Fusion 360 for Beginners - Model a Box & Lid with Screws - In-Context Design - Lesson 9

[@jarmen1105]

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[@DustinBreese]

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[@karolosmanski2309]

Yeees! I`ve made it by my self! It took my twice to watch the whole movie, few shorter replays, few tries and today morning I`ve replicated whole procees from the scratch to the end without the movie. With your chanel and you as a teacher I believe that learn and understand Fusion360. Thanks!

[@learnitalready]

Great job! You will love the next videos in our series. They get increasingly more difficult and teach a bunch of new skills. Have fun!!!

[@NATURE-f7v]

THE BEST teacher on KZbin

[@learnitalready]

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[@markebsservices7840]

This one kept me busy, screws, when i done the "joint" all screws would go into one hole. Eventually figured out that they were "grounded" (right click on the screw in the browser and change it there) after that was easy peasy. This tutorial rocks !! 👍

[@learnitalready]

You’ve got it! Several months after this tutorial was produced, Fusion adjusted the default settings so that it would ground some components automatically. You found the solution on your own. Great job! 👏

[@jimgibson4760]

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[@rcrum89]

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[@Intervaloverdose]

"Select face then select centre", this was huge for me, thanks. Great tutorials!

[@learnitalready]

A simple solution for ease of assembling. Thanks for your comment!

[@brianm9962]

You are amazing. Your pace, your voice and style is perfect for me.

[@learnitalready]

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[@boboscurse4130]

I can't believe how much I've learned in a couple hours. You're awesome!

[@learnitalready]

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[@kampalaravi]

Ooo this one was a lot of new things to learn. Rebuilt in 12mins and 1 second. Thank you. Excited to build the lego next!

[@learnitalready]

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[@robberlin2230]

Placing those screws upside down initially is a stroke of genius

[@learnitalready]

Small things like that make things easier don’t they!

[@windrago]

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[@windrago]

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[@adrianlopezalmaguer8700]

It's the best video I've ever seen, thank you so much

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[@MarvFiebig]

Easily understood. Best tutorial I've seen and I've been working with AutoCad since 1986. Original Columbia start up page and 288 CPU. 😃👍 32:36

[@learnitalready]

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[@SasaRakezic]

Beautiful tutorial. You also have a great voice and peace in it which is very suitable for tutorials. Great job.

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[@deonholt]

Thank you so much for your tutorials. I was looking to find your other "Fusion 360 for Beginners" but cannot find them on your channel. Really excellent tutorials done with much patience.

[@learnitalready]

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[@UzunKamis]

Thank you. The _Component_ structure will clear a lot of mass in my sketches. Thank you very much.

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[@AbhishekSingh-s5z]

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[@andrewbill2159]

these are so great - I'm working my way through them and they have helped me so much - THANK YOU

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[@CRF_RM_XS_CR]

great videos and learning so much, thank you

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[@MarvFiebig]

Love the pace of this tutorial. Easy to follow and the teaching is simple but intelligent. 👌👍6:13

[@learnitalready]

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[@wendyfiebig5451]

Love your catch phrase “let’s dig into it” ❤ 3:06

[@racingprincipal]

This was amazing, thank you.

[@taifiebig]

Thank you so much for your comment! Glad you liked it. May I ask, what did you particularly enjoy? We’ve got a really special next series of tutorials coming up. Stayed tuned :)

[@racingprincipal]

@@taifiebig Pretty much everything. I've just started with Fusion coming from FreeCAD and the way you made the lid in a very easy way, and the smart idea of making a rectangle to place the holes exactly was also great. I've added the whole playlist so I can watch and work along

[@learnitalready]

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[@Gyciauskas1]

Super helpful!

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[@kevennguyen3507]

Awesome! one of the best fusion tutorial, so basic yet full of valuable techniques. My first impression was: "What!? 30+ mins tutorial for a box? this must be a huge waste of time!" but you totally proved me wrong. Very valuable tutorial! Could you do a video of assembly (combining) of an external part into the current box (for example, if the lid is a separate fusion file itself). I was having lots of difficulties because they all had a different origin and it totally didn't work. Or maybe one with working with different origins or changing origins... And how about copy and paste sketches from a different file so that it doesn't have to be sketch from scratch.

[@learnitalready]

Thank you very much for your comment and support. Many of our subscribers felt the same way at first with the length of the tutorial, but have also came to a similar conclusion as you. We also appreciate your suggestion. May I recommend that you first watch the following tutorial that we made not too long ago. It should answer your question regarding assembling. If it doesn’t, please let us know: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGa1gn17gZ6Sfs0 Keep up the great work on your journey in learning this amazing software!

[@kdatrio]

Keep saying it but it keeps being true - Loving the series. The Joints are cool...I am having some issues with my clicking, but still learning - Thank you again

[@learnitalready]

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[@americorosales2085]

your tutorial is great. thanks for sharing

[@learnitalready]

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[@rameeti]

The extrusion of the lid may have an interference fit with the body. Perhaps there may have been a need of an inset on the rim of the extrusion. Should we have gone back and modeled the holes in the box so that they would be ready for 3D? The Amazon link for the 4K monitor is for a replaced item. As Amazon will be offering customers a link to a newer version, it would be best if you update your link so that you get credit on the newer model purchase. Great video for teaching of several overlooked features. Without a lot of extra time, instead of the 1 min intro, perhaps have instead shown off User Parameters for box Height, Length, Width, Wall Thickness, Screw selection, etc, to show how doing it once can result in an infinite number of similar but different boxes. Thank you for your time.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment and advice. Much appreciated! As this was one of the first tutorials I ever produced (I am a machinist and programmer since 12 years old and only learning how to make videos myself) I hope that you find out newer tutorials more enjoyable for you. All the best on your journey of learning this software.

[@learnitalready]

After producing that tutorial, we released one shortly after that showed how to use parameters. Just a little bit more to my story: these tutorials were actually produced to assist my students that I teach weekly. At the point of producing this tutorial they weren’t ready for parameters yet. I’m surprised this tutorial has taken off and gotten so many views, but hey, I’m more thankful than anything that more than just my students have benefitted from this tutorial. Here it is if you’d like to give it a try: Fusion 360 for Beginners - Parametric Box with Threaded Inserts - Lesson 11 Part 1/2 (2023) kzbin.info/www/bejne/naSXhIGQfZWUjaM

[@robberlin2230]

12:40 my holes wouldn't show, I had to flip direction to get them to drill down, that took a while but found it. Working in metric instead of imperial adds another layer too!

[@learnitalready]

Do you know how to easily convert to imperial?

[@robberlin2230]

@learnitalready yes I think so but I'm happy to stay with metric and convert it, I kept the threads metric and found the metric screws while going through the tutorial so that was worth holding the units in place.

[@crosswalkguy435]

Same. It took finding your comment to fix it. I tried dragging it, no help. Deleted the rectangle, redid it. No help. Thank you for posting your fix!

[@chrisgenovese8188]

I learned a lot of good stuff here! Thanks!

[@learnitalready]

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[@DustinBreese]

When I do the offset (around position 7:30), you specify 0.4 but I have to do -0.4, otherwise my total width increases to 4.80 x 8.80. Is there a reason it is flip-flopped from yours and mine? (I'm on Fusion 2.0)

[@learnitalready]

Excellent question! No, no specific reason. Sometimes Fusion picks the direction of the extrudes (called the “Normal”) differently than at other times. Nothing to be worried about. It’s completely normal and common. I usually just pull the direction handle in the direction that I’d like the extrude to go, and then notice if it is a positive or negative integer (number).

[@leprochaunking12]

I can get everything except projecting the center points on the lid. Great tutorial. There's other slower ways to do it but thank you for the content. Love learning new things

[@learnitalready]

Oh no! I wonder what's happening. If you'd like to send us your Fusion file to diagnose, I'd be happy to check it out. Thanks for the nice comment. Glad you benefitted from this tutorial.

[@leprochaunking12]

I rewatched it and was able to get it. Didn't realize you were creating a second sketch on top. 😂

[@learnitalready]

@@leprochaunking12 Awesome 👏

[@skm9350]

I can't do the same. In the video, the second sketch is only created and the sketching process is completed. Then run the extrude command and select the border and inside the border. But I can't choose the inside.(18:23)

[@learnitalready]

@@skm9350 Thanks for reaching out! Let’s diagnose it: how many sketches are visible in your browser?

[@crosswalkguy435]

When you said, 'Right CLick the screw', I was right clicking the image of it in the design window! It took deleting, re-inserting, and re-watching the video a couple of times to figure out my mistake! Awesome tutorial! I learned SO much! To be clear, when I want to 3D print this, I will need to change the tap hole to 'model'? I also learned 'Offset' in sketching...

[@learnitalready]

Wow, you are really making your way through the lessons quickly. Great job! For 3D printing, yes, you will need to change the tap hole to “modeled”. Glad that you learned how to offset too. Keep up your great work learning and thank you again for your support :)

[@crosswalkguy435]

@@learnitalready I also learned how to 'Project'! I forgot to mention that one. It turns out that after I made the screws for the box, and joined them, the holes in the lid didn't line up with the holes in the box. I had projected the center point of the fillets. I had to go back in the timeline, and edit the projection, which broke the joints, so I had to edit those, and select new faces for the holes. It was very good practice! Speaking of filits, in the beginning of the lesson, you mentioned a fillet on the inside of the box, where the bottom meets the walls. Did we not do that, or does it get done automatically somehow during the extrude, or when the other ones are done? I am going to make a couple of boxes on my own, different shapes, and make them Parametric! That should give me some good practice and engrain both processes in my brain! No reason why it has to be a 'normal' shape... I could make it the same shape as the part in Lesson 8 on improving sketches. I might try to make a box for my caliper, or something...! Resess holes for magnets for the lid? I am going to practice a bit before I move on. I originally found you from a search trying to find how to add motion to my parts. I wanted to make a knob turn. I decided to start at the beginning of your lessons, rather than jump right in to the middle. I am glad I did! You are really helping me increase both my skills, and confidence! Thank you again!

[@learnitalready]

You have been very encouraging for me and this channel. Thank you for letting us know your journey and how you've benefitted so far. Did you know that we just made a parametric box with threaded inserts tutorial? I think it will benefit you greatly. Please let us know how your projects are turning out and keep us posted about any difficulties you face. Thanks again for your support and encouragement! @@crosswalkguy435

[@crosswalkguy435]

@@learnitalready I saw the notification for the Parametric Box, and thought, 'What a coincidence'! (It was too quick for me to be the inspiration for the tutorial, but nice that we are thinking along the same lines)

[@rameeti]

I like your mention of a box for calipers. A great video would also include an internal 3D hinge nub and a hub & recess to allow a snap close ability. That would be a great video to have with parametric user variables. @@crosswalkguy435

[@lenzvallen7031]

Thank you

[@learnitalready]

You’re most welcome! Thanks for commenting.

[@robberlin2230]

12:45 my holes wouldn't appear no matter what, I had to flip direction of the hole, that sorted it. I'm working in metric so the translation from imperial to metric is adding another layer of complexity!

[@learnitalready]

Awesome! Keep working through those challenges!

[@gregg-d4l]

great video , thanks!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for saying!

[@walterGUnique]

Hi at 26:31 you click the top surface of the box you want the lid to join to then you say you can click on the center point. Then part I find confusing you point at the bottom inside corner of the box, how does this relate to the center point?

[@learnitalready]

Ah, excellent question. Thanks for reaching out. Try snapping to the bottom edge of the lid first and see what happens. You will notice that there is a gap, that’s because you’re mating the bottom-centre of the lid, and not the shoulder-centre of the lid. In the tutorial, I select the shoulder face first which then allows me to select the centre point of that shoulder face. If you do it that way then the shoulder of the lid and the top of the box will mate properly.

[@rondeangelis7384]

joining screw - for me Step 1: i selected the face,. then the centerpoint; step 2: selected the face on the counterbore AND the screw was placed in the counterbore hole. in Step 2, In the video Tai selected the face and selected the centerpoint. Maybe a different version of Fusion 360? Anyway the result was the same. Nice job Tai!!👌

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much! Yes, either way works. You can select a snap point directly, or select the face first then the snap point. Selecting the face first forces the snap point to be selectable on that face only. I often prefer this method as you will see throughout some of my latest tutorials. Keep up the great work!

[@rondeangelis7384]

@@learnitalready Tai i sent you an email with my latest exported file. I'm having a problem adding screws 2-4 and doesn't match what i'm seeing in video @32:08. For example, selecting the 2nd screw, the screw is not shown and selecting joint highlights the first screw thats already inserted into the hole. same for screws 3 and 4. What detail am i missing in the video?

[@rondeangelis7384]

After a few attempts i finally got all screws inserted. I selected the box and ungrounded to parent. I separated the screws for easier viewwing. Thing about joining the screws after the first screw was a little quirky. Either it went smoothly or i had to to sometimes just select the hole center point only. little confusing. Question: do you need to use the keyboard cmd for this or was it just for attaching the lid to the box?

[@learnitalready]

@@rondeangelis7384 glad to hear! Great job! 👏 For joining the screws to the lid, make sure when you hover your mouse cursor over your part that the correct snap point is selected. Holding CMD or CTRL will help in selecting all snap points on a particular face. It’s not needed all the time, but I do like to use it in most circumstances. I’m confident you’ll get the hang of it in no time. Thanks for keeping us posted!

[@rondeangelis7384]

@@learnitalready perfect thankix for clarifying why to use cmd 👍

[@robberlin2230]

7:40 I made my wall thickness, it was in the negative and it didnt radius the internal offset, I needed to do this manually?

[@learnitalready]

If you have made rads on the outer corners already, then the offset selection in sketches should create the smaller rads automatically. If not, you can always fillet them after you extrude.

[@robberlin2230]

@learnitalready I'll try next time, interestingly this sketch placed fillets in the sketch prior to extrusion, the drawing before was done afterwards.

[@firstmissionrc2908]

Thanks once again for your tutorials. I am watching and repeating the exercises on my computer. The latter being more time consuming (he he). Once you have 3 components, box, lid and screws - how do you export this for printing? One at a time?

[@learnitalready]

Thank you for taking the time to write us. I made a tutorial to answer your exact question. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGeniGSZgtuKiZY

[@nidheeshgupta6552]

Hello Sir, Thank you for such easy and informative videos. I have one issue though while copying the screws, In it after copying when I am doing Joint all screws are aligning at a same time with only one counter bore hole of the lid. And if I am reassigning Joint with Screw2 with any other hole it showing me an error of rigidity. When I downloaded the 3-D Step 4 times individually then I am able to Joint them one by one. So may be copying screws may add any other constraint... Or I am not copying it in correct manner...

[@learnitalready]

Hello! Thanks for reaching out. Glad that you're enjoying and benefitting from our tutorials. Regarding the screws, can you tell me what they look like in your browser please? Are they all individual components under your master assembly (top-level component)? Or did you import one within the other? Also, do any of them have a black anchor icon attached to their names? Please let me know since your answers will help me diagnose what's happening. Thanks!

[@nidheeshgupta6552]

@@learnitalready Hello Sir. I saw this video many times and find my mistake. When I was importing the 3D STEP of screw it automatically grounds the component. And when I was copying the screws, all screws were grounded. I ungrounded the screws and it goes smooth 😊. Thank You.

[@888RRF]

Started getting into it and then came the 8x4. I just wish we all grew up with Imperial measurements😂. Cheers anyway

[@learnitalready]

😆 I actually grew up with both, being born in Canada. Actually it’s the official unit of measurement for Canada. I have worked in a machine shop since 12 years old and learned both units of measurement… opens up a lot more opportunities knowing both. We have produced a few videos in metric also. Stay tuned for more! Lots on the way in metric and imperial.

[@rondeangelis7384]

@24:15 - Selected Joint, the Box is still shown as a solid? Cannot view box as shown in your video?

[@rondeangelis7384]

si therefoere i do not see my center point in the box to select?

[@learnitalready]

Do you have 2 components? 1 as your box and 1 as your lid?

[@rondeangelis7384]

@@learnitalready yes. Everything has gone smoothly throughout the video. I have exactly everything up to that point doing the joint. When selecting the box face, The only highlighted center point are the 4 top screws holes, and the bottom points are not highlighted as @26:30. Sure i can click on it but the lid moves over the box incorrectly. Would be great if i could post the screenshot. 😒

[@learnitalready]

@@rondeangelis7384please send a screenshot to our business email found on the about section of our channel. I’ll be happy to take a look!

[@brrrinalaska6411]

I probably had to go through this video 5 times before I could design that darn box without the video. Either a step was skipped or I was doing something different, but every time I imported the screws, they were grounded. I didn't see any step in the video to unground them before trying to place them in the box. That was what I had trouble with and had to keep redoing the whole exorcise from the beginning before I figured it out. What defines the parent ground? The first component grounded? I haven't tried yet, but plan to print screen shots of the drawings in each vid and try to replicate it off line w/o the vids. My goal being to complete them all. I figure if I can do that, I have a good enough grasp of what I have learned so far before continuing on with more advanced vids. There was an earlier vid that touched on components and their uses. I think that vid needs to be redone with more detailed explanation on components vs bodies. Early on I realized there is a big enough difference from watching a different vid that explained components. Main thing being that the bodies and sketches are grouped together.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment and for not giving up. Oftentimes there is something small or seemingly insignificant that is missed that makes the model not work out in the end. Regarding grounded components: this tutorial was made before Autodesk Fusion changed something major in their workflow. Now, whenever you create a component it will always be automatically grounded to its parent (in this case the top-level component). You can turn this feature off, or just unground the first component. I think I need to remake this tutorial so that it's up to date.

[@terryk3118]

Learned a lot on this one. Thanks! Two questions: Is there an automated way to create some clearance between the Box ID and the boss on the Lid ( just give me a yes/no)? Second. I can't fine Lesson 10. Did you quit numbering your lessons 1, 2, 3... after #9?

[@learnitalready]

Great to hear! 1) Automation: yes - by using parameters. 2) Lesson 10: Minifigure series. They are numbered 10a - 10i Check our playlists on our channel page to find all the tutorials easily. Also, thanks for sticking with us and for your encouragement!

[@Cylindermaster]

Another great tutorial, just had 2 problems No1: was the screws, finally worked out you have to right click on them and Unground them from the parent so they move individually and No2: I didn't see you put the 0.100" fillet inside base of the box.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much! You’re moving along well. Glad you mentioned the problems for the community to benefit from.

[@abel11112]

great!!!!

[@learnitalready]

👍

[@Amarand]

How do you feel about using sketch fillet versus feature/solid fillet?

[@learnitalready]

Excellent question! I explain when and why to use either in some of my other videos. Generally, here’s the principle: if your sketch specifies a start, end, or center point of an arc, then create a sketch fillet. If not, use the feature/solid fillet tool. It is a lot safer and easier to use especially with parametric modeling. It also won’t unconstrain your sketch.

[@rondeangelis7384]

👌Excellent video presentation. Adding offset, moving offset box. outside dimensions are positive and moving inside the box is negative. Your video shows outside is negative and inside is positive. how do i change this?

[@learnitalready]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and letting us know what you enjoyed. Regarding forcing direction to be positive or negative: I had the exact same question when I started learning this software. The only answer I’ve found is that you cannot force it. Fusion arbitrarily picks which direction is which. Hope that helps.

[@pedroniemeijer5867]

Great tutorial(s) and I learned a lot at this moment. I only screwed up with the screws. When I place the first screw all is fine but all screws are connected, when I move one screw they all move. I reverted several times and stated again but after the downloading of the screw I'm a bit lost. I copy the screw 3 times. I moved them all apart for visibility but later when I move 1 screw they all move. The version I'm using is: Fusion 2.0.19207 x86_64

[@pedroniemeijer5867]

Problem solved, I had to unground each screw from the parent

[@learnitalready]

Great job finding the solution. With the newest Fusion update, when creating a new component, it will automatically ground it to its parent. You’ll just have to select the box to not do that. It’s a helpful update, but something that this tutorial didn’t address.

[@pedroniemeijer5867]

@@learnitalready Is it the option under preferences -> Design -> Assemblies -> First component grounded to parent ? Again thanks a lot for the super tutorials!

[@learnitalready]

@@pedroniemeijer5867 That’s the one!

[@305doveridge]

After following this tutorial several times and not being able to join the screws I discovered that I had left the lid sketch on so that I could not select the second joint. The whole lid was turning blue and not allowing me to select the joint that I needed to select. Once I turned off the sketch it was a breeze. I learned a great deal from this model. One question I had was when I export this part to make a 3d print will it export all three pieces together or should i dissemble the model and export them that way?

[@learnitalready]

Amazing job! You are working through the steps and troubleshooting yourself. As for the 3D printing, you will need to export the box and lid as separate STL files and then load those files into your 3D print file. You can print them in the same job, but I would suggest separating them on the print platform for sure.

[@305doveridge]

@@learnitalready thanks! Great advice. I won’t forget.

[@JeffSichoe]

I watch a lot of shitty videos on youtube and this wasn't one of them. Thanks!

[@learnitalready]

Awesome! Thanks for your support. Please stick with us… we have a full set of tutorials coming out soon on modeling a V6 with animation and motion study. Lots of tricks and helpful tips coming with that series. Thanks again!!!

[@LarryManson_aka_themicrokid]

Generally in the 3D modeling world it is considered poor practice to put filets in to the sketch with the preferred practice being to apply them to the body. Does the fact that this is following a drawing counter this?

[@learnitalready]

Excellent post. Thanks for your comment. You are absolutely correct! In fact, in many of our other tutorials we highlight that. In this tutorial, we are showing how to sketch using fillets in order to teach newer students the concepts of how to do so.

[@akrostonable]

Do you have to go back and select the model checkbox for the bottom threads?

[@learnitalready]

You picked up on one thing I forgot to mention… amazing! Give it a try and see what happens. You will probably get an error on your screen, because the joint position no longer exists. With an simple modeled tapped hole, it will select the center point no problem, however, with a modeled tapped hole, there is no longer a center point that is easy to find. That is because the threads create many new points that are off-center. Let me know what happens when you create a modeled tapped hole.

[@akrostonable]

@@learnitalready The screw disappears. So if one were to 3d print this how would you get the threads printed? (I'd probably use a threaded insert anyway, I find printed threads not that great).

[@learnitalready]

@@akrostonable That’s right! In general, we only model the thread if we absolutely need to. Some decide to print the threads, especially if they are large.

[@rufustoad1]

@@akrostonable I thought the same thing. If you want to print that thread were you able to edit that feature and change it?

[@rameeti]

The best choice is to use threaded inserts. It would not be a mistake to promote another of your videos for this capability.@@learnitalready

[@scotta316]

Wonderful tutorial, but every time I copy and paste the screws, they seem to be attached together. I use the joint command to move the visible screw to the hole, and when I make the next one visible, it's also been moved to the hole.

[@scotta316]

I found another comment that mentioned ungrounding them from the parent. That fixed it!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for reaching out!

[@learnitalready]

So glad you looked at the other comments and found an answer.

[@MaxGoddur]

In the step where you remove the holes from the lid, it went smoothly unfortunately when I went to project the holes from one side of the led to the other the points were missing could find nothing to project. Wonder what I did wrong.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment. I’m not quite sure what happened as well. May I suggest that you try to create a new sketch on the top of the lid and then try to project the points (or circles) from the underside of the lid again? Please let me know how it turns out.

[@AndrewAHayes]

I have a PCB enclosure that I made, it has stems for the screws with brass threaded inserts as I did not want thick walls for the screws, the problem is that the stems snap off because they are printed on the floor of the enclosure. QUESTION-: How can I make the stems extend into the base of the enclosure and be printed as that part and not the infill of the base without a gap around the stem?

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I would love to understand more about your enclosure by seeing the file. Would you mind sending it to me please? Our business email can be found on the about section of our KZbin channel. Thanks!

[@BFun]

So.... how come when I do it, when I extrude the walls, I can't then select the base to extrude it, or vice versa. If I extrude the base, I then can't select the wall to extrude it?? Other than that, great turtorial(s)!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment. Based on what I can imagine is happening in your case, you may have to make sure that your sketch is visible. Once you extrude a profile, that sketch is hidden. You need to make it visible again to extrude another profile. Another solution might be: say you’ve just extruded the walls. You will need to create another sketch on the bottom face of those walls and then finish your sketch (you don’t need to actually sketch anything, just create a sketch, select the bottom face of the walls, and then finish your sketch). That should inherit all the profiles of your walls, in which case you should be able to extrude the inside, bottom section of your box. Let me know if that works.

[@BFun]

@@learnitalready DUH!! I guess I should pay a little bit closer attention! As you mentioned, I had selected the sketch, but I simply had not clicked the "eye" on the sketch to make it visible again.... Thanks so much for the quick reply and for the great work you're doing here. Awesome tuts! 👍 btw.... one thing I would like to see... the best way to create a box that is an Isosceles trapezoid. I did manage to make one the other day, but it took me forever. There must be a quicker way to do this. Thanks again for the great tutorials.

[@learnitalready]

No worries at all! That’s the fun part of learning something new. Keep on learning with our channel and others and I’m sure you’ll find nice shortcuts to make your models turn out faster and better. Thanks so much for your support.

[@jessyperreault1]

The Bob Ross of 3D modeling

[@learnitalready]

That the second comment that I am like Bob Ross! I love it!

[@sergiorodriguezgarcia4514]

do you have the link to open this model and edit it?

[@learnitalready]

Yes! Head on over to our Patreon page. All members (free and paid) can download the file. I will post it within the next 10 minutes.

[@learnitalready]

Here is the link: www.patreon.com/posts/model-box-lid-in-114651669?Link&

[@stephanelessard2153]

I have a problem with the lid. When I try to extract it to get the lid, I only have the outline that works and the center is always empty (I can't select the second profile). Otherwise, I can't find my error.

[@learnitalready]

Make sure to create a sketch on the top face of you box. Once you do, it inherits all the geometry of your box, including the inside space. Then you should be able to pick both.

[@stephanelessard2153]

@@learnitalready I've rewatched the video at least 5 times and I still come up with the same problem. At minute 17:52 (sketch), I do the same as you, selected top face between the two lines. Finally during the extrude step, I arrive with the same situation. It like doesn't inherits all the geometry.

[@afasfdsafsdfsaf]

@@stephanelessard2153I just encountered this same issue. For me, I had to go back and make sure the sketches from the “box” component were visible. Then, magically, I was able to extrude both portions of the lid. Hope this helps!

[@johnmcdonald3231]

I have tried three times with the screws, each time with just the first visible it moves all 4 copies to the first hole. I keep watching over and over but can't figure out what Im doing wrong.

[@learnitalready]

Since producing this tutorial, Fusion has updated something and automatically added grounding components. Can you see any anchors on any of the screw components in your browser? If so, right click and then unground the component. That should solve your issue. Another option is to look through the comments to see if anyone else had the same issue. I know others have and have helped each other find a solution. Let me know.

[@superalpha]

Forgot to enable modeled threads and fillet the inside bottom but otherwise great video!

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for your comment and support. Good catch about the inside bottom edges! Regarding modeling the threads, I went back and forth whether or not I wanted to include it in this tutorial, and decided not to just to keep it simple for new learners. In a future video I will include it when talking about design principles with 3D printing. Thanks again for your comment! Stay tuned for more.

[@305doveridge]

i have done this exercise several times and I have been having a problem joining the screws into the lid.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for reaching out. What are the snap points that you’re selecting for each joint (screw and box)?

[@305doveridge]

@@learnitalready i followed the video and selected the bottom of the screw cap and tried to select the bottom of the screw tap. The whole lid turned blue, not just the area where they would fit together. I am sure i just missed a step.

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Awesome useful tutorial. My only suggestion would be to shorten that loooooooooong intro to 5 seconds or less and maybe lose the music. My autistic brain wanted to click off immediately. I'm glad I didn't! Sometimes when you're trying to sneak a video at work, the last thing you want is a techno concert. Thanks! I think I'm a Fusion convert. I've been trying to decide on Fusion or Freecad, and you helped me immensely.

[@learnitalready]

I love your comment and feedback! Thanks so much. You will love our Learn Fusion in 5 Minutes series, which get right to the point. Hope you enjoy them and our other tutorials too. Please let us know any more suggestions you may have, or how you’ve benefitted from our other tutorials at any point down the line! All the best.

[@Kandu_That]

great tutorial, unfortunately for me i could not get the Mcmaster imports to work, could be a paid feature, not to sure.

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for you comment. That’s too bad, I don’t know why it wouldn’t work for you. You can also go right to McMaster’s official website and download the models just the same. Please give that a try and let us know.

[@AdlersonSimilien]

Can Find how to download screw can somehelp me

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for reaching out. Try this: 1) Go to “Insert” on your Toolbar 2) Click the drop down menu for “Insert” 3) Select “Insert McMaster-Carr Component” 4) Find the screw you’d like to insert as described in the tutorial As a second option just press “s” on your keyboard and then type “insert”. You will see as you start typing that “Insert McMaster-Carr Component” will show up. Just click on it and follow the steps in the tutorial. All the best!

[@masteryeet1979]

what's up funcle

[@learnitalready]

😂

[@joell439]

👍👍😎👍👍

[@learnitalready]

🙏

[@brianhaberberger9667]

I can't for the life of me get the screws to separate. I install 1 in a hole all 4 are in the same hole

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for reaching out. It is just a workflow thing. Look at your browser (where are all your sketches, bodies, etc. are) and make sure that when you download a screw you have to activate your top-level component first. If you don’t, usually when you download each screw it will create them as subassemblies within each other. You need to see 6 total components in your design: 1) box 2) lid 3) screw 1 4) screw 2 5) screw 3 6) screw 4

[@AndrewBooth-x6m]

McMASTER has removed the download button so i cant complete this lesson

[@learnitalready]

Thanks for letting us know. It is something that has recently happened. Please go right to their website and download the Step model and then import into Fusion. It is a little tedious, but still works.

[@vlozity]

we need to work with metric exclusively, imperial is not the world standard

[@learnitalready]

Growing up in Canada, I learned the metric system almost exclusively in school. However, working in a machine shop in Canada, if I had the thought that ‘I’d only work with metric system exclusively,’ I would have been scrounging for work because almost all work we did was in imperial. This wasn’t work just from the US, but from all over the world including oil field work from the Middle East (also a country that uses the metric system). So, like I tell all my subscribers, try and learn to use both units of measurement. Sticking with one and refusing to learn the other is only going to limit yourself. I wish you all the best in your Fusion journey.