Last nights Fusion 360 Absolute Beginner Facebook Livestream - Answer Bar #1 How to design a bracket

How to design a bracket. Last nights Fusion 360 livestream on Facebook for Absolute Beginners. Your questions answered! Wednesday evenings after 8pm. EST.
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[@petesantavicca2140]

Lars, I am very new to Fusion 360, but not "drafting", some 50 years ago I taught drafting with a T Square, Triangles, Paper and Pencils and later with AutoCAD. I have been watching you on KZbin form the first Fusion 360 Absolute Beginners. As an instructor and engineer, I was blown away with the knowledge and style you have by delivering the absolute best educational instruction for beginners as well seasoned designers.Its a pleasure to turn on KZbin to learn from the best.

[@cadcamstuff]

Wow, That is awesome to hear Pete Santavicca .Thank you for watching the videos and taking the time to comment! You just made my day! Best, Lars

[@jasonmorgan75]

Lars I dont know how old this is, but these are excellent. I have learned more about CAD in watching 4 of your videos than I have in my entire life. Thank you for taking the time to explain the steps for us beginners.

[@T3Knical5urg3]

Lars, I went from knowing NOTHING about cad in general and with your help with this series of videos I have started making some of my own basic parts that I am beginning to print. I sincerely thank you for offering such a honest simplistic perspective on designing basic objects.

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear 👍😊Thank you for watching

[@Laserblade]

Your demeanor and teaching style make it easy to follow and absorb the lessons Lars, Thank you for your time! Also, your Daughter would be 4 by now, but congratulations, I'll bet you are an awesome Dad!

[@biglouie69]

To echo what Sandeep said, you are the best mentor I have discovered thus far! The pacing is great and I really appreciate the beginner level exploration of various tools and their options.

[@IronRiviera]

You are a good instructor. I hope you never quit. Thanks Lars

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you Paul Tribbey I really appreciate it. Have a great day!

[@warrenlemay9883]

The advanced information is easy enough to find... I watched Autodesk training sessions for two days and didn't get anything to work until I stumbled across your beginner set with the electrical box. This basic info is really hard to find, so I hope you continue to make it available.

[@tlevergood]

hahaha, right!?!?!?

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you Warren LeMay

[@SFORSANDEEP]

From the heart, you are one of the best mentors in whole youtube I believe.. Great sir... You are awesome...

[@dirtyoledog519]

just started working with fusion as a home hobbyist, 3d printer, I find these videos instrumental and awesome to learn from . thanks Lars!

[@KenKeiscome]

Lars, another great video. Things are slowly starting to fall into place for me, thanks to you and all your effort. Much appreciated. I know this takes up a lot of time for you but you are helping lots of people get past the frustration of learning this complicated program.

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear keiscokr .Thank you for watching the videos

[@stuartnicholson8615]

I've been using Fusion 360 for around 6 months now to design parts for 3D printing... I can't believe I've been doing this without using the Offset tool - which I just learned about from your video! Thanks.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome 👍😊

[@tom2move]

This is good Lars, I am a COMPLETE beginner at this. A wrong mouse click can cause so many problems! Luckily, I can pause and replay your video once I have got back to where I should be. Many thanks for the time that you are taking with this, I, for one, really appreciate it.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@kevinsharples3466]

Wow! Thank you! I am two days into Fusion 360. Struggling Bad. It took me all day to recreate your 1HR part. LOL

[@ominousspecter9623]

oof

[@franki01hk1]

Hello! I'm a student who is learning using CAD for the first time, I'm very happy that I can re-learn how to use the command for drawing from your videos that I forgot when I learning CAD in school, thanks again your videos!

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@scottgammon2012]

Thanks Lars, These videos are exactly what I was looking for.

[@perrykee6800]

Awesome! Thank You for taking these sessions very slow! This was Extremely helpful for me!

[@brandoncramer]

Awesome. Lars your videos are my go to when I want to learn something new about Fusion360.

[@marcms7119]

I Really like the video! I still have a long way to go as far as learning and getting to know Fusion360, but you have made it easy so far!! Thanks a bunch!

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@craigozolins8481]

Thanks Lars, another great video for us beginners. This is why you are at the top of my subscribe list with respect to Fusion 360.

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear Craig Ozolins .Thank you for watching the videos

[@bobsamuel1567]

Hi Lars, I just finished watching your Fusion 360 Absolute Beginner Facebook Livestream on KZbin. I learned more in a couple of hours with you, I had my 360 open on another screen and followed along, than with all the beginners Autodesk tutorials I have watched. Great work, thanks! Bob

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@TReischl1]

I think you have the pace of this stuff just about right for us folks that are new to Fusion.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you T Reischl

[@BigPapa_K]

Thanks so much for this step by step beginner video. I have been using very specific tutorials to do specific tasks - but they never explain what is happening or why. So Helpful!

[@LimestoneCoastCustoms]

Thanks again. I wish I had found both this program & you some time ago. Teaching an old dog new tricks is not easy, but I'd like to learn (it's just my memory letting me down, so I spose I can watch these videos many times!!) CHEERS!!

[@cvmikeray2]

Lars - Thanks for taking time to go into the basics. I did 2D cad version 10 years ago and was pretty good, but just getting into 3D and your videos are great !! Much appreciated!

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear Practical Metal .Thank you for watching the videos

[@pakman422]

Im not a beginner per-say but theres always something to learn and I like watching how others approach modeling something. Love the casual Live Streams. You have been a big help. - Jacob S.

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear Jacob S. .Thank you for watching the videos

[@mrme8419]

Quick Tip: 39:09 you could also select first chamfer then hold ctrl key to allow multiple selections also works with other stuff too try and experiment. I caught onto this from Titans of cnc academy. All around its a good vid for beginner thank you for your time.

[@pablomescobar431]

best teacher out there, sending love from South Africa 😀

[@KandRCustomModels]

Lars love your videos! After watching your three beginner videos twice through I was up and drawing my model train parts for myself! Thanks

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome😊👍Thank you for watching

[@akquicksilver]

Excllent! Even I can follow your pace and instruction. Thanks again.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@saxmanwwjd]

Thanks Lars these videos have helped a lot. I have learned quite a bit but have much more to learn.

[@xmrgwxw3474]

I really enjoy your videos Lars. When I tried to learn some cad before i just got lost. With the help of your videos i am finally making progress. As a hobbyist i would consider myself lucky if i could master 15% of what 360 can do. Also hats off to the Fusion 360 team. What a fantastic program. Thanks for all you do.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome 👍Thank you for watching 😊

[@waynem6798]

Lars; Excellent video! This one video covered all the issues I had been struggling with as a beginner with my current project. It took me from being discouraged to being enthusiastic again. Please continue to make instructional videos geared to novices like myself. Thanks so much! Your time and effort is much appreciated.

[@RoyceBarber]

Okay I added "Christensen" to the facebook link and it worked. Very nice video, I learn a lot from you. Fusion360 is a big happy chunk of my life!

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you Royce Barber

[@JoeBieniecki]

2nd that ! Only problem Im having is that Im somewhat (ok a lot) AR and have been binge watching to get through the 100+ backlog videos to get "current" : )

[@umayajassim7539]

I'm just starting to learn fusion 360 and this was extremely useful. thank you :)

[@fredcomva5107]

Thank you Lars for not showing off how good you are, but just teaching people like me in a simple way. must be a good brand beer lol

[@turbochevelle5641]

Great video series, I'm learning a lot in a short time. Thanks for taking the time and sharing the knowledge you have gained over your career.

[@td1830]

Great training! I have learn so much from your videos! I have found yours have been the most useful for me.

[@cadcamstuff]

That is great DSG Frabrication .Thank you for watching the videos

[@rfratelli]

Awesome Lars, thanks a lot! 1AM here and i have just finished my bracket. Thanks!

[@toms4123]

I am really grateful that you spend so much time on your tutorials. I have been using Autocad for some time drawing 2D - I am certain pretty clumsily but I get where I need to go. 3D is of course another level and I concur with Warren - it is not so easy to find a good guide to break the initial barrier. I appreciate your contribution you make to my hobby.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@johntolar9021]

Excellent stuff! 1st timer here! Easy to follow! Very informative!!!

[@keshav3593]

Ty for your Tutorial, I am stuck at home due to lock-down, Your videos, Mainly the way you tech helped me improve myself in Fusion 360

[@TheBoguimaraes]

i wish i found you in 2017... u are an excelent teacher! thanks from Brasil

[@anthonyroby296]

This helped a lot. The beer smoothed things along! Thank you for doing this.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome 👍😊

[@adambrown2626]

Learning exponentially thanks to you Lars...cheers from Australia.

[@denbleygv9238]

I really appreciate these vids! You've become my online teacher with fusion. Going on day 2 and learning curve is rough.

[@RideEnduro561]

Cad and cam is my future and you're my mentor good sir. Thank you .

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear jake johnston .Thank you for watching the videos

[@onlooker251]

Lars - great presentation. I’ve just starting with Fusion360 your video sessions are extremely useful. I like being shown the various functions then practice then for myself. John 🇬🇧

[@cadcamstuff]

Glad you find it helpful. Thank you for watching 👍😊

[@NIGHTWATCHERUK01]

congrats on your new addition.60y+in London....love the newbie videos

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you David C

[@mostrico]

Thank you Lars thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@chrisboggs4262]

Very helpful video for a beginner. I've been recommending your vids to others who are starting out with Fusion 360 also.

[@terrybailey2769]

Excellent video, thank you Lars

[@bruce02]

love all the videos and much appreciated,

[@jpsfudimo3082]

Thank you very helpful to me. Teacher gets an A+

[@Warwickshire1963]

Looking at a subscription for Fusion 360. Found this Channel and find it awesome.

[@duardyparron850]

Thanks Lars, your tutorials are great!

[@cadcamstuff]

Awesome to hear

[@ericboyle1754]

This was exactly what I am looking for. Thanks - I subscribed and will hopefully make the next live one.

[@apocalypticweasel9078]

Awesome again completed this just added a chamfer of 1.5mm to my holes getting the hang of this thanks

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear Apocalyptic Weasel .Thank you for watching the videos

[@zxandermax]

Thanks. I am just getting started with Fusion, and i find your videos to be very helpful!

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear zxandermax .Thank you for watching the videos

[@sawdustwoodchips]

Lars, This is great and good pace - totally new to F360 great info!!!

[@belenhedderich3330]

Dear Lars Thank you so much for doing this and your time again and again. I got a question. I did the tutorial but I did something different: at the fist triangle I cut the corners as you did as well as the bottom corner that got cut with a circle. But then I wanted to extrude the sides and did an offset line from any of the edges offsetting it -2mm. at ther end that line did not touch with the rounded line so I could not extrude the sides. I know I could go backwards and all. But is there a way that I can offset a line and then resize it to fit or intersect another line? I tried without success. Many thanks Belen

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Belen Hedderich Thank you for watching! You could try the extend function on the sketch dropdown....Not hundred percent sure though :-)

[@sandrafiza4544]

Thank you Lars ..really enjoy your tutorial

[@Fubar12341]

I would love to see this bracket done as a sheet metal version aswell. Awesome videos Lars

[@akquicksilver]

I'm in Alaska (4 hours earlier) so the time selection doesn't work for me, but this is good stuff. I am an absolute beginner. I am definitely learning with this slower format. Thank you.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi JB Marker Thank you for watching! I will make sure these recordings are available for sure. Best, Lars

[@gettinoutadodge]

just started Fusion. Thanks for the tutorials!

[@richardruark6422]

Very concise and very helpful and very clear.....thanks

[@DargoDog]

I have to be using a different version of Fusion. For a lot of the steps it takes me back to a sketch view, very frustrating. With that, overall this is an excellent tutorial! Looking forward to going through all of the videos.

[@artlovelife5525]

Excellent video! Thanks Lars!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

I didn't watch live. But this was super helpful. Learned a lot. I think I need to just keep doing things to commit them to memory. The thing I'd like to see is learning how to take my design into VCarve. I don't want to do the CAM in fusion though. I'd like to take my design into VCarve to create my toolpaths.

[@chind69]

You are a great teacher!

[@radoslawjocz2976]

Hello Lars, good video to start for me as I am beginner, I hope to see more such videos, it is so easy to learn from you. Step by step. I am sure will learn more about Autodesk Fusion 360, soon, it is great opportunity. I am watching also your advanced videos, it is OK for me but I really should to start from good basis.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Radoslaw Jocz Thank you for watching! and the feedback Have a great day!

[@RogerGarrett]

Lars, You often mention that it's best to think about how the object might be manufactured as you're deciding on the sequence of operations to create it in Fusion, e.g. drill holes, cut something away, add parts, etc.. I'm wondering if the sequence might be different, that you might take a different approach, if the intention is to 3D print the part rather than have it made with the normal manufacturing processes. Do you have any insights on that?

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Roger Garrett Thank you for watching! I have to make sure that I am clear that this is just my two cents. My experience is that it is easy to get overwhelmed when trying to model something because there are so many features. I'm just trying to share a way that has helped me. If you had to cut the part out of a bar of soap and you only had a knife...That is a starting point. As a user get more experience, they can start using fancy commands and will to find it easier to make their model.

[@SerdarMutlu]

Hey Lars, as all said we learned a lot from you. And when are you coming back for the new videos?

[@skantycanty]

Love the videos I’m working my way through your tutorials. I haven’t got the same stuff in my Sketch palette as you. Do I need to turn some feature on? I’m on the hobbiest version

[@torileighr]

awesome videos, learning so much watching these. Thank you. You should consider multistreaming on twitch. :)

[@charliedidio7421]

Lars I don't do face book, but I'll watch all you can produce. Thanks

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you Charlie Didio

[@drpipe]

Enjoyed that ..thanks a lot.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@yalcin1234]

Lars, thank you so much, I have learned so much things.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@oldschool7743]

Hi, Lars another subscriber here. Love your vids. Too many I will start here already done the beginners Part 1,2&3.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you Ruben

[@gussiebanjos7618]

Very Helpful Thank You Eric

[@turda4u]

Thanks Lars

[@cowboyigor7074]

Great Tutorials Lars !!!

[@zcar2043]

Big Thanks !!!! awesome videos

[@justgonefishin]

ahhh you have great taste " Labatts Blue""

[@jakedavenport1753]

Hi Lars, your videos are great. I'm wondering when we are onto the holes on the vertical walls, is there a way to mirror down the centre line of the base plate (from tip to the midpoint on the hypotenuse) to save having to do two separate sketches? Or can you only mirror on the Z, X and Y axis?

[@amirsamir302]

I really enjoyed this tutorial, thank you

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@floridasaltlife]

Great basic stuff, always a lot of new guys starting on F360 since it is so affordable.

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you Doug Doty

[@dickydebuilder]

Nice lesson Lars thanks

[@Chemistry-uh2gj]

you should make a phone case i made one that fits wel But it was really hard

[@jorgensalomonsson6739]

Thanķs. can you show an easy way to 'unfold' the bracket .. that would be helpful if i could create the part as finished and then unfold it to sheatmetal cutting pattern I don't think the program's smart enough to take away the thickness of the sheatmetal so it's a good practice to define dimensions on the inside corners on things to be folded . If you want high precision you have to consider the radius to but that's for Pro's. Again thanks for all your hard work trying to get us to understand...

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Jörgen Salomonsson Thank you for watching! As of now, you can't convert a solid into sheet metal, but it is coming.... I would have had to start it as a sheet metal part. Maybe we do that one of the days next week on the KZbin livestream :-) Thank you!

[@mvred100]

Do we need a paid version of Fusion 360 to get the options to show up in the Sketch Pallet (constraints)? I also don't see Construction as you've described here. Looking for it but can't find that option for a line.

[@priority2]

Awesome tutorial!

[@SANDS78]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@drkhaliljosephdrfrumentofr6307]

Hi thanks a lot from FRANCE

[@aman72kamboj]

good tutorial. thanks.

[@andwes84]

Hi Lars, awesome video, thanks! A question; when I did the extrude in the corner you do at 38:05 it removed everything as it should from the body. But I still had the sketches fully left for the 2mm edges meaning the sketch was still connected in the corner. I guess this is how it should be as the extrude is on the body not the sketch, but I can't see that visible on the sketches in your video, any idea why?

[@hussainkhesroh9954]

when i select the xy plane it does not rotate to 2d view, do you know how to fix ?

[@yuriyyura7297]

Thank you so much from Ukraine.

[@mazlto]

Hello Lars! :) I really do appreciate what you're doing and please keep up the great work. But what about getting better camera and start to post your videos in higher resolution and nicer picture quality? It would be great impovement!

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Tomáš Mázl Thank you for watching! I know that KZbin and Facebook limit the resolution because it is streaming live. Also, I just moved into my new office and I need to figure out better lighting. I will try to do some research and adjustments. Best, Lars

[@erik221]

Is it possible to just mirror the holes on the left wall to the right wall without sketching them over again? Or even using the move rotate?

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Erik Thank you for watching! It would be totally legit using the circular pattern, yes :-) I like the way you think

[@byt290]

thx for all your great videos :-) - problem"... If I try to re-edit previous sketches in the tree, the later sketches disappear ??