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Assembly Model with Autodesk Fusion
Product Assembly
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.
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.
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.
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.
Joints in Autodesk Fusion
Rigid
Fixes two components to one another. It provides no degrees of freedom.
Revolute
Has a single rotational degree of freedom, much like a hinge. This joint can rotate around the standard X, Y, or Z axis, or around an edge in the model (a custom axis).
Slider
Has a single translational degree of freedom. It is used for components that slide along one another. Options are similar to revolute joint options, except that components slide along the selected axis rather than rotating around it.
Cylindrical
Provides two degrees of freedom: one translational and one rotational. Components joined with a cylindrical joint always rotate around the same axis.
Pin Slot
Allows two degrees of freedom, but components can rotate around different axes.
Planar
Allows three degrees of freedom. It allows two directions of translation in a plane and a single rotational direction normal to that plane. It is useful for joining two components so they can rotate while sliding across the plane.
Ball
Has two degrees of rotational freedom: pitch and yaw. Pitch allows components to rotate around the Z axis. Yaw rotates components around the X axis.
Design Type
Part (Component) Mode
A focused, stripped-down environment for creating or modifying a single, standalone component from start to finish.
Assembly Mode
A dedicated workspace for connecting multiple individual parts together using joints or rigid links without modifying the parts themselves.
Hybrid Mode
The traditional, highly flexible Fusion experience. It allows you to model parts, create components, reference existing geometry, and establish relationships all within a single file.
It is ideal for concepting and top-down design. It is recommended for beginners to use Hybrid mode.