Scan 2D Brackets and flanges into FUSION 360 to create 3D models!

Scan and turn 2d brackets and flanges into 3D models in Fusion 360 with a regular Printer/ Scanner! Very easy for anyone in the automotive industry to be able to quickly scan in DXF files as well as 3D models from 2 bolt flanges or car parts that need prototyped. Acquiring a profile of a part without spending the time laying it out with calipers and radius gauges is so much faster! whether this is to scan in a Bracket or a Shoe.. you can use the trick to really help speed up the process of reverse engineering products!
Thank you very much for watching! I hope this tip helps you out in the long run and saves you time on prototyping and design.
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[@miiklaa]

This is great! Never would’ve thought of using a regular scanner

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Glad you enjoyed it! It’s quite accurate! Thank you for watching. 🙌🏻

[@miiklaa]

HourGlassIngenuity - additional question- what to take as a reference point in a single flange without any straight lines? The drilled holes?

[@hourglassingenuity103]

miiklaa exactly! Just used the drilled holes to drive the scale of the part!

[@ianschutt6242]

Congratulations on a very clear and concise Tutorial!

[@adrianharrison5208]

Thanks for the tip, that is a huge help to me who is just starting out with this

[@jimchris2272]

Great method ! , my method is im always measuring the size of hole to holes and give the caliper lots of measuring, kinda complicated but that works for me and the final product comes really tight

[@dustinbeck3807]

I would LOVE to see a more in depth video on this subject. I am very new to Fusion 360 and don't know how to properly use all of the features. I need to make a custom 20R intake flanges and am going to use this method to model it off of the already existing gasket. 🤘🤘

[@brianhinojosa7907]

Thanks for that, definitely going to help me with my crossfire pro !

[@phillipchambers8487]

Awesome Video Brad. Keep them coming!

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Thanks man! I’m trying. I appreciate it!

[@gerardopagan2340]

Super useful!! 👍👍👍! Thanks for share!!

[@LOWFUEL]

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for buddy, I expected a tool able to detect contours and draw a profile by itself. I will dig a bit further to see whether some smart company didn't create such a tool.

[@gleaseman]

Super useful! Thanks Brad!

[@hourglassingenuity103]

GleaseMan appreciate you watching! Thank you.

[@johnnyd8885]

Just found your channel, awesome content. Hope to see you making videos again soon

[@tommy3p]

Another awesome video man.

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Tommy3p appreciate it dude! Thank you.

[@SquirrelsForAll]

Great video, thank you for sharing this information.

[@hourglassingenuity103]

SquirrelsForAll thank you! You’re absolutely welcome.

[@bradengiblett9795]

Now thats super helpful i wasnt aware you could scale 2 points

[@hourglassingenuity103]

That’s why I shared it! Such a great time saver. Thanks for joining in!

[@journeymetaldesign1077]

Man killer thank you

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@ponydown4189]

And here I have been doing it the hard way. Thanks.

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@ponydown4189]

@@hourglassingenuity103 no thank you for the videos. I'm a new sub and it looks like you have a log of content that I also have a interest in.

[@YszapHun]

A faster way of doing this is to just scan the object like you did, insert into any vector drawing program, trace bitmap, and export it as a DWG or DXF format. Then import that into Fusion360 or whatever parametric 3D program you're using, scale and extrude. No need to draw manually, you could end up with little bits of noise but some parts have freeform shapes or bezier curves which are hard to reproduce and sometimes impossible to even measure with a caliper.

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Appreciate the input.. 👍🏻 always more than one way to do things. Thanks for the comment. This is for guys in the fab world that are trying to make it happen in fusion 360 solely with as little confusion as possible. This process is easy and straight forward and takes less then 5 minutes for most parts.. I have done what you are stating here a few times and have never had luck with perfectly crisp lines without any clean up when using these as 3D models for machining, etc. Have a great day!

[@ninjadarookie]

whats an easy way to scan something small and round, similiar to a pen?

[@junhankim6502]

How do I bend the bracket?

[@ruerdccrvud1180]

can you do this with a pdf aswell?
if yes how?

[@Eden_Maker]

What happened to this channel? Such good production and information!!!

[@alexandrealbergaria6224]

I spent HOURS, I MEAN HOURS in a motorcycle part measuring all the spaces with a caliper and then designing it. If I knew this my part would have been ready in 30min.

[@lesbrain794]

Brad your good at this shit and your work is top notch keep up the good work..UK needs a few guys like you👌 and fabrication shops ,follow you on Instagram regularly for a few years..#hourglass30kgaw 👍👍👊👊✌✌

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Hey thank you so much! I really do appreciate it. I always enjoy reading the comments. Thank you for following along with me on Instagram! Have a great day!

[@joell439]

👍😎👍

[@davet2667]

at 44 seconds - save as WHAT file? (I can hear what it is supposed to be)

[@MegaChickenPunch]

PNG

[@birdmanthewelder]

What?! You can do that!

[@hourglassingenuity103]

Birdman the Welder you sure can! Pretty good tip huh? 🤭

[@birdmanthewelder]

@@hourglassingenuity103 that's a HOT TIP if you will

[@StrapDLBStyle]

Any possibility using Android device?