My companion Daniël just downloaded Fusion just right before this video popped up in my notifications! He just put his first 3D printer together and this video couldn't have been timed better!
Pro Tip: Start by creating components and then design each one separately. This will reduce your history at the bottom and you can make changes to the components that won't affect other components in the model. That makes making changes a lot easier.
This is awesome! I recently started trying to organize and document my models properly and got really frustrated when you can't edit the timeline groups after the fact
Seriously! I was getting anxiety watching the bodies piling up. Turing bodies into components will save you so much time if you ever need to make a change in the timeline.
By creating all of your holes using sketches and cylinders, you make it more difficult to go back and edit the hole dimensions later if you have to dig into a sketch to find the dimension rather than just editing the hole feature which is front and center on your timeline.
Did a review on his course a bit ago on my channel. It's really detailed. I would highly recommend it for new users. 1 tiny improvement I would like to see is a index of timestamps on the video of where the commands are. Other than that 10/10!
Can be much simpler. Selecting both side of a square to add the dimension can be one click with selecting top or bottom side. He teaches her the wrong way. I know it's one click but they add up. lol
Well, he screwed up. All Fusion pros know, the first step should be "create new component". Besides that, this is probably the worst guy to give a Fusion tutorial. He has no clue how do do this correctly. This is also why RUclips is the bane and blessing of professional designers/fabricators. You get idiots claiming to be experts teaching people to be future idiots and then the false information becomes a cancer.
Agreed, it absolutely isn't - and an application like Fusion360, despite being very powerful, can make things unnecessarily unpleasant because of how incredibly glitchy it can be. By all means don't get discouraged by it though, because even though things like 3d modeling and programming are very, very complex, they can 100% be learned with a logical approach to learning and a bit of patience.
Why do you turn such a simple thing like creating holes into such a complicated operation? The whole sketching and extruding cylinders into new bodies, cutting, rotating, moving, cutting again can be accomplished by 2 sketches and 2 hole features. Holy crap I could not work like that.
OMG finally a voice of reason. Thank you very much. Even if the whole thing was probably meant to show quick progress without going into too much detail and without explaining too much, it was a bit painful to watch.
It's been a learning curve to teach myself, but the university of RUclips has helped. Problem is I have specific "why tf did it do that" or "wtf is it doing" type situation. "Saving" a file kills me. Need to take a class just on that... At any rate it's a love hate relationship and I'm glad so far it's worked ok for me.
I'm fully aware I'm gonna sound like your internet armchair expert, although I'm really trying not to hate. But this was bad, really bad. This video should start with an exclaimer that it is NOT a tutorial on how to properly use F360 (or any parametric history-based CAD for that matter), but just a quick'n'dirty* way to have someone create a model with no regards to good practice, efficiency and robustness whatsoever (* not really quick, but pretty dirty). He basically gave her a short lecture in "How to use real CAD software as if it was SketchUp". Just some random points, make of it what you will: 0) I get that this is not a proper introduction to CAD software and all, but at least give her a 5-minute rundown. Like, these are the main bits of the gui, here are the most important buttons and stuff. Go a little into how almost anything is created as some type of extruded feature based on profiles and paths; how geometry is defined by dimensions (not the other way round) and other constraints ... You know, just the most basic stuff. 1) Wherever you can, choose a datum that is likely to stay there for good. For example, do not glue sketches on part surfaces (if you can help it). There is a good chance your model will explode at some point when editing/removing that datum surface (no, that's not just an issue with FreeCAD's notorious TNP; it's kind of bad practice with any CAD software). 2) Think a little before you rush in and create a bunch of sketches for a single body where one would have been enough. There can be valid reasons for either approach (not cluttering up a single sketch vs. not cluttering up your history tree and so on), but what's the point stacking cylinders on top of each other (while also doing (1)) when you could've just created one very simple profile for a rotational extrusion .... At least try to make a conscious decision (based on reasons), is what I'm trying to say, I guess. 3) Also ... Creating simple cylindrical holes in the frame as boolean operation with tool bodies?! Can you get any more complicated ... (I'm not a CAD guy. I'm just some rando from the internet. So pls take anything I said with a spoon of salt, check with proper sources and whatnot.)
He has a butterfly teaching style; flitting around with the cursor unnecessarily. It only confuses. If your paid course is like this - do you mind if I forego the' pleasure'?
There are lots of ways to approach modelling in Fusion 360. I would encourage beginners to explore the diverse content on RUclips. Look for best practices that make things easier in the long run.
Everything is simple when you know how it works. ik getting more and more comfortabel with Fusion 360 , im luck to have a work account to tinker in dead hours
29:22 Is there a difference (advantage/disadvantage) if you do it like you with two side extrude? Or if you would extrude one side but with a offset from the startplane?
That construction line he was trying to dimension off of would have stayed put if it was constrained. Also could have just dimensioned off the center point.
The problem with fusion 360 is it breaks standard software gui conventions we have are familiar and expect. 360 is also inconsistent in how features work. Some might say buggy. Having someone next to you means they help you avoid these problems. She's watching. Do the same, let her drive, and see these two issues.
Thanks so much for sharing Joel! It was a ton of fun making this rad prop with you and Ali!
My companion Daniël just downloaded Fusion just right before this video popped up in my notifications! He just put his first 3D printer together and this video couldn't have been timed better!
"This computer's graphics driver or hardware may be limiting performance." 🥲
Pro Tip: Start by creating components and then design each one separately. This will reduce your history at the bottom and you can make changes to the components that won't affect other components in the model. That makes making changes a lot easier.
This is awesome! I recently started trying to organize and document my models properly and got really frustrated when you can't edit the timeline groups after the fact
Seriously! I was getting anxiety watching the bodies piling up. Turing bodies into components will save you so much time if you ever need to make a change in the timeline.
By creating all of your holes using sketches and cylinders, you make it more difficult to go back and edit the hole dimensions later if you have to dig into a sketch to find the dimension rather than just editing the hole feature which is front and center on your timeline.
I suspect this guy doesn't really know Fusion like he thinks he does. Blind leading the blind.
Did a review on his course a bit ago on my channel. It's really detailed. I would highly recommend it for new users. 1 tiny improvement I would like to see is a index of timestamps on the video of where the commands are. Other than that 10/10!
Can be much simpler. Selecting both side of a square to add the dimension can be one click with selecting top or bottom side. He teaches her the wrong way. I know it's one click but they add up. lol
Well, he screwed up. All Fusion pros know, the first step should be "create new component". Besides that, this is probably the worst guy to give a Fusion tutorial. He has no clue how do do this correctly. This is also why RUclips is the bane and blessing of professional designers/fabricators. You get idiots claiming to be experts teaching people to be future idiots and then the false information becomes a cancer.
I don’t care what anyone says, 3D modeling in NOT easy.
Agreed, it absolutely isn't - and an application like Fusion360, despite being very powerful, can make things unnecessarily unpleasant because of how incredibly glitchy it can be. By all means don't get discouraged by it though, because even though things like 3d modeling and programming are very, very complex, they can 100% be learned with a logical approach to learning and a bit of patience.
I had purchased the class from Punished Props a month ago. It is an excellent class and I recommend everyone get it
Why do you turn such a simple thing like creating holes into such a complicated operation? The whole sketching and extruding cylinders into new bodies, cutting, rotating, moving, cutting again can be accomplished by 2 sketches and 2 hole features. Holy crap I could not work like that.
OMG finally a voice of reason. Thank you very much. Even if the whole thing was probably meant to show quick progress without going into too much detail and without explaining too much, it was a bit painful to watch.
It's been a learning curve to teach myself, but the university of RUclips has helped. Problem is I have specific "why tf did it do that" or "wtf is it doing" type situation. "Saving" a file kills me. Need to take a class just on that... At any rate it's a love hate relationship and I'm glad so far it's worked ok for me.
I'm fully aware I'm gonna sound like your internet armchair expert, although I'm really trying not to hate. But this was bad, really bad. This video should start with an exclaimer that it is NOT a tutorial on how to properly use F360 (or any parametric history-based CAD for that matter), but just a quick'n'dirty* way to have someone create a model with no regards to good practice, efficiency and robustness whatsoever (* not really quick, but pretty dirty). He basically gave her a short lecture in "How to use real CAD software as if it was SketchUp".
Just some random points, make of it what you will:
0) I get that this is not a proper introduction to CAD software and all, but at least give her a 5-minute rundown. Like, these are the main bits of the gui, here are the most important buttons and stuff. Go a little into how almost anything is created as some type of extruded feature based on profiles and paths; how geometry is defined by dimensions (not the other way round) and other constraints ... You know, just the most basic stuff.
1) Wherever you can, choose a datum that is likely to stay there for good. For example, do not glue sketches on part surfaces (if you can help it). There is a good chance your model will explode at some point when editing/removing that datum surface (no, that's not just an issue with FreeCAD's notorious TNP; it's kind of bad practice with any CAD software).
2) Think a little before you rush in and create a bunch of sketches for a single body where one would have been enough. There can be valid reasons for either approach (not cluttering up a single sketch vs. not cluttering up your history tree and so on), but what's the point stacking cylinders on top of each other (while also doing (1)) when you could've just created one very simple profile for a rotational extrusion .... At least try to make a conscious decision (based on reasons), is what I'm trying to say, I guess.
3) Also ... Creating simple cylindrical holes in the frame as boolean operation with tool bodies?! Can you get any more complicated ...
(I'm not a CAD guy. I'm just some rando from the internet. So pls take anything I said with a spoon of salt, check with proper sources and whatnot.)
I taught myself fusion360 during lockdown and i now make formula 1 steering wheels
Lol sure
@@gotmilkbutt actually yeah i did and i do.
@@gotmilkbutt I've seen them first hand they're really awesome replica steering wheels.
He has a butterfly teaching style; flitting around with the cursor unnecessarily. It only confuses. If your paid course is like this - do you mind if I forego the' pleasure'?
remember, you can always mix units when entering values. Instead of 6mm, you could have entered .25", or even 1/4"
Why would you want to mix in barbarian units with clean sophisticated sensible SI units?
@@MeshJedi because imperial units got us to the moon :P
@@Thomas_Acharya science uses SI. Imperial crashes planes and rockets
To be honest, I did not learn that much. Perhaps my knowledge is much better than I thought..
Look up Lars Christensen. Hands down best fusion360 tutorials on RUclips , although he hasn't posted in some time.
I LOVE that dude
I could have done the same thing in tinkercad in half the time. Just sayin'.
Seriously, take a look at 123D Design. It's "obsolete" but it's free. I get my threads from McMaster and it's heaps cheaper than Fusion. ;-)
Nothing is cheaper than Fusion since it's free for non-commercial use so don't use some poor alternative because of price
Fusion is alright but it's expensive and it means giving money to autodesk. I'll stick with MoI3D for my CAD modeling.
The maker's version cost nothing, the start-up licence is also free as long as you are earning less than 100K from it.
This is terrible, a really cack handed approach
There are lots of ways to approach modelling in Fusion 360. I would encourage beginners to explore the diverse content on RUclips. Look for best practices that make things easier in the long run.
Everything is simple when you know how it works. ik getting more and more comfortabel with Fusion 360 , im luck to have a work account to tinker in dead hours
I use Fusion360 with mac trackpads, laptop and desktop. Works great once you get used to it. I find mice clunky and awkward at this point.
29:22
Is there a difference (advantage/disadvantage) if you do it like you with two side extrude?
Or if you would extrude one side but with a offset from the startplane?
That construction line he was trying to dimension off of would have stayed put if it was constrained. Also could have just dimensioned off the center point.
probably better to just click "make a hole" if I remember the shortcut is H
Hi
Would’ve been nice to see the printed item.
Don't forget to save and save often !
"I'm starting to feel emotionally connected to this box"
Same
It's nice to see someone with so much more experience in Fusion struggle with the _exact_ same things that I struggle with.
Anyone else feel just like Ali in this video? Bill is a wizard and it was fun to learn from him in this video.
Really cool, when i watched that vid i was like "man i wish they'd showed the CAD in more detail" and here we are :)
I actually paid for the course and haven’t had time to do it yet. This was a good preview
Create hole and thread in one function using the Hole dialog.
What a great little tutorial for us newbs!!! Thanks for that!
💕👌👍
Another amazing video
it's a nice course. loved it
3rd
4:55 i love my metric world
I wanted to see the finished product
Watch the previous video :)
The problem with fusion 360 is it breaks standard software gui conventions we have are familiar and expect. 360 is also inconsistent in how features work. Some might say buggy. Having someone next to you means they help you avoid these problems.
She's watching. Do the same, let her drive, and see these two issues.