(Swami Fusion) - you gave MANY GOOD TIPS along the way; now allow me to offer some of MY TIPS... (btw, you may already know some of these, but simply choose to omit them, since you can only fit so much into a video, and even don't want to include too much.) - hopefully, readers will benefit from these tips... --- easily move thru items in 'browser' tree via cursor arrow keys up/down, plus left/right (close/open container). --- can enter 12', instead of 12*12. --- in 'Parameters Table', enter 3/4": 'Expression' will display as 0'- 3/4", instead of ( 3 / 4 ) * 1 in. just a lil "cleaner". --- 3 ways to display units: 'Preferences>Unit and Value Display:Foot and inch display format:DECIMAL/FRACTIONAL/ARCHITECTURAL'. --- w/ 'MEASURE' (hotkey I), click value in dialog: copied to clipboard for future paste (ctrl/cmd+v); note: no visual indication, but does get copied. --- to select component in viewport (which is sometimes more convenient), simply double-click - then, can rclick:'Isolate', or 'Unisolate', etc. - no need to hunt thru a busy browser tree. --- for 'snap selection' in 'joint', can also hold ctrl/cmd to restrict to face initially hovered over. --- can be handy to use sh+n to do 'Component Color Display' toggle to quickly make things easy to distinguish. - anyhow, thx again for your efforts, and sharing w/ the community.
(Swami Tipster) - as for ENTERING VALUES, numbers are not actually being entered! - instead, a 'literal string' is being entered, and f360 is parsing it (interpreting the value). - this is why ANY valid unit can be entered. and, if none supplied, default unit is used.
Different components were created on different planes. I've not seen it discussed before and do believe that it made your sketches easier as you did actually have a purpose in selecting the planes that you did. Please create a short video explaining the selection of planes to use as it will add to the knowledgebase that we would all benefit from.
These tutorials are fantastic. You’re a very good teacher and I like how you don’t just get the job done, but you show how to do it properly with the bill of materials, using the right tools.
@@learnitalready I’ll be binge watching this tonight. I usually model parts for cameras and drones and I can hold my own in fusion in my little niche. However I’m currently beginning a home remodel and was just curious about modeling the project before I did it. After watching this I’m hooked on the idea.
@@ElectricaDroneCo Very cool! We would love to see any renders of your final project. Once you’re done, please feel free to send it to us so we can post it on our Facebook page.
(Swami Teacher) - greetings fellow teacher :), "Mr. 'Learn It!'" (a.k.a. Dan?). - GREAT VIDEO. thx. - i particularly like that you established GOOD PRACTICES and CONVENTIONS, and followed them. too many students just "wing it", which leads to "less-than-optimal" results :( - also, i like that you stressed importance of determining/creating components/hierarchy BEFORE doing sketches, etc. - the last two comments are things i stress in my teaching, too. - i'm sure many people have benefitted from this video, and your other offerings. - now, off to watch the other 2 parts! :) ...
That is a first class comment! Thank you so much for your encouragement and support. We all make mistakes don’t we. I’m producing the next tutorial in this series. Hope you enjoy that too! Thanks again!
Really great content! This video has created some “light bulb” moments for me as new user of Fusion. I watched a bunch of other’s struggle to convey these concepts before finding this. Liked and subscribed!
Awesome! Thanks so much for letting us know how you benefitted and glad to know that you like us enough to have subscribed. Hope you benefit from our other tutorials too and hope to hear from you again! All the best.
This is by far the best Fusion 360 tutorial I've come across. Luckily I was I searching how to use it to design a shed and this series of videos popped up. I've watched other tutorials with the intent of drawing out my furniture designs to help develop and see all the joinery in the piece. But I have struggled with using the software proficiently enough to justify the time expense vs. drawing on paper. That is until now! One of the biggest takeaways from the video is setting up and managing the browser tree. I feel like this is where most videos come up short in conveying the importance of this browser setup. Long story short, I very much appreciate the time it took to make these videos for the general public and they're free. You have done an amazing job at teaching this software while also staying on topic and not making it drag on longer than necessary (kind of like my comment.) Thanks so much!!
Your comment is most encouraging! Thanks so much! I really appreciate that you’ve taken the time to express what you’ve specifically benefitted from. I hope you stick with us and continue to benefit from this channel. Please keep in touch with us and please comment on our other tutorials since it greatly helps spread the word about our channel. All the best and thanks again!
Thank you for videos like this. I really appreciate the focus on proper workflows and component creation for woodworking and construction type projects. This was very helpful! Cheers!
It's funny, I've used revit and am currently working on learning fusion 360. I can see why they made revit for building and the similarities. Being a carpenter, a couple of tips .. 2nd top plate is not stacked above the first top plate. Also, the corners with triple 2x6s is the old way. 2nd top plate goes on side wall overlapping back and front wall to "locl" the walls together. The new way to do corners is to turn the 2x6 so that the wide face is perpendicular to the wall. With that said, great video. Oh, and recommend if you have an accurate bill of materials, call the local lumber yard, send them the bill of materials, they will spend their time tondeliver the materials to you. This will save your HOURS of time and typically orders over $500 are delivered for free. Do finish the shed as im interested in the quirks on the bill of materials! Great job.
Awesome comment. Thanks for the valuable input, suggestions, and current code. Stay tuned for the BOM tutorial. I'm excited to get that one out too. Please consider sharing our little channel. All the best!
I've change of career and now taking carpenter classes. My project being to build tiny houses or vans. We don't go so in depth with fusion 360. Keep up with such good educationnal content, you're helping my dream come true. Thank you !
The same to me. Changed bright comfortable office to cold dirty hangar, now doing metalworking. Never felt happier before. These tutorials helps a lot building gates, fences and other metal constructions. Big thanks to author of these videos, you help us a lot! Greetings from Latvia.
@@JurisStolbovs Awesome! Thanks for the comment and your support. We would love to receive some pictures of your current projects that you’ve made with Fusion. Nice to hear that we have supporters from across the globe. All the best with your learning. Please keep those nice comments coming our way!
@@learnitalready I watched all three videos of this playlist during working hours today, and my boss didn't even get any complaints. I will send some pics of projects for sure, when I get anything significant to share. It would be great to get similar tutorial of building metal construction with columns, beams, diagonal struts including Fastener insert option in Fusion360. Thanks one more time for your work and helping our dreams to come true!
I’ve watched a few tutorials and messed around a bit. But you always learn something new watching how someone else thinks, organizes, and processes. Thanks for the great video. Duplicate with joints!?! Mind blown. Haha
Thanks so much for your comment. Glad that you learned something new from us. Its true, we can always learn something from someone else; I’m sure we would learn a lot from your methods too. Keep up the great work!
My exact thought - DUPLICATE with JOINTS - that is a pretty slick button that i had no idea existed. SIde benefit is sometimes it provide opportunities to practice updating the snap points 👍👍
Very helpful tutorial. I'd like to see it to completion. I've learned a lot of easier/better ways to do things from your channel. Thanks for putting out the quality of content that you do!
Wow, what a nice comment! Thanks so much for taking the time to tell us. We are so glad that you’ve benefited from them so far. We are looking forward to producing more soon. All the best!
@@learnitalready Let me share one observation with you. I've been following the "fusion 360 tutorial" channel since it started. Your videos are much more sophisticated in every way. However, "fusion 360" has gained 70,000 followers in 2 months. It currently has around 80k, but the average number of views per video is lower than yours. The difference is in the viewership of his "short" videos, which have gotten him 90% of the viewers. I don't know if it makes sense to have a high number of followers, but they aren't loyal to him and don't contribute in any way to helping the video maker himself... to the point where it seems like self-deception to me. In any case, I'm trying to help. Your videos deserve to be all over the Fusion community. :-)
@@Kojotous007 very interesting observation. Thanks for letting me know. I will check out that channel too. Lots to learn with TH-cam. I appreciate your comments very much. Thank you!
Wow, that is really nice to hear! Thank you. Stay tuned for more… lots on the way. Please consider sharing and becoming a member since it really helps us grow this channel. All the best with your learning.
Loved this video tutorial! Liked and subscribed. Already have the 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro and it's funny that I was spinning my model around at the end subconsciously before you mentioned it. The SpaceMouse really makes moving around models in Fusion super intuitive! I like the Pro because it's a little heavier on my desk, and doesn't float around like the smaller one does. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for your comment and for subscribing. Hope you like our other videos too. The SpaceMouse Pro is the way to go. I have the Enterprise version right now and it is too buggy for my liking. Hope to hear from you again!
I really love this channel. I started with Fusion 360 about a year ago, but I only done it for a month and then I left it and I forgot everything that I learned. Yesterday I followed your sliding lid box tutorial that I wanted to make, I think it was your seventh or eighth video. I’ll learn how to create all of the parameters which I’ve done, but I have one problem every time I try to create the sliding lid for the top it keeps turning the hole front wall blue that I want to extrude.I tried at least 20 times. I watched your video I know for a fact I follow it step-by-step. I watched another person‘s video and approached it from their angle. I still had the problem. I eventually solved it by creating it on the back wall and bringing it forward. I know I must have an error someplace, but I simply can’t find it. The only thing I can think of is because I’m new. I’m maybe creating errors because I’m redoing things and trying to fix things all the time. Yes I did. Save the box part and the lid part separate before I started. On this wooden shed, I was a carpenter my whole life. The changes that would be made to that shed would be 16 inches on centre not 12 and the plywood would be running diagonal not vertical. Just saying lol. I am watching this to pick up things that I’m missing and I just love it. It was great.
I love comments like yours, because it shows determination to learn, which is really nice to see. Thank you for reaching out and letting me know what problem you were facing. I have faced much of the same scenarios as yourself. In the end, there was something that I was a) either missing or b) the teacher just wasn't concerned about a specific point and is was overlooked which brought about a measure of frustration on my end. But like you, I didn't give up. You did the right thing in continuing to try and find the answer to your specific problem. Excellent job. You are a good student of this software and I'm confident that you will learn it well. Please keep letting us know your progress and if you face any further problems. We would love to hear from you. All the best with your learning journey!
Yes, I would like to see further tutorials about this shed. Talk about timing. I am learning Fusion 360 right now. I am preparing to build a similar lean-to shed (concrete foundation) for my 80 gal air compressor. So I will become a patreon. Thanks
We really appreciate your comment, encouragement, and support. We have at least two more planned for this shed series, and hope to have them released soon. Sounds like you have a good project you’re undertaking. Good job! I would love to see the finished project if you would consider sharing some pictures. Thank you so much for your support via Patreon. We very much appreciate your generosity. All the best with your learning Autodesk Fusion and shed project.
Seriously, keep doing what you're doing. This tutorial is fantastic. Instant subscribe. And even though I've got a little bit of Fusion experience, I'm starting to work through your tutorials in order to get a better foundation.
Great to hear! Thanks truly for subscribing and for your support. Glad to know that you are benefitting from these tutorials. Hope to keep helping ones like you that are so appreciative. Keep up the great work!
If you are building a shed for use as a studio or shop, code often reads that the max "floor space" is limited to 120sq ft. This means that the internal space is 120sq ft, not the outside footprint. Therefore, your walls can be thicker than 4-5" if needed, and you get full use of the interior 120 sq ft space. Sheds are exempt of a permit when you follow local code specs and generally allow placement at the property setback. As well, cantilevered eves are often allowed to extend beyond the building footprint and can extend into setbacks in some areas up to 3ft. Check your local building code to see if you can include roof extensions to create shade and repel weather. Finally, sheds are generally not allowed electricity running to them, but code does not generally speak about solar. This means that a closed cell battery and inexpensive solar kit from Harbor Freight will provide enough power to light your shed and charge a laptop and monitor with a simple 12v system, much like an RV. Hope this info helps!
Very well done. I have some basic fusion experience however your tips are a great addition to my knowledge. I am glad I stumbled on this video and I will now go to your "Learn it" home page and go through each one you have. Again Excellent video and explanation on the step by step. Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you for your comment! Glad that this tutorial has been beneficial to you. Hope our other tutorials have something in them that you can use too. Please consider sharing our channel to others. All the best!
This is a really great tutorial, explain nice, just what you need to know but also what happens if you do it other ways and what the consquences are. I have a tip for the joints. You mentioned to click on the face and it turned blue and the selection will stick to that face. What also can do is to hover over the face were the joint need to come. It turns grey, press and hold CTRL, then the face is also selected. You can go to the point you what the joint to and selectd it,
Excellent! Thank you so much for your comment and practical suggestion. I try to keep my tutorials as real as possible because errors and problems happen to everyone. Regarding the use of CTRL (or COMMAND on a Mac) I’ve mentioned this in many of our other tutorials. I thought I mentioned it in this too. Regardless, thank you for adding that to your comment. Very practical for new users.
I have learned a tremendous amount watching your videos. In this one in particular, I've learned how to properly assemble using the snap points (and most importantly how to SELECT the snap points). I appreciate the organization tips for assemblies. I have one question which you may have covered in a seperate video (and if you have covered it - can you simply point me to it as opposed to answering my question here?) ....... Is there a strategy of which plane we should start our sketches on for a new component? When does it matter, and/or when doesn't it matter? Thank YOU! 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for your encouragement! So glad that you have been benefitting from our tutorials and applying yourself to learning new techniques as well. Regarding which planes to select when sketching, basically I follow the principle of creating my 3D model to the same orientation as the drawing I’m working with. Following that principle helps dictate which plane to select and which direction to initially work with. If you’re not working from a drawing, then it’s totally up to you to decide which plane to start on. Just make sure that you get into the habit of creating your 3D model on a good foundation so that whenever you hit the Home button on your view cube, your model will orient in a way that is easy for you to work with. You can check out the Parametric Tire series to learn a little more about which planes to select and why: Fusion 360 - (1/3) Parametric Tire & Emboss for Beginners/Intermediate Users - Lesson 12 (2023) th-cam.com/video/EbPbMoG6ltY/w-d-xo.html All the best on your journey of learning! 👏
@@learnitalready Perfect 👍. I have not had a chance to view the tire series yet, but I will do that soon. I’ve been watching your videos non-stop all afternoon today. You are such a huge help. Thank you.
Hello! Thanks for your comment. I will have a full tutorial in the future to teach how to make sure our drawings show exactly what we want them to. Stay tuned!
Great content as always ❤. I am really interested to know which software you are using to capture anx edit those tutorials. I am a total noob, and I am eager to learn to be able to create such awesome content as yours one day 😊
Thanks so much for your comment! I would love to make some tutorials on Final Cut Pro one of these days. Actually, the main reasons I started this channel were: 1) help my Fusion students 2) learn to do video editing It has been incredibly fun to learn the video editing side of things too. Stay tuned for some new kinds of tutorials in the new future relating to manufacturing in general not just Fusion. Very exciting!!!
@@GGGG_3333Thanks for the encouragement! I’m far from awesome though. Just glad to have ones tune into our channel that are so studious and willing to learn new things.
@@learnitalreadylet’s say that was purposeful, then you would have included why you showed only 12 so the person following along doesn’t spend a half an hour going back and forth through your tutorial trying to see where they screwed up. Let’s say it was an accident, then your response should have been, "I screwed this part of the tutorial up, realized it later after uploading it, and TH-cam’s metrics make it hard to fix this kind of thing without consequences to the channel. We addressed this in a later video, here’s the link."
@@addammadd Thanks for your message. Here’s the answer: it should have updated to 13. Sometimes there are bugs that the designer has to work out. Sometimes it’s the designer who messes up. Since this tutorial was not specifically about drawings, I chose not to address it and responded as I did above. We have another tutorial coming up that will talk about drawings and will address what to do if there are errors in the numbers. If it was a mistake of mine, you may have noticed in my other tutorials that I am not shy about mistakes, and am happy to address them, which many others have appreciated. Thanks for taking the time comment. I too learn through comments like yours. I’m sorry that you wasted time trying to find the answer. I hope you stick with us to see what the answer is in due time when I have time to address it. All the best!
I'm following along with this tutorial and having nothing but problem. First off placing the concrete block would not work the way you showed it. The duplicate with joints did not function correctly. I eventually said to hell with concrete blocks and carried on to building the back wall. Once I had the back wall build I realized that I could not move things as a group. That is the floor would not move as a single unit like you showed. And the wall was glued to the center of the floor. Trying to create the joint between the floor and the back wall, all that moved was the sill plate, the remainder of the wall stayed in the middle of the floor. So then I thought I'd try and redo the floor. When I tried to attach the runner board to the new floor it wouldn't worik with an error message about Distance confict due to joint type. I tried removing the joints but then the floor just flies to pieces. Decided to start right from scratch and still can't get past the attching the runner.
Thanks for reaching out. It is frustrating to not have things working out the way you see them. Happy to try to help. I think the main thing that is probably going on is how you are creating new components. Can you confirm that you are creating new components in their proper locations? That is, can you compare my browser in the tutorial with yours? When we forget to activate the proper component in the browser before creating a new component, then nothing but problems is the result. If you just create a new component by clicking "New Component" in the toolbar, it will create a new component in whatever assembly or sub-assembly you have active in the browser. As an example, look closely at the 3:19 mark of the video to verify that you are activating each sub-assembly before creating your component. Please let me know.
So what you're teaching is that you start with a drawing made beforehand, then you simply enter all the components again and assemble them, and then you're done? I hope there is another tutorial on how to create the previous drawing where you came up with the design.
Thanks for your comment! Yes, you’ve got it correct. If I were to teach how to engineer and design the shed from scratch that would be a very long series of tutorials. Most carpenters can picture exactly what part goes where and why, but just don’t know how to draft it using Fusion and then make a blueprint and BOM. That is the approach I’ve taken with the 4 part series that I’ve created so far. However, if you and a host of other people would like to see a series of tutorials on how to engineer a shed, then please like this comment. If there are enough likes, then I’ll make a series. Otherwise, Autodesk Revit is your best option for letting the software engineer the shed for you. All the best!
Great tutorial, but it would have been even better if you had shown how to make this parametric. Right now if you wanted to make this a different size shed, say 10x8, then it would be pretty difficult.
Thanks for your comment! That’s true, if everything was parametrically driven then that would be quite the feat. Maybe if your comment gets enough likes I’ll create a Udemy course teaching how to do just that!
@@learnitalready I was watching this thinking about how I might make the shed with parametric (nearly) everything. As a beginner, I've got a ways to go to get to that point. But this video showed enough to understand the basics of parameters and get me curious and excited to learn more. Great stuff.
Is there anyway, without external plugins, to have BOM in Fusion? It is really incredible that you have a mass calculation for a product but no option, that i see, where you can simply list material dimensions. Thanks
Hello! There is a way, but it isn’t fully automated. I have just finished the next tutorial in this series (part 3) and hopefully will release it in the next couple days. Once we are finished the entire shed, I will make a tutorial on creating a BOM and full set of drawings. Stay tuned!
When you are doing your extrusions, for example the rim board, you indicate your length as an equation rather that a simple measurement. (12*12) * 1 What is the purpose of that? Is it something that will come into play later? Why not simply 12' or 144" ? BTW I'm a beginner.
Thanks for your comment! I used an equation for 2 reasons: 1) to show that equations can be used easily, and 2) for the benefit of our metric viewers that have often have a difficult time understanding imperial terminology and symbols. All the best!
Just a question for clarification, @ 33.25 when you are offsetting the double studs (14 and 15) why is the offset in the Z axis? It seems that it should be in the X axis.
Awesome observation! So, the reason why it is using the Z-axis is because that is the orientation of the snap point itself, not the orientation of the master origin. Whenever you snap to something, a new origin (or coordinate system) is applied to that component. This may sound confusing, but you will get used to it. It is especially helpful for components that are not inline with a particular axis (on compound angles for example).
@@learnitalready Well, when it doesn't do what you expect and you see where you actually put the offset, you can make it work. I was also banging my head against the wall for awhile trying to get the the back wall to join properly with the floor. When I went back to your instruction there, the part where you Isolated the floor before you created the "rigid group", had slipped by me. I just used the select tool but didn't properly create a rigid group and as a result, every time I tried to join the back wall to the floor, the back runner and concrete blocks stayed where they were and the rest of the floor went to where the wall was. When I was originally doing it, I gave up after about 20 minutes, and after several hours, I went back to find that I hadn't actually created a rigid group. I then went back, isolated the floor, created the rigid group and now I'm ready to proceed to the next video.
@@musoangelo I admire your efforts. Please know I have wanted to give up many times too. I have done the exact same thing as you in the past where I would sleep on it, or give it some time, return and try again. It amazes me how our brains are designed to figure things out with a lot of thinking things through, and also giving ourselves time to rest. Never underestimate the skills that you are learning right now by doing what you're doing. You will be a pro in no time. Keep up the awesome job!
I decided just the other day to download fusion360 and design my screened in gazebo/ deck build (so extremely new to all of this) is there a shortcut to get you snapped on to corners? I sit there zoomed in to like 100000000x and it’s still jumping around off every other line it can find before maybe hitting the corner bubble 😅
Yea! The personal version as I’m just designing/ playing around for myself! I was watching the second video and it also reminded me I have a second question, when sketching a box how do you add 2 measurements? I can only do the single which leaned to me having to run 2 lines then joining the box that way haha 😅
I am trying to copy but i am getting caught up, when i try and joint a rim board to origin it works, but then i copy and create a second joint and they both move together... any idea why its doing this to me i did exactly what you did and got different results
Thanks so much for reaching out. I know the frustration of things not working out. I’m thinking of two things: 1) It could be a workflow issue. Check out this tutorial that I made to specifically address questions similar to yours: Autodesk Fusion 360 in 5 Minutes - "Paste" VS "Paste New" - What's the Difference? (2024) th-cam.com/video/MwLZ7Nuu_BQ/w-d-xo.html 2) It could be that your first component is grounded to its parent. Check by right clicking on the first component and seeing if it is grounded or not (will be one of the first options after right-clicking). Let me know if either of those work for you.
The imperial units made me feel a bit dizzy otherwise not a bad tutorial. In the real world I have no idea how you'd come up with those measurements 'before' you make the design. That's why I'd do a top down modelling on this.
Nice question! 12 inches multiplied by 12 feet. The total length of the runner needed to be 144 inches long. This is just the difficulty of using imperial measurements for woodworking.
@@learnitalready It was interesting in that holding the control button didn't allow me to see the hidden points. I stopped for the day and today, I immediately saw the points but was getting an error message. I controlled z to a known point and then individually copied the 2 center concrete blocks and was then able to place them correctly. Thanks for the response. I sent a couple of bucks your way and will continue to to work on learning from your vids.
@@musoangelo We really appreciate your support. It is good that you found out how to rectify errors using snap points, especially with existing joints. We really are glad that you have been learning from our tutorials. Thanks again for your support and kindness!
@@learnitalready Thanks for the reply. I'm starting to work again with my 2'X4' burntables plasma table, retrofitted with Avids, control consul and Mach 4. Not sure if you're familiar with that software or doing any, fee for service work. If so let me know.
@@musoangelo That sounds like a nice project! I used a similar controller to Mach 4 for a shop that had a CNC router. I think you'll be excited to know that we have a special series coming up in the next couple months where I teach someone from the ground up (he knows very little about CNC, but is an awesome handyman) how to model, setup, program, adjust the post processor, and run his plasma table at work. We will do a test recording this Sunday, and then start the series next Sunday. I'm hoping to have 2 months (8 episodes) to help him get to where he needs to be. If you're looking for someone to do some work, I would be happy to consider it. Please check out our business email on our TH-cam homepage. Looking forward to hearing from you.
That, my friend, has an easy answer: Autodesk Revit NOT Autodesk Fusion. Revit. This tutorial shows how to design a shed more so as an exercise to improve skills especially when it comes to components, sub-components, and workflow. If you need something to create, not just a floor but the entire shed in 20 min along with a complete list of materials and specific quantity of fasteners, then Revit is what you’re looking for.
(Swami Cadster) - it's unfortunate that BOM doesn't like 'Mirror' (or at least behave as one might like). - yes, copy/paste can be a workaround - BUT, might not always be appropriate: when item truly is a "mirror". do you know a workaround for this case? - btw, as you may have seen, there's a new BOM feature, in latest update (v2.0.18, march 2024). i suspect it just automates the process, and likely still "suffers" from the mirror issue, but haven't investigated, yet. hm?
Great observation! Yes, it should. I was debating whether I should put a little asterisk on the screen as to why, but I’m hoping to explain it in another upcoming tutorial. Very good eye!
Thank you so much for your comment! Welcome to our channel too. May I recommend something to you please? This tutorial is definitely faster because it is aimed at an intermediate/advanced audience as noted in the title. However, we have created tutorials for absolute beginners which many have expressed that is at a very easy and slow pace to follow. There are 36 videos in this playlist which take you from downloading Fusion to creating amazing parts for 3D printing. Here is the link to the playlist: Fusion 360 Tutorials For Absolute Beginners th-cam.com/play/PLLm7Yjr9z_z07ohtjFGkA5w-j_NMj8B3J.html We also created a series where we taught a live student from the ground up who had no knowledge of Fusion. You can watch the trailer for the series and the first hour for free, but the rest of the 7 hours of the course can be found on Udemy. Here is the playlist on TH-cam followed by the link for the Udemy course: Learn Fusion from the Ground Up - Live Sessions th-cam.com/play/PLLm7Yjr9z_z3SXUu3mFMXd7MiUQX8RR7p.html Udemy Course www.udemy.com/course/autodesk_fusion_cnc/learn/lecture/42532700?referralCode=2C2E94DDD4A48C2A7A98#overview Hope you enjoy either or both of those series. Thank you again for commenting!
So hard to follow this with all the body messaurments. A 4by4 is actually 3,5 something. And then we want it to shoe size so we take it twelve times. And the wall should be 5 arms wide so we take the floor and devide it by a truck.
Hello there! Thanks for commenting. Sorry that you are finding it so difficult to follow this tutorial. For me, being born in Canada (a country that uses metric as the standard unit of measurement) I obviously used metric in school but also learned imperial. At a young age I would ask questions like, why is a 4x4 actually 3.5x3.5? When given an answer, I accepted it and moved on. All I can do is encourage people to apply themselves and learn new things themselves. Besides finding the unit of measurement used in this tutorial difficult, I hope you benefitted from understanding proper workflow within Fusion, how to organize components, and so many other beneficial things that others have commented on. We have many tutorials in metric too. I wish you all the best with learning Fusion.
(13:40) Your explanation for not using mirror is not particularly satisfying. Can you explain why Fusion counts mirrored components as discrete items in a Parts Table?
Thanks for your comment. I’m due to make a tutorial on creating a drawing package for this shed. I will try and answer your question during that tutorial clearly. As a short answer, in the particular scenario that you referred to at 13:40, the mirrored part is exactly the same as the original. This would just add multiples of the exact same part to our BOM, which would clutter our list. However, why Fusion counts mirrored parts as distinct from their original is because usually mirrored parts are completely different than their original. Remembering that principle helps us in our design workflow and helps to ensure that our BOM specifies unique parts.
This is definitely the best Fusion 360 set of tutorials on TH-cam.
That is very nice of you to say. We are honoured, and will keep trying to make tutorials for ones like you :)
@@learnitalready He's not just blowing smoke - you not only explain "what" to do, but also "why" to do it. Not enough tutorial makers understand that.
(Swami Fusion)
- you gave MANY GOOD TIPS along the way; now allow me to offer some of MY TIPS...
(btw, you may already know some of these, but simply choose to omit them, since you can only fit so much into a video, and even don't want to include too much.)
- hopefully, readers will benefit from these tips...
--- easily move thru items in 'browser' tree via cursor arrow keys up/down, plus left/right (close/open container).
--- can enter 12', instead of 12*12.
--- in 'Parameters Table', enter 3/4": 'Expression' will display as 0'- 3/4", instead of ( 3 / 4 ) * 1 in. just a lil "cleaner".
--- 3 ways to display units: 'Preferences>Unit and Value Display:Foot and inch display format:DECIMAL/FRACTIONAL/ARCHITECTURAL'.
--- w/ 'MEASURE' (hotkey I), click value in dialog: copied to clipboard for future paste (ctrl/cmd+v); note: no visual indication, but does get copied.
--- to select component in viewport (which is sometimes more convenient), simply double-click - then, can rclick:'Isolate', or 'Unisolate', etc. - no need to hunt thru a busy browser tree.
--- for 'snap selection' in 'joint', can also hold ctrl/cmd to restrict to face initially hovered over.
--- can be handy to use sh+n to do 'Component Color Display' toggle to quickly make things easy to distinguish.
- anyhow, thx again for your efforts, and sharing w/ the community.
(Swami Tipster)
- as for ENTERING VALUES, numbers are not actually being entered!
- instead, a 'literal string' is being entered, and f360 is parsing it (interpreting the value).
- this is why ANY valid unit can be entered. and, if none supplied, default unit is used.
More valuable input. Thank you!
I am looking forward to the new BOM update too!
Different components were created on different planes. I've not seen it discussed before and do believe that it made your sketches easier as you did actually have a purpose in selecting the planes that you did. Please create a short video explaining the selection of planes to use as it will add to the knowledgebase that we would all benefit from.
These tutorials are fantastic. You’re a very good teacher and I like how you don’t just get the job done, but you show how to do it properly with the bill of materials, using the right tools.
Thanks so much for your kind comment! Happy that you’re benefiting from them and liking our content. Stay tuned for more.
This is fantastic… one of the best TH-cam tutorials I’ve ever seen on fusion.
Wow, thanks! Hope you enjoy our other tutorials too.
@@learnitalready I’ll be binge watching this tonight. I usually model parts for cameras and drones and I can hold my own in fusion in my little niche. However I’m currently beginning a home remodel and was just curious about modeling the project before I did it. After watching this I’m hooked on the idea.
@@ElectricaDroneCo Very cool! We would love to see any renders of your final project. Once you’re done, please feel free to send it to us so we can post it on our Facebook page.
(Swami Teacher)
- greetings fellow teacher :), "Mr. 'Learn It!'" (a.k.a. Dan?).
- GREAT VIDEO. thx.
- i particularly like that you established GOOD PRACTICES and CONVENTIONS, and followed them. too many students just "wing it", which leads to "less-than-optimal" results :(
- also, i like that you stressed importance of determining/creating components/hierarchy BEFORE doing sketches, etc.
- the last two comments are things i stress in my teaching, too.
- i'm sure many people have benefitted from this video, and your other offerings.
- now, off to watch the other 2 parts! :) ...
We’ve been Swami’d!!! Thanks for your valuable input.
This is firstclass fusion 360 tutorials. I like that you show mistakes and how rectify them.
That is a first class comment! Thank you so much for your encouragement and support. We all make mistakes don’t we. I’m producing the next tutorial in this series. Hope you enjoy that too! Thanks again!
Really great content! This video has created some “light bulb” moments for me as new user of Fusion. I watched a bunch of other’s struggle to convey these concepts before finding this. Liked and subscribed!
Awesome! Thanks so much for letting us know how you benefitted and glad to know that you like us enough to have subscribed. Hope you benefit from our other tutorials too and hope to hear from you again! All the best.
This is by far the best Fusion 360 tutorial I've come across. Luckily I was I searching how to use it to design a shed and this series of videos popped up. I've watched other tutorials with the intent of drawing out my furniture designs to help develop and see all the joinery in the piece. But I have struggled with using the software proficiently enough to justify the time expense vs. drawing on paper. That is until now! One of the biggest takeaways from the video is setting up and managing the browser tree. I feel like this is where most videos come up short in conveying the importance of this browser setup. Long story short, I very much appreciate the time it took to make these videos for the general public and they're free. You have done an amazing job at teaching this software while also staying on topic and not making it drag on longer than necessary (kind of like my comment.) Thanks so much!!
Your comment is most encouraging! Thanks so much! I really appreciate that you’ve taken the time to express what you’ve specifically benefitted from. I hope you stick with us and continue to benefit from this channel. Please keep in touch with us and please comment on our other tutorials since it greatly helps spread the word about our channel. All the best and thanks again!
Thank you for videos like this. I really appreciate the focus on proper workflows and component creation for woodworking and construction type projects. This was very helpful! Cheers!
You’re most welcome. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Glad that you’re benefiting from our tutorials.
Great stuff. I eagerly await the lesson on modelling the Eiffel Tower 😎
😂 “and now for my next tutorial, which is 43 hours long… the Eiffel Tower”
It's funny, I've used revit and am currently working on learning fusion 360. I can see why they made revit for building and the similarities. Being a carpenter, a couple of tips .. 2nd top plate is not stacked above the first top plate. Also, the corners with triple 2x6s is the old way. 2nd top plate goes on side wall overlapping back and front wall to "locl" the walls together. The new way to do corners is to turn the 2x6 so that the wide face is perpendicular to the wall. With that said, great video. Oh, and recommend if you have an accurate bill of materials, call the local lumber yard, send them the bill of materials, they will spend their time tondeliver the materials to you. This will save your HOURS of time and typically orders over $500 are delivered for free. Do finish the shed as im interested in the quirks on the bill of materials! Great job.
Awesome comment. Thanks for the valuable input, suggestions, and current code.
Stay tuned for the BOM tutorial. I'm excited to get that one out too. Please consider sharing our little channel. All the best!
@@learnitalreadyYES! Please do the BOM one… i was so excited to see how the bom was going to turn out. I’d love to see it! Thank you so much!
@@andrepadua4979 Stay tuned!
Best Fusion 360 tutorial, thanks a lot
Thanks so much for your encouragement. Hope you like our other tutorials too. All the best!
This is great, been drawing out my wood shed project by hand up until now. SUBSCRIBED!
Great to know that you’ve benefitted from this tutorial. Thanks for subscribing too!
I've change of career and now taking carpenter classes. My project being to build tiny houses or vans. We don't go so in depth with fusion 360. Keep up with such good educationnal content, you're helping my dream come true. Thank you !
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The same to me. Changed bright comfortable office to cold dirty hangar, now doing metalworking. Never felt happier before. These tutorials helps a lot building gates, fences and other metal constructions. Big thanks to author of these videos, you help us a lot!
Greetings from Latvia.
@@JurisStolbovs Awesome! Thanks for the comment and your support. We would love to receive some pictures of your current projects that you’ve made with Fusion. Nice to hear that we have supporters from across the globe. All the best with your learning. Please keep those nice comments coming our way!
@@learnitalready I watched all three videos of this playlist during working hours today, and my boss didn't even get any complaints.
I will send some pics of projects for sure, when I get anything significant to share. It would be great to get similar tutorial of building metal construction with columns, beams, diagonal struts including Fastener insert option in Fusion360.
Thanks one more time for your work and helping our dreams to come true!
Can't wait for the rest of this tutorial, learning through real life project is the best way I think!
Awesome! Thanks so much. Just working on it as we speak!
I’ve watched a few tutorials and messed around a bit. But you always learn something new watching how someone else thinks, organizes, and processes. Thanks for the great video.
Duplicate with joints!?! Mind blown. Haha
Thanks so much for your comment. Glad that you learned something new from us. Its true, we can always learn something from someone else; I’m sure we would learn a lot from your methods too. Keep up the great work!
My exact thought - DUPLICATE with JOINTS - that is a pretty slick button that i had no idea existed. SIde benefit is sometimes it provide opportunities to practice updating the snap points 👍👍
Awesome teaching! Not too quick, properly explaining and giving some of the why too. Hope you create more.
Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the next two tutorials we’ve published too. There are more on the way. Stay tuned.
I've been a professional 3D Artist for 8y and hobbyist for many more. I'm glad someone finally made Fusion 360 make sense.
So glad that this tutorial has helped so many. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Very helpful tutorial. I'd like to see it to completion. I've learned a lot of easier/better ways to do things from your channel.
Thanks for putting out the quality of content that you do!
Wow, what a nice comment! Thanks so much for taking the time to tell us. We are so glad that you’ve benefited from them so far. We are looking forward to producing more soon. All the best!
Great video, clearly and understandably presented. Looking forward to more tutorials ;-)
Thanks so much for your comment. Glad that you benefited from this one. More to come.
@@learnitalready Let me share one observation with you. I've been following the "fusion 360 tutorial" channel since it started. Your videos are much more sophisticated in every way. However, "fusion 360" has gained 70,000 followers in 2 months. It currently has around 80k, but the average number of views per video is lower than yours. The difference is in the viewership of his "short" videos, which have gotten him 90% of the viewers. I don't know if it makes sense to have a high number of followers, but they aren't loyal to him and don't contribute in any way to helping the video maker himself... to the point where it seems like self-deception to me. In any case, I'm trying to help. Your videos deserve to be all over the Fusion community. :-)
@@Kojotous007 very interesting observation. Thanks for letting me know. I will check out that channel too. Lots to learn with TH-cam. I appreciate your comments very much. Thank you!
Great tutorial, learned a lot, again, thanks for sharing...
Thanks so much for your comment! Glad you benefitted from it.
Liked and sub'd. As a hobbyist/newb to Fusion360 and CAD in general, these tuts are great.
Awesome! Thanks for letting us know. Stay tuned for more!
Can't tell you how many tutorials in Fusion I have watched. But yours are by far the best. Great workflow and it's helped me tremendously.
Wow, that is really nice to hear! Thank you. Stay tuned for more… lots on the way. Please consider sharing and becoming a member since it really helps us grow this channel. All the best with your learning.
Excellent tutorial!
Thanks so much!
Loved this video tutorial! Liked and subscribed. Already have the 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro and it's funny that I was spinning my model around at the end subconsciously before you mentioned it. The SpaceMouse really makes moving around models in Fusion super intuitive! I like the Pro because it's a little heavier on my desk, and doesn't float around like the smaller one does. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for your comment and for subscribing. Hope you like our other videos too. The SpaceMouse Pro is the way to go. I have the Enterprise version right now and it is too buggy for my liking. Hope to hear from you again!
GREAT VIDEO
Thank you 🙏
very good tutorial!
Thanks so much!
I really love this channel. I started with Fusion 360 about a year ago, but I only done it for a month and then I left it and I forgot everything that I learned. Yesterday I followed your sliding lid box tutorial that I wanted to make, I think it was your seventh or eighth video. I’ll learn how to create all of the parameters which I’ve done, but I have one problem every time I try to create the sliding lid for the top it keeps turning the hole front wall blue that I want to extrude.I tried at least 20 times. I watched your video I know for a fact I follow it step-by-step. I watched another person‘s video and approached it from their angle. I still had the problem. I eventually solved it by creating it on the back wall and bringing it forward. I know I must have an error someplace, but I simply can’t find it. The only thing I can think of is because I’m new. I’m maybe creating errors because I’m redoing things and trying to fix things all the time. Yes I did. Save the box part and the lid part separate before I started. On this wooden shed, I was a carpenter my whole life. The changes that would be made to that shed would be 16 inches on centre not 12 and the plywood would be running diagonal not vertical. Just saying lol. I am watching this to pick up things that I’m missing and I just love it. It was great.
I love comments like yours, because it shows determination to learn, which is really nice to see. Thank you for reaching out and letting me know what problem you were facing. I have faced much of the same scenarios as yourself. In the end, there was something that I was a) either missing or b) the teacher just wasn't concerned about a specific point and is was overlooked which brought about a measure of frustration on my end. But like you, I didn't give up. You did the right thing in continuing to try and find the answer to your specific problem. Excellent job. You are a good student of this software and I'm confident that you will learn it well.
Please keep letting us know your progress and if you face any further problems. We would love to hear from you. All the best with your learning journey!
What a great video... Clears up a lot of my struggles... Now to try implementing it.. :)
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Thank you so much! We truly appreciate your support.
cool tutorial, learned a lot. Please move on and finish the shed series!👍 Thanks!
Thanks so much! Stay tuned for the rest soon :)
Yes, I would like to see further tutorials about this shed. Talk about timing. I am learning Fusion 360 right now. I am preparing to build a similar lean-to shed (concrete foundation) for my 80 gal air compressor. So I will become a patreon. Thanks
We really appreciate your comment, encouragement, and support. We have at least two more planned for this shed series, and hope to have them released soon.
Sounds like you have a good project you’re undertaking. Good job! I would love to see the finished project if you would consider sharing some pictures.
Thank you so much for your support via Patreon. We very much appreciate your generosity.
All the best with your learning Autodesk Fusion and shed project.
Great Tutorial. Thank you. Please continue.
Excellent! Thanks so much for letting us know. We will do our best.
Keep em coming!
You got it!
I would like to see the remaining tutorials. Thank you this is excellent.
Thanks so much! The next is in production. Stay tuned!
Seriously, keep doing what you're doing. This tutorial is fantastic. Instant subscribe. And even though I've got a little bit of Fusion experience, I'm starting to work through your tutorials in order to get a better foundation.
Great to hear! Thanks truly for subscribing and for your support. Glad to know that you are benefitting from these tutorials. Hope to keep helping ones like you that are so appreciative. Keep up the great work!
If you are building a shed for use as a studio or shop, code often reads that the max "floor space" is limited to 120sq ft. This means that the internal space is 120sq ft, not the outside footprint. Therefore, your walls can be thicker than 4-5" if needed, and you get full use of the interior 120 sq ft space.
Sheds are exempt of a permit when you follow local code specs and generally allow placement at the property setback.
As well, cantilevered eves are often allowed to extend beyond the building footprint and can extend into setbacks in some areas up to 3ft. Check your local building code to see if you can include roof extensions to create shade and repel weather.
Finally, sheds are generally not allowed electricity running to them, but code does not generally speak about solar. This means that a closed cell battery and inexpensive solar kit from Harbor Freight will provide enough power to light your shed and charge a laptop and monitor with a simple 12v system, much like an RV.
Hope this info helps!
Thank you!
Nice! please continue!
Thanks so much!
Very well done. I have some basic fusion experience however your tips are a great addition to my knowledge. I am glad I stumbled on this video and I will now go to your "Learn it" home page and go through each one you have. Again Excellent video and explanation on the step by step. Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you for your comment! Glad that this tutorial has been beneficial to you. Hope our other tutorials have something in them that you can use too. Please consider sharing our channel to others. All the best!
Very helpful. Thanks for making a great video.
You’re most welcome! So glad you found it helpful. Stay tuned for the next tutorial in the series.
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks for this masterclass !
Thanks you for your encouragement!
I am so much loving your lessons. I have been really enjoying your video lessons. Great work.
Wow, what a nice comment to receive. Thank you! Stay tuned for lots more.
Great video, it really helps a lot. Looking forward to the next part. Keep up the good work.
Glad it helped! The next is soon to be released. Stay tuned.
Thank you for this. This is just what I needed.
You’re most welcome! Great to hear this was just what you needed. Stay tuned for the next tutorial in the series to be released.
I love the material and the delivery
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Great, clear tutorial. Would like to see the rest of the Shed. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Stay tuned for more tutorials on the shed.
The instruction and overall direction you provided were amazing! This was a very comprehensive tutorial and I appreciated it very much.
Thank you so much! Great to hear that you enjoyed our instruction. Hope that you benefit from our other tutorials also. All the best!
Please continue
Thanks. Will do! Stay tuned. I can never turn down a request from Barney Fife!
Building a truck slide camper loved the video!
That’s so cool! Would you be willing to send us renders? We would love to post them on our Facebook page.
Learned a bunch, thanks!
Great to hear!
This is a really great tutorial, explain nice, just what you need to know but also what happens if you do it other ways and what the consquences are. I have a tip for the joints. You mentioned to click on the face and it turned blue and the selection will stick to that face. What also can do is to hover over the face were the joint need to come. It turns grey, press and hold CTRL, then the face is also selected. You can go to the point you what the joint to and selectd it,
Excellent! Thank you so much for your comment and practical suggestion. I try to keep my tutorials as real as possible because errors and problems happen to everyone.
Regarding the use of CTRL (or COMMAND on a Mac) I’ve mentioned this in many of our other tutorials. I thought I mentioned it in this too. Regardless, thank you for adding that to your comment. Very practical for new users.
Your how to do videos are great..Can’t wait to watch more. Where can I find tutorials on this shed build? Thanks for your hard work
Thank you so much! The next will be ready soon. Stay tuned!
Great tutorial! Thanks!
Thank you!
Awesome job, thank you for sharing this knowledge with us.
My pleasure! Hope you enjoy our other tutorials too.
Great stuff! Just what I was looking for. Thank you!
You’re most welcome! Hope you can benefit from our other tutorials too.
Thanks for the tutorial, easy to follow, well explained and a good well thought out workflow :)
Thanks so much for explaining what you appreciated!
thanks
Thank you for the comment!
Awesome Tutorial!
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Good stuff! :)
Thanks! Hope you like our other tutorials too 😃
Wow , great tutorial , that was so useful!
Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy our other tutorials too.
Great tutorial!
Thanks so much!
Thank you
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yes please
Thank you!
hi. in the introduction video, you see the finished result of the shed placed in a terrain or 3d image. how was it done?
I have learned a tremendous amount watching your videos. In this one in particular, I've learned how to properly assemble using the snap points (and most importantly how to SELECT the snap points). I appreciate the organization tips for assemblies. I have one question which you may have covered in a seperate video (and if you have covered it - can you simply point me to it as opposed to answering my question here?) ....... Is there a strategy of which plane we should start our sketches on for a new component? When does it matter, and/or when doesn't it matter?
Thank YOU! 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for your encouragement! So glad that you have been benefitting from our tutorials and applying yourself to learning new techniques as well.
Regarding which planes to select when sketching, basically I follow the principle of creating my 3D model to the same orientation as the drawing I’m working with. Following that principle helps dictate which plane to select and which direction to initially work with.
If you’re not working from a drawing, then it’s totally up to you to decide which plane to start on. Just make sure that you get into the habit of creating your 3D model on a good foundation so that whenever you hit the Home button on your view cube, your model will orient in a way that is easy for you to work with.
You can check out the Parametric Tire series to learn a little more about which planes to select and why:
Fusion 360 - (1/3) Parametric Tire & Emboss for Beginners/Intermediate Users - Lesson 12 (2023)
th-cam.com/video/EbPbMoG6ltY/w-d-xo.html
All the best on your journey of learning! 👏
@@learnitalready Perfect 👍. I have not had a chance to view the tire series yet, but I will do that soon. I’ve been watching your videos non-stop all afternoon today. You are such a huge help. Thank you.
Thanks, I love to watch your tutorials, in this one I Finished to to build the Floor but in the drawing I see only the concrete. ???
Hello! Thanks for your comment. I will have a full tutorial in the future to teach how to make sure our drawings show exactly what we want them to. Stay tuned!
Very nice tutorial! In the video you wrote comments about how to complete drawings fully and accurately. Where can I find this tutorial?
Thanks so much! As for the drawing tutorial, we haven’t produced it yet. Stay tuned. Hopefully it won’t be long.
What keystroke overlay do you use? I would love to use something like that for my tutorials I do for my class!
It is called Keystroke Pro. If you search that name in Google you will find their website which has all sorts of apps for purchase. All the best!
Great content as always ❤.
I am really interested to know which software you are using to capture anx edit those tutorials.
I am a total noob, and I am eager to learn to be able to create such awesome content as yours one day 😊
Thanks so much for your comment! I would love to make some tutorials on Final Cut Pro one of these days. Actually, the main reasons I started this channel were:
1) help my Fusion students
2) learn to do video editing
It has been incredibly fun to learn the video editing side of things too. Stay tuned for some new kinds of tutorials in the new future relating to manufacturing in general not just Fusion. Very exciting!!!
@@learnitalready Thank you for sharing your journey with us 🙏.
Your edits are amazing by the way and you are AWESOME bro 😎
@@GGGG_3333Thanks for the encouragement! I’m far from awesome though. Just glad to have ones tune into our channel that are so studious and willing to learn new things.
18:25 Why do we have 13 joists in the project but only 12 in the diagram?
Nice observation! We will answer that in an upcoming tutorial. Stay tuned!
@@learnitalreadylet’s say that was purposeful, then you would have included why you showed only 12 so the person following along doesn’t spend a half an hour going back and forth through your tutorial trying to see where they screwed up. Let’s say it was an accident, then your response should have been, "I screwed this part of the tutorial up, realized it later after uploading it, and TH-cam’s metrics make it hard to fix this kind of thing without consequences to the channel. We addressed this in a later video, here’s the link."
@@addammadd Thanks for your message. Here’s the answer: it should have updated to 13. Sometimes there are bugs that the designer has to work out. Sometimes it’s the designer who messes up. Since this tutorial was not specifically about drawings, I chose not to address it and responded as I did above. We have another tutorial coming up that will talk about drawings and will address what to do if there are errors in the numbers. If it was a mistake of mine, you may have noticed in my other tutorials that I am not shy about mistakes, and am happy to address them, which many others have appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time comment. I too learn through comments like yours. I’m sorry that you wasted time trying to find the answer. I hope you stick with us to see what the answer is in due time when I have time to address it. All the best!
I'm following along with this tutorial and having nothing but problem. First off placing the concrete block would not work the way you showed it. The duplicate with joints did not function correctly. I eventually said to hell with concrete blocks and carried on to building the back wall. Once I had the back wall build I realized that I could not move things as a group. That is the floor would not move as a single unit like you showed. And the wall was glued to the center of the floor. Trying to create the joint between the floor and the back wall, all that moved was the sill plate, the remainder of the wall stayed in the middle of the floor. So then I thought I'd try and redo the floor. When I tried to attach the runner board to the new floor it wouldn't worik with an error message about Distance confict due to joint type. I tried removing the joints but then the floor just flies to pieces. Decided to start right from scratch and still can't get past the attching the runner.
Thanks for reaching out. It is frustrating to not have things working out the way you see them. Happy to try to help.
I think the main thing that is probably going on is how you are creating new components. Can you confirm that you are creating new components in their proper locations? That is, can you compare my browser in the tutorial with yours? When we forget to activate the proper component in the browser before creating a new component, then nothing but problems is the result. If you just create a new component by clicking "New Component" in the toolbar, it will create a new component in whatever assembly or sub-assembly you have active in the browser. As an example, look closely at the 3:19 mark of the video to verify that you are activating each sub-assembly before creating your component. Please let me know.
So what you're teaching is that you start with a drawing made beforehand, then you simply enter all the components again and assemble them, and then you're done?
I hope there is another tutorial on how to create the previous drawing where you came up with the design.
Thanks for your comment!
Yes, you’ve got it correct. If I were to teach how to engineer and design the shed from scratch that would be a very long series of tutorials. Most carpenters can picture exactly what part goes where and why, but just don’t know how to draft it using Fusion and then make a blueprint and BOM. That is the approach I’ve taken with the 4 part series that I’ve created so far.
However, if you and a host of other people would like to see a series of tutorials on how to engineer a shed, then please like this comment. If there are enough likes, then I’ll make a series. Otherwise, Autodesk Revit is your best option for letting the software engineer the shed for you.
All the best!
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Great tutorial, but it would have been even better if you had shown how to make this parametric. Right now if you wanted to make this a different size shed, say 10x8, then it would be pretty difficult.
Thanks for your comment! That’s true, if everything was parametrically driven then that would be quite the feat. Maybe if your comment gets enough likes I’ll create a Udemy course teaching how to do just that!
@@learnitalready I was watching this thinking about how I might make the shed with parametric (nearly) everything. As a beginner, I've got a ways to go to get to that point. But this video showed enough to understand the basics of parameters and get me curious and excited to learn more. Great stuff.
Is there anyway, without external plugins, to have BOM in Fusion? It is really incredible that you have a mass calculation for a product but no option, that i see, where you can simply list material dimensions.
Thanks
Hello! There is a way, but it isn’t fully automated. I have just finished the next tutorial in this series (part 3) and hopefully will release it in the next couple days. Once we are finished the entire shed, I will make a tutorial on creating a BOM and full set of drawings. Stay tuned!
@@learnitalready That is great. Thanks a lot.
@@SasaRakezic You’re most welcome
I may have missed it, but how did you get the texture when making the wood, block, etc.?
No you didn’t miss it. It’s in the next tutorial at the 33 min mark. Here’s a link to a playlist of these tutorials:
Fusion 360 Advanced Tutorials
th-cam.com/play/PLLm7Yjr9z_z1dKOymIlKJOsywfiATy_5z.html
@@learnitalready awesome! Thanks so much for the reply, and these videos are superb! 🫡👍
When you are doing your extrusions, for example the rim board, you indicate your length as an equation rather that a simple measurement. (12*12) * 1 What is the purpose of that? Is it something that will come into play later? Why not simply 12' or 144" ? BTW I'm a beginner.
Thanks for your comment! I used an equation for 2 reasons: 1) to show that equations can be used easily, and 2) for the benefit of our metric viewers that have often have a difficult time understanding imperial terminology and symbols. All the best!
Top plate must stagger to lock the two walls.
Nice observation! Thank you.
Curious as to why you arent drawing some of the items in place, for example the joists origin plane would be the front rail.
Excellent question! Thanks for your comment. You will need to watch part 2 to see when and why I select to utilize in-context design.
Just a question for clarification, @ 33.25 when you are offsetting the double studs (14 and 15) why is the offset in the Z axis? It seems that it should be in the X axis.
Awesome observation! So, the reason why it is using the Z-axis is because that is the orientation of the snap point itself, not the orientation of the master origin. Whenever you snap to something, a new origin (or coordinate system) is applied to that component. This may sound confusing, but you will get used to it. It is especially helpful for components that are not inline with a particular axis (on compound angles for example).
@@learnitalready Well, when it doesn't do what you expect and you see where you actually put the offset, you can make it work. I was also banging my head against the wall for awhile trying to get the the back wall to join properly with the floor. When I went back to your instruction there, the part where you Isolated the floor before you created the "rigid group", had slipped by me. I just used the select tool but didn't properly create a rigid group and as a result, every time I tried to join the back wall to the floor, the back runner and concrete blocks stayed where they were and the rest of the floor went to where the wall was. When I was originally doing it, I gave up after about 20 minutes, and after several hours, I went back to find that I hadn't actually created a rigid group. I then went back, isolated the floor, created the rigid group and now I'm ready to proceed to the next video.
@@musoangelo I admire your efforts. Please know I have wanted to give up many times too. I have done the exact same thing as you in the past where I would sleep on it, or give it some time, return and try again. It amazes me how our brains are designed to figure things out with a lot of thinking things through, and also giving ourselves time to rest. Never underestimate the skills that you are learning right now by doing what you're doing. You will be a pro in no time. Keep up the awesome job!
@@learnitalready Thanks for the encouraging words. I did find that email address and sent one your way a few minutes ago. Hope to hear back.
@@musoangelo thank you too! I will check it out and respond asap!
I decided just the other day to download fusion360 and design my screened in gazebo/ deck build (so extremely new to all of this) is there a shortcut to get you snapped on to corners? I sit there zoomed in to like 100000000x and it’s still jumping around off every other line it can find before maybe hitting the corner bubble 😅
Awesome! Did you get the personal version?
Would love to see your completed design.
Yea! The personal version as I’m just designing/ playing around for myself! I was watching the second video and it also reminded me I have a second question, when sketching a box how do you add 2 measurements? I can only do the single which leaned to me having to run 2 lines then joining the box that way haha 😅
I am trying to copy but i am getting caught up, when i try and joint a rim board to origin it works, but then i copy and create a second joint and they both move together... any idea why its doing this to me i did exactly what you did and got different results
Thanks so much for reaching out. I know the frustration of things not working out. I’m thinking of two things:
1) It could be a workflow issue. Check out this tutorial that I made to specifically address questions similar to yours: Autodesk Fusion 360 in 5 Minutes - "Paste" VS "Paste New" - What's the Difference? (2024)
th-cam.com/video/MwLZ7Nuu_BQ/w-d-xo.html
2) It could be that your first component is grounded to its parent. Check by right clicking on the first component and seeing if it is grounded or not (will be one of the first options after right-clicking).
Let me know if either of those work for you.
The imperial units made me feel a bit dizzy otherwise not a bad tutorial. In the real world I have no idea how you'd come up with those measurements 'before' you make the design. That's why I'd do a top down modelling on this.
Thanks for commenting. Regarding the units of measurement, hopefully you'll find our tutorials in metric more enjoyable.
Imperial measurements amaze me... its 4x4 but actually it is 3.5x3.5 :DDD
Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot! 😜
When extruding the runner why did you use (12 * 12) * 1in?
Nice question! 12 inches multiplied by 12 feet. The total length of the runner needed to be 144 inches long. This is just the difficulty of using imperial measurements for woodworking.
How are you moving things around so quickly without first clicking on the move tool?
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@@learnitalready Will do, thanks for the reply 👍
At 21:52 I spent a half hour trying to get that to work with no luck.
I think I know why. Have you tried to hide your first block before adjusting the snap point?
@@learnitalready It was interesting in that holding the control button didn't allow me to see the hidden points. I stopped for the day and today, I immediately saw the points but was getting an error message. I controlled z to a known point and then individually copied the 2 center concrete blocks and was then able to place them correctly. Thanks for the response. I sent a couple of bucks your way and will continue to to work on learning from your vids.
@@musoangelo We really appreciate your support. It is good that you found out how to rectify errors using snap points, especially with existing joints. We really are glad that you have been learning from our tutorials. Thanks again for your support and kindness!
@@learnitalready Thanks for the reply. I'm starting to work again with my 2'X4' burntables plasma table, retrofitted with Avids, control consul and Mach 4. Not sure if you're familiar with that software or doing any, fee for service work. If so let me know.
@@musoangelo That sounds like a nice project! I used a similar controller to Mach 4 for a shop that had a CNC router. I think you'll be excited to know that we have a special series coming up in the next couple months where I teach someone from the ground up (he knows very little about CNC, but is an awesome handyman) how to model, setup, program, adjust the post processor, and run his plasma table at work. We will do a test recording this Sunday, and then start the series next Sunday. I'm hoping to have 2 months (8 episodes) to help him get to where he needs to be.
If you're looking for someone to do some work, I would be happy to consider it. Please check out our business email on our TH-cam homepage. Looking forward to hearing from you.
At 19 minutes you had the floor “built “. How much glue, screws or nails were used and how would I find out within Autodesk?
That, my friend, has an easy answer: Autodesk Revit NOT Autodesk Fusion. Revit. This tutorial shows how to design a shed more so as an exercise to improve skills especially when it comes to components, sub-components, and workflow. If you need something to create, not just a floor but the entire shed in 20 min along with a complete list of materials and specific quantity of fasteners, then Revit is what you’re looking for.
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- it's unfortunate that BOM doesn't like 'Mirror' (or at least behave as one might like).
- yes, copy/paste can be a workaround - BUT, might not always be appropriate: when item truly is a "mirror". do you know a workaround for this case?
- btw, as you may have seen, there's a new BOM feature, in latest update (v2.0.18, march 2024). i suspect it just automates the process, and likely still "suffers" from the mirror issue, but haven't investigated, yet. hm?
Will investigate soon!
should it not be 13 joists. as shown on the drawing?
Great observation! Yes, it should. I was debating whether I should put a little asterisk on the screen as to why, but I’m hoping to explain it in another upcoming tutorial. Very good eye!
I am new to 3d designing, I have learned a bit from you but you go a little fast and I can't tell how you do some of the things you do.
Thank you so much for your comment! Welcome to our channel too.
May I recommend something to you please? This tutorial is definitely faster because it is aimed at an intermediate/advanced audience as noted in the title. However, we have created tutorials for absolute beginners which many have expressed that is at a very easy and slow pace to follow. There are 36 videos in this playlist which take you from downloading Fusion to creating amazing parts for 3D printing. Here is the link to the playlist:
Fusion 360 Tutorials For Absolute Beginners
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We also created a series where we taught a live student from the ground up who had no knowledge of Fusion. You can watch the trailer for the series and the first hour for free, but the rest of the 7 hours of the course can be found on Udemy. Here is the playlist on TH-cam followed by the link for the Udemy course:
Learn Fusion from the Ground Up - Live Sessions
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Udemy Course
www.udemy.com/course/autodesk_fusion_cnc/learn/lecture/42532700?referralCode=2C2E94DDD4A48C2A7A98#overview
Hope you enjoy either or both of those series. Thank you again for commenting!
So hard to follow this with all the body messaurments. A 4by4 is actually 3,5 something. And then we want it to shoe size so we take it twelve times. And the wall should be 5 arms wide so we take the floor and devide it by a truck.
Hello there! Thanks for commenting. Sorry that you are finding it so difficult to follow this tutorial. For me, being born in Canada (a country that uses metric as the standard unit of measurement) I obviously used metric in school but also learned imperial. At a young age I would ask questions like, why is a 4x4 actually 3.5x3.5? When given an answer, I accepted it and moved on. All I can do is encourage people to apply themselves and learn new things themselves. Besides finding the unit of measurement used in this tutorial difficult, I hope you benefitted from understanding proper workflow within Fusion, how to organize components, and so many other beneficial things that others have commented on. We have many tutorials in metric too. I wish you all the best with learning Fusion.
12 in on Center is overkill. It should be 16
Thanks for sharing your expertise. I will keep that in mind when I do the tutorial on drawings.
(13:40) Your explanation for not using mirror is not particularly satisfying. Can you explain why Fusion counts mirrored components as discrete items in a Parts Table?
Thanks for your comment. I’m due to make a tutorial on creating a drawing package for this shed. I will try and answer your question during that tutorial clearly.
As a short answer, in the particular scenario that you referred to at 13:40, the mirrored part is exactly the same as the original. This would just add multiples of the exact same part to our BOM, which would clutter our list. However, why Fusion counts mirrored parts as distinct from their original is because usually mirrored parts are completely different than their original. Remembering that principle helps us in our design workflow and helps to ensure that our BOM specifies unique parts.