Fusion 360 Tutorial - Parametric Modeling for Cabinet Drawers | Woodworking

[@cryogene]

Many thanks Tim for putting this out. Happy you made a part 2 from your initial video on this subject, I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out these equations. And now thanks to your vid, I created a "base" default cabinet model that I'll use for every cabinet build going forward. Working as I write this on doing something similar with the drawer faces.

[@bobcarolegardner]

Components are the building blocks that make up assemblies, and a body is one of the elements that make up a component. Each component contains one or more bodies, as well as its own set of origin planes, sketches, construction geometry, joints, and other elements. (From Fusion 360 help)

[@kesterbelgrove818]

Thank you so much really. I need to build drawer for my office and did not know how to build to begin, then I did not even know how to draw it up in Fusion360 for wood working. You not only showed me how but how to make quick changes. I thank you so much. Now I'm gonna be able to build my own drawer and all I need to do is change the parameters for it to match exactly what I need.

[@pokiejackson3364]

You need to get a Space Mouse brother. Great video! Very helpful and simultaneously entertaining.

[@richardswartz4273]

Your parametrics helped me a lot. Next step would be to add parametric drawer fronts. Do you have any recommendations on that? I’m stuck on that part. It would be nice to maintain a gap all the way around the drawers and edges of the box. I’ve messed around with lots of tutorials and a decent mix of yours and others. I’m not good at wood working so cnc makes it easy as I’m a cnc machinist. But generally do one off stuff that are all vastly different. This repetitive work with slightly different options and to not break the model is something else! I added a box joint extension and that alone will help me a lot. Looking for strong ikea cabinet’s essentially. Right now is a bank of drawers to slip in the already built shelves in the garage. And I’d like a variety of drawer depths. The organizer inserts I may do separately. That’s a little over my head right now for the parameters on that.

[@TheCreepzor]

Hey, you draw the front on the 1st sketch relative to cabinet widht and drawer height, it should work with this type of construction.

[@rsrondini]

This was unbelievably helpful! Thank you! Any plans for instructions on how to include drawer faces?

[@paramtrx9558]

Thanks! That was very informative and perfectly timed..

[@CasualBuilds]

Glad you found it valuable!

[@alessandro4337]

Nice, i would suggest creating a new component for each part of the cabinet. For example, components would look like: CarcassSide, CarcassTopBot, DrawerSide, etc... you have more capabilities of modeling when creating a component for each part. Every one has their own ways but this is what i know to be best practice.

[@robertaulicky8954]

So, what is the difference between body and component?

[@robertaulicky8954]

Can another full box be made with the same parameters and saved as boxes 2, 3, and 4...? I am on my trial version of Fusion and buying mine 1/-1-24. The CNC router comes in three months.

[@davidalan6701]

This has been the most helpful explanation of how to use parameters for models. Thanks for doing this.

[@CasualBuilds]

I appreciate that!

[@kdunmoodie]

Love this video... shout out from the Panama Canal. Question: how can we include the drawer face plate?

[@bobcarolegardner]

Ok, you fixed it.

[@Martin_Macko]

useful video - but 🙂 - why are side panels on bottom panel and no on sides ? - why you use bodies and no components? - extrude of back panel of drawer - can be done in IMHO better way - starting plane should by back plane of drawer side - and distance as "minus drawer plywood thickness"

[@GGGG_3333]

I have to add one more thing, I love your Patreon tier naming convention 🙂.

[@CasualBuilds]

thank you! I thought it was clever, haha

[@kirak1986]

understood nothing watching this tutorial basically, may be my level of understanding is lower. or whatever. but i feel tutorial is not for beginner level

[@HenrySchade-x5g]

awesome thanks for the video

[@GGGG_3333]

A full series on using fusion for woodworking would be amazing 😍

[@CasualBuilds]

I’m gonna have to do a lot more learning for that. You should check out @Iliketomakestuff - Bob has a phenomenal course on Fustion 360

[@GGGG_3333]

@@CasualBuilds thanks for the suggestion 🙏. I checked his channel but couldn't find it anywhere. I am actually a subscriber to his channel as well 😅.

[@CasualBuilds]

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[@GGGG_3333]

@@CasualBuilds ❤️. Unfortunately it's too expensive for me at the moment, but one day 🙂

[@bobcarolegardner]

Sketch shown does not appear to be fully defined/constrained (blue lines in sketch). Also could save time using constraints.

[@GGGG_3333]

With regard to bodies and components question you asked. To my understanding is that it would be useful if you were planning to add some joints, basically to create a joint you would have to have 2 different components. To my understanding it will also help if you were planning on creating a cut list, if I understood it correctly, when you have different parts of your build as different components they will be displayed separately on the cut list. I am still just learning, so everything I said is to be taken with a huge grain of salt 😅.

[@CasualBuilds]

Very true! Thanks for the explanation!

[@jahtibacollins9454]

I am also still learning fusion for designing my dream workbench. Foureyes [kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3eWiqKYZ96Bpacsi=FQI0mRaSQeiyl-nF] has a great video on creating a cabinet with sliding doors and helped me understand bodies vs. components a bit more. I am creating mortise and tenon joints out of plywood like Paoson Woodworking's epic Dewalt saw bench build. From there I am organizing those three extruded bodies pressed together into separate components. To my understanding, it's like organizing all the files necessary for each part into its own containing folder. I still have yet to see if that affects the cut list however.

[@RockGodZeppelin]

I use fusion for cabinet making profesionally and I use the built in nesting for the manufacturing side. Fusion requires you to have everything you want cut as set to a component. From what I gather, a body feels more like a "digital" term. I will say, after making the switch to orginizing everything into sub assemblys it makes navigation much easier. Also when I model evrything I model everything by bodies and then just convert them to a component after I have finished with detailing.

[@andyhello23]

The complexity of this programme is amazing Cheers for these videos