Learn Fusion 360 the basics Part 2

[@sabrinal.5775]

For those using the newer version of Fusion 360: 2:18 stop sketch is "Finish Sketch" (also on the right) 2:28 extrude tool is the 2nd icon to the left (alternatively, Create > Extrude)

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good work Sabrina, if you don't mind I'll point people to this comment until I get new ones done.

[@AndySollis]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Yes, I've just done part 1 and kept looking and thinking ... My screen is different ? what have I changed in settings ? I'm quite versed in 123d Design, the predecessor to fusion, but kind of ignored it till recently when they have added an import button for my old files. So, now I'm following your tutorial and hoping to continue my good work. Andy

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good on you @@AndySollis , see my video in the same Playlist titled "UPDATE to the 16..." which explains the variations in the user interface, this should get you going.

[@zappa4153]

Yep again I get half way through and I'm stuffed again, this time I end up with a hollow box when I extrude it and I don't seem to be able to fix it, still trying though, when I checked out the help files there are a lot of changes by the looks so still trying to sort it all out, still following though and trying my best but getting frustrated.

[@markrichardson239]

Yeh, I am still spending more time trying to nail down the features... they keep moving them around. The gas pedal brake and clutch are somewhere else... It drives me nuts. Shortcuts: www.autodesk.com/shortcuts/fusion-360

[@nikiforospsalidopoulos8843]

Hello Arnold! I cannot think of a better way to start exploring this wonderful world of three dimensional design. Calm, concise and comprehensive. My deep appreciation for your offering! Nikiforos

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Many thanks!

[@robertdon1666]

Hi Arnold, You are a natural teacher. Thank you very much, Rob

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks Robert, welcome to the channel. Please ask any questions, we all get stuck on new software.

[@alwinian]

After viewing several different videos, I found your series to be the most helpful and wanted to say thank you for putting all this online. It's clear, concise and helped make getting acquainted with Fusion a painless and rewarding process. Thank you much

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You are so welcome! Thankyou alwinian. Did you see the intermediate playlist on the channel? and I'm working on more content that I hope will also be useful.

[@alwinian]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 haven’t yet but will be sure to check it out. Thank you again!

[@alanbrown1358]

I have tried to watch several other instructors on Fusion 360. Yours are by far the most helpful and easy to follow. All you guys are FAST, but your logical progression and using actual projects is very helpful and builds confidence rapidly. Thank You!! (the biggest problem is keeping up with Autodesk updates and drastic changes.... Thanks to Sabrina for her updates!!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Wow, thanks! And thank God for the scrubber and playback buttons.

[@ermic2002]

Great tutorial mate. Help alot, thank you

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Glad it helped, let me know if I can help with anything. Everybody gets stuck occasionally.

[@1cogito]

I been viewing several different videos, and your series are best and the most helpful! Thank you for sharing all this. It's really helping me to get the hang of it!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hi Cogito, thankyou, that's great, keep learning.

[@GNXClone]

After completing Part 1, I decided I could do it based on what you had already taught. I created the rectangle, snapped to grid at size 48mm x 30mm Then added 2 circles, radius 12, placed at 24mm x-offset on top and bottom. Then used Trim to cut the outer portion of the circles and the lines inside to make the cutouts. Then Finished Sketch and Extruded to 80mm. Then I watched the video and was surprised to see it done a completely different way. Very nice! And Thank you!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good on you Michael, love it! That is just what I love to hear. I rarely meet adventurous and self motivated learners. I'll tell you a secret, that's where I get new inspiration and ideas. There is a reason for learning the conventional route but you're making it interesting. Eventually you'll know so much more than most people about Fusion 360.

[@gFeeley]

I did the same before watching video. i wonder how many ways I can do this same thing.

[@meast7584]

Very Nice! Even though I am using the most recent version, it is easy to follow along by simply pausing your video and working along on a separate screen. Just the tool that I have been looking for! Nice job and greatly appreciated! One step at a time. Let's Go!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Great to hear!

[@jimhawes6942]

Hi Arnold, fantastic tutorials but I can’t get concentric to work on part 1, I’ve tried time and time again but it just comes up with an error box. I’m using the latest version of fusion and differences are small Jim

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Sorry to take so long to get back to you Jim, I don't get notifications for replies to comments, please start a new comment for questions like this so that I can get back to you. I hope you've got this solved by now but here's something about constraints:- There are two ways to do the concentric constraint, the first I showed in the tutorials where you select and shift-select further entities before clicking on the constraint tool. The second way is to first left click the constraint tool and then left click each of the entities you want to apply that constraint to. Be sure that you are in a sketch for both of these methods.

[@aamir3d]

Thank you for sharing your tutorial. Very good information for beginners. There are some differences between the newer Fusion 360 and the older one, but all the methodology and tools are right where they should be.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're welcome aamir, look for my other video titled "User Interface Update to the 16..."

[@ahmedrezk82]

Very nice. I like this series of tutorials.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Good on you Ahmed, please find the revised version of this tutorial, click through to the home page of my channel, go to the Playlists tab and see the 16 Basic Tutorials playlist where everything is listed in order to help you get the best sequence.

[@Mark-fj5yz]

This was very helpful as a beginner. I am new to fusion 360, but I have experience other cad.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Well done Maxan, keep learning.

[@ruslanmustaev8170]

Thank you Arnold, your lessons are great! I don't understand why they get so few likes and views.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Glad you like them Ruslan, the audience is finding my stuff slowly but it means that I am more able to respond for now.

[@nzxt1234]

part 2 done!! on to next one

[@rrswitch48]

Good deal ! Complete! Some of the drop menus are different.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Glad you're pushing through smith-models, please check my suggestion on your last message.

[@DKT1st]

Thanks Arnold. Have tried to learn Fusion before. Your videos seem just seem right for me. Struggled a bit with the newer interface but your update video and Sabrina's useful tips have helped a lot.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Well done DKT1st. What are you going to do with Fusion 360 when you're good at it?

[@DKT1st]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Well I am training for retirement. A few years off yet, I have been employed for most of my working life in the repair and restoration of mainly 17th and 18th centuary clocks, automata and similar mechanical devices. I would like to model some of the mechanisms particularly some of the complicated striking work that you do not see published very often. I have other ideas for jazzing up modern clock design with automata probably using CNC as part of the manufacture. A long way to go but making a start.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Wow! That sounds amazing. Would you please connect with me on Facebook or something? Do you have my email from the 16 pdf download?

[@captn9009]

When are the new 2-16 being uploaded? Great tutorials thanks

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Number two is to be recorded this weekend, my production rate is sadly a bit slow, maybe one every three weeks or so due to the fact that I need to keep up my day job. I'm working on going full time and if that happens I should be able to get the rate up quite a bit. Maybe in the next few months.

[@paulgreenlee190]

Great lesson No. 2, I didn't get it all but like you said, repetition and practice. Thanks

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

That's it Paul, move on and then come back later to do this one again. Even a little bit more experience will make it easier on the second try. In the meantime, is there anything I can help with?

[@paulgreenlee190]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 I am not a young man anymore, I think if I can get a handle on the constraints and fully understand what they do would be a great help. I have looked for definitions but I think the user manual or help files in detail is for the paying members. Not sure exactly. It was incredible to see the filet tools and how to use them. I have all the lessons downloaded so it will make it easier for me to follow along. Your teaching method is great and holds our attention. Even adults will drift off track if things get too long and detailed. Thanks for your help.

[@kiwinesss]

Hi Arnold, I just found your tutorials and have just finished the second one, I will do the whole lot in the next two days. I like your style of teaching, very captivating!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Fantastic! I'll let you take a break if you really need to.

[@kiwinesss]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Thank you so much :) I am going at a slow enough pace ..... enough time for you to prepare some new tutorials for the future :)

[@SnakeCakeExotics]

got through number 2!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're on a roll SCE! but you're still on the old version? Go here to see the revised ones kzbin.info/aero/PLFCTgdiT5-kLBNvrkUNy63Gu1tWdRuKkr

[@spexr1106]

this helps me learn cad even in 2020 good job

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're on your way spexr, welcome aboard

[@TheDenix8]

Great tutorial! But one tip: a Rode PSA-1 and a Rode PodMic would do wonders to quality of these tutorials

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks for the tip! I borrowed a podcast mic a few months ago and I've got a Rode mic on my list and also a quality lava. Real soon now.

[@antoniogonzalez5880]

thank you for using simple steps.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're welcome Antonio, keep taking those simple steps and soon enough you'll be dancing.

[@brendoncarvill]

I cant praise you enough for these tutorials Arnold. Great work. One question I have though is why did you insert a line between the arcs? Being confused by this I decided to skip that step and the result was the same.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're quite right Brendon, you caught me harking back to old Solidworks habits, I need to remember that Fusion 360 has a few upgrades that make Solidworks a bit fuddy duddy by comparison. (Its not the only time I've done that kind of thing, keep an eye out.)

[@billbyrd9845]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 So glad someone else noticed.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

@@billbyrd9845 haha

[@mamoshimamoshian9078]

Wow you simply are the Best or at the top of teaching this stof. Thank you very much for the work you have put into this. Very Special Indeed.(sry my bad english :) )

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

That's very kind Mamoshi. I understand you just fine. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@armannbenjaminsson6427]

Thanks again, finished part 2, still doing well.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Fantastic!

[@mattwells1524]

I couldn't see this in the comments.... at 1:14 you're talking about the axis views and for awhile I couldn't figure out why my view was totally different to yours. Turns out in your video you have the 'Y' axis up, but in your settings PDF you have it set for 'Z' axis up. ( I also noticed in the first video you had the 'Z' axis up.) Is this a mistake in the video, or am I still missing some setting / view ? Thanks for the effort in making these videos. As said in the comments, they are some of the most helpful videos for learning Fusion360. I'm learning this as an upgrade from TinkerCAD for 3D printing.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're right Matt, when I made the original video somehow the preference setting got to 'Y up' when there are good reasons to have Z up which is what I show in the Preference setting document that I share. Please excuse the confusion, the revised versions are better and are starting to come out.

[@jack24520]

Arnold, keep up the good work!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks, will do!

[@differentiasp]

Part 1 done - at last I have found a tutorial that I can follow - thank you Arnold - would it be possible to get a few bespoke tutorials on projects I am working on please?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thankyou d, at this stage I'm doing a full time job and its one of my new years resolutions to make a living out of this channel so that I can teach much more than I have so far. You will notice that my publishing rate is pretty slow and the tutorials are a bit outdated. I've had to resist the temptation to get involved in all the interesting projects people are doing; furniture, rockets, model cars, robots, CNC routers, drones and more so that I can build up the channel and find ways to earn a living from it. Feel free to ask questions about the tutorials here, I think you'll find that gaining a foundational skill will allow you to complete the projects that you have in mind. For really specific advice on things that I might not know there are forums for Fusion 360 which are very helpful. That's where I go when I have questions about my own projects. forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360/ct-p/1234

[@BotBytesHQ]

Awesome! Again....

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

That's two down, keep learning.

[@BotBytesHQ]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 yep decided to do three lessons a day

[@jeffreyfreeman7409]

Awesome! Thank you, Arnold. If every lesson builds confidence like the first two, WOW.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Great! You have every reason to be confident. If I learned it you can too.

[@hangar88]

Hello @ArnoldRownree and Thank you for these exceptional tutorials!! I am trying to figure out how you toggle you grid planes on and off? I have ZERO experience with CAD!! Again thank you for what you are doing!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

FF88 there's a little toolbar in the middle of the screen down below, just above the feature timeline. Its the second icon from the right, and the first one on the flyout to toggle the grid on and off. Keep learning!

[@codebuster3132]

Thanks!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

No problem! Two down, 14 to go. Any questions?

[@jmogyoro]

Can you please put your playlist in order. Currently the order is Video 2-3-4-1-9, etc

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Done. Thanks for the prod.

[@HattoriHanzo62]

Wonderful. This is the best tutorial ever! The only thing I would change is the volume of the music... way to high! :-)

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Haha, Hattori you're on to me. These tutorials were made a long time ago and I've learned a few tricks since then. Hopefully you'll be pleased with me when you get up to some of the intermediate tutorials done more recently. I've toned down the intros and outros considerably. BTW did you get the pointer to the video on the UI update? kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6rWfHR6qtR1j8U

[@HattoriHanzo62]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 More than pleased! This tutorial is amazing. Yesterday in 2-3 hours I learnt more than in weeks of self-teaching with the help of randomly chosen youtube videos. I love your style: progression, clarity and no waste of time. I got exactly what I needed: no holes, no frills! My compliments. Easy to follow also for not English mother-tongue like me.

[@HattoriHanzo62]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Yes, I got it. It was helpful too. Before watching that one, I had to figure it out by myself. This evening I will finish the 19 videos and during the weekend I will move to the intermediate.

[@onjofilms]

I just created my second part!!! Wooohooo!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're on a roll onjo!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

What are you going to do when you get good at this?

[@onjofilms]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 - I've got an invention that I'm working on and it's going to need parts. I've had to depend on other people for designs in the past and communicating to them what exactly I want was difficult. Now I can make my own. Thanks so much for these tuts.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Please keep in touch, that sounds like a story I'd love to feature when you get where you're going.

[@onjofilms]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 - Will do, thanks.

[@mgjr009]

Great style of teaching! Only question is why when creating your first sketch, I pick the plane you do and it wants to place my rectangle midways on the grid. For example, the half top of rectangle is above the grid lines, and the bottom half is below the grid lines? Thanks and enjoying your tutorials!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks Mauricio, from your description it sounds like you have a 3d view like an isometric, if you can see things happening above and below the sketch plane. If that's the case there must be some mix-up with the selected sketch plane. However I wouldn't loose any sleep over it at this stage, have you been able to complete modeling the shape or are you stuck at this point? If you've completed the part just move on and I think you will be able to come back later and understand where things went wrong. Let me know.

[@peterlindner3283]

On your printed drawings for Exercise 2, under the diagram to the top right, there is the numbers of 1:2 . What do they mean?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hello again Peter, in the title panel (bottom right details pane of the drawing) you find the drawing scale for the orthogonal (ordinary) views. The convention is that what's in the title panel is true unless otherwise noted and that's what the '1:2' annotation is, a scale factor for that pictorial view which is different than the 1:1 scale of the orthogonal views.

[@billscales4275]

Have watched these tutorials multiple times. They are really well done, very detailed and comprehensive. I seem to improve on my model creations, but still falter on moving the models around on the grid. I am unable to follow how you consistently move the model to the best vantage point. What would help with that?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks Bill, to rotate the view I'm using the middle mouse button pressed down and drag. If you're on a Mac and have no middle mouse button, there is a toolbar at the bottom of your screen in the middle. The tool on the far left of that toolbar is the Orbit tool, it should work with the left mouse button.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

Thanks for taking it easy, I’m too dumb to follow other channels tutorials

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You can get there EW

[@kd7126]

Hello Sir, Great job teaching, but like I have read in the comments about new vs old, I too am having an issue. When I try to (for example extrude tool) my part will stay in the 2d plane and not rotate out like yours does and vice versa. Am I not turning on something from the get-go? I mean I followed you to a "T" stopping and pausing the video back and forth to my drawing. Thank you for any help

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Welcome kd, I'm pleased to have you on my channel. I've replied to your other comment and pointed you to the playlist for the 16 tutorials where you can see the new revised versions. Also you will see in second place in the playlist, a video which helps you set Preferences so that your installation of Fusion 360 will behave the same way as mine.

[@di3inglife]

thank you man.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

You're welcome, PB!

[@chrisabraham8793]

Following the tutorial which is great but the education version is different to your fusion 360 spending more time looking for the bits in the pallet plus I don't have a stop tool. why cant it be standard throughout, pain but good tutorial.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Chris, the difference is only in the age of my tutorial not the license type. Please look up the other video in the same playlist titled "User Interface Update to the 16..." Its really only a few tools that have been moved but I will get to revising these asap.

[@chrisabraham8793]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Thanks Arnold, thats what i am doing just doing some extra research looking at things that i just cant get right because of these changes. I have also found that chamfer is fillet and when i click to edit the tool bar history what ever i do i cant raise the box which i did once but couldn't left or right click to raise the edit font, not sure what happened there. I have found that certain tasks are much easy to do like extrude just by highlighting the face in blue leaving out holes etc and just putting in the extrude size and hey presto out turns the extruded part. I am now on part 11, into the tricky bits. When i finish i will go over the exercises again with the video on stand by just incase i get stuck and repeat all parts until i have confidence and use the exercises as a future refesher course as its surprising if you dont use such CAD packages for a while, its easy to forget. Hope to get a laser cutter for future projects and then get into big stuff.

[@idlersdream826]

Part 1went very well, despite the UI being different and I managed to play around after and produce my own part! 👍🏻 However, starting Part 2 today, Fusion is behaving differently. When I select the plane to begin the sketch it no longer turns to face me, can’t figure out what’s happened?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Welcome to the channel Idler's, and glad to hear you're already working on your own projects. Now that's a curly one, you haven't been fiddling with preferences in your sleep? You get to preferences by clicking on your pic in the upper right corner of your screen, choose General, Design and see if the sixth one down the list in the main panel "Auto look at sketch" is ticked. That's the one that makes the view turn to face you when you start a new sketch. While we're on this topic, back on the General page down lower in the list you'll see "Pan, Zoom, Orbit shortcuts", experiment with these, the one I prefer is Solidworks style.

[@idlersdream826]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Thanks Arnold. I did check that setting and it was ticked. I’ve tried setting it off, restarting Fusion, set it back on, restart Fusion again, but it makes no difference, even rebooting my Mac hasn’t fixed it 🤷. Edit:- Fixed it after a Google search - somehow 3D Sketch was ticked in the Sketch Palette. Thanks, Bill.

[@nnnn7190]

Hi nice coarse i am enjoying it congrats one question im not quite sure im setup on the correct drawing plane as it always looks different to yours. any thoughts please.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks NN. I breezed right by that topic, I've made a note to give some guidance when I re-do these basic tutorials. There are a number of ways to correct orientation so don't loose any sleep at this stage as long as your models are right in terms of the geometric features.

[@heeder777]

I started drawing in high school in the 70’s with a parallel rule, 30/60/45 triangles and a compass. I taught myself Autocad 10 from a college text book to do some architectural drawings for my house in 1989. Now I’m into CNC and 3D printing. Your tutorials are great. Went through the first two without issue and can’t wait for the next 14. I think the 4 years of mechanical drafting, by hand and using a slide rule really laid the base for me. That knowledge of the basics easily transfer into the CAD world. Do you have any plans to delve into CAM at all? That’s my next hill to climb but then again, after drafting class I went to metal shop. So I have the basics there as well. We really need to offer or inspire the vocational and technical skills in the High Schools in the US, I’m not familiar with Oz, so we can fill the needs of skilled trades in the world. Thank you for offering this series.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Welcome to the channel h123! Old skills always transfer, and to the CAD world as you have discovered. I will get into the basics of CAM but not for a while yet. I'm sure the problems in our Australian tech ed are similar to yours, and yes, I want to be part of the solution.

[@happygilmore2100]

Hello Arnold, have you tried Shapr3D

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Well Happy, I was really keyed up to start on Shapr3D on an iPad Pro but ended up getting a Chromebook Duet instead. And guess what, its iOS only! Anyway there are some neat things you can do with some of the 2D apps and I'll probably do some content with Autodesk Sketchbook for that pre-CAD design stage. One day I will drop the cash for an iPad but not this year.

[@clemfisher5727]

Do you have to have the music 20dB above the speech sound level?

[@clemfisher5727]

Having had that moan, I'm finding this very useful, albeit having to work my way round the UI changes. Well done

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Yes Clem, I've got a few things to learn about making videos. Hopefully things are improved a bit two years later.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks Clem, you've probably found the other video in the same playlist as the 16 tutorials titled "User Interface Update to the 16..." which might help. I've also made a Short of the first part in 60 seconds so that you can see it being done in the new UI. If you open Settings in the KZbin player you can choose playback speed, 0.25% to see it at the real speed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKmveK2VhKdnY68

[@philellett8791]

Hi, greatly enjoying course but a bit confused about planes. The orientation of the planes when I click on sketch but BEFORE I select a plane is different for me and when I select the XY plane (which shows the red and green axis and with the origin menu on the left of the display expanded shows XY highlighted in blue) the icon in the top right of the display says TOP and not FRONT as it does on your video. Could you explain why? - Thanks, Phil. - (Mechnical Engineering graduate from early 90s, working in IT, wanting to be able to create my own models for my 3D Printer Christmas present.)

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Welcome Phil, congrats on your Christmas present and thanks for sharing about your hopes. Please ignore the orientation of planes for now, concentrate on the big UI concepts like the sketch/feature distinction. We begin to take control of the planes a few more tutorials in. By the way if the UI changes are throwing you at all, dig into my channel, in the same playlist there is a video titled "User Interface Update to the 16..."

[@peterlindner3283]

I get a different orientation, and my arc isn't working. I wanted to include a screen shot, but perhaps there's another way?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Peter, orientation doesn't matter at this stage so long as you're learning to use the tools and basic workflows. Lots of people have trouble with the line to arc, again, its a bit gimmicky, nice if it works, but you can get the same results with circles and the trim tool. Take a look at the other videos in the playlist, like "Tips and Tricks" and especially "User Interface Update to the 16..."

[@peterlindner3283]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Thanks. I guess I get easily frustrated. I just want to change a dimension or geometric constraint, and can't do it. I'll wait until I finish all 16 -- which is nice of you to have on the web free of charge. PS: it is now Sep12, 2020, and I finished all 16 in 9 days, and redid this sketch. There are many ways to skin a cat, and I used arc, instead of circle. It's all good.

[@MrDondoerner]

When I stop the sketch. The sketch does not rotate to show the isometric plane. How do I fix this?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Don, I'm just working on a video showing all of the preferences that I have set in my installation to govern this behaviour and hope to have it published pretty soon. In the meantime as soon as you have clicked 'Finish Sketch' mouse over the view cube in the top right corner of the screen. When you mouse over it a little house icon appears nearby, that is the home view, usually an isometric. Its worth getting familiar with the various features of the view cube.

[@aman000ification]

my settings must be different when i click on face it does not turn toward me

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Aman, look at my video on Preferences and check that you have the same as mine. You can download the PDF with all the settings. Here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4fae32shrdknMU

[@marcospisni7146]

👌

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

I can see you have a thirst for knowledge Marco, and I’m glad you found me. Take care to look out for the revised versions of the tutorials, there are the old ones and the revised ones, number two is here:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6nQdodqqJ6Ml8U The old ones have my picture in the thumbnail but the revised ones are just yellow and purple. I’m currently working on number six but most people are able to follow along with the older ones while I get around to completing all the revisions.

[@almonies]

Ok, I did it before looking at your video. Just from the drawing. I did all of it in the first drawing then extruded. There's a much better feel to this program. Freecad was not this nice.

[@desclancy4971]

HI find it very hard to folow you as the menu is out of date

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Yes Des, there has been a user interface update and it would be a good idea to see this video about the UI update: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6rWfHR6qtR1j8U Also the part #1 Short where I do it in the new UI in 60 seconds. You can slow down the player to 25% kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKmveK2VhKdnY68

[@williamchristian2361]

What am I doing wrong when I start a drawing and click on the plane it doesn’t turn to face me

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

William, first of all did you notice that this is the older, superseded tutorial? Get the updated revised one here; kzbin.info/aero/PLFCTgdiT5-kLBNvrkUNy63Gu1tWdRuKkr If you get the free PDF with the 16 drawings you'll find an appendix with my preference settings and there's one of them that governs this behaviour. There's a heap of others but you'll find the one you're after on the General>Design tab, the sixth one down the page, 'Auto look at sketch'. Click that one on.

[@loptica62]

This so much reminds me of ProEnginner (now it's WildFire)... great work !!

[@DailyOpinionsUSA]

love the instruction, but the version I downloaded does not look like your user interface. How can i download the same version

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Paul, you can't get the old version, that's just the way Fusion 360 works. However you really only need to know where about three or four tools have been moved to, everything else works the same as the old version. Another learner, Sabrina L. has put together a few notes which should help:- For tutorial #2 For those using the newer version of Fusion 360: 2:18 stop sketch is "Finish Sketch" (also on the right) 2:28 extrude tool is the 2nd icon to the left (alternatively, Create > Extrude) For tutorial #1 List of differences in new Fusion 360 interface: 3:14 Trim tool is under the Modify menu bar 4:36 Extrude is the 2nd icon (next to create sketch) 5:55 Click create sketch icon, and then click center diameter circle (3rd icon from left) 6:53 Constraint options are underneath the Constraints menu bar (next to modify) at the top of the screen. To use the concentric constraints tool, you don't need to use the shift key - click the concentric constraints tool, and then click on the edge of the shape & then the circle 7:46 Click "finish sketch", and then click extrude (2d icon next to create sketch)

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Also, I've just published a new video two days ago on this very topic, look in the playlist on my video channel, its at the top of the list now. It points you to some useful material and I demonstrate how to use the new interface and translate the tutorials.

[@kosovoisserbia8937]

for some reason it doesnt allow me to cut it idk why imgur.com/a/Pf4auhI (Screenshoot) . Btw tutorials are great but i think for my problem it has to do something with new version of fusion 360 but idk what .

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Hi Djape HD, there are a few reasons why that might happen, your sketch needs to be 'watertight', meaning that if one of the curves doesn't quite get to the edge it won't work. Also if you have made a sketch, deleted or somehow gone back and forth, the software can get confused. If it doesn't work and you can't find a microscopic leaking point, start over again with a fresh document, a fresh sketch and practice. Often when I'm trying something new it takes a few tries to be able to proceed click by click, sometimes the order makes a difference. Give it a few tries and then move on to the next tutorial, something will likely occur to you by the time you come back for another go at it.

[@brucealport8009]

Can I download all the drawings at once rather than having to re-subscribe for each part?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Bruce, you'll find the download has all 16 drawings in it, I just keep pointing to the same thing for the sake of those who might put it off or loose the file. I do have the thing set up to harvest emails for future notifications but the software knows not to duplicate entries.

[@brucealport8009]

Thanks Arnold, don’t know how I missed that !

[@colemine7008]

okay, completed this but I still fumble around with the extrude. I can't get them both to neatly extrude at the same time.. I end up going back and doing them one at a time. Onward to number 3

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

That's the way sc800, make a not of all the questions that occur to you. Some of them you'll come back to after a few weeks and you'll have picked it up in the meantime. Others I might be able to help with.

[@BobSmith-mc1et]

Great series. Any chance of loosing the asinine music please ?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Thanks Bob, yeah, that music is long gone with a lot of extraneous stuff. The 16 tutorials are two years old now and the more recent stuff should be easier to take. Speaking of two years old the UI changes are likely to be just as irritating. See this video for some resources to help with that at timestamp 2:38 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIicg2ygar51fZI

[@sjbolton72]

I'm having a little trouble with selecting the two arc segments to extrude. It may be a change in the software but following what you is not working the same for me. I have no problem doing it in two parts instead but if I *need* to do multiples at once in a design I would like to understand how to get it working. Whats happening for me is with the box made and both arcs in place. I stop the sketch and just mousing over the semi circles the upper one is highlighted brighter and boldly outlined in black. The lower arc is still visible in its normal thin line but when I move the mouse lower over it it does not highlight. Instead the whole rectangle surface *minus* the upper arc area (ie the inverse of that side) is highlighted and outlined. These are the two surfaces Extrude lets me select. No matter what I can't highlight the lower arc portion. I think its some sort of layering going on within fusion thats causing it. I dont know if there is trick to the arcs because your first video does the same thing but with two circles on the surface and that works fine clicking on each in turn to extrude both at once.

[@sjbolton72]

Sorry for my dumb post. The solution is to watch carefully the shape at the mouse pointer. When using the arc it changes to a blue X when its on the edge of the existing sketch and it doesn't seem to snap to it when close. I had to zoom in a lot to see it was a tiny gap between the arc endpoint and the edge of the rectangle. When I redid being careful the mouse icon was a blue X at the edge everything worked fine according to your instruction.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

No such thing as a dumb post Steve! You should see the mistakes that I made only this morning on a project. This always happens for most people, keep learning. What are you going to be making when you've got this down?

[@sjbolton72]

Arnold Rowntree Not making anything specific. I lost the use of half my body about 6 years ago from a stroke. I started 3D modelling in the late 1980s. Made a bit of a career with it. And now 3D print and make things to help my life and disability. I use mostly Lightwave 3D but a few versions behind as I can’t afford the upgrades anymore. So looking at Fusion360 free option as a supplement to my existing tools and workflow. I can’t afford subscriptions for anything and I expect Autodesk to kill off the free option before much longer. They have a poor reputation I’ve seen first hand over they years and rely now on buying products rather than innovating like they did to make AutoCAD an industry standard. Plus people know that this sort of software is now freely available and fast enough on their home computers that the days of 6 figure licences are gone but many firms are expecting the same income through unbalanced subscription models. Anyhow, F360 has some great features, buts its far from the ideal package for what it seems many try to use it for. People with disabilities are really let down or scammed by the aids sold to them, often clearly never designed by someone reliant on them. So I have the skills and unfortunately the experience to design better solutions to meet the needs of the disabled. Both my own and for others I encounter with similar needs. At least while my eye sight and body holds out for a little longer. I’m a problem solver at heart and its more a casual hobby these days exploring technical modelling and prototyping with 3D printing. I’m slowing working through your 16 part series and really enjoying it. You go a little fast for me and learning a new bit of software of this type means learning a new language and methodology (a throwback to the heyday of 3D software where Lightwave, 3D Max, Maya, Wavefront etc all had their ways of doing things and would not even call the same features by the same name (else a competitor sues)). I’m slowly wrapping my head around how to use F360 with only one working hand as well as where its limitations are to switch data over to another program to get the results I need.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Dear Steve, so sorry to hear about your trials and I'm glad that you're finding my tutorials helpful. Please feel free to ask any questions, but start a new comment thread, I have to remember to sift through to here to pick up the conversation. Autodesk has been a bad boy in the past, I hope the free version lasts a while. Did you get my email address when you downloaded the 16 drawings for the tutorials? Please get in touch if you have it, perhaps we could do an interview about disabilities and 3D printing?

[@fauzip4189]

when i clicked finish sketch, the object stays in 2d, not automatically rotating to 3d view. pls help

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Yes Fauzip, click on your picture in the far top left of your screen, Preferences, go to General, Design and 6th one down is "Auto look at sketch", tick that one and then Apply, OK and test it. Does this help?

[@fauzip4189]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 perfect thank you

[@MrDondoerner]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Unable to find Preferences or General. I did find Design but I could not find "Autoclook at sketch" ---- Still stuck at this point.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

@@MrDondoerner Preferences lives behind your picture in the top right of the screen, its above the view cube. If you don't have an image of yourself it will be some other icon, immediately to the right of a little question mark. Click there and see the little drop-down menu.

[@jeffanderson1653]

My version is different. Hard to learn when I can’t follow.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Jeff, please go to the revised version of parts 1 and 2 in order to see how to do this in the current version or Fusion 360. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goS1fH2dibiGasU Sorry for the confusion, the way KZbin works I can't delete these obsolete videos or the whole channel falls right off the search engine. I do point people to the new one in the video description but most people don't see that.

[@charlesaulbertcline4718]

Has my previous comment been deleted or is there another forum page somewhere?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Yes, I've got it Charles and I'm quite moved by your plans. (This YT comment app is quirky.)

[@charlesaulbertcline4718]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 So do you think that I am on the right track Sir?

[@charlesaulbertcline4718]

And what about my question of uploading parts images instead of building from scratch?

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

I do, the only other alternative that comes close is Sketchup. Plenty of woodworkers use Sketchup but Fusion has a well developed CNC capability and is capable of greater geometric complexity.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Regarding the importing of parts images, I will be demonstrating this in coming weeks, however you can experiment with the INSERT functions in the meantime, look along the top tool bar toward the right of your screen for the INSERT menu. You will also find helpful information on this if you search for Brad Tallis on KZbin.

[@georgesbasementshop1240]

ok. So which is part 1 and part 2. ??? this is more confusing than the 360...... ?? revised ??

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

George you'll be able to find the publish date for each video. The ones with ''Revised'in the name were published in 2021, the thumbnails are solid yellow with black text and the purple chevrons across the top. The older ones have my face on them and were published in 2018. So far I've completed two out of 16 revisions.

[@ohbeebo]

i don't understand the people who dislike this

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Welcome Areebo!

[@I_see_the_dead]

why the hell does the sketch tab not appear????

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

This is one of the differences, the sketch tools will appear after you have clicked on the "Create Sketch" button in the upper left of your screen. Then you will click on one of the three planes near the origin and the sketch tools will appear, again in the upper left of your screen. There is still a sketch pallette that will appear down the right hand side of your screen but the sketch tools and the constraints are relocated to the top of your screen. And that's almost it as far as the changes you need to understand. I'm ready for any other questions or if I need to clarify anything I've mentioned here.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Actually I did make another video last night, the first in 18 months and in it I focus on just this issue. I hope to get this thing uploaded and published within a few days.

[@thomaskoorneef7777]

Only can download part1 pdf all the others will not download!!!!!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Sorry Thomas, its a big too big to email but here's a link:- drive.google.com/file/d/1HGXP1n4INjK7o77WsLqLdiImRcoiSB9f/view?usp=sharing

[@thomaskoorneef7777]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Cheers Mate Thanks

[@stevebird4079]

@@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360 Just what I came to the comments looking for! Thank you

[@adrianstephens56]

Ouch. I am wearing headphones and my ears are ringing from the intro music. Notwithstanding that, the video is helpful.

[@collinpalian1803]

Agreed. The intro music needs to be equalized with the rest of the audio.

[@collinpalian1803]

But the content is great. I am so grateful someone is posting this stuff.

[@adrianstephens56]

@@collinpalian1803 Agree totally.

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Sorry about that Adrian, now that I'm producing content again after two years I'd be interested in your comments now that I've made an effort.

[@dkabell]

Kill the music! Why does everybody want to make their KZbin a “movie production”? If you must, then at least keep the sound level consistent!

[@ArnoldRowntreeTeachesFusion360]

Yes Dan, the loud music, the intros and outros are history, at least for new content. You'll find my recent work is toned way down.