Fusion 360 for Woodworkers Part 4 - Modeling a WOOD BOX!

[@JJ-wu4cv]

Just starting out inFusion360. You have already increased my understanding 10-fold! Thank you

[@danielc6779]

I'm liking this series but I'm confused.....why do you keep drawing two lines then using the rectangle to close them in instead of just creating a rectangle from the start?? Thanks!

[@alejandroperez5368]

Because there are many ways to do things in Fusion360. But his way is definitely not the most straightforward one. Just draw a rectangle from the origin and dimension it...

[@DougBerwick-xd2nu]

Any ideas on why my fusion 360 does not seem to be inferencing? When my son who works in Fusion often tried my version he couldn't get it to inference as well.

[@tnisan]

Great content! Changing the sketch after mirroring the front piece was the most challenging to follow through, but I got it!

[@martingard494]

Had to do this one twice to get it to work. Excellent content

[@lebensschueler]

You are the man! Thanks for creating all those videos! Helps a lot!

[@katherinemorris6480]

This what I need to do. Will try to duplicate your plan with parameters to modify the size later. Not sure on the first go I got how you were doing those box joints. But I watch again. Thanks.

[@bvr2007]

Hey Justin. I am finding your video's fantastic. It is helping me so much. Please keep up the great work.

[@TheFusionEssentials]

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

[@terpax]

Some of the better videos I've watched covering Fusion basics, but I see a lot of questions going un-answered...

[@cpschief]

Thanks Justin! For those having problems inferencing around the 5 minute mark, change your preferences as follows: Preferences > General > Design: "Auto project edges on reference" ON. Thanks to others who pointed this out. Posting here in the hopes that folks may see it sooner.

[@matheusbortolin7777]

Really good class man, best ones so far. Thanks

[@carlosedu007]

Hi Justin, great video! Thanks. Question: how do I generate a CNC cutting plan from the finished box on min 15:30? Do you have a video explaining how? Thanks.

[@enriqueromero1559]

Good work If possible a video of how to breaking a part or nest for CNC Thanks

[@howlproducts]

Well. This is embarrassing. but i am stuck at 2:45. When you find the midpoint of the line using the line tool, my cursor is not giving me any indication that i am at the middle. I really appreciate the help!

[@budj13]

Thanks for making this series. I'm a life-long woodworker and I've been designing all my projects and furniture pieces in SketchUp for years. I recently decided I needed a better 3D tool for making my models for 3D printing and decided to start using Fusion 360. I'm really impressed with the power and ease of putting real detail into the models. I am blown away with the create drawing functionality. It is nice that you have created examples/tutorials specific to woodworking. I noticed that the mirrored side and back had the wood grain running orthogonal to the long axis. Can I control that?

[@jasonsmithroofing]

Hey Justin, thanks for these videos. Can you or have you done any videos on implementing non traditional joinery? Like pocket holes or dominos? Would love to see how we can use them in our plans.

[@froedrick69]

i learned more off of two of this guys videos than I did off of 10 or another channels vids. thanks a ton!!!

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Glad to help!

[@ericbarreto1550]

@@TheFusionEssentials Hi Justin, so I`m new to fusion 360 and I was following exactly what you were doing, but at 5:36 when I try to align my line to the same point you did, it just simply doesn`t work, that reference line doesn`t show up... can you please help me? I saw that a lot of people are having the same issue here in the comments, thank you :)

[@chappycole5372]

I'm trying to learn (and love) 360. One consistent issue I have is trying to sketch or modify solids and use existing features from other elements as snap points. For some things, like drawing a line, it works. For other things, like Make Rectangular Pattern, it doesn't. Any tips?

[@AlexBrunner]

I am struggling with the same. When I want to draw the sketch for the second board (5:40) I am missing most of the reference points from the previous sketch. I have re-drawn it many times, but I am not understanding where the issue lies.

[@AlexBrunner]

Ahhhhh. Preferences > General > Design: "Auto project edges on reference" ON.

[@Nick-uo7bn]

When I mirror one of the sides the small cut out piece is some how raised slightly higher on the mirror copy

[@mikekirk3406]

Great stuff. I am coming over from SketchUp but liking how Fusion 360 handles things.

[@spin5tape495]

hey Justin great materials - please keep going like this :) already Subscribed ! Happy Easter

[@TheFusionEssentials]

Thanks! Happy Easter to you as well!

[@Gaglibu]

Thank you for creating parts 1-3

[@bh19954]

I followed the tutorial closely, but @ 5:36 When I try to align my line to the point you just aligned, I don't have that blue line (and I can't seem to reference no matter what I do). What could be the issue?

[@ericbarreto1550]

I have the same issue, did you figure out how to solve it?

[@mattwilson1664]

Glad its not just me, I had the same issue. Turning on the "Auto project edges on reference" setting in Preferences -> General -> Design fixed it for me. It seems like that setting allows it to do the snapping/inferencing on edges outside of the current sketch

[@ericbarreto1550]

@@mattwilson1664 Thanks man, it worked :)

[@timothylitostansky1339]

@@mattwilson1664 I have been racking my brain on this one. This worked, although I had to restart Fusion for the setting to take effect. Thanks!

[@janegimpelj3155]

Great Videos. I have run into a problem in this wood box. At 10:33, after you mirror the sides, there are gaps; so, you go to the timeline and right click on 'Sketch 3' and select 'edit sketch'. They you drew some lines on the profile to fill the holes and trimmed what you don't want and then Finish sketch. All good so far. You went back to the timeline and went to 'Extrude 1'. When you hovered over it, the side board turned blue. When I do this, nothing happens anywhere on my model. No blue polygons. If I select 'edit feature', I get taken to what looks like the sketch not the board face. The Edit feature box states for Profile - missing profiles whereas yours states '1 selected'. I went through this a few times with the same result and watched your video over and over again. I don't know if there is something different in the Fusion 360 that is out now (2022) or is it something I have done and not aware of what it is? Any ideas? Thanks.

[@janegimpelj3155]

Figured it out after starting from the beginning. After mirroring the sides, I had the gaps that were in the video. You then edited the sketch to add the sections to fill the gaps. I added the lines that you show in the video and I again could not add the sections to extrude. I then went back in the edit sketch and closed the lines on the inner side. Now I can add the 2 new sections to the extrude. For some reason, in the video, there looks like there are gaps in the inner lines. They should be closed. At least in the Fusion I am using (2022).

[@wkbowser123]

Can dimension lines be added to an object while in the solids phase of a design or just in the drawing view? I'm coming from the sketchup world where this was so easy but in F360 it seem difficult.

[@denislemos4398]

How can you make it display dimensions as fractions like 1/4 instead of 0.25 in?

[@ghxy5696]

Thanks, Justin.

[@theecologistcowboy]

Great content here! Best Fusion 360 videos I have seen! Question: do the components automatically "Join" as an Assembly when you build that way?

[@johnvalkenet2665]

Hi Justin, great info, thanks. In this video you create a component and not a body. In the shed video you crate bodies and not components. Can you explain us why and when to do what?

[@georgelza]

... how do you so easily rotate around while using the rectangle tool, PS, I'm on a MAC with a Apple mouse (which have the touch based scroll feature, not a physical wheel)

[@silvinabosch4633]

Why do you work with components instead bodys?. I always use bodys

[@graemegillespie2854]

I have worked through the box with finger joints, but am unable to draw dovetails. Any clues.

[@jwar2163]

Quick Question while following along I noticed that my version of Fusion 360 automatically adjusted the mirror where the drawing was incorrect to the correct reference for the pieces to fit together. Is this happening because my software is set up that way? Because I have noticed subtle differences between the way the drawings on the video and my drawings turn out little things are different or missing.

[@stevenrichardson7882]

Great information 👍

[@polishmetalhead]

this video really confused me. I stopped at editing. Basically weird tings start to happen when i wont to edit sketch and extrusion on side panel for wood base. I cant seem to edit the sketch or the extrusion properly. Also i cant delete the sketch or extrusion without deleting the whole component./ Help

[@416Expedition]

First off I would like to say thank you so much for your tutorials on fusion 360. Just in 2 videos, I went from not knowing how to draw a line to drawing out the main part of my project. I am having a bit of trouble though. I am currently designing a drawer system for the back of my Off-road SUV and I have a question and perhaps it might be an idea for a video. As I said I have made the main box but what I would like to ask is: - When designing the drawer to go inside the box, do I design it as a "New Design"? And if so, would I be able to import it to the main drawing? - For using the sliders, there are special sliders that I have in mind. Would you know if there are options to import those sliders to the drawings or would I have to design something like them? I am trying to design something like this gentleman did for this Toyota 4runner but for my GMC Yukon. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqSpdmBrq9SFiNE Any help would be appreciated. Maybe if you are interested, perhaps we could do a collaboration? Again thank you for these formidable videos. Stay Safe and all the best. Tim...

[@martinholloway132]

Hi, I was following you to a point, but then when I start my second piece it stopped inferencing and I’ve no idea why it only inferences on a bit

[@dr223102]

Great videos - I had the same problem with inferencing right about 6 minutes in

[@Dodeun]

I have the same issue , is there a solution ?

[@mattwilson1664]

Glad its not just me, I had the same issue. Turning on the "Auto project edges on reference" setting in Preferences -> General -> Design fixed it for me. It seems like that setting allows it to do the snapping/inferencing on edges outside of the current sketch

[@floydkots]

Thank you Matt. In addition to turning on "Auto project edges on reference", I also had to turn on the "Allow 3D sketching of lines and splines" setting in Preferences -> General -> Design.

[@wmorrison1967]

Line tool is giving kittens. Keep turning into an arc. Also not sure how you do "inferencing"

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

I love how you create the different features of your box while assuming that your viewers already understand how you're doing it, without stepping through it. "Just start a new sketch, and start at 1.5 mm up".

[@syndicKLIPVELD]

too bad it is not in metric... (in order to easily reproduce with the values you are setting)

[@torowazup1]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼🌧️😎

[@garybecker4490]

I understood this but it wasn't great for less skilled woodworkers or cad learning. A better title would be; modeling a drawer (or carcass) with box joints. Since this is for woodworkers, please use correct terminology for parts. As a Fusion beginner, but not at drawing parts, there are easier ways to do this with a basic understanding of the software. It would also be useful to start off with a display of the finished product.

[@PaulLebow]

Getting a little more difficult to follow in part because your cursor is not highlighted and moves a bit too quickly. Also worth repeating some of the actions, such as "inspect" as you go. Otherwise, fantastic.

[@johnbielick2700]

Generally a good video, but a LOT of new topics were introduced that were too quickly discussed.

[@Jer0da0sniper]

Your intro is cringe dude, you sound like a brotuber, just be casual, you have good content otherwise