How to 3D Model a Hex Nut - Learn Autodesk Fusion 360 in 30 Days: Day #6

Welcome to Day #6 of Learn Fusion 360 in 30 days. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to 3D model a hex nut. You’ll learn how to: use the polygon sketch tool, create a midplane, use the mirror feature, and use the hole feature.
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0:00 - Create a Hex Nut in Fusion 360
0:38 - Polygon sketch
2:34 - Create a midplane
3:49 - Mirror feature
4:44 - Hole feature
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[@ProductDesignOnline]

*Can't snap the triangle to the edge?* ➞ bit.ly/day6Solutions Revolve doesn't cut 3D body? ➞ bit.ly/day6Solutions2

[@shafqatrahman9261]

The above links are not working. Btw thank u for your tutorials.

[@naveedahmed3461]

Extremely well presented tutorial. I find your tutorials to be the best. No extra talk, to the point , with very clear explanations. I will plan to follow through all up to Day #30. Many thanks for your efforts.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Naveed! I'm happy to hear that you are enjoying them so far! I appreciate you watching. Don't hesitate to comment any questions that come up. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@Kajerman]

Great stuff, Kevin. For some reason my XY plane is flat so I picked XZ. No biggie. Still worked out great. Really loved the extra tip there towards the end by going back into our Timeline and change/modify our line and have it update the model instantly. Cheers!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Kaj Olsen! Glad you're enjoying the little tricks and tips I put in each lesson. When I recorded this lesson the "Y" axis was the default "up" orientation. Since then, the engineers have changed the default orientation to be the "Z" axis up - which better aligns with use of CNC and 3D printers. That doesn't effect anything other than the outcome. As you realized, you'll simply have to select the opposite plane. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@TCConway]

Dove into the comments to find exactly this. @ProductDesignOnline can you add some onscreen text to call this out for others?

[@MegaCadr]

@@ProductDesignOnline I'm glad someone mentioned this. Some of the little UI changes are crazy-making when trying to learn this stuff.

[@jyothishkamal7722]

@@ProductDesignOnline Is there any method for changing this setting.??

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@jyothishkamal7722 Documented here - productdesignonline.com/default-settings-for-fusion-360-tutorials/#modelingOrientation

[@JackSowton]

Was pulling my hair out over this as I couldn't get the line tool to snap to the edge of the nut in order to draw the triangle shape as he does at 2:23, after googling I realised you need to hit P on the keyboard after you have selected the plane to draw on, to project geometries then click on the face you want to project and then it will allow the line tool to snap. I am using the latest version of Fusion 360 so I assume this must be something that was automatic in the previous version but no longer is. Hope this helps people not to get frustrated with it as I have been just now!!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Jack. You are correct. There is a setting in your preferences called "auto to project edges on reference" that used to be on by default (when I recorded this tutorial). you can cross track your settings with mine here bit.ly/defaultsettings

[@417goose]

@@ProductDesignOnline OMG thank you for mentioning this - I have had so much trouble about gave up with your tutorials.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@417goose Hi Paul. Glad you stuck with it. be sure to check out the pin comment for every video as I update with any notes and/or settings to look out for.

[@TJMartinek]

I'm having trouble getting the polygon to snap to the grid. I even tried creating a construction line hoping that would snap. Let me try this and see if it's where I'm going wrong. Had the same issue with the whiskey bottle.

[@ChungvuiminMichael]

thanks for pointing out! =D stucked for 1 hour didn't know what i did wrong or missed

[@ProductDesignOnline]

P.S. If you liked this video, I'd love for you to Subscribe ► bit.ly/sub-right-now - *TIMESTAMPS* 0:00 - Create a Hex Nut in Fusion 360 0:38 - Polygon sketch 2:34 - Create a midplane 3:49 - Mirror feature 4:44 - Hole feature

[@brianb1332]

Been watching all these tutorials and I'm now on this one. Just wanted to say that you do a great job speaking clearly and not talking about extra random stuff like some other tutorials do. Keep up the good work!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Brian! I'm glad you're enjoying them. Please don't hesitate to comment questions on the tutorials as you work through the remainder of the series. I'd also recommend my playlist on the sketch commands: kzbin.info/aero/PLrZ2zKOtC_-D9cw3tL_XgUen2dsnZx06l Cheers, Kevin :)

[@zapador]

Easily some of the best tutorials I've ever seen, superb!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Simon!

[@omtapkir8639]

Lmao yes

[@vincentsteinmetz3726]

Very nice tutorial, you are speaking very well, it is a pleasure to listen your explanation even for non english natives. Keep on the nice work ! And thanks for sharing.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Vincent. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!! I'm happy to hear you are enjoying my tutorials. To help me create more free Fusion 360 content please subscribe and share my videos with others looking to learn Fusion 360! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@presumenothing1949]

Back for my second day… after having accidentally done like five days' worth of videos yesterday, apparently, whoops. It's a compliment to your tutorials, at any rate!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hey, presumenothing. Nothing wrong with that! ;) Keep at it and don't hesitate to comment if you run into any roadblocks. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@williamfsg]

Great tutorial on Fusion 360 very well structured. Being doing Fusion 360 hoping to apply what I have learned and going to learn and put into pratice in the future. Thanks to guys like you who put in so much time and effort. This I am very grateful. Kudos to you

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Tigerman - I appreciate the kind words! Thank you for watching and commenting! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@sajalchuttani2519]

Never thought this could be so easy and the good part is you speak out every single detail and this allows me to work with your video running in the background. Keep up the good work.....hope I make it to the day 30

[@Klaas_H]

Good idea to add the construction of a midplane. A shortcut would be extracting the polygon symmetrically. Thank you for another easy to understand tutorial.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Klaas! I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the tutorials! Great tip as well. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@Celticshade]

ii'm very much someone who like to learn just by doing when it comes to certain things. so ive basically just learn fusion without any tutorials by trial and error, in an attempt to model my entire house and most of the objects in it. but i have started to watch this series so see if i could find any new information out. while i always end up not really learning anything new features wise in these early videos at least (im sure ill learn newer things later) i have still learned a few smaller quality of life things, and how to be more efficient with all of the options in the program. i just discovered the construction planes tool the other day by myself but havent used it. to see you use is incredibly helpful knowledge to have. i like learning alone by brute forcing tasks but after a while, its nice to see how someone with more knowledge and skill does something so i can refine my own usage of the program. these have been very helpful in doing that, from this video using the rotation option like that, never even considered it. but it just make complete sense, i would have done that in the most convoluted way if i did it myself lol. thank you for the tutorials. they are a huge help to everyone who wants to learn the program, or refine their use of it!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Please see the new 2023 versions of the videos here: bit.ly/30daysUpdated

[@Celticshade]

@@ProductDesignOnline i was wondering if there was an updated version and didnt even bother checking. thanks! ll go watch those instead

[@P44L]

So far I am a fan of your tutorial and I look forward to day 30! Thank you

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Sam! Please don't hesitate to comment questions on the tutorials as you work through the remainder of the series. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@speedtriprr537]

Loves these videos. Going through all the videos to hopefully at the end design some motorcycle parts to 3d!

[@684tranminhtuan]

Your instructions on Fusion 360 are amazing. Thank you very much!

[@andrewmajewski1756]

I've been going through the Learn Fusion in 30 Days and I've really enjoyed the series so far! I think the biggest hang ups I've had so far have been on lofting the Whiskey Bottle and the Paper Clip tutorial. While I've been able to successfully complete them both, it seemed like a lot of trial and error to get the sweep correct and the lofting with guide rails to work. It could just be my unfamiliarity with the application, but does it seem as if the latest version of Fusion 360 is buggy compared to what previous versions you've used? Anyways, I look forward to getting all caught up! The UI layout is much appreciated and tools are categorized in sensible manner. Thanks for putting these tutorials together!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Andrew. Glad to hear you're enjoying the series so far! I wouldn't say that Fusion 360 has gotten any more buggy. I do think the loft with rails (Whiskey bottle) can be challenging to new users, as it's one of those core concepts that has many small things that can cause an error. It's great to hear that you worked through it. Don't worry, those will become easier the more you get used to Fusion 360's quirks. Don't hesitate to comment if you run into any roadblocks as you work through the remainder of the series! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@piyushpalsania7685]

Thank you Product Design Online ( Kevin ) I have watched this video and done this Exercise

[@jrockel55]

Kevin, top of your game. I went one more step and used sketch and rotate to create a counter sink on the bottom of the threads. Worked but I wasn't happy with dimensions. I tried to edit the triangle sketch but could only change one dimension, and that only once. I'm hoping you will have more about editing / changing in a future video.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Yes, I do cover more of that later in the series :)

[@thule-gh9gy]

This is getting more fun by the lessons. Can't wait to be able to do own designs/projects. That's the hard part, put what I've learn to work.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

You're doing great! Keep at it, thu le! :)

[@tonygomez1572]

In this tutorial, I need to point out the differences I encountered following the examples you demonstrated using your version of Fusion 360, to the current version of Fusion 360 that I recently acquired. While making the chamfer on the hex nut, you selected the XY plane from the browser and then selected Create Sketch from the right-click menu. The hex nut image immediately turned to face the front of the model. When I select the XY plane in my version of Fusion 360 and selected Create Sketch using a similar manner, the image turned to face the button of the model. If I were to turn the model manually to face the front and create the same sketch, the resulting geometry was undesirable. To produce a similar chamfer as in the tutorial, I had to select the XZ plane and select the Z-axis. Let me first say that I'm following your tutorials since you present the information in a clear and concise manner, and in a way that I can get up to speed in a shorter amount of time than it took me to get to the same level of knowledge while learning Solidworks. I'm not questioning your methods rather than pointing out the difference in how the two versions of Fusion 360 are behaving.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Tony. Glad to see that you caught the difference in Axis orientation. This is because I record the tutorials with the Fusion 360 default settings. However, from time-to-time the Engineers do decide to change them (sometimes with good intentions, others not so much). When I recorded this tutorial the default orientation was the "Y" axis being set to the up orientation. As you noted, you'll just need to select the opposite plane, per the new default of the "Z" axis being the up orientation. Don't hesitate to comment if you run into anything else that's different... don't waste too much time trying to figure it out :)

[@sexxyrhed]

Tony Gomez thank you so much for that. I’m on this tutorial now tying to learn fusion and I was having the same issue. Thanks to you catching that with the new update, problem solved.

[@DoRC]

I think you missed the chamfer at the bottom of the threads. Would that be done using the mirror tool?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Do RC. Yep, the mirror command would be better than creating a second chamfer, that way if you update the chamfer size they're always the same. Just make sure you're using the model mirror command and now the sketch mirror command. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@bradyfurr6480]

Great video! I've been learning a lot from this video series! One question I have is how you would go about putting a chamfer on the bottom of the thread. Is there a quick way to do that with the hole tool or do I have to do that myself?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Brady. Glad to hear you're learning a lot! While in the solid tab you'll find a "chamfer" in the modify drop-down list. The Chamfer tool is pretty straightforward. You'll need to select the edge and define the distance.

[@bradyfurr6480]

@@ProductDesignOnline Thanks for the quick response! I got it figured out, but it looks like it doesn't like doing a chamfer less than 1mm which is a little bigger than I'd like it to be. Any thoughts?

[@dlpgraphics]

That was fun. I also modelled a 1/2-13 UNC nut & 3d printed it. Looked pretty good but was pretty tight on a bolt until I chased it with a thread tap. Any tips on getting enough clearance when printing?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Steve. That is a great question. There are a few different techniques (of which I'll have to make a video on at some point). The simplest method is to simply scale the model by a factor of .01 in your slicing software (or Fusion 360). You can also offset faces with the press pull command and there are a few other small tricks that can be done; however, they don't always work with every model. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@girlmastergeneral]

You are such a bad ass! Always learn something new from you my friend! A++ another great video!

[@sydneyv6029]

If you don't see Cut in the Revolve Operation dropdown like me make sure you're using the revolve from the Solid tab and NOT the Surface tab! Hopefully I can save someone else 15 minutes lol.

[@RyanSewell]

Thank you so much. I seriously wasted 20 min and started over several time. Googled it then decided to try here.

[@evanmurphy9214]

Thank you!

[@Vexown]

Thank you! Very clear and precise tutorial, it helped me a lot

[@Jimgoodwin846]

Thanks exactly what I was looking for.

[@AlainPilon]

Day 5 went so smooth I decided to skip ahead and do day 6. Another great tutorial which went well!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Alain. Happy to see you're making great progress. Keep it up! and of course... don't hesitate to comment any questions you may have. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@bertospid]

Many thank's for all your tutorials . Very useful for a (French, and old !) beginner ;-) .

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Lio! Please don't hesitate to comment any questions as you work through the remainder of the series. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@maeganbeyer5801]

Great tutorial! I had a little trouble with the chamfer but was able to get it working.

[@maybelilly1]

thanks I am enjoying working with your videos very well made

[@therandomtask2112]

Best tutorial set so far. Some things are just slightly different in the latest version (using in May 2020), but overall great start in getting my feet wet in 3d modelling

[@KenHelms]

When I try to change the chamfer dimensions to 2mm and finish the sketch, the threaded portion moves to the outside of the hex nut as if a big bite was taken out and threaded. Any other dimensions I tried like 1.7 didn't work either. Not sure why. Maybe someone can shed some light on this? Kevin - Thanks so much for making the videos. I remember learning AutoCAD when it first came out way back and I retired before ever having the chance to learn 3D. This stuff is addicting!

[@SANSd20]

I am having this same issue

[@wnctrailcam]

I had the same problem, I right clicked on the extrusion of the hole, selected edit and moved the hole to the center again.

[@Mateyhv1]

Fantastic! Thank you very much for the effort!

[@jamesbarratt593]

In the latest fusion 360 you can't go back and see the dimensions to change to 2mm. All you see is the triangle with blue thin lines. When hovering mouse a black curved line appears underneath the triangle to show the nuts curved edge but nothing else. Anyway, I have the nut and well happy. Im a mobile mechanic by trade and to be this happy about a nut, well it has to be cool. Damn it is cool. Kevin you are great.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, James. I'm glad to hear you completed the nut. Keep it up! In regards to the dimensions, I'm not following what's happening. The dimensions shouldn't disappear as long as you're in the sketch environment. They will automatically be hidden if you're in the 3D view. While in the sketch view you can also hide the sketch dimensions by unchecking "show dimensions" in the sketch palette. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@jamesbarratt593]

Yep to not trying to run before I can walk. This program only a week ago was new to me. Its my deepest desire and ambition to be able to manufacture my own designs in house which drives me forwards. Practise makes perfect. In truth I even believe at the end of the 30 day course I will have to revisit the lessons done and do again to be sure it becomes firmly locked in.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@jamesbarratt593 That's the best part about video, you can watch these as much as you want/need to. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@naveengupta5588]

Thank u sooo much..... For this series... It is really really helpful and amzing.... Thank u so much for ur hardwork 🥺😭

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Naveen! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the series. Keep at it. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@naveengupta5588]

@@ProductDesignOnline Thank you 😇😇the way u have explained things is so helpful i cant even explain... I got stuck in between this tutorial but the knowledge of previous videos helped me overcoming that 😇😇😇😇

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@naveengupta5588 Glad to hear that! Don't hesitate to comment if you run into any roadblocks :)

[@naveengupta5588]

@@ProductDesignOnline i will... Thank you again 😇

[@ScooterXScooters]

I struggled really badly because my orientation wasnt the same as yours. I did some google searching and figured out how to change the orientation and then the video was a breeze. Me being a beginner as everyone else is watching these videos Mentioning orientation and how to set it would be a huge help. Thanks For another great video!

[@markokuhn824]

Hi Richie! I have exactly the same problem. Could you try to assist me on how to fix it?

[@markokuhn824]

Its ok I found the solution

[@LokiX76]

I’ve done all of your tutorials up to this one with no problem and they have been great. I am using the latest version of 360 so I’ve had to pause a lot to find various commands. This one however isn’t flowing right for me. I choose the top plane to draw the hex and then extrude, when it’s time to draw the triangle on the X,Y plane that’s the top again, I have to choose the X,Z for it to rotate to the front. Not sure what’s happening.

[@albarshafqat7443]

I'm having the same problem

[@johnhouser3673]

Having same problem, also having a problem having the nut snap to the x or y axis

[@trevfindley]

Hi Kevin, really enjoying the lessons for far. This lesson i hit the first speed bump... Like a few others in the comments, i really struggled to sketch the triangle onto the corner of the polygon, causing unpredictable results with the revolve. In the end (based on one of your replies below), i drew the triangle in free space then selected its corner and made it coincident with the corner of the solid. It was kind of annoying though since i just couldn't seem to snap the line into place as i drew it, and didn't really understand why. There didn't seem to be a lot of grid or snap options open to me, and none of them helped. Are there more in depth snap settings somewhere in the program that i could tweak?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Trev. Please check your "Auto Project Edges on Reference" setting. Here's a link to my website where I have my default settings (and changes) noted. This will explain where to find this setting and how to turn it on. productdesignonline.com/default-settings-for-fusion-360-tutorials/ That setting should fix this issue. It used to be one of the default settings but the Fusion 360 engineers recently changed it (not sure why as it's a very useful setting). Make sure to restart Fusion 360 after you apply the setting, as a restart is required in order to get the setting to take effect. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@trevfindley]

@@ProductDesignOnline That's done the trick. Thankyou very much.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@trevfindley You're welcome! Glad that was it. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@failosorus1785]

@@ProductDesignOnline qsdfghjkl blessu thx u some much I was strugling with that since the beggining

[@ryanphillips317]

is there a way to add a countersink to both sides of the nut when performing the hole feature to better represent how a hex nut would be capable of threading from either side?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Ryan. Unfortunately, the Hole feature does not currently have the capability. You can add a "Chamfer" to the other edge or you could complete a revolve cut similar to the outer shape.

[@salalbanese5537]

I just created this hex nut with the hole command, however the chamfer is only on one side of the thread. I haven't been able to figure out how to chamfer the other side of the thread.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

You'll have to manually apply one with the Chamfer tool. There's currently no way to do so via the Hole command.

[@calebcooley5868]

Absolutely loving the series. Thank you. Coffee has been bought. One problem I'm coming to in this specific tutorial happens when I go to edit the triangle sketch it somehow moves the hole off center creating a Pacman shape. I'm thinking this has something to do with my hex shape not being "constrained" but I followed the directions to a t several times. I'm going to redo the lesson again looking out for mistakes I made. Either way thanks again for these great vids.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Caleb. First off, thanks for the support! I really appreciate you buying me a coffee! At 2:23 if you clicked on the corner, where it snaps into place, that should help ensure that your triangle stays at the corner by automatically adding a "coincident" constraint. Let's first check to see if it did or not. Click on that corner point and a coincident constraint should appear. If not, that means you should be able to drag the triangle around freely. If that is the case, hold down the shift key on your keyboard. Select the corner of the triangle, then select the corner of the hex nut. Then, select the "coincident" constraint option in the sketch palette. If that still doesn't solve it then please share your file and I'm more than happy to take a look at it. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@grnsouth1204]

@@ProductDesignOnline Having the same issue. After editing the corner dimensions, when finish drawing is pressed it off sets the threaded hole from center to the side. However I am enjoying the tutorials, very well presented and enjoyable to learn.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@grnsouth1204 Glad to hear you're enjoying them! Can you share the link to your file? To share your file please go to File > Share > Share Public Link (make sure "downloadable" is toggled on) > Paste your link here as a reply to this comment.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@grnsouth1204 That link is the phone case model. Can you share your link to your hex nut?

[@grnsouth1204]

@@ProductDesignOnline Sorry, I have no idea how I managed that. *facepalm* Try this one: a360.co/2GI22AK

[@MaxGoddur]

Agree with everyone you are easy on the ears. Looked through your videos and this was the only one I could find addressing threads for nuts. It would be nice to have one video for referencing discussion on all steps surrounding making bolts, nuts or placing threads on a surface or round column. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Rud Dog. I appreciate the suggestion - maybe a video on threaded bolts and nuts for 3D printing (getting the tolerances set up) would be good. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@mavericksimulations8249]

Fantastic as always! Thank you!

[@robertellis6261]

When I draw the lines for the triangle they arent connected to the corners of the Polygon and so I get little stalks on the corners

[@23_abhinavakarthikeya35]

This is really a great way of teaching

[@ProductDesignOnline]

I'm glad you like it. Cheers! :)

[@gilgarza2903]

Good lesson. But you should also include how to chamfer the bottom of the hex nut. The thread inside part.

[@Daniel-xt9lm]

Thank you so much for these tutorials.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks for watching :)

[@homeinspectingwithjohnhans4250]

Kevin, I appreciate how clearly you describe every step in all of your tutorials. As you came to the end of of this design process, I thought that you would turn the nut over to add a fillet around the threaded hole on the bottom of the nut. This is the last step that I would have done. To accomplish this, I did a mirror of the face of the fillet that the hole command created. The advantage of this is that the face of the fillet is able to inherit any changes to the size of threaded hole's countersink hole at the top.

[@ShmeegleSon]

this helped me out thank you

[@nettaophir4039]

Hey Kevin and all, whatever I try to do, whichever plane I choose I can't get the line of the triangle to snap to the corner and so when I revolve to cut I get vertical 'leftover' in each of the 6 corners. I even tried to change my home setting to the alignment you have but it doesn't work! What am I doing wrong??? I did it more than 10 times trying every plane possible...

[@maeganbeyer5801]

I was having this same issue, I ended up making the horizontal and vertical lines collinear with existing lines on the hex nut.

[@DieFormel1desOstens]

Hello Kevin, after I learned from you how a real man constructs a whisky bottle ;-), I have now learned how a mother simply goes to construct. I have one more question: If nut and bolt are designed that way, they can fit together kuam, because the thread is too narrow. Where can you adjust the "play" between the two to increase? Thank you for that, especially for your precise descriptions. Best regards - jürgen from Germany

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Jürgen Meißner. Glad to hear you're learning lots! Check out my video on creating 3D printable threads. I show how to add clearance between the nut and threaded bolt - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3i6o3mbqp17rJI

[@DieFormel1desOstens]

@@ProductDesignOnline Super Video with the tollerance

[@flexmcpee]

Flipping awesome! 👏

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks for watching, Alex! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@md.al-aminsardar6096]

Outstanding class

[@robo7981]

Hi: When I Revolve to Chamfer the top of my Hex nut, I intermittently get those little vertical lines. I checked off "Auto project edges on reference,' then Quit & Restarted. However, sometimes I get a clean cut, other times I don't. It seems to help if I create a new file several times before I start (by pressing the plus sign.) Any ideas? Could it be some in cache or am I not clicking in the 'exact correct spot' at times. Example: Creation of the Circumscribed Polygon - click the x or y axis. Thanks! Rob

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Rob. There shouldn't be an issue with caching. When you say you "checked off" did you ensure it was enabled or disabled? The "Auto project edges on reference" should be enabled for this tutorial (series). Can you share the link to your file? That will help me look into this to see if there are any other items with your file setup that could be causing issues. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@aaronward6092]

@@ProductDesignOnline Im having thi ssame problem where the lines stay there, but im not understanding bhow to fix it

[@sexxyrhed]

Product Design Online I’m having the same issue. The revolve works but I still have the little vertical lines where it seem to not revolve to the very end. I still have the 6 vertical although the rest has revolved. I should be able to just select those little pieces and trim them but I can no long find the cut other than under the surface tab which doesn’t allow to trim from edges just surfaces. Need help getting rid of these lines

[@sexxyrhed]

@Robert Orchanian Hi Robert, thank you for replying. I’ve tried all the above. The only thing I didn’t do was change my setting to the XY axis. I read on one of updated pages Kevin wrote (that was posted under one of the comments) that the latest update is using the XZ axis and how it better helps when using a cnc. I do have and will be using my cnc. Under another comment I learned in order to draw the triangle (since I am using the XZ axis) I need to use the Z plane, it then worked but I’m still stuck with the little vertical lines after the revolve.

[@robo7981]

Rob - I clicked snap back on. It still works... gl

[@kencotton4645]

I had the hardest time getting the chamfer cut. The line that I placed to use the revolve command kept wanting to snap to the nearest grid line rather than to the nut. So I kept leaving little portions of the nut after the revolve command. I finally had to make the line slightly outside the profile of the nut to get the chamfer to appear as yours did.

[@daveroche689]

With the 2020 version this wasn't quite the same. The snap to feature seems to have an issue with the separation of sketch and object modes, so drawing the triangle for the bevel was very fussy. Eventually I drew the triangle separately and moved the corner to the point of the hexagon. This may be straight forward to the experienced but it's difficult to follow the tutorial if my Fusion 360 doesn't do the same things as yours. Maybe you could do an explanation of what to expect from 2020 vs

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Dave. Thanks for sharing your feedback. I've documented the settings/changes to be aware of here, on my website - bit.ly/defaultsettings You'll want to make sure the "Auto Project Edges on Reference" setting is turned on. It used to be a default (But no longer is) which is why you're having troubles snapping. Instructions on turning the feature back on are included on my webpage linked above. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@larrybud]

Two questions if people are still reading this: 4:19 re: mirroring the feature... is there any benefit or downside to mirroring the initial triangle sketch we made before revolving (and revolve both triangles) as opposed to mirroring the feature after revolving/cutting? Two: In the whiskey bottle episode, I created myself some "homework" and created a threaded cap which matched the threads on the bottle. When 3d printing (ender 3 v2) the cap was too small. I had to bump up the size about 5% for it to fit (which also changed the thread pitch slightly). So the question is, any guidelines when designing mating threads as far as sizing goes for 3d printing? I realize the best solution would be to run a tap/die through each to properly size them, but for one-off trinkets (and thread sizes which I don't own tap/dies for) it would be nice to be able to just print and go.

[@joseimenez8190]

moving along with these great tutorials and now I am stumped. I created the triangle for the chamfer 1.5 x 1.5 mm with one line vertical around the vertex of the nut and the other going to the center and now I m unable to select the profile of the triangle. I can see the triangle clearly but the selection tools either chooses the top of the nut or a side. not the triangle. Hint or help please?

[@Newtrojan]

Same issue with me as well

[@QasimEisa]

Thanks. It is completely perfect!

[@markhall3323]

Clear and concise thanks

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks for watching, Mark! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@leejohnson5655]

I appreciate your tutorials thanks

[@KeithHilderbrand]

Again thank you for these.

[@chuckpickering6040]

Near the end, where you change the dimensions of the chamfer, you slide the timeline marker back to the sketch. Why didn't you just right click the sketch and select Edit Sketch? Great video, btw...

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Chuck - Great question! Really big files can take forever to load if you go to edit something in the timeline without dragging the slider back. When you slide the timeline back it essentially "freezes" all the other features making it load faster / less likely for Fusion 360 to crash. With that said, it was unnecessary for this file as it's not very large... just a habit :) Cheers, Kevin

[@rueriazel]

Great tutorial! Only I had a problem when revolving the triangle. I can't select the whole hexagon edge, i can only select one and that end up making the triangle become a cone on the corner of the edge.

[@jhiggins95]

I’m having the same problem and I’m ripping my hair out over it 😫

[@freeelectron8261]

Excellent video.

[@karllaun2427]

I was originally confused when I connected the lines for the little sweep triangle and they didn't appear to fill in. After stopping the sketch and selecting the area in the sweep dialog all went as expected. Learning all the time :-) I did go ahead and mirror the countersink chamfer on the bottom of the hole.

[@CraigSRichardson]

having a few issues with this one... when making the triangle for the cut out, my lines are staying blue and aren't fully snapping onto the body of the polygon. it looks like its in the right spot until I zoom way in and see that its just slightly off. When placing the polygon at the beginning, it is snapping onto the correct axis but from there nothing wants to align. tips?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Craig. It sounds like a setting may be turned off. Click your username in the upper-righthand corner > preferences > Design (tab on the lefthand side) > make sure "auto project edges on reference" is checked. If not, check the setting > apply button > ok button > restart Fusion 360. Let me know if that fixes the issue! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@radneyvous]

@@ProductDesignOnline I got exactly the same issue, it's not snapping on anywhere of the polygon

[@jonah_heller]

Great tutorials, thank you! It's a little strange to countersink only one side of a hole, right? Why wouldn't you countersink both sides (top & bottom), and how do we model that?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Jonah! I'm happy to hear you are enjoying my tutorials. I actually modeled this hex nut off of one I had in my spare parts bin. I would assume the only reason it was only countersunk on one side was to manufacture it as cheap as possible. With that said, you are correct - most of them are countersunk on both sides. At the time of writing this, Fusion 360 does not offer a way to do a second countersunk within the hole command. What you would have to do is use the chamfer command on the other side of the hole, by selecting the edge of the hole as the edge to chamfer. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@jonah_heller]

Wow, thanks for the super-quick and detailed reply, you're the man! I'm looking forward to watching your videos on some of the more advanced (CAM + CAE) capabilities of Fusion 360; for now I'm happy to be learning the basics, thank you, thank you!

[@MarkLemayProfile]

I'm going to jump on the comment here and mention my process. I used the mirror method mentioned earlier in the video except rather than selecting "feature" as the pattern type you need to select "faces" and highlight the chamfer then mirror around the midplane.

[@alvinasandra6233]

youre such a nice guy. God bless you

[@philmohustle2276]

Thank your videos are easy to follow

[@devstefancho]

Contents Summary is Veeeeeery Good in the introduction

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, CHO성진! I'm happy to hear that. Thanks for your continued support. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@joeundreiner5810]

Thank you for your tutorials. I find them most helpful and presented extremely well. One thing I am running into is that the program does not automatically go to the correct view when picking a plane or issuing a command. It does not seem to function as yours does. Most times I need to pick the view from the cube to match what view you have on the screen. Is there a setting that I need to edit and/or adjust? Much thanks for your time.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Joe. There are two settings that are likely to cause this. First, when you activate a sketch tool, make sure the "3D Sketch" option is turned off in the Sketch Palette. That alone may take care of it. If not, you'll need to go to your username/profile image > Preferences > Design > "Auto look at Sketch"

[@santabillgross7826]

I'm sorry, I am still cannot get my version to perform like yours. At the 2:16 mark, when I "right click and create sketch" on the XY plane, my model rotates to show the top, not the front where you show in the video. If I then rotate to see the front face, I cannot get the line you draw at 2:24 to show up at the top, mine goes along the bottom. Then I cannot create a vertical line. I'm kinda stuck here.

[@santabillgross7826]

I'm currently using Fusion360 v2.0.8156

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@santabillgross7826 Hi Bill. If you're on the latest version then the Z-axis is set to the up position. You'll want to switch the axis to match the tutorial or select the opposite plane so that you're sketching at the vertex of the hexagon. Cheers!

[@santabillgross7826]

@@ProductDesignOnline Ok, Thanks. keeping my axes aligned with the tutorial did the trick. I'll keep an eye out for the differences from here on.

[@DailyMusicalGrowth]

Amazing! Awesome! Thank you so much!

[@ctbram0627]

I notice as modeled there is no countersink on the bottom of the nut. I am thinking to get that we could split the body at the midplane then delete the bottom half and mirror the upper half and combine. Would this be a acceptable solution?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, ctbram0627. Great question. That would be acceptable - the only concern would be the threads getting messed up (not sure without trying). As an alternative, you could add a countersink to the other side using the "chamfer" tool in the modify dropdown list. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@ctbram0627]

@@ProductDesignOnline oh jeese yes I forgot about reversing the threads half way through. lol. Your suggestion is simpler and solves the chamfer issue directly. Thanks!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@ctbram0627 You're welcome! :)

[@josephpk4878]

I found out that everything make more sense (to me) if I watch the lesson first, then watch it again while following along in F360.

[@danenderle3580]

Great tutorials, although I am struggling with getting the revolve feature to work. I have the suggested settings ticked, and it appears my triangle is snapped to the edges. When I go to revolve, it makes a single cone like shape instead of going around the whole hex. (Running v2.0.11894) 2022. Thanks!

[@larrybud]

Got through it all. One question: "Countersunk" only countersinks the top of the nut hole. Generally nuts will be countersunk on both sides. I don't see an option to do that using the hole command, am I missing it?

[@timjohnston290]

great tutorial also loved music ^_^

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Tim! You're making great progress. Keep at it. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@mimananou8944]

It 's very helpful thanks 🙏 a lot

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Glad to hear that, Mima. Be sure to check out the entire series here - bit.ly/learn-fusion360 Cheers, Kevin :)

[@AJWyman1]

Great videos! Keep it up I'll share them with my FaceBook group as well. print for RC

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thank you, sir. I really appreciate it! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@Hikuro2pnt0]

Pretty well done to the point tutorial so thanks for that. I wanted to create a hex stock for a project I'm working on so the majority of this what I needed. But I ran into an issue that was odd. When I imported my file to cura it came out massive. The original model I was doing was .5''x 6'' with a .25'' center hole. When I went to print it the size was 1x1.15x6'' not sure what happened!

[@larrybud]

Sounds like you mixed imperial and metric dimensions between fusion 360 and cura.. I haven't used Cura, but I know when importing into Prusa I have to select whether the source file is imperial or metric, and if I choose the wrong one, the size gets converted. So check both your Fusion model and settings in cura

[@mikeandrew443]

Hi, with my version the Z axis is vertical which seems right but your Z is horizontal. How do I change mine to match the video?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Mike. The Y axis was the default up orientation at the time of recording this one. If you select the opposite plane then you can complete the tutorial following the same steps. Otherwise, you can select your username (upper right-hand corner) > preferences > change default modeling orientation to "Y up" > apply > ok. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@jimhachey1045]

I'm following the step-by-step instructions to create a sketch plane from the XY plane of the browser. But the results I'm getting repeatedly when using the Line command to sketch a triangle for the chamfer is, the sketch is being drawn on the 60 deg facing surface of the nut. Not on the plane I just created.

[@alessandrofonseca7796]

In all your tuts I started correctly from the top plane but always my z axis is switched with you Y axis. I dont know why, but I use that as a reference and when you say select the xy plane I just select zx plane. Is this a different config?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Alessandro. Great question! Fusion 360 used to have the default set to be the Y-axis in the "up" position. However, about a month ago, they changed the default to have the Z-axis set to "up." You should be able to complete all the tutorials without any troubles...you'll just have to select the opposite corresponding plane. Otherwise, if you head your username in the upper righthand corner > preferences > general tab > change the "default modeling orientation" to the "Y-up" option. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@alessandrofonseca7796]

Thanks! Maybe the change is due to the actual orientation of 3d printers and CNC where Z axis is the default vertical one. Thanks anyway!!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@alessandrofonseca7796 I believe that is why. A lot of users use to complain about this on the Forum, which likely encouraged the engineers to changing it. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@razidan3293]

Hi Kevin! Been using the quarantine to learn fusion and your tutorials are awesome! I would love if you could help me with three small qusetions: 1. when placing a hole and cliking the origin, it places the hole perpendiclar to the Z axis (and not the face of the nut), so the hole is going "sideways". What's up with that?! 2. (Somewhat unrelated) When starting a new sketch, the camera used to align to face the plane head-on. it stopped doing that. how can I bring it back? 3. How can I support you?! Keep being awesome!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Raz. First, glad to hear you're safe and making the most of your extra time at home :) 1. This tutorial was recorded when the "Y" axis used to be set to the up orientation. You can change that and check your settings with mine, here - bit.ly/defaultsettings 2. That is likely due to the recent update which changed 3D sketching. You'll want to make sure "3D Sketch" is turned off in the Sketch Palette. More on that here - bit.ly/lookAtSketch 3. I have a Patreon and "Buy Me a Coffee" page, otherwise there are other ways you can support (free) here - productdesignonline.com/support/ Cheers, Kevin

[@jordanduncan8757]

Thanks for asking this, I spent a good 15 minutes trying to figure out why my XY sketch plane was different from the video!

[@franckdebruijn3530]

Thanks again. Great stuff.

[@xiroticshotgun]

I got lost at certain points but my teacher also helped me understand. Thanks!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Xirotic Shotgun. Glad to hear you worked through it. Don't hesitate to comment questions on the tutorials as you work through the remainder of the series. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@gersonfer]

Perfect! Thanks again.

[@leisureshoot]

When you made the threads at approx 5:00 , you chamfered the top, but not the bottom. How would you apply a chamfer to the bottom, symmetrical to the top chamfer? I believe I could use a sweep, but is there an automatic way to do it?

[@meraydin1]

How would I create the counter sink for bottom of the nut? (create a simple hole, chamfer top and bottom, then create a thread?)

[@radneyvous]

Okay. After more than an hour of trying to fix the Line feature since I can't snap it to the polygon, I have to quit for now and call it a day. A little bit frustrating but I guess it has something to do with this new version. It's hard to follow when you are not on the same page. I tried all the options/suggestion in the comments.

[@vendter]

mine won't snap either

[@vincemiccio]

Had the same problem in v2.0.6670 as Ibrahim below. After some time fiddling, I got the following to work: In the browser origin, right click XY plane and create sketch. From create menu, choose polygon > circumscribed polygon click on center, drag outward and enter 10m, tab, then zoom in with mouse wheel and click exactly on vertical y axis to align polygon. Even though snap to grid is on, the polygon does not seem to snap in rotation to the axes. Hit esc to terminate polygon command. Notice that the X axis in the view cube does not appear in the same position as in the video. Click E for extrude and then the home button in the view cube. Notice again that the axes are in a different position than shown in the video. Drag up the Extrude arrow until 10 mm is shown, then click ok. Viewing in the home position, go to the browser origin and right click XZ plane and create sketch. The video says to create the sketch on the XY plane, but that does not seem to work. Viewing the front of the nut, use L to create 1.5mm lines as shown in the video. Stop sketch and choose Revolve from the create menu. The profile we just created should be selected, and the Axis select should be highlighted, so select the blue Z axis on the axis diagram inside the nut. Click OK. For some reason the edge lines of the nut don’t seem to be cut by the revolve and remain sticking up out of the chamfers. Follow the video for the Midplane/Mirror/Hole steps. Changing the chamfer length completely messed up the hole, moving it to the edge of the nut, so you might want to select the proper chamfers in the first place. So my questions are - Why do the axes appear differently in the view cube? Was my needing to select the XZ plane for the line sketch due to my (incorrect?) selection of the XY plane to create the polygon? Why are the edge faces sticking up out of the chamfers? Why did changing the chamfers mess up the hole? So many questions, so little time... Glad I got the project finished though, I think I learned a lot.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Vince. Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad you worked through the issues and got it finished. I recorded all of these tutorials with the Fusion 360 default settings. However, from time-to-time, the Engineers decide to change one of the default settings. When I started recording this series the default modeling orientation had the "Y" axis set to up. They later changed it to be the "Z" axis up, which is why the first 4 videos which have been revised all have the "Z" axis up. You can also compare your settings/preferences with mine, here - bit.ly/defaultsettings Don't hesitate to comment if you run into any more roadblocks! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@keithgraham8874]

The 1.5mm lines are left behind after doing the revolve command. I noticed towards the end of your video they show up in your model too if you hover your mouse over the model lines ( 6:37 or 6:38 - flashes quickly )

[@keithgraham8874]

It's right at 6:39

[@jamesbarratt593]

Yep it was switched off. Auto project edges on reference was unchecked. Trying now.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

That should do it! Let me know if you run into anymore roadblocks. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@thaeirzeidan8597]

thanks for this training session, it was simple, clear and very helpful but i faced small issue when i was trying to draw the triangle to revolve/cut for some reason i could not catch/point the top edge of the nut to start drawing the triangle?!! kindly can advice what i did wrong? i tried many different ways at the end i gave up and i just zoom in and draw that triangle and cut the nut body.

[@sbdivemaster118]

I am having this exact same issue... :-/ Any tips on how to snap the line tool to that point on the top plane?

[@guritche]

How about the bolt? Is there a simple way to make the threads on a cylinder?

[@AndreCourtemanche]

Good job with your tutorials my friend! I am trying to complete the Nut Tutorial and I am having an issue with the Thread Type - I do not see as many options as I see in your tutorial and the size are in inches with very few size options as well - I am sure I am running a different version then the one you used a year ago! Is there a way I can have access to all Thread Type with the version I am running 2.0.7046! Thanks in advance!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

I see you found the answer to your other comment. For anyone else that has the same question - make sure to select the right Hole Tap Type Cheers, Kevin :)

[@Delay2221]

When I try to make the lines for the chamfer they don't snap onto the corner. Any idea why?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Brandon. This is likely a setting that is turned off. Select your username in the upper right-hand corner > preferences > then under "General" > "Design" tab...then select the following setting: "Auto project edges on reference" You'll have to restart your Fusion 360 in order to get these changes to take effect. You can also check out all the settings I have by going to my web page - bit.ly/defaultsettings Let me know if that fixes it. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@alvinasandra6233]

@@ProductDesignOnline very useful bro. Thanks!