How to Sculpt in Fusion 360 | Beginner Concepts Explained

Learning how to Sculpt in Fusion 360 is a great skillset used to quickly ideate new shapes and designs. Sculpting, or the Form environment, allows users to push, pull, and manipulate T-spline surfaces.
T-splines are made up of faces, edges, and points, which can all be manipulated when creating designs in Fusion 360.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Sculpting a Watering Can in Fusion 360
1:19 - Creating the base box
3:45 - Rounding over the bottom
4:57 - Filling the hole
6:17 - Adding a beveled edge
9:47 - Creating the handle
11:07 - Deleting and bridging the handle ends
14:53 - Creating the spout
17:44 - Setting the selection priority
18:38 - Creating the hole on top
18:45 - Thickening the body
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[@ProductDesignOnline]

Here's a quick video discussing what each edit form icon does - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6PLh6qjfbtnm7s _ P.S. If you liked this video, I'd love for you to Subscribe ► bit.ly/sub-right-now *TIMESTAMPS* 0:00 - Sculpting a Watering Can in Fusion 360 1:19 - Creating the base box 3:45 - Rounding over the bottom 4:57 - Filling the hole 6:17 - Adding a beveled edge 9:47 - Creating the handle 11:07 - Deleting and bridging the handle ends 14:53 - Creating the spout 17:44 - Setting the selection priority 18:38 - Creating the hole on top 18:45 - Thickening the body

[@sunpeter8260]

This series is a gold mine for us Fusion beginners! Thank you so much, Kevin!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Sun. I'm glad you're enjoying it! I'll definitely be doing more sculpting videos. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@mythosarts]

Here Here!

[@user-ok7pf2ht8b]

Thanks Kevin! This tutorial is very helpful. Sculpting instead of working with a solid body solved an issue I had been experiencing the last couple of days while trying to hollow out complex geometry.

[@fabledfowl]

I'm learning Fusion 360 to sculpt personal projects. Your tutorial videos are invaluable! Thank you!

[@alexjust01]

These tutorials really are fantastic! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into these videos! It's making learning Fusion 360 so much fun! :)

[@zn123m]

Thumbs up every video that I have studied and learned from Kevin. Show my support. Better than 90% of my teachers.

[@daveyJ213]

Awesome video, Kevin. Yes, I'm going to try and use a nice spline to make a graceful spout. Wish me luck. Thank you for posting these beginning videos; they are really helping to step up my skill level on Fusion 360. Much appreciated.

[@midnightbluestudio]

great video! reminds me of my college professors teaching... very easy to follow along! It may seem complicated but it's really just a lot of simple steps. I was able to create my own watering can

[@TD3DMakes]

Man, this video was excellent. Easy to follow and something new for me. I've been afraid of using the sculpt environment in Fusion but I'll definitely be checking it out now. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks for sharing!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, ThierryDeux. I'm glad you enjoyed this. The Sculpt Environment can certainly be intimidating. It admittedly takes more time of just "playing around" than the typical modeling workspace. I highly recommend just playing around in the Sculpt Environment without any intention of a final product. I see a lot of people get discouraged because they want to make a very complex object with their very first attempt. Stick with it and you'll find it to be a great asset in conjunction with the other modeling tools Fusion 360 offers. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@arnavbiswas9487]

This is the best tutorial for sculpt workspace!!!

[@shahidbashir92]

Brilliant video! fantastic resource for beginners.

[@kalpitkatpara4363]

Once again content of your videos is sublime! Being a student of an automotive engineering, I plan to use fusion 360 for designing an automobile vehicle. This seemed to me far-fetched possibility in the beginning, with having no prior knowledge of fusion 360. However, your videos have been proven to be boon and it showed me the path to achieve my goal! Thank you for your sincere efforts to share your knowledge by making videos. Love from India.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Kalpit! Keep at it and you will have great success. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@piyushpalsania7685]

Thank you Product Design Online I have watched this video and model watering can

[@markg1531]

I love your tutorials. BTW - I've created a space key for edit form shortcut and I really like it since edit form is used so frequently.

[@adrianstephens56]

Clearly explained. Thank you.

[@jayestes_vids]

This was a very helpful tutorial. I went thru the process myself. However, I had a lot of trouble with the bridge command. It is required that the spaces being bridged have an equal number segments (faces around their perimeter). For some reason, some of the faces had 2 line segments on them, and I had to subdivide some faces to ensure that there were the same nubmer of line segments to bridge. Also - I found that sometimes my bridge command created a "blockish" structure. But persistence wins, and I eventually completed some nice bridges.

[@jasonstewart7483]

Thank you for the tutorial. Gives me some direction for starting sculpting,

[@JasonSipe16]

This is incredible and very well explained. Thanks for this!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Jason! Appreciate you watching :)

[@Aditya_paniker]

thank you so much! great tutorial :)

[@maxhirst9633]

Clear, concise and practical as always. Thanks for the great work. And yes I will copy some intricate design from Google images for practice. Thinking maybe a Turkish Coffee Pot

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Max! A Turkish Coffee Pot would certainly be a good challenge and a cool end result. Let me know how it goes! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@abbyowens1976]

Thank you soo much for this tutorial! I did it! I took me 80 minutes to do it by following you! I didn't have any problems when sculpting it! Now I just have to paint it! Thanks!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Abby. I'm happy to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. The Sculpt Environment can be quite fun once you get the hang of it. Keep at it! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@abbyowens1976]

@@ProductDesignOnline Definitely so fun! And also very easy with your tutorials! Thank you so much for making them! You are also my favorite channel because I love that you explain exactly how to do each step which is so important for beginners like me! And next im doing the screwdriver ;) Keep making this tutorials

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@abbyowens1976 Thanks, I appreciate your support! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@christopherzepf8841]

very helpful as usual

[@kdeuler]

Thx for this video!. I might do a can like this for practice, but I will more likely use the techniques on my own designs.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Kurt! That's great to hear! My goal with all of the tutorial lessons is to introduce you to core concepts that can be utilized in different designs. The sweep and loft commands come in factor with many design scenarios. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@rajaryanigdncxhadk4090]

loved this

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Rag! Glad to hear that :)

[@SourceMinion]

Thank you for another great video Kevin. I find these sculpting videos really helpful.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Frank! Glad you're enjoying them. I've got a few more sculpting videos in the pipeline.. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@SourceMinion]

@@ProductDesignOnline Great! Looking forward to them. Thanks again.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@SourceMinion Thank you! :)

[@shanebarrett5827]

People like you help hobbiest like myself have a chance.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

I know you can do it!...keep learning and practicing :)

[@BillyBob-si2db]

Excellent!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks again, Wm Robert Leschyna! :)

[@georgettewebb2900]

Great tutorial. I learn something new every time. Sculpting is fun. I’d buy you a coffee but there’s no Paypal option. Thank you for taking the time to make tutorials.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Georgette. I appreciate the kindness... its the thought that counts :) I'm glad you're still learning lots and I appreciate your continued support. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@jakkiejoubert4002]

very nice and clear explanation, complements....

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thank you 🙂

[@thasmos1265]

شكرا جزيلا... لقد تعلمت الكثير من شرحك الممتع البسيط

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, الحسن الزعلوك! I'm glad you found the tutorial to be simple and easy to follow along with. Keep at it! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@4funrc11]

Hey, :) Thx. So very informative. Dunno when I'll get around to sculpting one myself, but hopefully I'll get it done before too much time passes. :'○

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, 4FunRC! You can always chip away at it 15 minutes a day ;) Cheers, Kevin :)

[@JPlays123]

Thanks for the teaching! It was very informational! I would like to ask: 1) Since there are no timeline as in the normal mode, would i be able to change the previous sketch? For eg: the spline we made to make the handle of the can, if i'm not satisfied with the shape, would i be able to change it in the end? (changing the spline shape, instead of selecting the surface and change them one by one) 2) After pressing finish form button, i right click to edit the form, after changing it, do I still need to rethicken? If i have added new sketches to the previous done form, do i need to rethicken? If i press thicken +3mm, would the previous go to (previous 3mm to now ) 6mm, while the new sketches become 3mm? 3) After thickening and finishing form, i went back to edit. Now I deleted a surface but it's not a hole (because it has been thickened!) So though outer part of the form is deleted ( i wanted to make a bridge) but inner is still intact and i couldn't select it. How do i rehole it to bridge? Sorry for the loooong question, thanks in advance

[@m.vamsikishorereddy6205]

All your videos are pretty good and I learnt a lot of stuff. Thank you. Just a request, Can u put a videos on sculpting cars.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, M.Vamsi Kishore Reddy!

[@plasticbuzzardmodelshop9715]

Very good.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Thomas! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this. Cheers, Kevin :)

[@ulrichkroener2784]

Hey Kevin, I enjoy your videos. I am wondering how you would go about patching holes and re-sculpting the surface on an STL file of a scan?

[@3sixtybubba133]

Freakin perfect

[@orlandocalderon3656]

The video and instructions are exceptional. One observation, the step where you scale the bottom part of the model and then fill the hole, makes the surface no even for 3d printing. I tried twice with the same result.

[@brianb1332]

Another great tutorial *smashes upvote icon* I just had one problem, when I went to bridge the two handle ends, it said that the segments needed to have the same number of lines or a multiple. I changed it so that the lines on the handle had a multiple of the base and it worked. I guess its not really a question, but just a problem I ran into.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks, Brian! Yea, the bridge tool can be pretty picky...similar to the loft command, where Fusion 360 won't want to compute the operation if it things the number of faces are different. I'm glad you were able to resolve the issue...and thanks for sharing this in case others run into a similar issue! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@johnf4388]

what do you mean by "the segments needed to have the same # of lines"? the two holes you want to bridge need to have the same amount of faces around its perimeter to join? if so, how do you add the extra faces?

[@Karelb747]

After creating the box in step 1 then clicking ok, how can you edit the dimensions after. Down below in the time line I noticed it’s not possible to right click the box and change the dimensions.

[@SuperheroArmorychannel]

How are you selecting edges? I'm not able to do it. Maybe it's due to software version changes? I can only select edges when working with the edit form command. Also my elipse is not visible anywhere that i can see after creating it.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Superhero Armory. It sounds like a difference in your selection settings. Click on the select dropdown list. Select the "Selection Filters" flyout folder and then turn on all the edge related filters. Let me know if that helps! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@dmccallum35111]

I'm trying to work with the section 14:53 - Creating the spout and I'm completely failing. The idea is to replace a bottle cap with a spout for a hummingbird feeder. I've gotten a cylinder with a thread inside the cylinder and I'm trying to create a spout but I cannot get the Construct panes lined up correctly. Do you have another tutorial doing something similar to the water can but with a cylinder?

[@interestingthings4404]

HI Kevin , I was wondering if you would be making videos about modelling cars in Fusion 360 using FORM environment ? It would be really helpful to have series of videos in your channel on how to use FORM functions. Thanks ,

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Thanks for the suggestion! I don't have any plans at the moment, as lots of other items I'm hoping to get to first. Check out 'LEAD fusion 360' who does some car sculpting.

[@anthonyfoster4804]

I am not sure why but when I right click the bottom line after selecting it I get a totally different instruction set. After experimenting I found that if I hold the shift key while right clicking the line I get the correct instruction screen. Just FYI.

[@enriquecourtade]

Hi. I can't align the drawings with the edges of the body. For example when choosing the center of the ellipse aligned with the center of the face on the body surface. Same problem with the handle sketch. I have all Selection Filters enabled. Thanks in advance

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, enrique. I'm not fully understanding your question. Can you please provide a link to some screenshots or a screen-recording of the problem you are having? Cheers, Kevin :)

[@enriquecourtade]

​@@ProductDesignOnline Hi, thanks for answer so quickly. In the Picture "A" your design have a little blue square at the beginning of the Spline. Mi design (Picture "B") haven't that blue square because the Spline is not aligned with the body edge. www.dropbox.com/s/6vmf9d0bkm8kuw4/A.jpg?dl=0 www.dropbox.com/s/hy60pp702bi47e4/B.jpg?dl=0

[@rambo2981]

I get an error when I try to finish the form: "Edges or faces may be crossing. Review in box mode." I see red on some of the faces up near where the handle meets the body in box mode, but haven't been able to fix it. I watched your other video on how to repair a self-intersecting T-spline but that doesn't seem to help. Any ideas where to look? Thanks.

[@rambo2981]

I started over and the Finish Form now works. Why? It's a mystery.

[@adityavarma7366]

Thanks man, it is a very detailed tutorial for beginners ,I am laerning fusion from most of your videos But simulation is not working in fusion 360 educational licence, could you please this

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Aditya. The education license can vary...depending on whether it's tied to one of Autodesk "partner schools" or simply and education license from signing up online. You may have to post on the forum to see if someone from Autodesk can look into your specific license type.

[@user-tp8ns2cq8i]

As I was following you, I faced the message that "The edges from one side must be equal to or a multiple of the other side." I think you have also different holes between the water can and the handle. Would you explain about this?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, 나이젤. I'm assuming you got this error message when trying to use the bridge command? It can be picky at times.. The most important thing is to make sure when you select each side to bridge...that you select only the edges on that outer perimeter. Double-check that you didn't select any other edges. If that doesn't seem to be it - then also check that you have a the same number of faces on the end of the handle and the watering can hole. You can always add more faces (or take some away) to the handle to satisfy the bridge command. Let me know if you're able to get it to work! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@user-tp8ns2cq8i]

@@ProductDesignOnline I checked the number of faces out. And I made it well!! Thanks>_< from Koea

[@marclebail9948]

Hello kevin, it is possible to design natural organic objet like water fall...? Or glue come out tube ?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

You'd be better off doing that in Blender or another polygon mesh modeler.

[@daven8903]

Good tutorial - not making a watering can - need to sculpt a set of pilot wings feathers.

[@alexbrokamp6138]

After making the sweep for the handle I cannot delete the faces, does anyone know why? I can only delete the faces if I make the spline a completely new form.

[@alexbrokamp6138]

Nevermind I figured it out. Thanks for the video

[@gregcooper1491]

How do you get back into the sculpt mode if you want to make changes?

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi Greg. To re-enter the sculpt mode you'll need to double-click the purple sculpt icon in your timeline (at the bottom of the screen). Cheers, Kevin :)

[@gregcooper1491]

@@ProductDesignOnline Thanks, that was easier than I thought!

[@ProductDesignOnline]

@@gregcooper1491 You're welcome!...always happy to help! Cheers, Kevin :)

[@bushkillrealty1817]

I have a very funny looking spout. It is bent sideways, like that commercial for Peroni's disease. LOL!! I know I must have messed up on my plane placement, but I'm curious...Is there anyway to go back and edit a mistake like that? Can looks cool otherwise.

[@ProductDesignOnline]

You can 'undo' (CTRL/CMD + Z)...otherwise, unfortunately, the T-splines are not fully parametric so you will have to delete and redo or modify it again.

[@Jordan11v]

When i try to bridge the top part of the handle its cubifies my model

[@Jordan11v]

welp apparently going into utilities and selecting your entire cubey model then using repair model on the whole thing undoes the cubey

[@kalpitkatpara4363]

By the way Kevin, since I turned on the notification for your new fusion videos, I wonder what happened to your recent sculpting video? surprisingly, I cannot find it in your channel. I got the notification that you uploaded a video, the step by step guide on how to sculpt Tesla model S. Well, if that is going to be the full paid-course on "step by step guide on how to design any automobile " in future, I would not mind buying it in case you decide to make it as a premium course. Thank you for invaluable help and support! Love from India! ❤

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Hi, Kalpit. I only had the first few minutes done of the video...as it was an April fools prank, which is why I have "unlisted" the video for the time being. I'll eventually try to get to a car video...but right now I'm working on some other items. For more details click the "community" tab on my KZbin channel and check out my latest post - or click here -kzbin.infocommunity Cheers, Kevin :)

[@deanroadifer6013]

The content was good but on several occasions you failed to mention to hit the return key to lock in the changes before moving on to the next step. As a beginner this lost me for a minute or so til I figured out why I couldn't continue.

[@joshua43214]

Is there no design history? Seems it will be a bit tough to go back and tweak the splines so the shape it both more appealing and more useful

[@ProductDesignOnline]

Unfortunately, T-splines don't capture design history at the moment.

[@waynezebzda6087]

when using bridge command for handle to body an error pops up..."The edges from one side must be equal to or a multiple of the other side"...I am fumbling here.

[@coffeeguns807]

My dumbass was thinking that this is a tea kettle, despite it being meintioned 100 times in the video that it is a watering can. Anyway, great video!