How to Model a 3D-Printed DIY Face Mask Respirator in Fusion 360. Homemade Mask Filter Tutorial

[@LT72884]

i followed your tutorial but i made mine in sketchup pro since thats the software i use:) Thanks for making this video. Now i get to explain to people how and why masks work and how viruses work, since i am a medical and aerospace engineer:) there is alot of particle physics involved with these masks. If people really understood the science behind them. I would be glad to explain it if you all want haha

[@benjaminujlaki4892]

I was just wondering how to draw one, now i can, thank you for this.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Thanks, enjoy! Let me know if you have any suggestions for future videos!

[@ericruiz6068]

I did make this mask (different on the front part) and the fit wasn't great. Any suggestions on how I can potentially get a better fit as well as make various sizes? Thanks!

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Yes, the easiest thing to do is add a foam gasket to the inside, which will fill in the gaps of a bad fit... the other thing to try is to change the original sketch we made of the base. If you alter that sketch, the fit will certanly change as well.

[@reyhanmenetlioglu120]

Thanks for the tutorial. I have a question. At the begining, when i click the "Top" face & XZ plane and then open the sketch, "top" face is change and "back" face is come up? I cant stay at the top face.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

It's okay you can just update this. To do so, go to the arrow underneath the view cube and select "top" when you are looking at the XZ or whatever plane you want. It will reset it.

[@reyhanmenetlioglu120]

@@AvivMakesRobots it worked! thanks

[@reyhanmenetlioglu120]

@@AvivMakesRobots hello again, i have an another question. i started to design a new mask and i want to open sketch on cross plane (to part of a body's surface actually), not just front or behind or whatever else. then i want to extrude it. but i couldn't find how to play with surface.

[@sebastiandeza1020]

Can I use autodesk inventor to do this? or is only in Fusion360?

[@AvivMakesRobots]

You can certainly use inventor for this. They are very similar.

[@hpham72]

Thanks for the tutorial. I was thinking of making a custom face mask using a personal photo (or two) as an attached canvas and calibrate tools. Perhaps worth another tutorial video by you? I know I'd really appreciate it!

[@AvivMakesRobots]

That would be really cool. It is very similar to this tutorial, though. The difference is that you would be working off the photo instead of generic dimensions. One of the big challenges is getting the photo to be the correct dimensions first.

[@DarkBahamut7]

How did you do the slot pattern? Your video skips that part. I can’t figure out how you pattered with the size reductions

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Hey, the way I made them was by first doing the pattern, then editing the size of the top and bottom slots after. You can basically "break" your pattern constraints to allow you to do that. I hope this helps! The other way to do it is to just make two inward angled lines the slots need to fall within and dimension them accordingly.

[@richardcaracoza6782]

Hello, I loved your tutorial. I was wondering if you could make one of adding a tpu gasket to this design. So the gasket could be slipped on, greating an airtight seal.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

I love that idea. It can be done with that, or foam. Either way, the print would need to be made of the right materials to function properly and not carry the virus on it's surface.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

I made a tutorial on this...

[@AvivMakesRobots]

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[@jackcody6804]

I have issues with the shell function. It won’t allow me to use

[@AvivMakesRobots]

It is often the size of fillets that causes that issue. If the material is being "pinched" it can cause an issue.

[@flexxytainment]

Thanks for the video Really helpful

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Thank you! Let me know if you have suggestions for future videos.

[@zero00tolerance]

Hi wonderful tutorial, do you have the step file I would like to modify it thank you

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Aw, what would be the fun in that? :) There are even better designs than this in STEP form you can download on Grabcad.

[@muhammadhamzaashraf7546]

@@AvivMakesRobots can you please share the link where I could find this

[@AvivMakesRobots]

@@muhammadhamzaashraf7546 Hi, masks like this can be found on grabcad.com

[@Lord_bobby_]

17:55 how did you cut at that point

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Just pattern the slots and hit "E" on the keyboard to bring up and make a cut extrude that cuts through that wall.

[@ratimus2000]

That's great! Can you share the file so we can print it? :)

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Aw, what would be the fun in that? Gotta model it yourself! But in all seriousness, Grabcad.

[@benjaminujlaki4892]

Hi again, i created ur mask but i wanted to make the openings on both sides of the face so i created 1 circle on each side of the face at an angle but now i cant loft that it says that rails dont conect with all profiles, do you have any idea how to fix that?

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Why not make the holes as extrude cuts after the loft? Trying to put holes into your flange feature is a very advanced process that will take a lot of unnecessary time.

[@elmayoproductions6026]

Engineering Juice I can get the loft on! It says that my rails are not touching all the layers! What can I do?

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Are your rail end-points touching both the top and bottom sketch?

[@elmayoproductions6026]

Engineering Juice I’ll have to check! And thanks!

[@elmayoproductions6026]

Engineering Juice I’m pretty sure they are! But it keeps saying that! How would I fix it if it is not touching

[@AvivMakesRobots]

@@elmayoproductions6026 You need to project the top and bottom sketches into the sketch of the rail. When it comes in, it will come in looking like a line. You can just make it construction.

[@medinayensebayeva7611]

what is on your sketch2? can't proceed after 6.06 min.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Sketch 2 was just two lines for measuring the height of the whole sketch and etc. The goal is to have a base sketch, a second sketch above to loft to, and some loft profiles to control said loft. Let me know if you are still stuck.

[@Pyromancers]

"the selected rail does not touch all of the profiles." I've tried this twice on mac and pc and I projected the elipse and starting sketch like you showed I just can't get the sketch before this step to give me usable rails. The other rails work. I've had this problem on other fusion tutorial for a whiskey bottle. The points look joined and fail on the second set of rails. It's infuriating.

[@Pyromancers]

answered my own question. The rails weren't connected at the botom because another point was in the same plane

[@Pyromancers]

I can see by the jump cut at 14:34 you had to deal with fixing the same issue I was having. You made the last set of rails connect to a previously made black point rather than the purple colored projection points on the bottom plane.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

@@Pyromancers Exactly right. Is it working now? Sorry if this was confusing. I try to make the videos as short as necessary, so I cut out any "error" bits.

[@Pyromancers]

Engineering Juice no worries thx for the reply and for even making something so I could learn it. Yeah I got it all working well and am getting it ready to print now.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

@@Pyromancers Great to hear!

[@saiprasanth5158]

I can't able to use shell option

[@AvivMakesRobots]

What error message are you receiving?

[@salamhasan7155]

can you put the file in discription i wil made it at cnc machine

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Many like this on Grabcad.

[@GAMERS_BROS]

hi can you give us the file .f3d

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Aw, what would be the fun in that? :). In all seriousness, there are even better models for this on grabcad.com

[@cybergame9491]

@@AvivMakesRobots I bealive your design is easy printable. So could you please share the .SLDPRT file? I will be really thankfull with you.

[@Revdon_]

you make it in 26 minutes, i am doing this shit over 5 hours becouse of fucking errors, lags or some other shit reasons why this can't do operation. WHAT THE FUCK?! Stuck on 15 minute.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Hey, I am sorry to hear that. Throw me a comment here if you have any questions and I can try to help. Remember that I have been doing this for years and so that is why it takes me 26 minutes. Best of luck.

[@Revdon_]

@@AvivMakesRobots For some reason after i post it it's start working, so at this moment i print first prototype. Thanks.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

@@Revdon_ Cool! I understand some materials are better than others to use in order to not allow the growth of bacteria on the mask surface. Something to keep in mind.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

Great! Does it fit well? That is one thing that will need to be adjusted for each person.