Fusion 360 - Whats New Sketching and Modeling Part One -Season 3

[@jamesk.lawton]

Welcome back Lars. Your videos are gold. Great pacing, you don't skip or go too fast over important steps and best of all your enthusiasm and cheerful disposition. It is obvious you enjoy doing this. Thanks so much.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!

[@ChrisSheaffer]

Thanks Lars...I missed you! Your sketching and modeling videos are the best. Glad to see you back in this space.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Chris :-)

[@kortt]

Good to see you back. The parameters during dimensioning thing looks awesome. I didn't know it was a thing till today! Thanks!

[@cadcamstuff]

Happy you found it useul. Thank you for watching

[@NorMaker3d]

The only thing I would prefer to see a different behavior, is that it's just a renaming of parameters, so if you change values afterwards you have to favorite them upfront because it will be a nightmare to find them in the model parameters entities later

[@kengregory6831]

LARS!!!!! Welcome back man, I missed you. Less than 3 minutes in your new video and I learned something new. Great to have you back!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you, Ken!!!!!! Glad you found the video useful :-)

[@iandavys]

Brilliant Lars, you really do make the magic happen.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@Blast357]

as always, I learn something new watching your videos. thanks for your work, really appreciated, looking forward your new videos!!

[@cadcamstuff]

thank you so much! Really appreciate you watching!

[@missamo80]

That tip about creating parameters is AMAZING. Will save me so much time being able to create parameters on the fly.

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear! Thank you for watching!!

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

I hope you will go back and do another constraint video. I have been using fusion a lot now for a couple of years and still don’t understand them or the sequence they are used. I would also like to see the measurement function improved it works really poorly trying to select the actual point I’m trying to measure. Really glad your back look forward to seeing more.

[@cadcamstuff]

Want to make sure you have seen this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqLHkKqir56aprM Best, Lars

[@segpie]

Glad to have you back with us. You have a knack for helping me understand this superb piece of software.

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear. Thank you so much for watching

[@coulterjb22]

So glad you're back! 3D sketch? NICE! i missed that update notice. That's slick. Thanks.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! Glad you found the video useful!!

[@jangriesel5056]

Looking forward to get going with Fusion again - -welcome back Mr. Christensen.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! Mr. Griesel :-)

[@devstefancho]

If you wanna have better idea on sketch, I really recommend this video! actually I already know these features but It’s refresh me in good way

[@raymanzi1829]

Learning Made fun.... Nobody does it like you Lars, you don't just teach, you entertain. Thank you for all your great entertainment over the years.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Ray :-)

[@colinarcher4566]

I started using Fusion some 5 years ago and I had never used a 3D CAD package before and it was your videos that got me on the correct path. I liked your expression " power user" as I can say I am clearly not one because recently I have got a bit overwhelmed with all the features in Fusion and how and when to use them. So glad your back to give all us lesser individuals clarity.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to watch! :-)

[@shopjay8291]

So glad your back! I have been looking to find someone that has your knowledge and your excellent ability to communicate as well as you do.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much for the kind words :-)

[@Bradgoodman1972]

Lars, my business has reached an entirely different level thanks to your videos on Fusion 360. I knew very little when I started and thanks to you I now design all my own products from start to finish. Thank you so much Bro. Glad to have you back.

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear! Thank you for watching and commenting

[@allengibson7346]

Lars, I knew I was missing you and your guidance, I realize now just how much! Thanks for returning to the channel. You teach the way I learn, so cool. So good to have you back.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Allen :-) Thank you for taking the time to watch!!

[@zodiac0545]

Welcome back Lars , at last can begin to understand all the things they have changed , nobody does it as good as you man

[@gerogiousboob]

amen and here-here!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@jessefabbro2158]

Looking forward to part 2 ! Your videos have helped me a lot in learning CAD !

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Jesse :-)

[@evanbarnes9984]

The parameter creation thing is great!

[@vansien]

Great to have you back Lars, every time i watch your videos i learn something new, something helpful to me and my cad modelling. Your videos are produced excellently and its easy to follow and understand what you are discussing. Thank you.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to watch

[@Johnjvenn]

Greetings Lars, I am super glad you are back.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, John!!

[@EJPARSONSUK]

I'm a hobbyist newbie to Fusion 360 and this video is a revelation; super useful and so well presented. Gonna make life so much easier for me. Looking forward to the next one. Cheers!! 😀

[@cadcamstuff]

Happy to hear that you found it useful. Thank you so much for watching

[@HowardAlison]

Thanks Lars. I was wondering where my sketch set parameters were going. Will give this great new feature another try.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you for watching!!

[@ricouxstephane1628]

Glad you're back, Professor and great to learn new things. Thanks a lot for demonstrating options I did not even notice!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@salvadorebertolone]

that parameter from the dimension input is going to save tons of time, awesome!

[@cadcamstuff]

Yes. Great work by the development team!!

[@TheDaveOutlaw]

Thanks Lars .. glad your back .. the new UI threw me for a loop on your older videos .. I eventually figured it out .. this was a little frustrating as I needed to continue , I understand changes can be a little overwhelming when you have worked so hard on the lessons with the old UI . Now that you figured it out I am looking forward to the new Lars videos

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you for watching and commenting, David!! Have an awesome day!

[@rudiklein]

Professor Fusion is back in class. Missed you and your clear explanations. I have been doing different stuff other than Fusion myself, so the Fusion update sessions help me lot to get back up to speed.

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear! Thank you so much for watching!

[@Almodovar333]

Happy to see you back, Lars! :)

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you :-)

[@jonnafry]

Thanks Lars ... great intro to these new features in your positive and accessible style - look forward to the next vid.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@Stoneylloyd]

Hey you're back! I cut my teeth on your videos and can't thank you enough for getting me going with Fusion. It's been just over two years now and it led me into 3D printing which I love. Never mind thingieverse, let's design our own stuff. Wonderful. I'm really pleased you're back Lars 👍🏼

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear. Thank you so much for watching :-)

[@IceCreams62]

Welcome back Lars...great work, thanks !!!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@paulreader1777]

Interested to know your and your viewers opinions on the latest restrictions on the use of the personal free version of Fusion 360. Autodesk appears, predictably, to be going down the Adobe path with regard to revenue protection. Those of us using open source such as FreeCAD and Blender are open to assisting anyone needing to move away from paid software.

[@michaels3003]

Software development is extremely labor intensive, therefore expensive.

[@paulreader1777]

@@michaels3003 Yes the open source community is fortunate to have so many dedicated coders

[@deciojuniorribeiro2270]

Great! Lars back to the roots!

[@cadcamstuff]

Yes :-)

[@davidhernandez9985]

Welcome, back to the grid Mr.Christensen, I'm creating a program to fuse architecture,& engineering with 3dprinting machine have respect coders for sure. It difficult as hell feeding this from template to programing. Stay fit L.C.

[@benco1163]

Good seeing yoiu back Lars! Just started my journey with your older videos a little over a month ago. They've been really helpful and was recently able to make a replacement part on my 3D printer that saved me $30 if I would have bought a replacement part. Looking forward to learning some more with you.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you! Thank you for watching!

[@thomasandkimcowieson8340]

These examples make the components I’d like to create seem possible. Keep the examples coming!!!

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome :-)

[@quito96]

Welcome back Lars, we have missed you.:-)

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@bosnianswede]

Getting better and better! Finally one can name the parameters directly just as in SW.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you for watching!

[@fredbeyl3616]

Brilliant, helpful as always1 Welcome back, really missed you.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Fred :-)

[@jacobjackson6513]

bloody great to have you back , Ive got a slide on camper design going on and i need some more videos to help me complete it lol

[@cadcamstuff]

lol, thank you, Jacob :-)

[@DennisLovelady]

Very useful. I use parameters all the time, and had completely missed the possibility to define the parameter at the time it’s needed. Excellent!!! Thanks!

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome that this was useful! Thank you for watching!!

[@ricksable]

Glad you are back, I missed you and still have a lot to learn.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@kwasg3]

Thanks Lars, been watching your vids for couple weeks now, and this is the newest one I have seen. Getting proficient at F360 seems daunting in theory, but you make it seem doable!! Thank you

[@btan4209]

Yes, Lars is back and now we can get the most out of our Fusion 360 learning climb. Wonderful

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you :-)

[@ELMARWEISSPHOTO]

Missed your videos to fusion360. Good to see you are back.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much!

[@albertsjoberg1200]

I love the ability to add parameter names at sketch time. I have been setting up the parameter list later and it is a bit of a pain.

[@cadcamstuff]

Perfect !! :-)

[@josephcarlat9414]

Thank you sir. Scale the entire sketch will serve well....

[@cadcamstuff]

Perfect! Thank you :-)

[@mattinkel7342]

Great to see you back sir .. love your teaching style

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much

[@rudiklein]

The 3D sketching is great, but being the experienced noob that I am, it also sets my brain on 🔥

[@cadcamstuff]

lol, sorry about that :-)

[@michaeldodson879]

A pleasure to have the master teacher back. You were missed!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@ronrowe8161]

Great to see you back and looking forward to further sessions

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@VegasGuy89183]

Lars, it is great to have you back. You never fail to teach me new and new to me features.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much!

[@lindsaycripps1597]

Great to see you back Lars. Been going through your previous videos, but the going has been hard at times because your Fusion 360 was an older version than mine, and there were differences but still great. Now we are both using the same version. Looking forward to learning more now.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! Thank you for taking the time to watch

[@gregfeneis609]

3:00 Perhaps a better example would be to suppose the need to sketch an object recently seen from memory, or something appearing in a photograph. Even then, the designer could briefly enable this feature to scale the sketch. Meanwhile, if the designer wants to model an object they're holding in their hand, why wouldn't they measure a few features prior to sketch creation? No doubt your recommendation in this area will generate lots of comments.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Greg, Thank you for watching and commenting. I'm not going to be the judge about what is the best way; I'll let you take that role. You do have a pretty good option to scale when inserting an image into Fusion 360. I just want you to be successful one way or the other :-)

[@ImolaS3]

So glad you are back!! now stay here :)

[@cadcamstuff]

lol, thank you :-)

[@rjustison]

Good to see you back making Fusion 360 videos.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Bob!! And thank you for watching

[@robocog]

Awesome to have you back! - good to see the HAAS still doing it's thing in the background Hope all is good with you and family :D

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much!! Yes, the Haas is still looping the same program as list year :-)

[@Andrew-hg8us]

so why use press/pull over the extrude command?

[@ChefRuss555]

Often wondered this myself...

[@cadcamstuff]

Press Pull can Extrude, Fillet and move faces. Extrude just extrudes. Use whatever one you feel comfortable with :-)

[@formulajake1996]

Hey Lars! We are grateful to have you blessing us with your knowledge 😄 random question, I heard that when making a part you should make a component before modeling it. Right now I have an assembly with over 100 different parts that I didn't make into components. I simply inserted them into my drawing. Is this an issue? I would rather not recreate all of these parts. Thanks again!

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Jake, It is called "Rule 1" on the forum. No, you don't have to start over. There are some benefits to do rule number one, but I would doubt you will have to do it

[@Toolauction01]

Welcome back! Parameter names....finally! Biggest thing I missed coming from Inventor.

[@mcorrade]

Man am I glad your back!!!! These commands are GREAT! I had learned about the Loft command the other day and it save a project but, your take is even more clear. And I had no idea about the surface tool box as well as all the other commands you've shown here. I feel like I just upped my skill level a full grade because of this video.

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear!! Thank you so much for watching

[@jonrogers3760]

great to have you back, now waiting for a stream of have to watch videos!!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you :-)

[@ninjasurvive]

simply brilliant lars love the way you introduce 360 to a newb like me....

[@markblackwell1513]

Great to see you back missed your videos.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you, Mark :-)

[@TurbineTed]

Welcome back, didn't know about the scale thing and I think this will be really useful as I sketch most of my stuff the same way you do. Many Thanks.

[@cadcamstuff]

Glad to hear that you found that useful! thank you for watching

[@Nate-vo6lp]

welcome back missed your videos I've recommended you in the 3d print world for people asking how to draw up there own parts

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

Glad you reminded me about setting up parameters within dimensions, totally forgot about that already!

[@cadcamstuff]

Perfect. Thank you for watching!

[@jimanderson8173]

WOW!!!! Good to have you back!!! Thanks for the tips!. I did know one of these tips but I learned a lot!!! Thank you!

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear! Thank you so much for watching!

[@jackoclub]

Glad to see you're back... I really like the way you teach, it's a precious gift!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Dan

[@3dgussner958]

Great you are back. Learned a lot from your video's in the past and looking forward for new content.

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear! Thank you for watching!

[@archeebookingagent1909]

you are back.. so happy Lars.. you rock

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much!

[@stevesmith37]

Great your back Lars, as usual learnt new stuff thanks.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Steve

[@JimboJet737]

Thanks Lars. About time you can simultaneously add a new parameter value and it’s name. I never really understood why it wasn’t an existing feature.

[@gerrymurray42]

Hi Lars... hope me might see some generative design stuff at some point.... Nice to see you back

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you, Gerry. I'm always up for a Generative Design study or two :-)

[@ChefRuss555]

Thanks Lars, great to see you back. Your Chanel has taught me so much. Will the live streams start again at some point? Why would you use extrude instead of press pull, or vice versa?

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much. Livestreams if I can find the time :-) Press Pull can Extrude, Fillet and move faces all in one. Extrude just Extrudes...Use which one you are comfortable with :-)

[@ChefRuss555]

Lars Christensen thanks man, thank you for taking the time to reply.

[@davematthews7686]

I am so glad you are back. As always you hit a few things that made me say - I didn't know it would do that.

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome! Great to hear that this was useful. Best, Lars

[@dancollins1012]

Hey Lars, so glad the King of F360 has returned! How would you model a scissor lifter efficiently? There's a lot of joints to keep track of, and any inconsistency between them is challenging to identify and correct

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much Dan! That would be a good video topic :-)

[@marclemaire9512]

Great to see you again. As always, really useful tips

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching

[@Lusietealfa]

Great to see you back, Lars! Best regards from Argentina🇦🇷.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much, Eduardo. Hope you are doing well

[@Audio_Simon]

Can tangent loft be tangent to BOTH surfaces? Like a spline? 3D sketch will be great for lofting without loads of offset planes. Naming parameters during dimensioning is great to go back and change stuff when I was lazy about naming my sketch.

[@cadcamstuff]

Yes :-)

[@wadefallin]

Welcome home Lars! You have been sorely missed!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-) Thank you for watching

[@uksimgaming]

Excellent. Learnt a couple of things from watching your video.

[@cadcamstuff]

Great to hear. Thank you for watching

[@barrythompson8813]

Welcome back ! And thanks for using the metric system (most of the world does ;-)

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-)

[@meltonpieman959]

Fantastic to see and learn from you again!

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear. Thank you for watching

[@paulchapman524]

Oh great, welcome back Lars! Just what I need to catch up on the new features.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! Paul

[@nexan21]

cool video Lars , its good to have you back

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you, Dave :-)

[@tharon6530]

Lars, 1st let me start by saying welcome back, you have been very missed; 2nd I started watching this video, much earlier than normal for me, and the moment you went up and selected the "Slot" command, my mind suddenly went BOOM, and smoke began bellowing out. LOL. I have been trying to design computer case components out of carbon fiber, using F360 for the virtual design, and have been doing each "punch through" by hand. I am still learning to use CAD, and all these little interjects are so helpful.

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear :-) Thank you so much for commenting and watching!!!

[@ronzoot602]

I just started with F360 and always see videos with the old F360, With this video I learned a lot, Where did the constraints go and was searching for a few days: (Now I see that they are just at the top. Thank you very much for another nice educational one.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you for watching!

[@jutto64]

Thanks Lars, nice to have you back.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much

[@pintokitkat]

When I started out with Fusion and I created a sketch on, say xy, the view would rotate to present that plane straight on. Then something changed and it stopped rotating automatically. It took me months to work out that it was the sketch in 3d tick box that was responsible.

[@stephanh1083]

Hi Andy Timmons, you should check on your Preferences - Design - Auto project geometry on active sketch plane. Checkbox = activ ;-) opps, I ment -> Preferences - General - Design - Auto look at sketch. I had this problem with my sketch, but you wrote that you allready solved it.

[@wnebergall]

Lars I did miss you and your videos thanks for coming back

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching

[@channelvr1293]

Been looking forward to new lessons... Yep this was inspiring. 👍👍 Keep them coming 😁

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome! Thank you for watching!

[@gionavier]

I've just discovered this channel. Very useful. thanks Lars!

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome! Thank you for watching!

[@QuinnHale]

Is there a way yet to save parameter presets/favorites, and call them up from different files? For instance if I commonly use a wall thickness parameter, I would like to be able to make this a favorite parameter that I can access from any file then change as necessary. It's time consuming to set up parameters with each new file.

[@cadcamstuff]

Not at this time It would be a great feature

[@madcitydan6082]

Great taste in guitars as well!

[@difalkner]

Certainly glad you're back, Lars! I've used Fusion 360 for four years and have yet to use Loft - looks like I need to step up my game. Naming Parameters on the fly is pretty cool, too. I'm curious why you always begin a drawing at the center of the grid; when I do that and later try to move or scale a sketch it seems locked to the center point. So I do most of my sketches in the upper right quadrant. Am I doing something wrong and that's why I can't move or scale a sketch if it's in the center? Thanks! Two things of note - it isn't necessary to click Apply if you're exiting the Preferences dialogue box. Pressing OK accepts the changes and exits the dialogue box. The only reason to click Apply is if you're staying in the dialogue box for other changes, otherwise Ok handles both Accept and exiting the dialogue box. The other thing is on Parameters where you specify how wide the object is; it's Width with a 'd'. :)

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi David, Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the videos and for your great comment. You are right that when starting the sketch on the origin with the center rectangle, Fusion will automatically insert a constraint. I think it comes down to design intent, so it depends on where you want to end up, so don't feel like you have to do it the same way as me. You are totally right about the Apply vs. OK. That is a bad habit of mine :-) just like I'll never learn how to spell Width Best, Lars

[@difalkner]

@@cadcamstuff Thanks, Lars! Maybe you can show us how to release the constraint if we use the center for a starting point, assuming you can fit that into one of your future videos.

[@josefer3d]

Welcome back Lars. Thanks for the tips!.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching

[@jeromeherron4195]

Great to have you back. You are a very good teacher.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)

[@theveel1967]

I'm glad to see you back in good health! Love yours enthusiasm and Scandinavian accent 🤘

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you so much :-)