Autodesk Fusion 360: Introduction to Parametric Modeling

Objectives

• Understanding the Autodesk Fusion 360 interface
• Creating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketches
• Creating and editing solid 3D features
• Creating and using construction features
• Creating equations and working with parameters
• Manipulating the feature history of a design
• Duplicating geometry in a design
• Placing and constraining/connecting components in a single design file
• Defining motion in a multi-component design
• Creating components and features in a multi-component design
• Creating and editing T-spline geometry
• Documenting a design in drawings
• Defining structural constraints and loads for static analysis

Prerequisites

• Prior experience with the Windows operating system. A background in the drafting of 3D parts is recommended, but not mandatory

Course Outline

1) Introduction to Autodesk Fusion 360
• Autodesk Fusion 360 Fundamentals
• Getting Started
• The Autodesk Fusion 360 Interface
• Design Navigation amp Display

2) Creating the First Feature with Quick Shapes
• Design Units and Origin
• Quick Shape Creation

3) Creating Sketched Geometry
• Introduction to the Sketching Workflow
• Sketch Entities
• Dimensioning
• Sketch Constraints
• Extruding a Sketch
• Revolving a Sketch

4) Additional Sketching Tools • Additional Entity Types • Editing Tools • Additional Dimension Tools • Moving and Copying • Rectangular Sketch Patterns • Circular Sketch Patterns

5) Sketched Secondary Features • Sketched Secondary Features • Using Existing Geometry

6) Pick and Place Features • Fillets • Chamfers • Holes • Editing Pick and Place Features

7) Construction Features • Construction Planes • Construction Axes • Construction Points

8) Equations and Parameters • Equations • Parameters

9) Additional Features and Operations • Draft • Shell • Rib • Split Face • Scale • Thread • Press Pull

10) Design and Display Manipulation • Reordering Features • Inserting Features • Suppressing Features • Measure and Section Analysis • Direct Modeling

11) Single Path Sweeps

• Sweeps

12) Loft Features

• Lofts

13) Feature Duplication Tools

• Mirroring Geometry

• Patterning Features

14) Distributed Design
• Assembly Design Methods
• Distributed Design
• Joint Origins
• Assigning Joints

15) Component Design Tools
• Rigid Groups
• Interference Detection
• Miscellaneous Joint Tools

16) MultiBody Design
• MultiBody Design
• MultiBody Design Tools
• Components
• AsBuilt Joints

17) Sculpting Geometry
• Introduction to the Sculpt Environment
• Surface Quick Shapes
• Creating Sketched TSpline Surfaces
• Creating Faces amp Filling Holes

18) Editing Sculpted Geometry
• Editing Form Geometry
• Deleting Entities
• Working with Edges
• Working with Faces
• Working with Points
• Controlling Symmetry
• Thickening Geometry

19) Drawing Basics
• Creating a New Drawing
• Additional Drawing Views
• Exploded Views
• Manipulating Drawings

20) Detailing Drawings
• Dimensions
• Other Annotations
• Parts List and Balloons
• Annotation and Dimension Settings
• Drawing Output

21) Static Analysis Using the Simulation Environment
• Introduction to the Simulation Environment
• Setting up a Structural Static Analysis
• Setting up the Mesh
• Solving a Design Study
• Visualizing the Results