Fusion 360 | Thin Extrude vs Web vs Rib

Comparing the use of thin extrude/web/rib commands in creating ribs in an enclosure.
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0:00 Intro
1:29 Thin Extrude
5:46 Web
7:27 Rib
9:15 Web vs Rib

[@steelframe]

Thank you for speaking slowly and pausing the cursor before clicking. Gives me time to process what is being demonstrated. I wish all tutorials would follow this format.

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Great comment. Exactly. He has nice pacing.

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You never cease to amaze me with new useful ways to use Fusion 360 features and pointing out potential issues.

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[@Fusion360School]

Thank you for the comment. Appreciate the encouragement. The growth of the channel has already far exceeded any expectations I have when I began, so I don't think I have a right to complain. Comments like yours always keep me going.

[@msmith2961]

I learn something new every time I see one of your videos! Even simple things like the 'slice' checkbox in sketch adds a little more to make my fusion360 life easier!

[@ianpendlebury3704]

Another clear and concise presentation. You have a real talent spotting potential pitfalls and then showing how to overcome them........as well as for teaching too. Thanks.

[@NotFromConcentrate]

Beautiful tutorial. Excellent presentation

[@sergeybob3224]

Many Thanks ! High class work !... Good Luck !...

[@dannelalbert7111]

Such thorough, yet concise explanation of it all. Thank you so much!

[@henningjust]

Brilliant examples. Thank you

[@EJPARSONSUK]

Great video, very well presented!!. I learned a lot from this tutorial, so easy to follow. Previously been struggling with thin extrude, hadn't heard of web or rib. I will be trying the web feature right away 😁👍

[@smorris12]

Brilliant, as always. The way you threw in the slice option of the view palette caught me completely unawares! No idea something so useful was there!!

[@rickseiden1]

I am so glad I watched this video. That Slice checkbox on the sketch dialog! That is going to be so useful!

[@henry3397]

Very cool… I like the end of the video where you showed some applications for rib. Up until that point I thought it just sucked compared to web lol

[@TheShift1313]

Great video! Fun fact until autodesk fixes it you can go into change parameters and adjust the fillet and draft values for both rib and web even though they are locked in the PD extension. I imagine that will be fixed at some point. Great video!

[@jeffjorczak]

Amazing Video, Well done.

[@joe_fabricator]

Once again, Very good tutorial!! Thank you.

[@gyorgybalassy]

Great tutorial, thank you! What if the sides were not completely vertical, but bending slightly outwards (like tires)?

[@joshuavincent7884]

great video as usual. i now have a better understanding of how web and rib commands work, thank you!

[@TomDouglass-cm9tu]

Great stuff, thanks.

[@d1o2n4]

Very clear. Thanks

[@randywetzler5976]

Thanks for the work you do making these videos as they are among the best on KZbin! After watching I was inspired to try this on a model airplane wing (airfoil) design as it seemed like a simple and cool way to create a internal web/rib structure. It seems this will only work on an open top type model. Do you think there is a way to leverage these tools on an airfoil and/or fuselage design? Is there a way I can send you my simple model to test on? Thanks!

[@nathanjaker]

These videos are always so great

[@willofthemaker]

awesome tutorial!

[@JulianMakes]

Awesome

[@EmbeddedHackster]

Amazing vid. How do you orbit that smoothly when selecting faces, though? I've been trying to figure it out but can't find anything on the forums...

[@TomDouglass-cm9tu]

Thanks!

[@Fusion360School]

Thank you for the support!

[@JuanAdam12]

This video will be forever known as the definitive answer to the question of Rib vs Web vs Thin Extrude. However… I do have one lingering question: You said at the beginning that the ribs need to be slightly below the top face of the box (and therefore you created a sketch plane slightly below the top face). I wasn’t sure if this offset was required by the feature (rib/web), or just by the aesthetic of the design.

[@cozyozy7712]

it’s not it’s just the asthetic of the design and how you can determine the height of the web

[@Fusion360School]

Hi Adam, it is just an aesthetic thing. It works just fine if you sketch directly on the top face.

[@JuanAdam12]

@@Fusion360School thank you!

[@wchoong]

i am trying to follow your tutorial on Rib However when i try to pull the line ,( 8.38 minute) ; fusion error " The selected curve is closed.Edit Curve or select another. "< unsure what it means

[@JakeMcIvor]

I ran into the same error - something seems buggy with the Rib tool in this case. It works if I project the intersection lines and connect the lines to it. And then will still work if I remove the line from the projected intersection. It is like it can't figure out which profile to extend the rib to.

[@Fusion360School]

@@JakeMcIvor and @wchoong, could both of you confirm if you did the sketch on a plane parallel to the right plane? I went back to try this out again and there were no issues. This error would come out if you perform the rib command on a sketch that was done parallel to the top plane.

[@JakeMcIvor]

​@@Fusion360School Yeah, sketch is on a plane offset and parallel to the right plane. Seems to be occur when a horizontal constraint is applied to the line segment. Putting the line segment at a slight angle will also create the rib.

[@wchoong]

@@Fusion360School I would think i did . I offset from the original right plane , and even plan off one of the face parallel with the right plane. also did what @jake was doing as well , drawing that line at a slight slope angle , and the rib will happen , but a bit wonky.

[@wchoong]

a little update. I did "Extent Type = Ditance" ... this way it works.