Learn Fusion 360 or Die Trying LESSON 13: Creating and Using Tools for Complex 3D Shapes

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This lesson shows you how to create more complex 3d shapes for 3d printers in Fusion 360 by creating tools. This allows you to think in positive space, create a tool and then use the tool to cut a shape using the combine feature. This tutorial will really allow you to improve your 3d design skills
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[@billkellogg1403]

I would like to see you continue the Fusion 360 lessons with assemblies and animation! Great teaching. Thank you!

[@juggalizzle75]

I'm sad this is the last one and it was a long time ago. I was hoping to continue learning from you about fusion 360. Oh well.... On to the arduino series!! Thanks for everything you do. And yes.... I have recommended this series to anyone with questions about the F360.

[@gabiarnautu9072]

yes,I would like to see you continue the Fusion 360 lessons with assemblies and animation! Great teaching. Thank you! 8

[@rojerww]

@PaulMcWhorter: Regarding the disappearing sketch: Preferences - General - Design - last option: Auto hide sketch on feature creation: set to off and the sketch doesn't disappear after an extrusion.

[@xjr358]

What a great series of lessons! Thank you very much! It's a joy to make it through!

[@pointer333]

I made it! I'm like Rocky at the top of the stairs! I love you dude! I've watched a number of other tutorials. They were all excellent demonstrations. They did not teach. You, sir, are by far the best TEACHER I've seen for both Fusion 360 and Arduino. (I haven't done any of your other tutorials, but I'm sure you kick butt in those domains as well.)

[@galshemesh]

Thanks a milion, Paul for making this series. Love the way you teach and learned all the fundamentals I needed to get started modeling my own 3d printing models in Fusion 360. P.S. The "Wow, that's good coffee!" at the end really nailed this series. ;)

[@apached343]

I just finished all 13 Lessons. I even 3D printed the herringbone gears. Hope that its not the last. You really make this stuff addictive. Today I took apart a fan from an old graphics card. The blade was broken. I know I have the skill to model a new one. Would really love to see your systematic approach.

[@timrobinson9192]

From the bottom of my heart I thank you so much for making this wonderful series of tutorials. I watched them all in one sitting, and have to say I was captivated right through them all. Now my Fusion 360 makes a whole lot more sense, despite the version differences! Wishing you every success in everything you do from here on!

[@Ballyanden1]

I just wanted to thank you Paul. I have been trying to learn Fusion for a while and the official tutorials really didn’t make sense. I am now confident at making some basic designs and looking forward to printing my own creations - many thanks!

[@XanderPants2000]

Thank you for the lessons Mr.McWhorter! BOOM!

[@DennisJHarrisonJrHere]

Paul, I absolutely love this series and want to support you through it (what will help you the most?) - what a fantasticly real world approach. Your style of instruction (and ride-along discovery) will be immensely helpful to a lot of interested students. Thank you, again - cheers!

[@richgraham1911]

Hello Paul! I just finished the last lesson in this series. Although an electrical/software engineer for 40 years, outside of pencil/paper drafting in high school, I've never done mechanical design with a CAD program. I enjoyed your lessons and feel like it gave me a solid foundation & the confidence to develop more intricate designs. Thank you.

[@johnlee7398]

Paul, please continue, great teaching! Thank you!

[@Milons]

Thank you so much, you will be one of my favourite teacher forever! Great job, I learnt Fusion 360. Thumb up

[@droneboss1186]

I appreciate that you say out load, every step and keystroke that you perform. A person can almost just listen to the audio and perform the steps on another screen. Great lessons!

[@tonywilliams9600]

Well Paul, this training video series has been most enjoyable and so inspiring...So much so, that I’ve enrolled for a college course to extend my grasp on FUSION 360, and as a 67 year old, it’s been a decision I didn’t take lightly.....A really big thank you for your determination to get this wizardry across in a way that sets the benchmark in teaching....enjoy your M&M’s........Kind Regards.

[@robertnelson1802]

Hi Paul, I've just finished the 13 part tutorial. Thank you very much. It's just what I needed. I'm a hobbies woodworker who has a 3D printer. I had started to watch an excellent series of videos on Fusion for woodworkers and was very enthused but when I started to try it I went through the range of emotions that you so eloquently describe in your first video. Your approach was perfect for me. I have really been able to get to grips with it. Even the way you get yourself out of trouble has been so helpful. I'm so grateful to you. I was on the brink of giving up so was taken and could empathise entirely with the series title. Thanks again. Keep up the great work 👍👍 Robert

[@richardalexander633]

I can't thank you enough Paul for all the work you have put into training me in Arduino and now Fusion 360. You are a truly great teacher and so much fun to work along with. Thinking of working through your Raspberry Pi tutorials now... Enjoy the coffee...

[@disco_richy6467]

Late to the party but just started learning 360 to produce models for CNC - such a shame this was the last tutorial, great series - thanks!

[@craighoward4531]

Thanks for making this great series. I’ve been binging your tutorials over the last three days to help me design some objects I needed to print. Thanks to your help, the objects turned out great and I think I could tackle some pretty complicated designs if I need to in the future. It’s great to learn from a teacher who loves teaching, even out of the classroom.

[@nickgustafson9855]

I just finished all your Fusion 360 tutorials, you are a great teacher, I will get into your Arduino tutorials next, can't wait! I hope you start making more fusion 360 videos at some point, these are great!

[@vicedwards5991]

This is a wonderful series, Paul. It helped me very greatly. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@sashamuller9743]

i love this series its amazing!!

[@tanjiro3285]

please continue this series

[@xXplaythegameXx]

Thank you very much, I only started learning anything to do with 3d modelling a few days ago with your vids and these tutorials have made it possible for me. Great building blocks to begin with, and definitely the right pace to learn it. Again, thank you for my introduction to it!

[@mikespooner1940]

Hi Paul really enjoyed these tutorials and hope you decide to continue with them, Many thanks and keep safe.

[@HeyItsJonSchwartz]

This series has been awesome! I went from completely overwhelmed before I started to being able to design my own complex objects. Thanks!! Also, I hope you post more some time.

[@h.ostling5177]

Paul, please keep the Fusion 360 tutorials coming I'm am finally making progress with Fusion thanks to you.

[@danieljob6660]

Thank you Paul! Loved this series!

[@KenKeiscome]

Thanks Paul. I look forward to future videos when you have the time. I have learned a lot from you.

[@ShowProduction4]

Thank you Paul! Enjoyed learning with you on your lessons. Find it very helpful with how in depth you get with these. Very detailed and easy to understand. See you on the next one!

[@grahamsherwood102]

Brilliant series, enjoyed them all. More please !

[@MrGoranF]

Hi Paul, I have seen all 13 videos in this series and they are excellent. I have subscribed and hope more videos to come.Thank you very much!

[@a.j.nemeth2966]

Thank you. I am finally able to to use Fusion360 and I am making things. It was a great series, great teaching.

[@trevorrussell9180]

Very interesting! Thank you so much for your video series. I have learnt a lot

[@robertulmer875]

This entire series has been eye opening, easy to understand, and more helpful than quite a lot of training I have had from college. Wish there were more! Thank you

[@scottvickrey2743]

Great series!! I watched them all. Thanks for helping me with this subject. I'll subscribe.

[@DanTran-if2jt]

best lesson in the series. NEED MORE LESSONS, YOU ARE REALLY GOOD AT THIS.

[@dalewilliams9102]

I need more....lol Excellent series. You are a great teacher.

[@NitinGupta2]

Thank you for these lessons, Paul. I've watched the entire series on Arduino and Fusion 360. Learned a lot and recommended them to a number of people. And I'm also a subscriber :)

[@drgerardov]

Paul, you are a great Teacher! even me, a doctor, could learn more or less easly, thanks!

[@Phizlemar]

great!! I thought i was the only doctor who was interested in these videos.

[@Vphagura]

Great lesson! would to see more lessons on Fusion 360 from you. Thank you for getting these out. I have been little late to the party.

[@steveschad103]

I did watch all of the lessons in this tutorial and found it to be very helpful. Thanks again for another wonderful series in your tutorials.

[@jamescullins2709]

Outstanding teaching and very practical examples. Well done!

[@MrClarksutherland]

Thanks for making these instructional videos. They are very helpful.

[@partsdave8943]

There it is. I knew you hadn't given up on this 😀. Hope we get to see this project through to its completion. (Hope your not too busy with your day job.) Thanks for teaching old dogs, new tricks!!!!!

[@waihan6772]

Thank You Paul, I hope you will continue this series

[@YAdr89]

Hi, I have seen all your videos on fusion 360 . Thanks for your time and your suggests .

[@massimages]

Excellent series Paul, I've been through everyone and done all the examples, very, very helpful in becoming familiar with Fusion 360

[@Borislovefei]

Incredible video! Extremely helpful

[@KurtSchwind]

Really well done series. I'm trying to get up to speed and this series really helped. Thanks.

[@randomnamedudeokgoogle2255]

Fantastic series! Thank you!

[@bobbutterworth9673]

Thanks again for all the lessons. Would love to see more!

[@jerryhanna7869]

Thank you Paul for a great series of Fusion 360 tutorials. Please produce more lessons, I'm sure there's a lot more you can teach us!

[@1yazza1]

Thank you for the great series. You are an excellent instructor and certainly the best for a newbie like me! It would be great if you continued the series now 4 years later as I am sure you have yourself learned more about Fusion over time.

[@billkellogg1403]

Dear Paul, I have learned much about Fusion 360 (the more I learn, the more I realize I don't know). However, without your 13 tutorials, I would never have had the break through I did. You solidified the key concepts in my mind. I don't know if you are leaving the KZbin scene or you're just busy, but I would enjoy further tutorials in F360.

[@Phizlemar]

I'm a medicals doctor and your videos have helped me design tools for my scientific work in the lab. thanks you and keep making such videos

[@kram4040]

Paul, thank you for a fine tutorial. I admit, I have had difficulty learning a 3D modeling program. You made the process easy to understand, and fun to learn. THANK YOU !

[@Apslatton]

I've learned quite a bit going along thru these videos, please bring some more.

[@vincecouldrey2370]

Hello Paul, Great set of videos. These videos have given me a good grounding in working with Fusion 360.. Thank you for the work you done in creating them.

[@wallymurray620]

Has been a very informative series and I really wish you would add more to it. Thanks again Paul.

[@risti_et6916]

Thank you so much for your Fusion 360 video series. I learned a ton. :)

[@justmusing2569]

Paul - Thanks for the great Fusion 360 series! I truly hope you will add a few more lessons with a deeper dive into functional mechanisms. I tried other CAD tools, but none had the support I wanted for CAD to CAM 3D printing and CNC engraving/relief cutting. You stripped away the complexity and made the learning slope very gentle. You've helped create a new generation of Makers!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Glad you found the lessons useful. I honestly almost died trying to learn fusion 360 so understand what it feels like to be lost and confused in the program.

[@rayrodrick1951]

Excellent series Paul. I was about to give up on fusion 360 when I found your series. Now I understand why fusion was so difficult for me to come to grips with. It's so different to pcb layout packages, drawing packages, etc that I have used. I might just have to make an M&M sorter just to put the part to use.

[@Allsource-inc]

Thanks Paul, for another great lesson!

[@Walt1119]

Such a fantastic series of lessons, I have learned so much, thank you for doing this series and sharing it with us!!!!! I am using 30 now and having fun w it and my 3D printer,,, now I want to take your Arduino series!! Thanks again Paul for all of your hard work on bringing these series to us!!!!!!!!!!

[@alisina1472]

Lived your lessons. I am sad you stopped doing them. This last lesson was a very useful lesson even though the product created was useless. You are a great teacher. Thank you.

[@shadowofpalms]

Thank you for your wonderful videos. I have learned a lot from your instruction and hope you continue to make these great videos in the future.

[@nicob1462]

Another good video as always!

[@dougj8186]

Thanks so much for putting together this great series of tutorials. They've really helped me get up to speed. I'm also looking forward to your Arduino tutorials for web-hosted cistern level monitors that I'm working on.

[@newalla344]

Thank you very much for making this so I understand. A lot of information.

[@Lakesidearmorer]

Thanks Paul. This lesson opened my eyes to a problem I was having with an earlier lesson.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Great, glad it helped

[@dereisen772]

Awesome last video of the course Paul! Btw. if anyone by now struggles to find the "Project/Include", in the newer versions of Fusion360 you will first have to start or edit a sketch and only then it will provide you with it under "create". Also: If you are still in the sketch, the "Move/Copy" will not be able to select the tool-body (or any other body in that matter), so you first have finish the sketch and then move the body. Paul, thanks again for the very awesome tutorial-series! I loved it and learned a big amount of new skills all thanks to you.

[@MikeJM-Fly-RC]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I loved your teaching style and as evident by this comment I didn't die trying. I sure wish you had continued the series with progressively more advanced instruction. At least you layed a great foundation of knowledge for me to continue learning.

[@peterscott7108]

Please do more videos on fusion 360. Your's are the ones that prevented me from quitting after many, many hours. I gave up trying to learn the sheet metal section because I just couldn't get past Autodesk's useless info for beginners. Anything you can do further would help countless others. I have already given a number of my friends your website. They were all extremely frustrated prior to that and now are continuing to use Fusion. Autodesk should definitely pay you to promote their fantastic software which has virtually no intelligible support for anyone new to any CAD program.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks for the kind words. I really wish I could find some more time for videos . . . things have been crazy busy lately.

[@richardcorwin5529]

Great information as always sir! Thank you for your time!

[@paulmcwhorter]

I appreciate the kind words.

[@achimzentner5215]

Thank you very much for your teaching of fusion360.I like your kind of teaching.I'm now 62 and retired so I have now the time to learn new things .I would be very happy if you continue this series.Please excuse any errors,but my english is still poor.( I'm german).

[@samp4986]

I'm sad this is the last one Paul has done of the Fusion360 series as I thoroughly enjoy these tutorials. They have helped me immensely in learning the basics of 3d CAD, and coincidentally, this last lesson has resolved a problem of how to create a concave angled shape inside an object I am trying to design, so ultimate thanks Paul, and I hope you are well where ever you are!

[@ricardoalberti2207]

Excellent like always and thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge

[@paulmcwhorter]

and thank you for sticking with this series.

[@kutluhanincekara636]

Thank you very much for the series. Now I can use fusion 360 thanks to you.

[@donmcdonald4347]

Hooray I finished all the lessons and lived! Thanks so much for an excellent series of tutorials on a very complicated subject. I can actually understand the Fusion tutorials on the Autodesk web site now. No hope before. I think we should celebrate with a video on coffee! You look like a true connoisseur of my favourite beverage. We can talk about what types of coffee you should drink for the various operations in Fusion. Ethiopean Mild for extrusions, Parisian Dark for gear design, Double Expresso for combinations. I am looking forward to printing my own designs in Fusion 360. Thanks again for a wonderful series of instructional videos.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Coffee is indeed my love language. I source my beans from the very top of Mount Elgon, and grown in the shadow of the most beautiful Sipi Water Falls. By sourcing my coffee there, I do not mean I order it, I mean I trek up the mountain and buy from the farmer who grows it. Then I return to my home and after sorting and cleaning the raw beans, I roast them to perfection. Some to a dark oily French Roast, which makes a delicious ice coffee, and some to a lighter roast for a rich and creamy cappuccino. I roast the coffee once a week, and grind right before brewing. Coffee is indeed one of the genuine joys of life.

[@bobandres5559]

Well Paul I'm a new sub'er and did all your lessons and was very impressed. I have been an Autocad guy since i had to upload 10 5.25 " floppies into my 286 computer. I'm using Autocad 16 now but need to learn 3D modeling for my new hobby. In just 13 lessons i think i have a handle how this program works. Will still need more tutorials for sure so would love to see you do a new series. Thanks from an old dog learning new tricks.

[@chuckpickering6040]

Awesome lesson! I would have enjoyed math and learned more if I had been a student of yours!

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

Excellent video Paul ! I was sort of scratching my head wondering why you would go to all this trouble to create a tool like this then it dawned upon me that it is much easier to design complex shapes on an external surface than in a recess ! You could make a locking mechanism that has your initials 3D printed in the bottom of a recess of a locking mechanism and on the end of a key to make your own personal lock !

[@russellstockhausen5668]

I have finally learned to use Fusion 360 thanks to you

[@ryanbofman4594]

I have learned more from your Fusion 360 and Arduino tutorials than from any other source. Your ability to effectively teach a subject is world class. Thank you for the time and effort that you put into these videos, they are greatly appreciated!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@vivekkar2424]

Great teaching..I use to follow all your lessons..👌👌👍

[@victorroman4044]

I would like to thank you ......you are an amazing teacher .....keep em going ...

[@andrea3v]

thank you so much for these very structured lectures on Fusion 360. I started from zero with a newer version (2.0.8749) and could still easily follow through. I'm now more confident I can do what I need with this program! Hope in the future you would consider making a new series of lectures for "advanced users"!

[@chungwm]

Just finish this playlist. Before I was checking other playlist until I settled this one. Though this is the last one. but the most important lessons are the first 6 lessons. Because those are the core features and concepts. As Deb Morris said on lesson #6: Position, Parameter, Constraints, Dimension, PPCD

[@MichaelR1975]

Its been fun Paul sad this is the last lesson hope you do more soon

[@heeeersjohnny]

I currently just finished lesson 10 and am looking forward to the next lessons but I noticed that you stopped at 13. I have learned so much from your videos I am disappointed that it is coming to an end. Please make more as these are great learning tools. Thanks JT

[@vasilisspanos]

Paul, excelent. Dont give up. I need to learn more. For example, how to deform a cube or a sphere.. . Thank you.

[@michaelraj8406]

I finished watching all the thirteen. Thank you Paul

[@BigDaz]

Great series I've learned a lot from this. I'd quite like to see things moving in Fusion 360, especially the gears.

[@brandonfranklin4533]

Loved this whole series! I see it’s been a while since the last video, maybe more in the future?

[@cristianoferro4096]

Thank you Paul!

[@jkexpress2007]

Great video - thanks so much - my simple tip - Shift then middle mouse button for orbit without having to select orbit and get out again.

[@chrisharmon2682]

I didn't die! Thanks a lot. Easy to follow and understand.