua9126]

Sorry, but I’m unable to download the 16 parts, but I do enjoy your sessions 👍

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Can you describe what happened Stan?

[@stankua9126]

Arnold Rowntree would it be possible to email it to me? It just take me to different apps that I’d need to download.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Here you go Stan, sorry it took me so long to respond, I hope this is still of use. drive.google.com/file/d/1HGXP1n4INjK7o77WsLqLdiImRcoiSB9f/view?usp=sharing

[@stankua9126]

Arnold Rowntree thank you very much, got it!

[@reh3ddoes]

Don't forget to change the title to include "Part 6 of 16" :)

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Muchas gracias Reh3d Zone that's done.

[@marknthetrails7627]

👍✌🖖🥃

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Nearly half way

[@anveshreddybollareddy6830]

Hello can someone help me with how he made all those points to be on same line at 8:29. Thanks for your time🦩

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Anvesh, the Colinear Constraint gets the two shoulder lines to be lined up nicely, or if its the centre of the arc on the point of origin it was the Coincident constraint for that one.