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E112 | W6L12: Assembly Models with Autodesk Fusion - Coggle Diagram
E112 | W6L12: Assembly Models with Autodesk Fusion
Lesson Introduction
Product Assembly
Some of the key considerations in assembly includes proper dimensioning of parts and tolerance, which we covered in the earlier lesson.
Many products around us require some form of assembly, such as assembly a bicycle, a piece of furniture, etc.
Product assembly involves combining individual components to create a complete and functional product. In industries like manufacturing, engineering, and design, efficient assembly is essential for cost-effectiveness, quality control, and production scalability.
Digital Assembly using Autodesk Fusion
Digital tools like Autodesk Fusion allow designers to simulate the assembly process and identify potential design flaws physical production.
Assembly Modelling
🌳 Assembly Modelling for Sustainability
Fewer Physical Prototypes Needed: Virtual simulations of assembly models eliminate the need for multiple physical prototypes to test the assembly, saving materials, energy, and costs associated with creating and discarding those models.
More Efficient Manufacturing: A well-tested virtual assembly reduces errors during actual production, leading to fewer scrapped materials and rejected parts. This optimization cuts down on waste, speeds up production, and minimizes the environmental footprint of manufacturing.
Smarter Product Design through Virtual Interfacing: By testing the fit and functionality of parts digitally, you can identify and resolve issues like misalignments, gaps, or improper connections before any physical components are produced. This prevents wasted materials that would result from building flawed prototypes or components.
How Assembly Modelling in CAD Works?
Constructing an assembly normally begins with bringing in a base component, selected because of its central role. Each component brought in needs to be oriented and located relative to other components in the assembly. Assembly joints are used between elements of components.
In Autodesk Fusion, multiple parts can be created and assembled in the same file. In many other CAD software, there will be individual part files, and an assembly file to place all parts together.
What is Assembly Modelling?
In an assembly model, multiple parts are brought together to define a larger, more complex product representation. Assembly modelling facilitates the collaboration among designers, engineers, manufacturing technicians and others to ensure a product assembly works. Assembly modelling can be done with a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software
Types of Joints in Autodesk Fusion
Cylindrical
Pin Slot
Slider
Planar
Revolute Joint: Has a single rotational degree of freedom, much like a hinge.
Ball
Rigid Joint: Fixes two components to one another; it provides no degrees of freedom