AutoCAD summary
Properties of an object and Exporting file for 3D printing
Properties of a 3D Model in Fusion
Your first 2D Engineering Drawing in Fusion
When the dialogue box pops up, select the 3D model to be saved for 3D printing
Check format is in STL and unchecked "send to 3D print utility"
Click on UTILITIES>MAKE>3D Print
Save file in desired location
click to edit
Open the 3D model of Object 3
select properties
right click on Body 1 in the browser
refer to properties windows
3D models can be represented as 2D drawings. in this section, we will look at how we can produce a 2D drawing from the 3D model which we have drawn earlier
Step 1: DRAWING>From Design
Switch to drawing workspace. We will create a drawing from an existing design
Make sure to select ASME as opposed to ISO which produce first-angle projections
Remember to always save an empty version as proof of your own work
Insert base view, which is typically the front view. Use a suitable scale, such that even when more information is added into the drawing later, the drawings will take up a good amount of space without looking cluttered
Lesson objectives
Construct 3D part models using Autodesk Fusion
Construct 2D drawings using Autodesk fusion
Create 3D printable files from 3D CAD models
Isometric Projection
Isometric means equal measure. Therefore to produce an isometric drawing, the principal edges are equally inclined to the viewer and they are of the true length. Isometric drawings are constructed on 3 axes that divide the circle equally. They are 120 degrees from each other
Create OBJECT 1 in Fusion
Step 1: SAVE an empty version
Saving empty version is proof that you created your work from scratch
Step 2: Click on CREATE SKETCH and select a 2D plane for sketching
You will need to select a 2D plane for which you will create a 2D sketch, by default, one of three planes can be selected
Step 3: Use LINE to draw a 2D profile
Click on the line icon. click to draw lines and ensure that you have a shaded blue area, meaning that the 2D profile is a closed profile
Step 4: Click SKETCH DIMENSION and specify dimension of each line
Dimension all the lines as shown. sometimes, you may receive an over dimension warning. meaning that FUSION already has sufficient information to form the exact shape
Image trying to draw a rectangle and giving it 2 different widths - that is over dimensioning
Step 5: EXTRUDE the 2D Profile
To obtain a 3D model, we can use the extrude tool to give depth to our 2D profile
Step 6:SAVE Completed work
Save the completed work. Ensure you started with an empty version initially, this is proof that you did your own work in Fusion 360