Getting Started with Fusion 360 Part 1 - BEGINNERS START HERE!

In this video, learn how to create your first model in Fusion 360! This video will go over everything you need to get started, including navigation, creating Sketches, creating 3D objects, and saving your model!

[@Rxmedic43]

Out of the top 5 videos I saw for this program yours was by far the most thorough. You explained the controls themselves which is what was tripping me up. The other guys would jump right in to "Ok let make this object." They would briefly describe projects, and how to save your file, but wouldn't describe the controls themselves. Thank you for breaking this down and being thorough.

[@auriuman78]

Agreed. "Make the object" is useless if you don't know how to first navigate its canvas.

[@quintinpearson8907]

I agree with this. spent a great chunk of my day yesterday getting lost on small things in the previous tutorials. this is much better if you're getting your hands on for the first time

[@xt8ob]

This is the best introductory video on Fusion 360 that I've found. I've been manhandling Tinkercad for the last 5 years and decided to join the big kids with Fusion 360. This video helped a TON. Thank you!

[@TheNytfire]

Done some other tutorials and this one was by far my favorite. Used to do a ton of CAD in college but its been a decade and trying to get back into it

[@dominaspina]

You taught me SketchUp and now learning Fushion360 😂. Thanks, Justin!

[@coinopanimator]

Great Stuff. Originally the triangle piece of the handle wasn't an extrudable piece but I started again and it all worked. Thanks

[@EnchiladaBro]

i must be having same issue, the bottom square lines are all black, but when i deleted the triangles center line, it made the triangle lines blue... and aft5er making the circle for the dowel, both that circle and the top square/bottom triangle line is red??? ... Idk i followed the dudes instructions... not sure

[@simondemler4097]

Just like to say thanks for putting your time into creating this learning asset for use newbies as it was very helpful.

[@KJDidItAgain]

Your videos are always so simple to understand. Thank you!

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@Zuxkas]

best tutorial for beginners, subbed mate! Thank you sooo much for this, quick and easy to understand!

[@alexferrari8413]

just started mechanical drafting this semester so this is perfect thanks

[@scottsavill7207]

Got all the way to the extrude dowel and cant select it... i've lost the little dot thing in the middle of the circle...help!

[@Hutch5321]

Yeah, I had the same problem.

[@Hutch5321]

Hopefully, you figured it out by now, but in case you didn't: Go to your left side that lists all the sketches, select 'Sketch1'. On the left side, there is what looks like a little eye. You need to click on that to make the sketch visible and then you'll see the center dot in the middle of the hole. Hope that helps. Hutch

[@biblestudybyvideo]

Same for me. Nothing seems to allow me to select it.

[@taiarenthlei909]

This is one of the most detailed and basid, easy to understand for dummies tutorial. Subscribed and liked.

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@mike85180]

wow, such an awesome beginner tutorial, and likewise, you're a great instructor. Big big thanks.

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Really glad I've been able to help! :)

[@ajiipforArabic]

Thanks for the amazing introductory tutorial. Do you have a paid Fusion 360 course that we could enroll in?

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Not at the moment - I would like to add a Fusion 360 course at some point though

[@oleholkhovskyy2810]

Thank you, very clear and useful tutorial

[@teosinghsyiem9426]

hello sir, which one do you recommend for woodworkers - Sketchup or Fusion 360 ?

[@tashfiqahmed9586]

Thank you

[@Mattieh00u]

Thanks for these videos. When I move/copy a body it only follows the grid. it doesn't align with the other body if that body is not aligned with the grid

[@stevenlane9272]

New subscriber here, very informative video for a Noob like me.

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Welcome aboard!

[@espjason]

Very well explained

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@masood6086]

nice thanks for share

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@gwallamagfedpaintball767]

Link to the software can’t find it

[@vonpoop1102]

Gave up at the handle, I'm afraid. 'The circle we already sketched' - no sign of it to select.

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Go back in sketch mode and draw a new circle and extrude that.

[@Tanguylecoutre]

I had this same issue, but what I did was go into the bodies and hid them with the "eye" icon. and then I only had my first sketch selected which better allowed me to grab that face of the circle to then extrude. after I had it selected I unhid the other elements of the toolbox again.

[@koshkakk]

What worked for me was to ensure that the 'eye' for sketch 1 was ON. Then I was able to select the circle.

[@biblestudybyvideo]

@@koshkakk Yes! Thank you!

[@simondemler4097]

@@koshkakk thank you. I spent ages trying to extrude the circle and your tip fixed it!

[@Gboyrides]

Dude, I'm sure you're very knowledgeable with this it sounds like but this is confusing as hell and definitely not good for beginners

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Which part specifically are you getting stuck on?

[@StrixTechnica]

Thanks for the intro, I'm just dipping my toes into Fusion for the first time, having dabbled with FreeCAD and not much enjoying it. Fusion looks a lot slicker and intuitive. (It should do!) Question: 15:51 What's the advantage of keeping each sketch/extrusion as a separate body rather than joining them?

[@nestortorres5458]

I am positively impressed and grateful for your willingness to help rookies like me understand the intricacies of Fusion 360. Very well presented and easy to follow. 👍

[@chucksdesk]

I so much enjoyed this part 1. I have tried other tutorials and constantly got lost. I appreciate you going into the more detail of what you click on etc. I did have a problem following you in one part, the dowel. After many failures, I finally got it to work but I don't understand how. I guess what I don't understand is how you selected the hole (circle). I hope you can clear that up for me or direct me to where I could get a better understanding of this. You have the best instruction I have yet found and I plan to stay with you as my primary instructional video. Thanks

[@ZachTangen]

It took me a few minutes of playing around to figure out what happened here too. At 14:27 he sets Sketch1 to visible. Once you do that, the middle of the circle will become selectable and you can use the extrusion tool like he shows at 19:10.

[@alvarofrederico3719]

@@ZachTangen thank you man, I was getting mad!

[@grupith8310]

@@ZachTangen Thank you so much! This is the part I got stuck on like everyone else.

[@GeneKoro]

I am SO glad to see you've refreshed your "Beginner" videos ... which was great (the best, actually) for getting me started many years ago. Since I haven't been using Fusion for awhile, this is the perfect refresher for me, so a hearty "Thanks".

[@Speedmeister69]

Fyi, make sure you dont deselect your sketch for the circle so you can extrude it. I did and was losing my mind trying to figure it out

[@WellsLarry]

I don't understand why my extrude command gives me an arrow opposite from yours. To extrude in the same direction, front to back, I put a negative before the distance. Not on all the extrudes, just the ones on the first part, the first end piece and later the dowel.

[@BeerBoz]

Great videos...But I can't follow cuz I don't understand other then meters, like the rest outside USA

[@TheFusionEssentials]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZvNhpusotSSrtU

[@BeerBoz]

@@TheFusionEssentials Thank you for the reply, but that's not what I meant. It's just so complicated to try to keep up with inches and feet; you don't really get a sense of the size. But thanks, otherwise, really good videos.

[@mikelochman16]

Thanks for the great tutorial. I was only having one small issue. When i go to create the dowel and extrude it, its extruding the entire top all of the way across and not just the circle even though i only have the circle selected..

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know if you have any questions about this video in the comments below! :)

[@koshkakk]

What caused me a problem was at about 18:24, the rectangle tool is used to carefully mark out the EXTREME corners, but then a little later, when performing the extrude, the 'missing long rectangular section also has to be selected to obtain the full base. The words used are "make sure that I've picked up this face as well", which I missed on a couple of viewings. The question is why ?

[@jameswhite6388]

I got tripped up on the same thing. Why didn't it just grab the whole thing when you select the rectangle? I'm so brand new to this that I may not even be asking the right question. In any case, @koshkakk, thanks for your comment; you saved me from flunking the first tutorial!

[@StringerCourier]

Your tutorials on CG Essentials were always my go-to resource when learning Blender. Now that I'm getting into 3d printing, Fusion 360 comes highly recommended as a modeling tool. So, I was so pleased to stumble onto these tutorials for Fusion. Your manner of presenting concepts in a clear, understandable way is great. Keep up the great work.

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Glad I've been able to help! I actually really like Fusion for maker style modeling like this - super powerful tool! :)

[@MrNytrosdad]

I have been toying with 360 for 5 years with troubles. I finally bought the subscription for my business and an employee who knows how to use it. You speak my language of learning, whatever language that is. THANK YOU SO MUCH, the first 15 min. have been sooooo helpful. I am looking forward to all your videos here!!!

[@jimbrunet2614]

Thanks for the tutorial. I could not extrude the handle and the shift key does not work to enter orbit mode.

[@CostisPan]

Same for me, I couldn't extrude the handle.

[@CptnKraken]

As a complete beginner, this is by far my favorite series on this software! My main question is - is there anything different I should be doing if I am mainly creating objects for 3D printing as opposed to woodworking (or other forms of manufacturing?) Such as: Should I still be creating new bodies for different "parts" of my files - or should I be joining them? Thanks again for the great tutorials!

[@rickmosher5862]

The most frustrating thing about Fusion is nothing seems to work for me like what is demonstrated. @21:30 When I click the inside face of the object, then try to create a sketch for the wall, I cannot get the line to continue past the 2nd point. I click to place the first point, enter 3/4 for the length, the tool asks to specify the next point, when I click, the line ends. I'm not able to continue the line, it doesn't say specify the next point like it did when i created the first sketch. I must have accidentally turned something off that allows me to continue the line to create a shape, but I have no idea what. I've searched forums and no one else seems to have this issue. Any ideas?

[@PurityVendetta]

I have exactly the same problem but haven't found a solution yet.

[@NateBahler-nb4xd]

This Might be me getting ahead of myself. And maybe you did it this way to show the tools better. But I found once I had one wall and one side I merged the two objects and them duplicated them and rotated them/moved them until they moved into each other such that I mirrored the shape and had both sides and the front and the back. Is there a reason not to do this?

[@RH-nk7eo]

For parametric designs it's a bad idea because it gives you less flexibility to change things going forward.

[@KrisPrans]

I don't comment on videos often, but I have to say - this tutorial was amazing. Crystal clear, straight to the point but also not skipping over details. I am so happy to have found your videos and I will be going over your Fusion 360 beginner playlist over the next several days to learn the basics and hopefully start designing my own models for 3D printing!

[@STIIICKLE]

You have saved me so much time. I'm new to Fusion and trying to create my own projects for 3D printing. This has been a life and time saver for me for making useful and simple things. Thank you sir. Liked and subscribed.

[@johnparker2636]

Very new to Fusion so appreciate you making these tutorials. Have been able to follow mostly. Currently can’t highlight the hole to extrude the handle. Fusion keeps grabbing the whole side, so not sure what I’m doing wrong. Any ideas?

[@Raknarek]

I had the same problem. After a bit of trial and error, I found out that the sketch for the end side was not visible and therefore the hole could not be selected. Once I made it visible it worked. Hopefully it solves the problem for you too.

[@johnparker2636]

thanks - will check what i did.@@Raknarek

[@howtoinvest4yourself241]

would I be able to use the personal user license to produce and follow along with the lessons your showing here?

[@TheFusionEssentials]

I believe so

[@iamwho524]

Hello That was a very good video Kindly reply I'm unable to do one thing that is I'm unable to extrude the circle. Kindly tell me what is the reason When I give the extrude command, there is no way of selecting the circle for extruding

[@Rebel-from-Hell]

Im having same issue, have you figured it out?

[@Rebel-from-Hell]

Actually, just figured it out. On the side under "Sketches" click on the "eye" icon to view it

[@weswait1579]

Great instructional video! I do have one question. I have a 4k monitor and the grid lines are hard to see. In prefs under drawing I maxed out the setting but no decernable difference, am I missing something to get darker grid lines? thanks again for you support.

[@bizbazboz]

is fusion 360 still free for personal use ? I can't see an option for that anywhere

[@Jasminn451]

Ya,you can log in as a student for personal use for free

[@EnchiladaBro]

no matter what i do, the two angles lines for the beginnnig triangle are NOT constrained. so they are blue, and when i delete the center black line, it makes the topsquare/bottom tringle line red, as well as the circle for the dowel... what am i doing wrong here? i coppied you EXACTLY MANY TIMES ?????

[@VaryprshotOfficial]

Barely starting video, and Im wondering if youre going to cover 'revisiting settings'. Lets say I finished doing some adjustments to any parameter, how would I go back to that settings to adjust. I had issues doing that in another video tutorial. I didnt know how to adjust a mistake without ctr + z.

[@RandomTorok]

At about 20 minutes into the video when I try to create the filet it doesn't select the two lines. You don't show your filet dialog so I can't see what I'm doing wrong.

[@god1aj]

Great video, at first fusion does not seem intuitive at all, but I think with just watching the first video of yours , it does become more intuitive. So hopefully by binge watching your videos, while doing it on my laptop, I’ll be able to make some simple objects for my 3d printer 🙏🏻

[@darrellkc48]

You just convinced me to use Fusion 360 for my modeling hobby. I have been using AutoCAD LT for 20 years as a commercial foodservice designer, so Fusion 360 has similar operations and processes. I will be downloading the program and then following your fine tutorial.

[@vmcv3284]

Hi man, I am checking your video and I like that Fusion 360 seems very easy to use....I have a mac now but when I had a windows machine I used to use Caligari Truespace 7.5 with Vray, super super easy and can create great renderings, I use 3d for exhibition stands, interiors and exteriors...I don't know if you know TrueSpace but if you do...do you think Fusion 360 is a good alternative to TrueSpace? as I said, I'm on mac and I cannot longer use truespace and I don't want to use a VM. Cheers mate

[@jpmiller8098]

A problem I have always had when starting with new programs is where all the files go. How do you organize a project etc? That seems to me the place to start. I have used Fusion 360 and can make sketches and create bodies. But I keep losing stuff because I don't understand the organization of stuff.

[@964cuplove]

thx for the video, great starting point. a few remarks as a millimeter user I can still type 1,5" and get the awkward length that is 1.5 inches as I had to repeatedly jump back and forth, chapter marks would have been helpful... also why not mention the fusion version somewhere easy to find for future watchers ? things change and videos unfortunately do not autoupdate... 👍

[@dannyhatrick1836]

Hi, why when I add the wood colour some of the edges don't colour in? Like the wall of the tool chest is now wood but the top of the wall is still grey and it wont let me select appearance when I right click. Thanks

[@mellis1976]

Great timing on starting this series, I'm just getting started in Fusion 360, so thank you! Could you do a future video on making boxes with finger joints and how to deal with the Kerf? Also any design help with other laser cut projects.

[@katalynK]

I agree and support all the compliments said by others in their comm and I have some questions: you said to always select New Body and not Join. What is the reason for that? Is it specific to this project only? I, for e.g., need to make an enclosure (box + lid) for 3D printing with different material and/or vacuum casting. When is it ok to join the sketches?

[@bobw222]

Hmmm. Installed F360 3/12/24. Started in on this tutorial, and everything goes good until I get to extruding the handle at 19:12. I've redone this three times, and the centerpoint for the circle no longer exists on the outer edge of the end. The centerpoint for the circle on the inside edge exists and I can extrude from there, but that leaves a hole in this end, and extends the handle .75" past the outside edge of the other end panel. That would be fine, except I can't select the handle to move it... (yes it was created as a body.) Any ideas?

[@PurityVendetta]

Given that you asked us to leave our queries and questions in the comments there arenmany answers. I complete the first body then no matter how I try i cannot make the sketch of the side work. Also,how do you zoom in and our while doing other operations?

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

So, the "base" of this toolbox is below the plane. Is that gonna be a problem later?

[@reefrookies]

Perfect tutorial for a beginner. By far the best one. Off we go!

[@stephenbrady298]

This has been a good video compared to other but you really need to slow down and properly explain steps and where to find things instead of just going to options and doing them. I spent 10 minutes skipping back and playing it again just to grasp what your doing while trying to do it myself. For beginners it's far to hard to keep up while splitting attention. You teach as though this is a refresher for a second year class and not step by step explanations for people who haven't touched this program

[@johndunn9819]

Why is my page always different than the tutorial? Mine has no line, rectangle, fillet, etc... It's so difficult to corelate your screen and learn when tools and methods are not the same. Ugh 😫

[@stratuspei9405]

Very nice tutorial, thanks! Looking forward to the next part.

[@JerryBWagoner]

This looks like the tutorials I've been hoping for. Thank you. I'm having an issue where I can't see/edit the dimensions of a sketch. Is there a state where sketches can get in where they no longer offer the menu item "show dimensions"? Is there a reason when I can get the menu item to show, it doesn't seem to show the dimensions?

[@stevensnead4833]

Thanks for the video. Very detailed. The only think is my was in metric and it took a bit to get to inches. Also the pan and would have been nice. For the like me here is a link that I was able to pick up the navigation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnSzqqyVh7t4nq8

[@rushantgautam3443]

so one question please anyone help me with this: Whenever I click on sketch and choose a plane, it takes me back to 0,0, which changes the whole layout, is there any way to stop that and start sketch from where i select it?

[@Charlesredporsche]

Your videos would be better if you could stop yourself from saying "right" over and over. Unnecessary and annoying.

[@garnetdrakiotes8389]

Helpful, however the first stumble was not showing how to change the default metric measurements to imperial.

[@kehindehassan8668]

Brilliant video!!! Thank you. I am now a subscriber :)

[@howtoinvest4yourself241]

This is a very great video for complete Beginners that's great... I can't wait to get to the advanced lessons

[@Blackcloud_Garage]

Glad you used inches instead of mm. That’s a first.

[@Allemay]

How do you zoom and rotate without clicking on the orbit or arrow buttons all the time? This is driving me nuts! Thank you.

[@bensupernova2993]

Hey Justin, thank you for providing free access and indexing such great education. Your earlier vidoes were some of the only useful Fusion videos I could find for many years as a beginner,

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Glad I've been able to help! :) Thanks for watching!

[@Dexter101x]

At 17:09 this method is creating that side that's selected to be slightly offset on the side of the front, and there's no way to move it into position, well for a noob like me. Is there a way to move the wall into position again? I'm doing this with mm and not inches

[@mickylindle]

I'm not a beginner beginner, but I could use a refresher. Two year hiatus and all

[@tritoobe]

By far the best tutorial for beginners in Fusion 360 I came across on KZbin. Thanks for sharing!

[@Plan-C]

Thanks. Coming over from SketchUp Make 2017 lol. Do you have to group all those components prior to exporting as STL or is it clever enough to realize that is the intention?

[@ZamoCris]

Thank you so much.

[@DenysMavrynsky]

Would be nice to explain what actually happens at 18:25. Just before that you drew a rectangular sketch which covers all the walls faces (looking from bottom). And suddenly this sketch doesn't cover the face you selected during creating sketch. Confusing.

[@ryanlim474]

hey, did you find out what was the issue?

[@hamzabaddie7409]

so this is like auto-cad but have simulations and animate ur object or subject?

[@pratham_751]

really helpful. do you have a beginner's playlist?

[@majorhavoc9693]

Why did the circle become a hole when everything was extruded?

[@johncane2304]

im good at cads ,sketch up but ill try this program xd

[@derrickricks9047]

I couldn't get the handle to work. and my floor looked different.

[@jonathangdavies]

I started and got as far as when inches are talked about for the first line, but mine seems setup for mm. Might be helpful to have mentioned how to make sure the design is using inches.

[@jonathangdavies]

Found it - Document Settings Tree, Document Settings, Units, Change Active Units

[@mattmoyer1912]

Hey just wanted to say thank you for the content. I watched one of your other series' to get started about a month ago when i got into 3d printing and making functional prints. It helped alot to follow your content.

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Really glad I've been able to help! :)

[@erdmx.]

Thanks for the video. I just downloaded 360. Even though this is my first experience with cad software, it seems very intuitive but your playlist will save me tons of time. Liked and subscribed!

[@seppolehti6294]

I can't find center from holes to make last part ?

[@philralph7036]

THANK YOU! I have been thinking of starting to learn this for hobby projects, and have been frustrated until now. I use a Cricut, and the software is very similar to Windows....but fusion is a more professional tool that needs some work. I sat, watched and have been able to create what I want to draw, well started to anyway.

[@nightzelmods]

I have completely maxed out tinkercad's capabilities and I am finally sitting down and learning fusion360. This was amazingly helpful and I am kicking myself for not jumping ship sooner!

[@mikeruth784]

Hi. Im very new to this Fusion 360 and trying not to lose my mind...lol. In general your videos are great but the frustrations come from the differences that i see online to my real life. And i cant figure it out. Simple things like why is your cursor highlighted yellow?. I cant get mine to change. As i sketch i dont see the save bar in the top middle ever pop up. Finally i follow exactly step by step and when i get to the base, my base wants to extrude inward...not away(out,downwards) like yours does. Im stuck!. Help Thanks

[@bTusler]

I tried to use the tutorial help, created a box, then the rounded edges on top went ok. Then I selected to do the axis, it said to make a circle on top of the box, could not figure it out, clicked ,right clicked tried what i know (which is nothing ) but could not progress. any suggestions :) This started when I measured a "D" size battery and thought it would be fun to do it in Fusion 360, LoL for me that was a total joke..

[@BestICan]

Great video. Might I suggest including design concepts for beginners. For example, Why separate "Bodies?" Why not "Join" as a selection as you add to your model.

[@VulpesMaximus]

It was a good video, I’ve been using fusion for months, but Im definitely complicating things while I’m doing my models. This was simple and helpful.

[@1Hyetech]

Great tutorial. I am trying find a good program to start with. I am a 3D printer and want to design my own designs, without depending on Thingiverse which i can find a object that suites my purpose. Love how you walkthrough the steps. Thank you

[@ChrisHowell-h7n]

The center point of your plain is not in the center of your screen, when I follow these directions mine is. The problem is that when I start sketching I run out of real-estate very quickly because it's running off screen. I can't seem to move the plain around like in Tinkercad. What setting to I need to adjust to have my center point offset like yours?

[@trex5724]

Thank you for your videos but there are certain things you fail to provide that are vital to understanding and following you. I noticed that while you're using your mouse to select etc, you're also using your zoom tool, I'm guessing with your other hand. Is there are keyboard shortcut to the zoom tool? Also how can one simply modify a sketch after it has been finished. I noticed my sketch was too wide and needed to shorten it. How would you do that. Also I'm not sure if you're on a Mac or PC but your instruction to shift plus mouse to orbit doesn't work on a Mac.

[@mariocaceres5270]

Thank you for your tutorials. They are very helpful. I learned a lot from the ones you have for SketchUp and now that I want to learn Fusion 360 I'm glad to see you also have tutorials for Fusion 360 as well.

[@timrf79]

Glad that you are back after a 3year break! Great videos, keep them coming!

[@TheFusionEssentials]

That's the plan!