This software is amazing. Been playing with it 3rd day now and I'm loving it. And I'm not a CAD user at all. My goal has always been to do something in concept/entertainment design but i always found it hard to do poly modeling in software's like Maya $ Cinema 4D. I was looking into any other solution that could help me translate into 3D world & i stumbled upon Sketchup first, which was cool until i saw an artist called Kirill Chepizhko doing something in Fusion 360 and it just felt like its the software i been searching for to help me learn 3D modeling.
Autodesk Fusion 360 Currently going through the help file. Loving the simplicity & explanation. I hope you will add more videos in the help file explaining the tools(as it seems i understand quicker though visuals than text) but, so far nothing has confused me. Kudos Autodesk.
Love this tutorial! Learning more about Fusion everyday and this feature was an incredible revelation. One day I will sit down and study all of your Fusion 360 tutorials. Thank you! : )
Thank You! I searched for over 3 hours and tried many different way and couldn't get my "extrude" cutout to "revolve". Turns out i needed to "pattern" it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
I've been looking for techniques to change pattern array parameters forever!! I thought that the paramters function was only for setting future parameters - not editing! A video should be made by you or somebody else called "Editing Pattern Arrays and Other Parameters"! Thank you!
Why is it in the latest version of Fusion 360, the last step fails if the 'Compute' option is set at it's default of 'Identical'? ['No chamfer edge found?'] However, if you change it to 'Optimised', it works?
It would be nice if you could select the parameters while you are creating the dimension or defining the feature (i.e: extrusion distance or pattern count). I'm surprised this wasn't released as part of the parameter system. Having to remember what the parameter name is, or having to go and modify the Model parameters to equal the user parameter. Cheers for the video though, it's a nice intro to using parameters!
@@ScottMoyse Oh I apologize, I thought you meant to have the parameters window open as you create your entire design and adjust and fill in as you go, always having that window open. As I reread your post it's clear now.
Nice video but how would you import the user parameter values from an external excel sheet or external google sheet so if you have multiple people collaborating on a model that they can all get the changed set of parameters when they change? This is a loose collaboration so I don't even know the people drawing the other parts but they are willing to post a CSV with named parameters such as number of holes, hole diameter, etc in a Github or on a google doc or in excel. It seems like this network of loose collaborators is a ideal sweet spot for fusion 360.
Is there a way to write conditional parameters or lookup values?? e.g. A shaft has names like SBR20, SBR16, etc. And various dimensions in the sketch depend on that name (SBR20 has 20mm diameter, 22.5mm total width, etc.) but sometimes not computable without condition.. an SBR20 search in google images will show a table and explain better (cannot paste an image here for some reason)
So I've Loaded a new file from an existing step file, basically having most of the geometry turned into bodies. My intention is to create a parametric design for the existing step file. When I make all of the modifications, I can't seem to find the "Change parameter" toolbar. Am I missing something? or because I import from a different file I can't use the parametric feature?
Also what's the point of the Favorites section in the parameter dialog? I could understand it being useful when you have hundreds of user parameters, but that's not all that likely.
Scott Moyse Hey Scott - It's a quick way to show you the parameters you truly care about. There are some situation where you might only care about a handful of "driving" user parameters, and not the "driven" parameters they affect
+James Moore Currently parameters are not shared between different Designs. You can insert a design into another, and changes to the initial design will be reflected where it's been inserted, but there aren't currently any "global" parameters across a project.
I'm constantly surprised by Fusion 360 implementation choices. It seems completely obvious that parameters would be available throughout, probably in some sort of hierarchy where you could certainly have parameters that are local to a design. But to have them be siloed into just a single design seems like a very strange choice for a cloud product.
+James Moore There is a workaround, there is a free plugin that lets you upload a Csv file, you simply update this with your user parameters and you can load that into every project, not ideal but works
So nice to have Taylor and people like him, who make RUclips into a real learning. aid.
Thank you! We love his fine work and tutorials!
Short, succinct and to the point. I like it.
This software is amazing. Been playing with it 3rd day now and I'm loving it. And I'm not a CAD user at all. My goal has always been to do something in concept/entertainment design but i always found it hard to do poly modeling in software's like Maya $ Cinema 4D. I was looking into any other solution that could help me translate into 3D world & i stumbled upon Sketchup first, which was cool until i saw an artist called Kirill Chepizhko doing something in Fusion 360 and it just felt like its the software i been searching for to help me learn 3D modeling.
+Noldy So great to hear! Please let us know if you need any help and we would love to hear/see what you are doing with Fusion 360!
Autodesk Fusion 360 Currently going through the help file. Loving the simplicity & explanation. I hope you will add more videos in the help file explaining the tools(as it seems i understand quicker though visuals than text) but, so far nothing has confused me. Kudos Autodesk.
Thank you for basic fusion 360! It is really helpful to learn. I hope you upload as much as you can. Especially, basic stuff !
I had no idea this was even a feature!! (Fusion 360 noob)
So well explained and going to make designing parts way easier. Amazing video, thank you!
Love this tutorial! Learning more about Fusion everyday and this feature was an incredible revelation. One day I will sit down and study all of your Fusion 360 tutorials. Thank you! : )
Amazing video, thank you!
Thank You! I searched for over 3 hours and tried many different way and couldn't get my "extrude" cutout to "revolve". Turns out i needed to "pattern" it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thanks! It helped a lot
Great tip!
I've been looking for techniques to change pattern array parameters forever!! I thought that the paramters function was only for setting future parameters - not editing! A video should be made by you or somebody else called "Editing Pattern Arrays and Other Parameters"! Thank you!
This video looks awesome. Short and to the point, very helpful. I also like how it's in 'mm'. The numbers look simpler and better. :)
very helpful features to know the usage of them. great thank for sharing knowledge.
Why is it in the latest version of Fusion 360, the last step fails if the 'Compute' option is set at it's default of 'Identical'? ['No chamfer edge found?'] However, if you change it to 'Optimised', it works?
I encountered the same problem.
yeah same
also works with face, not feature
Thanks! Nicely presented and very helpful.
Adding Favorites and thumbs up, somehow I'll be using this...tomorrow!
SICK!
Thanks. This helped me solve a design problem.
Bravo. Just what I was looking for.
It would be nice if you could select the parameters while you are creating the dimension or defining the feature (i.e: extrusion distance or pattern count). I'm surprised this wasn't released as part of the parameter system. Having to remember what the parameter name is, or having to go and modify the Model parameters to equal the user parameter. Cheers for the video though, it's a nice intro to using parameters!
Still not a feature 7 years later.
@@c0mputer it is. They auto complete as you type now.
@@ScottMoyse Oh I apologize, I thought you meant to have the parameters window open as you create your entire design and adjust and fill in as you go, always having that window open. As I reread your post it's clear now.
Very informative! Thank you very much for explaining the basics :)
That is a big thumbs up
Thank you! Right back at ya!
Great info and excellent explanation.
High quality tutorial, thanks a lot!!!
stoked man... buzzing
hi i am wondering what would happen if you change the diameter of the circle. would it seems the same, but with a smaller cylinder?
Super useful!
Thanks again, Matthew!
Sick tip!!
Very nice
Excellent!
Thank you
How wonderful Tinkercad is They take all these complications to the level of 6 years old person :) Great video btw thanks for sharing...
Tinkercad does not have even quarter the features F360 has.
Nice video but how would you import the user parameter values from an external excel sheet or external google sheet so if you have multiple people collaborating on a model that they can all get the changed set of parameters when they change? This is a loose collaboration so I don't even know the people drawing the other parts but they are willing to post a CSV with named parameters such as number of holes, hole diameter, etc in a Github or on a google doc or in excel. It seems like this network of loose collaborators is a ideal sweet spot for fusion 360.
majestic
Thanks!!
Say I wanted to create a pattern of shapes and I wanted them to be randomly rotated. Any idea how to accomplish something like that?
Jack Flash use zbrush!
Is there a way to write conditional parameters or lookup values??
e.g.
A shaft has names like SBR20, SBR16, etc. And various dimensions in the sketch depend on that name (SBR20 has 20mm diameter, 22.5mm total width, etc.) but sometimes not computable without condition..
an SBR20 search in google images will show a table and explain better (cannot paste an image here for some reason)
not sure why but when turn off my circular sketch and then extrude it doesn't let me turn my sketch back on
So I've Loaded a new file from an existing step file, basically having most of the geometry turned into bodies. My intention is to create a parametric design for the existing step file. When I make all of the modifications, I can't seem to find the "Change parameter" toolbar.
Am I missing something?
or
because I import from a different file I can't use the parametric feature?
From the thumbnail I thought you were making an ashtray. LOL
Also what's the point of the Favorites section in the parameter dialog? I could understand it being useful when you have hundreds of user parameters, but that's not all that likely.
Scott Moyse Hey Scott - It's a quick way to show you the parameters you truly care about. There are some situation where you might only care about a handful of "driving" user parameters, and not the "driven" parameters they affect
I have a question: what does "suppress" mean when you create patterns?
On, it means you get the checkboxes to skip instances of the pattern. If turned off, no checkboxes for each instance of the pattern.
I wish i could still use numbers in the name of my user parameters
How are parameters shared between designs?
+James Moore Currently parameters are not shared between different Designs. You can insert a design into another, and changes to the initial design will be reflected where it's been inserted, but there aren't currently any "global" parameters across a project.
I'm constantly surprised by Fusion 360 implementation choices. It seems completely obvious that parameters would be available throughout, probably in some sort of hierarchy where you could certainly have parameters that are local to a design. But to have them be siloed into just a single design seems like a very strange choice for a cloud product.
+James Moore There is a workaround, there is a free plugin that lets you upload a Csv file, you simply update this with your user parameters and you can load that into every project, not ideal but works
What's the name?