Banner Credit: Declan Clark
Design 1050: CAD 1 (Fusion 360)
Prerequisite: Design 1020 - The Design Process
Outcomes:
1. demonstrate basic knowledge and skills required to operate CAD software
1.1 explain the purpose and advantages of CAD software; e.g., design, revision, duplication
1.2 identify and demonstrate appropriate use of software and hardware
1.3 effectively manage files and folders according to industry standards
2. use CAD tools to create 2-D drawings while demonstrating basic skills
2.1 drawing space setup; e.g., toolbar, preferences, units, scale, layers
2.2 drawing, modify and assist tools; e.g., line types, trim, rotate, offset, inserting blocks
2.3 dimensioning and notation; e.g., linear and aligned, radius, diameter, circumference, text
2.4 output; e.g., print, plot, layout space, images
3. produce and present one or more portfolio-ready drawings
3.1 present drawing(s) for assessment
3.2 maintain a design folder that illustrates skill building
1.1 explain the purpose and advantages of CAD software; e.g., design, revision, duplication
1.2 identify and demonstrate appropriate use of software and hardware
1.3 effectively manage files and folders according to industry standards
2. use CAD tools to create 2-D drawings while demonstrating basic skills
2.1 drawing space setup; e.g., toolbar, preferences, units, scale, layers
2.2 drawing, modify and assist tools; e.g., line types, trim, rotate, offset, inserting blocks
2.3 dimensioning and notation; e.g., linear and aligned, radius, diameter, circumference, text
2.4 output; e.g., print, plot, layout space, images
3. produce and present one or more portfolio-ready drawings
3.1 present drawing(s) for assessment
3.2 maintain a design folder that illustrates skill building
High School Assessment Rubric:
Fusion 360: Engineering Software
Okay, now things get real. This software is capable of building literally anything. It is the evolution of Tinkercad.
Your teacher will have you hooked up with a login, and the invite should be in your school educbe.ca email.
Once you are loggin in with an account you should be able to start using these videos to start to know your way around.
https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/courses/AP-GET-STARTED-OVERVIEW
Your teacher will have you hooked up with a login, and the invite should be in your school educbe.ca email.
Once you are loggin in with an account you should be able to start using these videos to start to know your way around.
https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/courses/AP-GET-STARTED-OVERVIEW
Assignment 1: Toy Building Block Core Practice
Now that we have got a bit of experience, I would like us to take it a bit further. This tutorial is great to generate some really good habits in fusion 360.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3qGQ2utl2A&ab_channel=ProductDesignOnline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3qGQ2utl2A&ab_channel=ProductDesignOnline
Step 2: Lets start with another "create sketch". Select the planar face where you are going to draw. X,Y, or Z. X is length, Y is width, and Z is height. Watch how the block twists as you select a face. Remember ctrl Z is always your friend in these programs if you mess something up and need to undo it. If I hit the bottom planar face, my block will twist to an above view, this is what we want to start.
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Step 5: use the center dimension circle and make a 5 mm circle anywhere on the block (probably closer to the top left corner is easier). Then use the sketch dimension tool to click the center of the circle and the top edge of the rectangle and make the space between the center of the circle and the edge 3.9 mm. (as shown) Do this for both edges, top and side.
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Step 8: Things get a little tricky here. We are going to draw a fake line using the sketch tool and clicking "linetype, construction" in the properties tab between the two circles. You will need to choose the bottom face where the nubs are to create you sketch. Then trace a diagonal line between the two. Make sure your linetype is construction to not have your line affect anything.
Now we have reference to make a center circumference circle. |
Step 9: Choose the circle sketch and hover over the line until you see a triangle. This is the center of your line and the center of your circle. Your circle diameter is 6.3 mm. Make sure you unclick construction so your circle is "real". Select the circle and use the offset command to make another circle. Use 1mm as the offset distance. You can use the flip button in the properties to change the offset circle into the center. We can go ahead and extrude it now to the bottom at 8.1 mm.
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Assignment 2: Chess Piece / Soda Bottle
There is a great video here for those of you who want to take the extra step in your fusion 360 journey. It is a bottle instead of a chess piece. Both are accepted, but there is a higher degree of difficulty for the bottle, and as such will be graded higher upon completion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfAfxae8aRc&ab_channel=ProductDesignOnline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfAfxae8aRc&ab_channel=ProductDesignOnline
Step 2: Import the picture into 360 using the INSERT CANVAS command. Select the z (up and down) plane to make the piece stand upright. Enter the sculpting mode in the top left hand corner of the menu bar at the top.
IMPORTANT! Pay attention to the scale of your model. I won't be printing any 700 ft chess pieces. |
Assignment 3: Dice
Your first task is design a 6 sided die. This will get you working with guides to make things proportional.
Step 2: Use the fillet tool to round the edges to make the dice roll smooth.
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Step 3: This is where things get a little tricky. We are going to work with the construction menu. Mainly two tools, axis across two points and point along path. Depending on where your dots (numbers are on your die) are you will use axes to find the correct position. Here is the example for one:
Now you have a reference to sink your hole. Which you should know how to do by now. |
Assignment 4: Paper Clip Sweep Command
Here is the video, I will make the tutorial to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZReXmjT42DM&ab_channel=ProductDesignOnline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZReXmjT42DM&ab_channel=ProductDesignOnline