Fusion 360 | Slots around holes

Material reduction on a plate with holes.
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[@Fusion360School]

When I went to check back on the Reddit post, I realised that it has since been deleted. Sorry about that. To create the body between the frame and the rings, you can try creating 2 lids (using construction planes) and then use the boundary fill command. However, I have found the command to be extremely unreliable. There are times when I simply could not create the body no matter which cell I select. Do try this out and let me know.

[@kwaaaa]

Wow, rule fillet, learn something new every time I watch your case study. This would've saved me so much time in past projects.

[@CmdrGoggles]

Use of the ruled fillet was really nice

[@Factory400]

Rule fillet is todays lesson! Love this channel....always learning things and I have been designing with 3D cad since 1998.....F360 for 6 years. Thankful to see approaches and techniques that are different from how I would have done it. ❤

[@Grabber-bx8ns]

Great video. Thanks.

[@CraigMoynes]

I spent at least an afternoon learning from your videos. Thank you so much.

[@Fusion360School]

Thank you for the generous support!

[@PhaseFabrication]

i just found your channel, i thought i knew f360 but learnt soo much in just one video 😳 very easy to watch and listen. thanks!

[@OficialProjetoRaiz]

Perfect Tutorial !!!!

[@tdg911]

Very slick, thanks for sharing

[@xavierdumont]

Really interesting! Thanks for sharing

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Fillet by rule - nice fast way. Thanks from Colorado.

[@jaydekaytv]

Nice approach 👍

[@adambergendorff2702]

Great content, You are the King of the Modify Combine command!

[@tjay187]

Thank you!

[@HarrisonDavies]

I learned so much. Thank you.

[@vorsprung2330]

Thank you so much

[@hazynpeterson4083]

and excellent on point descriptive word choices

[@NeoQJ]

This is fking clever! Thanks for the video! 👍👍

[@lukafh]

Thanks!

[@micah2936]

Woah I watched this just to watch this… I didn’t even know rule fillet is a feature!

[@RusakovLA]

I did not know you can select multiple faces for shell command.

[@graphguy]

brilliant

[@1stzard]

This is more getting the job done than doing it the right way

[@HopperDragon]

And what is the right way?

[@StephenBoyd21]

I have never used "rule fillet", it looks interesting. Time to go and have a play with it.

[@vivianmorresey]

I agree, it certainly is a create way to select all those edges. I thought the real gem there was the selecting them by feature, instead of a face...that is a fantastic way to select.

[@larrybud]

Why do I always forget about "thin extrude"??? Thank you!

[@DanteEhome]

Let me think before watching the video. I will project the surface to a sketch, do the patterning where I want to retain the parts, and edit the sketch accordingly before extrude to make a "negative" part, and then boolean the part away.

[@HomesteadAce]

Thanks for the video. I'm trying to understand why you had to copy the main body then do shell to the first; couldn't you have just skipped that initial part?

[@onklim3132]

How can you turn camera smoothly like that?

[@theDesnoumond0]

what happends @ @2:45 the sketch5 dissapears? and yet he still has his line

[@christiangrasser7707]

M'y god, thosr opérations are so much easier in sketchup..

[@RotorWorks]

Even easier and 10x more intuitive in SolidWorks

[@sierraecho884]

Honestly sometimes it takes way longer to print geometry like that instead of just leaving it as is because this way you will have waaay more outer perimeter lines which print slower and you won´t save as much material anyway since your prints are hollow anyway. So this technique is simply dumb in most cases because we are talking about 3d printing here not milling.

[@ulimacha]

Thank you for sharing your perspective. It's understandable that you feel that way, but I believe there are valid reasons for using this technique in certain situations. While it's true that adding more outer perimeter lines can increase print time, there are cases where the added strength and stability outweigh the time factor. Additionally, hollow prints can help conserve material and reduce costs, especially when weight reduction is a priority. It's worth noting that 3D printing is a versatile technology with various applications, and different approaches may be suitable depending on the desired outcome. What may seem 'dumb' in one context could be a viable solution in another. It's always helpful to consider the specific requirements of the project and the intended use of the printed object. Constructive discussions about different techniques and approaches can lead to innovation and improved understanding. So, let's keep an open mind and continue exploring the possibilities of 3D printing. If you have any specific examples or alternative suggestions, I'd be interested in hearing them. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts. p/s: Thank you, Fusion 360 School. Appreciated.

[@sierraecho884]

@@ulimacha Thank you for your response. There absolutely are cases where this method is valid because of the extra strength for instance. However this is not the case you present here. I am not saying it´s always the case but most cases I have seen where people tried to save material and weight while using 3D printing, simply did it wrong coming from a CNC perspective. "...What may seem 'dumb' in one context could be a viable solution in another...." As a mechanical design engineer I absolutely agree with you, however as I have said this is not the case you have presented here. Which again coming from a CNC perspective this does make sense but not in that context. Using MSLA printing instead of FDM would however negate this issue. Since in FDM the tool path is very important but in MSLA it does not matter at all. Showing differences like this would be great I think.

[@alejandroperez5368]

Too many steps.