Learn Fusion 360 or Die Trying LESSON 5: Understanding Parametric Design and Modeling

[@cymeriandesigns]

FYI, if you're having problems entering negative offset values: negative offsets no longer work. A Fusion update switched to a scheme where you have to click a "flip" button in the Offset dialog box to get a negative offset. The value stays positive.

[@DrummerMan52]

I just tried using a negative offset value and not only did it work, it entered the "fx:" part as well. The "flip" function is still there if you want to do it that way. Hooray for updates!

[@vilnisvlc]

Negative offsets still working in 2021

[@MichaelR1975]

@@DrummerMan52 yep same

[@vineetg]

Negative offset is working with parameters.

[@craigrotay3732]

Paul, Your lessons on "Learn Fusion 360 or Die Trying" are fantastic. Your students probably don't realize how lucky they are to have you as their teacher, but they will in a few years. Keep up the excellent work.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks . . . actually I have great students. They work really hard and are polite little ladies and gentlemen. Really blessed by the incredible students I have.

[@krayfox]

As a HS Math teacher, this makes total sense, is very informative, and great.

[@josemesquita6713]

You ask for a comment, so I can tell you that for someone like me, and as a Hobbiest, I don't see any better explantion about fusion 360. I must tell you that your lessons are so clear, so precise, and easy to follow, that you become responsable for having me glued to my chair hours and hours. My huge admiration for someone that like you, spend your time teaching other without no other reason than simplify our lives. Thanks again.

[@timothytaylor6447]

If your having problems understanding Fusion 360 this is the series to watch. I learned more in the 1st hour than I have in watching days of videos from engineers. Only difficulty is that AutoDesk has released a new version and the commands are not always in the same location. Mr. McWhorter provides a slow pace presentation and explains every operation along the way rather than flying through a series of clicks. Must be a wonderful school teacher.

[@Purrplemon]

Paul you are fantastic! I'm 67 years old and your demeanor and pace is perfect to allow all this information to sink into some pretty stiff gray matter. I am a 3D Maker as well and whenever the subject is broached in my forums as to the best design software I highly recommend Fusion 360 primarily based on the availability of your excellent tutorials. Can't wait for lesson 6! THANK YOU!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks!

[@a0cdhd]

Mr. McWhorter.... Right... I am now six months ahead of where I was two days ago. I am off to buy my wife a 3D printer for Christmas!

[@aknockn6718]

Paul, your Fusion 360 lessons are without question the best out there, even better than Fusion 360’s tutorials. Your approach is logical, easy to understand and reinforces key concepts in a way that is easy to remember. Keep up the GREAT work. I’m a fan for life. Art

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks. I think it helps not being an expert. I struggled to learn it, and I think that helps to teach it.

[@lukeevasonbarca]

I'd like to say, as a mechanical engineer, in my university they expect us to learn CAD ourselves and I really struggled getting to grips with fusion, but with these videos you've made it sooo easy! Thanks (I've recommended these vids to my entire family too.

[@chungwm]

I am a software developer for many years and watched more than 10 tutorial playlist from youtube/udemy/pluralsight, Paul's teaching style is one of the best. The lessons are well organized; Language to convey the knowledge is articulated, interesting, and sound. He make Fusion 360 so cool and can't wait to finish the whole playlist.

[@RonFloyd]

I'm no F360 expert, but was in manufacturing for many years. I would think two choices might be better: 1. Since this is made for glasses to fit inside, use your INSIDE length, width, and height as the primary dimensions, and drive your outside dimensions through the wall thicknesses. That way, once you find the proper dimensions for a desired fit for the glasses, changing the wall thicknesses won't alter that fit. As drawn now, changing wall thicknesses will affect the way the glasses will fit inside. 2. Use an equation for the corner radii - such as (width+length)/9. That way, the corner radii will always remain proportional in the overall look. Just my 2¢. Thanks for the clear instructions - and especially for repeating and reinforcing each one.

[@Graham_Wideman]

@Blondie SL A rather delayed response, but basically yes. Ron is saying that if you're going to capture the intent of the design, then in this example the intent is for the case to fit around the glasses. So the underlying info is the dimensions of the (folded) glasses. Those would be an irregular shape, so the next best is the dimension of the smallest rectangular box that can fit around the glasses. We can use those dimensions for the interior of the case. Then for the exterior dimensions add the thickness of the wall (itself a parameter). You would need to add double the wall thickness to each dimension, since there are two walls, one on each side, in any direction. So OutsideWidth = InsideWidth + 2 * WallThickness, and so on.

[@nerdsanctuary8307]

Your comments at the beginning on parameters are really analogous proper coding as well. That really helped me to tie my knowledge of one to the other. I was thinking along those lines, but you affirmed my assumption. Thank you so much for these videos. They are priceless.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad these videos are helping you.

[@FarmCraft101]

I also found it annoying when the sketch would disappear as soon as you extrude something. If you go to preferences/general/design and uncheck 'autohide sketch on feature creation' it will quit doing that nonsense! Great videos, thank you for your teaching!

[@charleswells9682]

Thanks for this tip. I was approaching the "fold up like a cheap lawn chair" phase.

[@grahamsherwood102]

Great Tip re Autohide Sketch setting - it should default ON !

[@kacpermerkuriusz5642]

Its so nice to see you here! Love your vids!

[@utkf16]

Great tip and also a good reason to make sure we read the comments after each lesson

[@newalla344]

This is why I think you should go back and watch videos you like, after a while as things change. A new understanding of what you knew before and now after reading comments. Thanks again very well done.

[@markhwebster]

Excellent lesson! I love the way you are able to see potential confusing moments from the perspective of a student. Your pauses to explain are priceless. This is a sign of a true teacher. Thanks for building these. The slow progression through basic skills is top notch.

[@PaulLemars01]

Thanks for your guidance Paul. Lesson 5 complete and it's given me enough of a clue to use parameters in my design work. I've also modified you design a scootch on the cap to increase itself a bit so that it fits over the base easily. No 3D printer is perfectly accurate and line squish will oversize an object by about 0.1mm or so. This causes the cap to bind up so I added another parameter in the model called SquishComp which over sizes the cap by that amount. It's an absolute value since the squish isn't cumulative. Onto the next lesson. Once again thank you sir.

[@Graham_Wideman]

I would have thought that the slicer software in conjunction with the printer's profile would take care of this properly. After all, the slicer output G-code is not going to instruct the nozzle to extrude centered along a wall boundary line, it will be offset to one side by half the estimated width of the filament extrusion. That said, it is good to be aware that clearance can be addressed in the design tool like Fusion, and indeed is made easier by making clearance a parameter. Of course, all bets are off if you want to print the two parts assembled :-).

[@sanketss84]

just spectacular , your explanation has so much clarity it leaves no room for ambiguity.

[@tobinsexton6246]

I’m so very happy that you have this tutorial series!! I followed your Arduino series, with the intent of controlling parts I designed, but had been struggling with designing parts in Blender. The scaling issues were unending! This program is much better suited to designing functional prototypes, and your teaching method is perfectly suited for a mind like mine!

[@richterxxazula]

It's a good thing that Mr. McWhorter created contents like these, after seeing this and the previous parts of this series of lessons, I've felt that finally after all the previous attempts of learning fusion 360 and failed, I've finally found the path to winning the battle of becoming a successful Fusion 360 user. I feel like I've already won. Thank you Mr. McWhorter for your efforts of putting contents like this online and especially doing it for free.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Wow, thanks!

[@steves835]

This is an absolutely flawless tutorial. The lightbulb in my head was flickering before the lesson, but was completely alit and after. Thanks so much!!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Great to hear!

[@codetheway4743]

Mr. Paul, hope you are doing well, your work is really appreciated and respected. you are an amazing teacher, thank you again

[@vineetg]

Paul, you are a great teacher. Great style of teaching, and it truly represents what difference a real teacher can make. Kudos to you!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Be sure to check out the new Fusion 360 playlist.

[@jimbojimbo3d429]

Every time I watch one of your videos I think that they can't get any better, and then the next does! Thank for you doing these!

[@MarkL410]

Hi Paul, My name is Mick Lyons and I'm new to Fusion 360, I'm finding your lessons extremely helpful and at the moment quite easy to follow; so I just wanted to say a BIG thank you!

[@JonoandMatt]

You know when you get the tingles or chills? I get that in my brain when I watch your lessons lol, and that's how I know I'm learning. Love all your content

[@paulmcwhorter]

Jord, I have remade these lessons, and have a new updated play list. It would be good to move to the new lessons on fusion 360 on this channel.

[@mcpojack]

The light bulb has come on!! Outstanding lesson!!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Great! Lets all use parametric design from now on.

[@tcape72]

This Lesson was totally awesome! After following this I went back and created a round container using the same parameterization methods. Thanks, your teaching style is very understandable.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Great job!

[@omy2295]

Paul, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you. You are one selfless individual that loves people and loves what he is doing (gets satisfaction from both). I like your enthusiasm and dedication to uncovering the hidden keys to learning anything from Arduino, Raspberry Pi and now Fusion 360. Keep going man, you are doing a fantastic work!!

[@TheCerealHobbyist]

Paul - EVERY video gets me more jazzed to get more out of my 3d printer than just stuff I find on Thingiverse. I've understood the /idea/ of parametric CAD, but now I understand the POWER of it. Seriously, thank you. Your teaching style is just fantastic.

[@sheetskooter1]

I will tell you, I just downloaded Fusion 360 2 days ago. I needed to make something simple so I played around by myself. I have never designed or worked with much in 2d but I got it done in a couple hours because there was just thickness for the 3rd dimension. I have since wanted to design something more complex. I am glad I found your lessons. They go just slow enough to understand and do along with, but not too slow where you are waiting. I didn't understand how amazing this program was. Now in just these 5 videos I think I could take off running. I will however choose to learn more from the other ones.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad it is working for you.

[@robjdrum]

Thank you so much for this series! Excellent teacher! I'm 46 and this series is making me miss my school days. :) Most KZbin videos that try to teach are done by someone who is a pro at the subject yet far too many are not great teachers. It's so nice that your series comes from someone who is a teacher first. It takes a special person to be a great teacher. I've programmed all my life and this video REALLY got me excited about 360. Nothing better than variables! :) Thank you.

[@tmccash]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just started learning today. I am almost done with lesson 5 and I am way ahead of people that I know who have been using fusion 360 for months!

[@yagookie]

Brand new to this Paul, and I would like to thank you very much for making this powerful program so much more understandable and fun

[@antonellostella8544]

From Italy, you are great teacher

[@rippinross3238]

Every lesson is getting more and more excited about this

[@thewoodmaster]

I learn programs very quickly but Fusion has been kicking my you know what. Your videos have been so informative and to the point that I was able to work a model eye case from this video, I get excited when I come across videos on KZbin that hit the nail on the head.I know I will be able to master this program now, Thank you

[@ainik20]

I cannot believe this video it's already more than 2 years ago! This has been super helpful, very easy to follow, and much easier to understand than other videos that I was trying to follow! You taught this program like it is not a program, but a logical thinking process which can be easily translated to others! Thank you so much!!

[@stansmiley9271]

I *really* wish I had watched this as my first beginner Fusion tutorial series. Absolutely full of "cut to the chase" *have* to know information. Thank you!

[@spoonplug]

Terrific lessons. Paul you are a great teacher. You make me want to dig into everything you are teaching. But first I am learning Fusion 360 and the way you present things I am actually grasping this. Thank you so much.

[@paulmcwhorter]

Glad this is helping you learn. Thanks for the feedback.

[@ondraskala1233]

Hi Paul, amazing tutorials! I saw all arduino lessons and now I'm learning Fusion360. I would make this case even better by changing the line which is setting the gap between the bottom and the upper part. I would changed it as width+30, so those parts won't touch each other when I extend the width. Thanks a lot.

[@gweliver]

I feel as if I’m finally getting it, GREAT JOB. Lesson 3 on Constraints was right on! This is an area just like you stated, when not aware of the rule it causes great confusion that reminds me of a software problem or “locking-up”! Thanks Gary

[@terryk3118]

Learned so much from this video. Thank you for your efforts. Expertly explained and I learned things by accident that you weren't even trying to present.

[@populistparty2010]

I LOVE your method of teaching. It is just perfect for my "older" neural network! Some of the concepts and nuances of Fusion 360 (I cut my teeth on Sketchup) that I have struggled with for the past 6 weeks have been brilliantly cleared up in about 6 hours of your videos. Thank you so much for this quality content.

[@chaomanUS]

The bug that is mentioned at 16:09 is fixed in version 2.0.12392. Instead of drinking a cup of coffee, I am enjoying a glass of whiskey on St. Patrick's day. Thank you Paul for putting the series of nice Fusion 360 tutorial videos.

[@keitharnold7383]

Paul thank you so much for these great Fusion 360 tutorials! I'm a home hobbyist and was delighted to find a free CAD application with so much learn-once-use-forever power under the hood. But after days of watching KZbin tutorials of various smart people showing off Fusion 360 capabilities, I was still struggling to get my head in the game and continuously tying myself up in knots. Your emphasis on mastering 2D sketching with the foundational principles around dimension, position & constraints (along with the value of using parameters) has radically changed that, and while I've got a lot to learn there is now forward movement and "or die trying" seems less of a likely outcome!

[@arizonalockandsafe6626]

Mr. McWhorter I wish I would have had you as my math teacher in high school. I probably would have had a much different trajectory in my life. You are an excellent teacher and I am learning a ton from both your Fusion 360 and Arduino videos. I sincerely thank you.

[@creativebobbo]

Awesome video. I can see this being a HUGE time saver. Your lessons are phenomenal. Your ability to bypass the fluff and go right to the meat and potatoes is amazing. Thank you for posting these lessons.

[@ilyatulchinsky339]

Outstanding lessons! Today I watched 5 of them and understand them all. Over time I tried different Fusion beginner's tutorials (4 or 5 of them) and left frustrated because I didn't get all the material. After yours I feel like I am ready to design my stuff. Thanks a lot!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Those other guys are much more adept and expert than I am. That is good they know so much, but it is hard for them to put themselves in the place of a totally new learner. I learned this not coming from a CAD background so struggled mightilly with it. Hope you continue to find the material beneficial.

[@jeffjones1986]

Paul's a great instructor. He knows it, we all know it. After a certain point though the "thank you for being great" comments get in the way of folks that might have what I think he's actually looking for which is specific feedback about specific things he touched upon in the specific video. If you are thankful, and want him to know then click the heart icon above that says "THANKS" next to it and show him you appreciate him with real support. $10 or $20 would be nice. If you're just looking for a quick feel-good fix, then do what 1000 others have and leave a pointless thank you message here.

[@sridharsathya8719]

Glad that I stumbled upon this playlist. Even though the video is about 4 years old it's one of the most valuable lessons for Fusion 360.

[@jwalsho93]

thanks Paul another great video. i appreciate this lesson, the power of parameters is bountiful!

[@raymondfinch6572]

Hi i've never commented to any one before so here goes the first time. im 66 into every thing, now into 3d printing and design. i think your tutorials on Fusion 360 are absolutely fantastic, i'm up to lesson 5 over 2 days, and i've learnt so much really great thanks so much.

[@BigDaddysReef]

Thank you for these wonderful videos. These are the best teaching tutorials on any subject on KZbin that I have found. I am a 32 year old college educated man who is searching for a new career or startup my own business and I feel that your videos have greatly helped me understand the power of Fusion 360 and the potential I will have. Please continue these lessons. Thank you

[@zaqk2]

Hey Paul.... just started with your Fusion 360 tutorials... you have broken things down to very understandable chunks.... These parameters concept is very much relatable to vPython tutorials parameters... i am enjoying learning all of these tutorials.... Thank you once again man...

[@CBridgesrc4wd]

These videos are amazingly helpful, I’ve never even opened a design program before. I’ve already built two 3D objects. I have to force myself to take a break.

[@TheWordlesswonder]

My PLTW course switched from Inventor to Fusion 360--I am so thankful I found you Paul! You are a lifesaver with these instructional videos that show how to get the most benefits out of the Fusion program, and doing so in such a concise manner. I can't wait for my students to benefit from your sharing!

[@JCBoss76]

Its been 5 years since you made these videos and there have been some improvements and some changes to the user interface but these videos have really helped me master the concepts and user interface. I have also viewed Kevin Kennedy's videos which are very good but he really goes too fast and glosses over basic user interface. The combination of the two video series are really pretty complimentary. I would start with Paul's series at least through the first 5 and then if you want more technical approach, Kevin's series will be much easier to follow as you will now have a firm foundation on the basics. One best practice that you should follow from the beginning that Kevin stresses is to save your files and name all sketches and components as you go so when you have a more complex design of many sketches and components, you can navigate easily to the correct place.

[@jboconnor412]

Without a doubt, your tutorials have helped me more to understand Fusion 360 than anyone else. I truly appreciate the time and effort you put into their making. I am looking forward to more learning from your tutorials.

[@JuanAdam12]

Super-powerful and fundamental lesson. Thank you!

[@sashamuller9743]

I love your methodological approach to teaching

[@sdsmtmsee]

I have trying to learn Fusion (tried Blender but it didn't have the precision like AutoCAD) and Fusion was frustrating to learn - very different from AutoCAD. You have a unique gift of teaching!

[@dthillafap]

Other beginner fusion 360 videos claim to show the novice how to build an arduino enclosure in Olympian record breaking time. These for me, a beginner, have been a complete waste of time. Your videos Mr. McWhorter are a godsend and have made Fusion360 accessible not only to Fusion but to CAD . The features I like: There is an assumption the viewer knows nothing, terms are defined in detail, the pace is nice and slow, there is plenty of repetition, mistakes just as in real life are left in, plenty of simple basic examples , there is a deliberate structured approach from one video to the next. You are a master of your craft and an exceptional teacher. Subscribed.

[@crossthreadaeroindustries8554]

Well done - I did a pretty ragged deep dive into Fusion 360 1 1/2 years ago and started becoming aware of the benefits of parametrically designing my thingamajigs. Fast forward 1 1/2 years and finding your channel is a great boon a better restart with parametric design.

[@froggie5]

Just want to say how thankful and grateful I am for you taking the time to teach fusion 360. As a non digital organic person your videos have made something that seemed impossible much easier to understand and utilize. It is thrilling to begin to be able to use this tool, and understand this foreign language bit by bit. A heavy cloud has been lifted and I am so excited to learn and begin using this knowledge. It become very comfy sitting down to watch another tutorial with my cup of cocoa and feel good by the end, and not frustrated. Thank you sir.

[@GRainwater13]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much!!! You have my vote for teacher of the decade!

[@MrFegro]

Hi Paul, I agree, that we are privileged to have you tutoring us. I am gaining so much out of it, Thanks!

[@forestine_]

Thanks, Paul! Your teaching style really works with my brain.

[@1607rosie]

I didn't get to learn parameters , man your reaching us right , giving us a sound base.

[@learningturningmetal]

Hi Paul I have found this series of videos absolutely fantastic. I find your teaching methods really easy to understand and now I am able to design all sorts of things in Fusion 360. You are spot on when you say master the 2D side of things first before diving into 3D. Parametric design is really cool too. Many thanks for taking the time to make such clear and concise videos. Cheers Andrew

[@russdurkee5926]

Excellent videos Paul. You are a skilled teacher. I find your videos excellent and I recommend them to my students all the time. I am also using them myself to keep ahead of my kids.

[@paulmcwhorter]

I find staying ahead of the kids can be the hardest part. Sometimes a student asks me something, and I have to refer them to one of their classmates who already knows more than me in some areas.

[@TheMinishKid]

I don't know why, but at 6:27 when Paul whips the top of that box out of nowhere, it makes me laugh so hard! Oh, yeah, I'm loving these tutorials. Excellent job Paul, I'm learning so much!!

[@paulmcwhorter]

You did not see that one coming did you? Appreciate the kind words.

You hold a great pace for new learners like myself. I have been doing some work in Autocad before but this is a whole new level. I wish I had had a teacher of your calibre when I first learned. :)

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@DavidLeibs]

Wow, for me this is the lesson that really sells Fusion 360. This is how programmers think!

[@paulmcwhorter]

And engineers. The truly great ones think like this. Unfortunately, there are many programmers and engineers that dont think clearly now days.

[@shfunky]

sorry for repeating myself, but this is outstanding course. thank you so so much for sharing your knowledge sir.

[@kellyvb9881]

EXCELLENT lessons, I still toying with the thought on getting a printer BUT thought i'd better learn some design first. Looking forward to ALL lessons in this series. -Kelly in San Antonio

[@sz72909]

If you want a parametric box for glasses, I suggest making the INSIDE rectangle fit the glasses, so when you OFFSET out (not in), or change the wall thickness, then any size of glasses will fit.

[@kensdc]

Paul, I cannot thank you enough for these videos! excellent material & excellent help, cheers!!

[@jenniferbertke2238]

Hi, I have been working through your new and improved Arduino tutorials with my husband and recently started Fusion 360 with my 12 year old son. My son is awesome at TinkerCAD and I think it will be great for him to expand his design thinking, especially to consider parameters! We are just trying to replicate your work in each segment. As I tell him, homework is important! (Full disclosure, I teach high school students.) THANKS!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Love to hear stories of parents spending time and teaching their children. There might actually be a few good things coming out of this lock down. Hope you guys will check out the arduino series on this channel

[@francescoderasmo2968]

Paul, you are an eloquent patient teacher. You must be a meticulous Electrical Engineer, which is more conceptual and abstract than other sciences. I do not sleep well at night, so I watch documentaries or instructional videos. I stumbled across your series of videos. Impressively detailed and presented at the right speed. I have spent the last two months producing functional parts for my lifestyle and home, but operated on the trial and error learning curve. Once I saw your instructional video, I understood your message perfectly. A sleepless night was in the cards. However when I got up and made a pot of Espresso, I was obsessively recreating your Parametric eyeglass case. Based on your methodical lesson about the concept and not the act, I managed to put it together from memory. I did not remember the precise dimension, but it did not matter. It's all PARAMETRIC. I entered similar mm dimensions. It all worked out perfectly. Thank you. I have two or three projects in mind for the near future. 1- Single eyeglass case for my friends. 2- A belt case for my cell phone, eyeglasses/sun glasses interchangeably especially for summer ware. 3- A cylindrical granular sugar dispenser that dispenses 1/2 teaspoon a at time right over the 8 ounce cup or the Italian demitasse. I may integrate a cup size limit index volume drop. I am also planning an espresso precise drop for my morning coffee , and my afternoon coffe for my stovetop old fashioned perfect temperature brewer. You are inspiring! ! You corrected "My multiple Nonsense movements" I am Not cursing the Autodesk team anymore. You are prefect. Thank YOU Francesco

[@aoates2249]

Hi Paul from Sheffield, England, UK........ This is definitely the best episode so far in your Fusion series. A Brilliant tutorial demonstrating how important variables and parameters really are in any design process, be it modelling or say coding...I love how everything learnt just simply fell into place with the example dimension changes right at the end of your video...Brilliantly done :) With you holding the torch my fear of CAD has taken a back seat ..Thank You :) Andy

[@mariocacovich5286]

Best teacher ever - old school ,but too many coffe. I like that

[@jamesbabcock6320]

Paul, I am enjoying your teaching methods. I have a suggestion, for lip or wall thickness set variables to a negative # for offset.

[@jesseglessner3628]

Just seeing how you added the second item to ONE FILE was worth watching this segment although I did get more from it than that. I'm just getting into 3-D Printing and I'll watch your videos on that also.

[@karstenulrikviby]

Thank you! I was searching for absolute beginners stuff, and people started throwing words like parametric design around, without bothering to explain this. At least now so I understood it. This is very usefull! On to the next episode!

[@vladsemenenko1499]

very good tutorial, thank you!

[@n3rdartist]

You are world's best teacher ever.. Your teaching skill is amazing.

[@philnewman1110]

Brilliant video as always Paul, really enjoying this series and much more i actually believe i am learning some really good stuff from it, i have to watch each video a couple of times to grasp every lesson but it is getting clearer by the minute. Thanks very much!

[@thedoctor5240]

brilliant videos..........best ive seen for beginners on the net

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@calvincassle7153]

I am so grateful for your videos and I am excited to see my progress because of your teaching approach. I think I have a fighting chance of making some good designs!

[@paulmcwhorter]

Wonderful!

[@colehawkins6623]

Exactl video Paul. You have brought me from nothing too actually knowing have to somewhat navigate fusion. Thanks so much.

[@gweliver]

This entire series so far just shows me what a great teacher you are. I feel these instructions are coming alive for everyone watching! Why, because you have brought the teacher tools to your videos, and you are passionate and experienced in the skill sets needed to be successful, Have a wonderful Thanksgiving for you and your family! Gary Weliver

[@paulmcwhorter]

Thanks! Just finished the thanksgiving meal, and ready for a nap.

[@3dlearningnoob348]

This Episode Open my eyes to a higher Dimension for what is possible with fusion360. Youre explaining is so clear. Thx for that.

[@marcusgallagher1723]

Thank you for this series. I just created my first design without following along to a video. A simple 1-2-3 block from the machining world. I was surprised at how easy it was to do after following along for the first 4 videos. Now I'm back to keep learning some more. Thanks again!

[@stevephillips5392]

Hi Paul. Great video. I used the case design as a basis for a parametric box. I notice that the offset can be set to a parameter during first entry if you make that entry in the 'offset parameters box that comes up instead of directly in the sketch. Thanks for this video, I have been put off on Autodesk befire for the exact reasons you explained. Steve

[@richardrice893]

This is very nicely explained, Thank you. As a professional luthier, I have old world ways of building and repairing stringed instruments, and I built a large cnc mill from scratch, 10 years ago. Sadly, I have been dependent on my sons for every drawing or line of code that has passed through it. In other words, it's a huge doorstop that eats half my garage- if I didn't have brilliant sons on my team. Learning Fusion 360 seems more possible via your instruction, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate your videos. It is my hope to be able to create on my own, as their time constraints are crushing me at this point. I found Rhino very difficult and confusing, this is still pretty daunting- but within the realm of possibilities. Again, thank you. This is giving me hope, the Autodesk instructional videos leave me high and dry.

[@bluehueful]

Parameters are awesome. I love it!

[@Texicles]

Thank you for your awesome series of lessons Paul! Edit: I deleted my previous writeup detailing an issue that I was having following your parametric offsets. After quite a bit of research, I found that Fusion no longer supports negative values for offsets and you must use the "flip" option in the offset dialog box to indicate the correct direction for the offset. Hopefully this is helpful for anyone who has issues following along with this video.

[@rlhunt2]

This is my second time around on your 360 lessons. I appreciate what you have done and I hope more of your knowledge sticks with me better and longer this time. You are a great teacher. Thank you

[@Jick_Channel]

I love parameter, once you learn it, you don't want to be a wild man again. You will set parameter to all your design!

[@sallyjardine6873]

The way you have it set up, changing your lip height will change the overall length. I would set up the overall length and then base all other dimensions off this, such as OverallLength - LidLength - LipHeight for bottom height.