Fusion360 Assembly Tutorial; Full practical assembly from scratch

[@deeeeeds]

This is one of the best Fusion videos I've ever seen. Most tutorials are just designing parts where the dimensions are known and are a single part. This was a great "building around real parts" demonstrations. Plus, very nice to see the full workflow.

[@antalz]

Thanks a lot, that was a big part of what I was aiming for, glad to hear I succeeded in that aspect.

[@tugric]

Totally agree! Thank you for awesome tutorial)

[@YummyYummster]

Real world example! Loved it, saved it and will rewatch it. Thank you a lot

[@Good13man]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@cmgeolo]

I agree. This is the most comprehensive video.

[@brianb579]

This tutorial was my turning point from being beginner level to becoming a intermediate Level. Thank you sir.

[@jonathanarklay2529]

Could someone please tell me why this guy is not a KZbin superstar? Every one of your videos is a winner. Informative, calm, interesting and engaging. Above all, really useful and practicable knowledge. 👍

[@antalz]

Thanks so much! I think I can answer your question: 1) I've only been on this somewhat seriously for 1.5 years. Most channels take a few years to really take off 2) Upload interval has been... inconistent at best. 3) A lot of the content is kinda niche, and something like this tutorial needs a while I think to show up in search. I've noticed several videos now only started to do well months after being uploaded. In fact my portable air conditioner window plate video is really picking up speed now. I'll probably be quite inconsistent still for another half year or so, then I'll have more time to post. I'd love to take this KZbin thing fulltime, maybe one day. Thanks again!

[@Parken26]

If I was the boss at the place I work, I would hire this guy right away ☝🏼

[@JulienVanier]

I was exactly in the situation described: able to model moderately complex parts for printing, but never attempted to assemble parts together into a complete machine. This was the perfect video for me. I'm absolutely confident I'll be able to do this now. If I forget how to do one of the steps of creating an assembly, I know exactly which video to come back and watch! Thanks for putting this video together! I also really like you explaining your best practices for sketching, using constraints and mirror instead of duplicating dimensions, and why some parts should be sub-components. This video is a Fusion 360 mentoring gold mine!

[@andrewtarr4474]

Thanks

[@andrewtarr4474]

My pleasure keep up the excellent work

[@TomWilbourn]

This may be the best Fusion tutorials I have ever come across. Dude deserves a pay raise this was so incredibly helpful.

[@DavebotBeepBoop]

Incredibly helpful tutorial! I've been learning Fusion 360 as a hobbyist and have been struggling with joints and animations that are based off of joints. The other tutorials show how to marry one or two components together, but usually not more than that, or they don't talk about what needs to be considered when editing joints part way through a project. Going through a real project and having focused commentary on the topic was extremely helpful. It was beneficial to see a workflow that involved revising existing joints and keeping things organized.

[@tonycox9397]

Content. Delivery. Style. Speed. Everything...simply sublime. I think in Dutch, it's bewonderenswaardig!

[@noahriecher3392]

In the first 20 seconds this guy speaks directly from my soul. I learned 4 different CAD-Softwares before and they have been somewhat simular but then i go to fusion and feel like a toddler.

[@davidsteward8281]

I have been using Fusion 360 as a hobyist for about a year now so pretty much have the basics under my belt which, is needed for this video. However I am amazed how easy it is to understand and follow Antalz's work flow. Everything is explained with an free and confident flow which for me makes the content easy to absorbe. Definitely a talent for teaching.

[@antalz]

Thanks for that, you're making me blush

[@auronotcs5440]

I think I've learned more from the first 5 minutes of this video than most of the other tutorials I've ever watched. Thank you so much.

[@antalz]

Thanks mate. I can say writing a script for videos like this is very important, to prevent myself from talking about tons of irrelevant tangents. Great to know that it does work.

[@ImolaS3]

After 4 years of using Fusion, creating 150+ drawings including a fully animated 3D printer that I then built, I feel I have JUST learnt to use Fusion after watching this. Thanks, loads!!!

[@antalz]

Thanks, cool that you gave a tutorial a chance even when you already had that much experience!

[@rupantaradhikary6580]

Very helpful video. Want to design my own CNC from scratch but before that I have to model it I really get a lot from this type from videos that really work on practical projects. Also following your gear design playlist. Thanks a lot.

[@EtienneLabuschagne]

What a treasure trove of tips and tricks for Fusion 360. I've used this software on and off for years now and didn't realize there were so many little things that I missed! Thanks!

[@westonlindbeck6755]

Coming from Solidworks, working with assemblies in Fusion360 has been infuriating! You're video has shown the correct way to do everything I have been doing wrong. You have also shown some new features I didn't know existed. Thank you SO much for this video!

[@antalz]

Thanks you! Fusion360 is a bit weird with joints vs mates for sure. I do think some complex movements are much more feasible with mates than with joints unfortunately, like cam-track movements. I don't have much Solidworks experience though.

[@jacqueszenker4842]

This was the most educational Video that I've ever watched for Fusion360. It helped me so much. Thank you.

[@elve44]

As a French and speaking very little English I followed most of this wonderful video, very clear and very educational thank you very much

[@antalz]

Merci beaucoup! C'est la meileure Francais que je parle.

[@sandman420-f9n]

i was trying to redefine the plane from this time line, 13:26 but i got a warning sign and the sketch was not redefines. can u help me to resolve this please

[@cptwhite]

This is a great tutorial, but when the program reacts differently to the result you produce, even when copying the steps precisely, it gets a little frustrating. I'm currently editing the Bottom Plate, I have successfully copied and made it a rigid group and I'm trying to redefine the sketch plane for the hole for the lead screw (see 13:20). I select the sketch and choose refine sketch plane, but when I click the top surface of the top plate, a full blue square selection is highlighted, not with cut outs for the corner details as shown in the tutorial, and when I click accept it throws up errors in the cuts and the bottom plate hasn't flipped over like yours does. Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong? Edit: Managed to resolve the 2 issues. 1) The first was related to the direction of the cut for the lead screw (it wasn't mirrored and was cutting into empty space, removing or adding '-' to the 7.00 dimension resolved this, not sure why this was an issue on my model and not yours, but nevermind 2) The second related to the mid-plane (this wasn't the highlighted error in the model timeline at the bottom). The mid-plane seemed to align to the top edge of the bottom plate, so I went back into the mid-plane feature, and re-selected the top and bottom surfaces (from the top plane model, which it is referencing when editing), this re-centred the mid-plane and fixed the extruded cuts / feature rotation which were referenced from the mid-plane.

[@Bluelude1]

This has been the clearest explanation of building an assembly in Fusion 360 and keeping it organized that I have been able to find....and I'm posting this comment not even halfway through the video. Bravo.

[@antalz]

Thanks a lot, I hope you enjoy the rest too. It's also in large part why I made this tutorial, a lot of videos will show you two components and a joint, but don't show enough to see how you can structure a project correctly.

[@Bluelude1]

@@antalz That's exactly right. Once you see it it makes perfect sense. The other thing that isn't immediately obvious and really easy to create a mess with is sketches in the main body. Once I saw you create a component right at the very beginning of the project to contain sketch 👍.

[@antalz]

@@Bluelude1 Yeah that's a very common way to start a mess. I actually do it on purpose in my bevel gear tutorial, but many beginners do it without good reason because nobody ever tells them it's a bad way to start.

[@adambergendorff2702]

Excellent Video! Wasn't planning on watching an hour video, but it kept my interest through the entire length.

[@antalz]

Thanks, honestly encouraging to know at least some people go the whole hour.

[@davenottingham3254]

I love this, I'm a long way from being able to do this but have saved it for when I feel ready. I've taken a lot from it already for the level I'm at. Can't wait to be able to create things as smoothly as you do in this.

[@vanbehainguyen9069]

Thank you very much for the video. It took me nearly a month to complete :) I had to leave it in between to learn other Fusion 360 stuff. I have only started Fusion 360 in August 2024 :) My finished tutorial still has interference problems, but all the revolute and slider joints seem okay. I might redo this a second time. Best regards from Australia.

[@MrGeorge104284]

Thanks!

[@antalz]

Thanks to you too, and good luck with Fusion360

[@MrGeorge104284]

Took me a couple of hours but was definitely worth it as a beginner. Learned some new workflows and best practices that you just don't get in other tutorials.

[@antalz]

@@MrGeorge104284 Thanks, that was a big reason for making this one. Other tutorials just felt a bit shallow to me.

[@ishantandon9167]

This is so informative for practical modelling! Most videos I find do not dive into minor things you require to practically 3D print or Build the structure ( like the spaces for the nuts, screws etc). Thanks again for making these videos!

[@antalz]

That was one major reason for me to make this video, a lot of tutorials seem to just focus on what the buttons do. I wanted to also include how to make something you could actually put together, and I wanted to show when you would use which button. I also wanted to cover the different ways to get new components, new component, copy, paste/paste-new, patterns, mcmaster-carr imports, components from other files. It seemed to me a lot of tutorials just made 2-3 components and a joint and called it a day. I feel like I should do a short followup on getting tolerances in Cura. I specifically want to highlight horizontal expansion and hole horizontal expansion in Cura, especially because many people have undersized holes and pockets. I sure did before hole horizontal expansion was introduced in Cura 4.6

[@ishantandon9167]

@@antalz A video about tolerances would be amazing!

[@directhubfeexam]

@@antalz A tutorial for tolerances in cura would be so helpful! Thanks man!

[@guidowassenaar]

@@antalz This was an awesome video, great to see an actual assembly being made from start to finish. I didn't skip a second, there's a lot of nice features included! A followup on tolerances during printing would be greatly appreciated, I always struggle to model in my tolerances, and print sections of my assembly to check these tolerances... There has to be a better way!

[@antalz]

@@guidowassenaar Thanks a lot! Currently the better way I know is to set the horizontal expansion such that your external dimensions are good, then set your hole horizontal expansion such that your holes are good. For me it's -0.1mm horizontal expansion to make parts a tiny bit smaller, and 0.1mm hole horizontal expansion to make the holes a big bigger. I should probably put that answer in video form, because it gets asked rather often

[@jager9633]

Best video on actually working with assemblies I've seen yet. Thanks.

[@Wolverine3196]

Every videos a winner. Thanks Antalz!

[@antalz]

Thanks for stopping by again!

[@mike19033]

Awesome video!!! This example is brilliant - you covered so many things just in passing that (as a hobbyist) I didn't want to watch an entire tutorials on. Thank you so much for putting this all together. I will be watching this several times :)

[@antalz]

Thanks for that mate, that's what I set out to achieve

[@chrisnurse6430]

Thank you so much from an F360 noob who is designing a 3D printer. This was super concise and very thorough 🙏🏼 new subscriber!

[@antalz]

Thanks so much! Good luck with the 3D printer, that's quite ambitious

[@chrisnurse6430]

@@antalz this will be my third build but the bed will be 750x750 on my new one. So pretty epic 🤯 Your video is helping me test my design before I start cutting extrusions.

[@RillsPark]

Best tutorial for Fusion360 in KZbin

[@malcolmhodgson7540]

Absolutely incredible. Learnt so much. I am just starting out but have a project in mind. No other videos really shows me how to go about drawing up a complex machine. This has given me such a great start. New subscriber!

[@kevinlease2990]

you're a great teacher, keep up the great videos

[@antalz]

Thank you, and I will for the foreseeable future!

[@chrisnurse6430]

Spot on - so many other presenters wonder way off topic and waffle so much that it’s impossible to learn. I love this channel.

[@AeroBullet_1]

I mean, this is just amazing. I've seen u don't upload in some time, but u really should continue with this fabulous content. Thanks mate. It's fine if u don't have time to record videos, because your private life should come first than youtube, but if u do have time, pls continue with this amazing work. We need more people who work like you. Thanks! Amazing!

[@antalz]

Thanks mate, I'm hoping to get back into it but it probably still isn't going to work for another few months at least.

[@AeroBullet_1]

@@antalz, youtube must not be a priority, but if it works all together it will be nice to have you back!

[@GoForCatch]

This was such a refreshing tutorial, where it was challenging yet doable at the same time coupled with your guidance throughout the video, perfect! I learned so much and gained valuable experience on how to put together an assembly. Btw this was my first time attempt at assembly and I'm happy to say I nailed it!

[@antalz]

That's great to hear, happy modeling!

[@craigsunderland3849]

I thought I would jump on here as a user of Fusion360 and say that I love your teaching method. Speed and pace are perfect for me. I wish I had found your channel sooner. I do have an issue though with the redefining the sketch plane for the bottom plate, there are a number of compute errors when I follow the instructions. Any pointers would be amazing!

[@raabaman]

You made this tutorial 2 years ago. I just went through it today and it's still SUPER useful! 👍

[@antalz]

Thanks a lot! Thankfully not that much has changed. I think mirror can now instantly do combine too, so you don't have to do the operation separately. That's the only change that comes to mind, at least when it comes to this video, so that's lucky I suppose!

[@realDionNajz]

Thanks for the great video, bud. Coming into Fusion from Onshape has been bewildering, but your example here really helped to straighten out a lot of the assembly concepts that make Fusion unique.

[@antalz]

Thanks mate, and that's a good reminder, I should still check out Onshape and SolidEdge community to see how they stack up against Fusion.

[@peterscott905]

you have made it very easy to understand how to achieve complex structures with simply explained actions.

[@merrillmitchell2481]

Starting at 13:24, the "redefine sketch plane" results in a extrude error. I am not able to do as is in the video.

[@merrillmitchell2481]

I have restarted the video 2 times. I am pretty certain I have the steps down that would affect this.

[@antalz]

I think the confusion here might be that if the sketch plane is redefined, the extrude should go in the opposite direction. Fusion360 might not "understand" this. If you rightclick the extrude feature on the timeline (it should be highlighted yellow or red indicating the error) you can check what it's doing and try to adjust. I suspect it's still extruding upwards, and you should be able to adjust that extrude so that it extrudes downwards. If it's still giving you trouble please send a description of the problem, preferably with a .f3d file attached, to [e-mail]

[@merrillmitchell2481]

@@antalz thanks for your reply, I did try the above, and it I could redefine the extrude on the top plate but not the bottom. I ended up just remaking the bottom plate with offset plane at distance. Little more work, but still following. I appreciate your reply.

[@ikra9690]

@@merrillmitchell2481 hi, i just had the same error here even though i did all the steps correctly. i cannot redefine the extrude on the bottom plate either. could you please explain how you used offset plane to remake the bottom plate?

[@printerstein1321]

This was both one of the most useful and most frustrating videos ever. I learned a great amount from it, but your screen size is such that I can't read everything, and you often get comfortable in what you are doing and say things like "let's connect this and this" and I can't see what was happening and you didn't call it out verbally. Having said this, I learned more than I set out to learn and I am very appreciative of you making this video, thank you.

[@antalz]

Quite unfortunate about the resolution, I honestly hadn't considered how things would look on other screens. I also do speed up a bit, that's a tricky balance between pacing and clarity. If I go too slowly then some might find the tutorial really long-winded, but perhaps I went too far to one side in that balance. Thanks for your honest feedback, glad to know it was useful to you nonetheless

[@printerstein1321]

@@antalz I totally get how pacing can be hard to balance. I found I can slow down youtube videos and that helps in situations like these. Plus I can always back up and see it again. As for the unreadable details, as long as you call out all the part names and features and don't use terms like "this and that" or call things "it", then following isn't that hard. Please continue to make more videos, this was very helpful regardless of my issues.

[@sharish08]

The best fusion 360 tutorial I had come across,as a beginner , learned lot of stuffs from your video👍

[@antalz]

Thanks mate, and best of luck with Fusion360

[@niki2111]

This is the best exhaustive and focused tutorial I have seen,

[@antalz]

Thanks a lot, glad you liked it

[@jimfraley4135]

Really great video! The video answered a lot of questions I've had around assemblies and joints and just general workflow. Thanks for taking the time to put these together!

[@hansratzingerselbstandiger9786]

Absolut amazing! Better than every other tutorial of Fusion 360! Thank you so much!

[@retarded89]

I hope you continue to make these videos, the best I've found on youtube so far, by quite a large margin (beginner).

[@antalz]

Thanks for that, I do still want to, but still quite busy with other things unfortunately. Are there any Fusion topics in particular you'd like to see?

[@antonioaguilar6467]

It' is just a matter of time for this channel go 100k+ subs, great content man!

[@antalz]

Thanks so much, I hope that with work, patience, and improvement it will get there eventually

[@TLervis]

I have resolved myself to put this video on repeat for the next while. Awesome workflow.

[@hangar4avs]

You sir, deserve many more subs, as IMHO, you are one of the tops in F360 instructors...if not the best. Bravo! And please, keep them coming...for not only educational advancement of this brilliant software using your workflow/methods, but for sanity's sake as well!

[@antalz]

Thanks a lot mate! I'm hoping to get back into things next year.

[@hangar4avs]

@@antalz That's fantastic! I'm sure we'll all be anxiously awaiting for more Fusion mania! :)

[@MOHDAMIRULBINRAMLANMOHE]

the best tutorial video so far. Thank you so much!

[@tlump]

Love the content man! Saw your still active in the comments, hope you get back to making videos and helping people like me! Thanks.

[@antalz]

Thanks! I do check my KZbin studio from time to time. I have a script ready to go but I keep putting off actually recording. I'm busy with other stuff too, but it feels like I'm making excuses for myself. I'm not sure why.

[@mikebreiteneder]

I agree with SenoreQueso! The best Fusion 360 tutorial ever. Thx Antaz, pls make more videos like that. Really appreaciated, Thank you!

[@antalz]

Thanks! I'm hoping to get back into videomaking, but no Fusion360 videos planned yet. Any topic you'd like to see covered?

[@alejandroperez5368]

47:28. Edit joint limits should have a "to object" option. Otherwise, if you change your part dimensions, you'll have to correct them later on.

[@antalz]

It doesn't have the currently right? Because I couldn't see it. And yeah joint limits are a bit limited at the moment. Just like how contact sets don't work well if you move things around violently enough.

[@dts7824]

Perfect! Just what i was looking for. Thank you for this 😊

[@davidquirk8097]

Thank you. This video has taught me so much. I now see that I need to be using joints rather than align and have a much better idea of how to do this. I think I'm going to be watching this video again and again.

[@antalz]

Thanks! There's a lot of info in this one so rewatching some sections could be helpful. Align does have its uses by the way, I used align to put the teeth on bevel gears in my video on bevel gears

[@diaboloavocado]

Thank you, I got many good tips. Never realised you could change material colours so easily and the component coloured timeline is great. Good pace too, you covered a lot of ground quickly.

[@barracudaboi790]

24:13 I was following the exact same steps as you narrated here, but my lower shaft collar was still not spinning with the lead screw. Please help.

[@SiMon-mb1zg]

Thanks for this great help You even answered a lot of questions i didn´t really know i had and i like the styl how you modle without lots of skipping repetitive steps

[@winandd8649]

Eindelijk iemand die het duidelijk uilegt, hulde!🙏 It was driving me nuts.. 😱

[@snan1384]

This is great material, that cleared a lot of ideas behind fusion360 effective workflow. Thank you!

[@boredomjustacceptedyourfriend]

Hello, thanks for this video, it's really great. I'm learning the component/assembly thingy and found this video, I was planning to learn on joint too after, and I got all that in one video. Your explanations are very clear and you show everything. Luuna.

[@haoboyuan8082]

What a great video! You have shown all common challenges I have met. Thank you, Antalz!

[@ChristophLehner]

you're the real MVP in teaching fusion. thank you so much!

[@antalz]

You're welcome, good luck with Fusion

[@hugueshenrion6642]

This video deserves more views, thank you so much, you cover the basics as well as the advanced stuffs in a streamlined fashion like a few other videos do.

[@antalz]

Thanks for that mate, good luck with Fusion

[@dancheb]

Cannot seem to redefine the sketch plane at step 13:25 successfully to flip the hole to the top of the part. No matter, what I do the large hole remains on the bottom of the Bottom Plate. I go through all the supposed steps of selecting the sketch, going to the Timeline, right clicking and selecting Redefine Sketch Plane, selecting the top of the Top Plane and nothing happens.

[@antalz]

It appears several people got this issue. Can you delete the sketch from the timeline for the copied component and then create a correct sketch on the right side so you can continue?

[@samuelelevi8788]

Your videos are pure gold to learn fusion, thank you very much!

[@natel7639]

Your videos are so informative and easy to follow. Excellent!

[@antalz]

Thanks a lot!

[@danielpapukchiev3754]

this was a great tutorial on how to use fusion 360 efficiently! I love how you make it looks super easy, it inspires me to continue learning and maybe someday switch my profession from software engineering xD

[@antalz]

That sounds great! It seems like a difficult switch to make, but here in Europe people do get very hung up on what degree you obtained.

[@johnrussell2679]

Thanks for creating this video. It answered many questions that I had on Fusion 360 construction.

[@antalz]

My pleasure, glad to know it's helpful

[@StéphaneMimeault]

Super interesting!! I learned a lot of tricks! Thanks for this video!

[@MyMichel23]

excelent video as recomendation would be cool if you add some tool to show what keys you are pressing for shortcuts etc

[@antalz]

Interesting idea, I'll see if I can find something that's easy to use but also not intrusive.

[@Bmlventura]

Do you haveany specific video for contrains? I learned by trial n error and i have decided to learn the correct way so i can design more complex parts. This video really helped with assembly, thank you for that

[@inventorj]

Awesome video... very very helpful 'real' world situations and using all the Fusion toolbox to achieve things. Thank you for this!

[@brianxavier8873]

what happened man...your fusion videos are awesome why did you stop making them? thank you so much....this was worth gold to me

[@antalz]

I took up a job basically. Things slowed down a bit in the meantime, so I'm hoping to get back into it. I've been saying that for a few weeks now though... Any Fusion360 topics you'd like to see covered?

[@piotrczerwonka3133]

Wow, I learned so much from this video.

[@hallcero]

Enhorabuena. Mejor no se puede explicar. He aprendido algunas cosas muy interesantes con tu video. Te animo a que subas más ejemplos de conjuntos hechos en Fusion 360. Un saludo!

[@andryKnavs]

Thank you for this video. Best Fusion 360 video on youtube :).

[@doulos5322]

Thanks man enjoyed watching your work flow good way to stay organized!

[@lucas-u7z-t9w]

Thank you so much for this tutorial video. I appreciate your effort!

[@lowellyates6685]

Nice Video. You also covered other options as you explained the main topic.

[@davidwolfenbarger7383]

Wow! What a great, extremely helpful video! Packed with tons of great tips and illustrating a very practical example. Thanks!

[@antalz]

Thanks mate, great to hear!

[@alexchao1205]

really great! you've done one week of workload of mine.

[@jimthompson5686]

Just discovered. Clear, concise, detailed. Awesome work. Keep it up.

[@keenanwekesa1723]

Followed along very well, but got lost at the part where you brought the motor. I wish you explained further how you designed the motor.

[@antalz]

The motor has a NEMA23 faceplate, you can look up technical drawings/specs for those online. With such a drawing at hand recreating the motor should be quite easy. It's not essential to get every detail right, the hole pattern is the most important, and the raised platform around the shaft is also important.

[@roelloeffen]

Big thank you! Assembling has become fun...

[@x87alpha1]

Thanks, it's very clear! For the rods, I would have created a rectangular pattern.

[@antalz]

Thank you! I think a circular pattern is a better choice here, for 2 reasons: 1) The distance in XY is a weird number, so I don't know if you can enter enough digits to prevent Fusion360 from detecting interference 2) Circular reacts well if you come back to change the sketch, as long as the leadscrew runs down the centre. With a rectangular pattern I think you have to come back after the fact to change the distances. You can probably sidestep both problems by using the parameters.

[@x87alpha1]

@@antalz I was talking about the first 4 rods, not the second time where you used the circular pattern.

[@antalz]

@@x87alpha1 I think I'd still use a circular pattern for the first 4 rods. I used copy->paste there mainly to show the difference between paste and paste-new. But there are always multiple ways of achieving the same thing, so there is a lot of room for personal preference.

[@x87alpha1]

@@antalz ok make sense. I think the benefit from patterns is if you change the parameters of the rods you're using, let's say you find the clearances are not ok after you build the machine. But agree, the same outcome can be achieved with different ways.

[@karloleksic2646]

exactly what I was missing, thank you 🤩😁

[@andrewtarr4474]

Thank yo so much for this tutorial, it was a pleasure to see how and why various elements/functions were used in real time, please make another video around assemblies in Fusion Many thanks again

[@antalz]

Thanks! Is there anything you'd like to see specifically? I'm looking to make some videos again, but I don't have anything on Fusion360 planned yet.

[@PragueTech]

i've learned more in this video han i have in a week working on my own. Thanks.

[@paulhoshovsky877]

Thanks for the very thorough video. I learned so much in one video. My question is probably nonsense but I will ask anyway. Consider a CNC machine. On one axis are two rigid groups of components (bearings, rods, etc.). I want to place each group at a user defined distance from the centerline. So far, I have made a mess. Is there a video that will tell me what to do? Or is this question so simple ? thanks

[@antalz]

Hi mate, It's hard to say without seeing the model. In theory what you should do is indeed have 1 component that's slider-jointed to the base, and then everything else that's co-moving rigid-grouped to that one component. You can then position that whole subassembly by double-clicking the joint, and entering the value where you want it to slide to. Depending on your machine configuration you may have 1 component sliderjointed to the base, with a whole bunch of extra stuff rigid-grouped to it, but another collection of components that's similarly slider-jointed to the first group. But basically my tip is you can double-click a joint to enter a value to which the joint will move. Motion-linked joints or rigid groups will move along. If that doesn't help you could send your model and question to [e-mail], please include your model as .f3d or .f3z if possible.

[@paulhoshovsky877]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try and see if I can make progress. If I get stuck then I will send the .f3d model. Thanks!!@@antalz

[@whatschoen]

Its a great tutorial, thank you for this. I am an engineer who is more used to software like solidworks and creo, and I'm trying to figure out of fusion 360 is something good for me to use for my own hobbies.. I like a lot about fusion, however what I saw you doing at 23:00 for assembling the shaft collars is the sort of stuff in fusion that confuses me. Having to first make a sketch to create the joint, and having to select that sketch and then seeing it rotate with the shaft ,it's just... not that intuitive. I wonder if you yourself prefer working in the other software? The only reason I think people would put up with this is because fusion is so much cheaper/free? I currently cant see myself doing anything really complex in this software, but I hope I'm wrong..

[@antalz]

I think for most modelling Fusion360 is fine, but joints are a hot issue especially for those who come from other CAD software. I do like joints in most cases, because simple motions and relations can be set up very quickly and intuitively. More complex arrangements are very difficult or impossible though, for example I don't think I could set up a cam follower, so in those cases a mates/constraints system would be much better. For my own work Fusion360 is enough, I can imagine more complicated movements in my head. I would definitely consider that one of the weaker points of Fusion.

[@MrEsharifov]

I would like to thank you for providing an excellent tutorial session and sharing your knowledge. I also learned new tricks. I will look forward to new assembling tutorial sessions from you related to CNC machines or others , etc

[@antalz]

Thanks a lot, I don't have any further Fusion360 tutorials planned but maybe it'd make sense to make a few more. They take forever to make though

[@jensaugust743]

What an amazing walkthrough! Even with a decent understanding of Fusion I still found your workflow amazing! Just a shame Autodesk seems to be locking down more and more features for hobby usage.

[@antalz]

Yeah it is, I'm on a pro license but they recently removed local solving for simulations so now I can only do static stress. Not a huge disaster but I fear what else might go. If you want to be adventurous, maybe solidedge community is good for you.

[@Old-school-gam3r]

Thank you I have learned too much things frrome this video ❤

[@alejandroperez5368]

You could have discussed how you assembled that motor. Because even if you grounded some motor part, when you inserted it into the project, its parts will move around. Rigid joint between a motor part and the top level origin is what is desired there, as far as I know

[@antalz]

Not entirely sure about this. When I open the motor file, I grounded the body component and revolute-jointed the shaft to the body. That way both subcomponents are constrained, and all that's left is jointing the motor in the overall assembly. You do sometimes run into problems if you try joint to the root component of a subassembly, maybe I could have been clearer about that.

[@angelzapata2721]

Great Video! congrats, I'm trying to switch from NX Unigraphics to Fusion 360.

[@antalz]

Cool! Why are you making the switch from NX? Did you use it at your job?

[@gordo3di]

So I've been using 3ds max, autocad and similar software since the late 90's. My fusion transition has been so difficult not because of the design process but rather the modifications to the design. I would finish a part and realize it needs tweaks, obviously, which would not only cause issues with the part but the subsequent other parts. Then I would spend more time trying to play with constraints or delete linked dimensions etc... If that makes sense

[@antalz]

Did this video help with that at all? It can definitely be tricky at times to create a design that updates properly when you adjust dimensions or other parameters.

[@GarretsonIndustries]

Great video. By engineers, for engineers.

[@tomlorenz2833]

Wow!! You did an absolute amazing job with this video!! Very educational.👍

[@ItsGamerProYT]

exelente video for learning, i have learned a lot of funsion 360 and on the video

[@antalz]

Thanks for watching, good luck with Fusion360

[@reinierwelgemoed8171]

You earn my subscribe. Great video man. Keep them coming.

[@antalz]

Thanks, I hope to get back into it early next year