8:50 They have renamed "Directions" to "Axis" since the release of this video. The workflow remain the same though. Just in case you get confused why "Directions" isn't there anymore.
Shortcuts for navigating around the workspace when using a mouse with a clickable scrollwheel: Scroll wheel forward / backward -> Zoom in and out Press and hold scroll wheel + move mouse -> Pan around the workspace Shift key + Press and hold scroll wheel + move mouse -> Orbit the work piece
This needs to be said. There are many tutorials out there. The authors know the product and they have made an effort to transfer that information to others and of course gather likes and followers. But this tutorial is outstanding. Not only is it professionally designed, as a teacher myself I can say it is very didactic. Meticulously following each and every step I achieved in one lesson the kind of initial expertise I was always looking for. Now I am not just a follower. I am a fan wishing to learn more.
Completely agree. Several items such as showing how to set up the UI defaults and only briefly covering every variant of ways to access functions allowed the lesson to run smoothly for me.
I agree, this was my very first contact with Fusion 360 and I had a very good time going through the tutorial with some chill music in the background, cheers for Product Design Online!
At 10:22, to create sketch with right-click on a single face of the body you need to toggle the visibility of the sketches (sketch1, and 2) off so the software won't select the sketches accidently.
I'm a newbie to CAD in general. I took mechanical drafting in college...30 years ago. I have been blown away by this entire series. I am doing each lesson and while all of them have been challenging...this blew my mind. You do a great job and I appreciate your hard work making this for us. Please, if you have time keep them coming. Thank You!
The video time is 13:06, it took me about 3 hours - But I did it. It's a start. Seriously though, thank you for the video(s). For some of us, it's a challenge; but a challenge that can be beaten. Thank you
Thank you so much for re-doing this Fusion 360 course. I was amazed at the power of sculpting when I watched one of the days from your previous one. This time, instead of skipping to what I wanted to see, I'll actually go through and watch everything.
I found this tutorial based on a reddit recommendation. I'm in my mid 40's now and it's been more than half my lifetime since I did CAD training on AutoCAD R12 - R14 and worked in the automotive industry. I loved that job so much. Even though I'll never use it I still have my drawing portfolio from when I finished training. Now I'm looking to acquire a 3D printer I thought it would be the ideal time to find some appropriate software to design & model the things I want to make and it looks like Fusion is going to be the one. This was a fantastic tutorial to help me find me feet and understand how Fusion does things. Absolutely top work mate. 10 / 10.
Your last Learn fusion 360 in 30 days is how I originally learned fusion, and I feel I am pretty proficient with it now and I have you to thank for that. Many many years ago I took a Cad class in high school, and hated it. Couldn't wrap my head around it. Fusion360 with your tutorial was a night and day difference (that and being able to 3d print the things I design which gives a much greater sense of gratification). But either way, thank you!
So, I was working with 3D modelling quite awhile ago (15 years maybe?) - I know what I'm looking for - and you taught me exactly what I was looking for in 13 minutes that I couldn't figure out for about 4 days haha - thanks I"m glad I came across your tutorials!
I’m a highschool student in an engineering class using Fusion 360, and this is so helpful to learn on my off time even if it isn’t as recent. Thank you so much :)
I have to say, I have ADHD and your guide was AMAZING! Your clear and simple directions where easy to understand and follow, I slowed the video to .75 just to make it easier to pause and follow along.
I have to start out by saying Im a complete newb! Aa a newb I find this instruction to be worth its weight in gold but at the same time I have to admit, like others have mentioned, it took me 2 hours to complete because of all of the pausing and rewinding. The instructor is amazing but for a newb its a bit fast paced. I found a solution, not exactly rocket science but it worked for me and figured worth sharing. I simply decreased the playback speed of the tutourial video to 50%. Yes it makes the instructor sound like hes had a hard night out at the bar but the slured instructions are easy to follow and my second lession, the glass bottle, went much better. Took me only 40 mins to complete with pauses but nearly no need to rewind. Looking forward to jumping into lession 3 now, the paper clip!
Hi - I would welcome a new course; especially with the new interface settings which are a bit different now. Thanks for all the great fusion 360 content. I’ve learned much from you.
No need to remake all courses, it will cost a lot of time. By the way, I have learn the old course by the latest version of fusion360 and it works well. Maybe you can make a video to emphasize the changes.
@@JimFelich Thanks for the feedback! Charging for the updated version (or parts of it) is something I'm considering, given the amount of time/investment it will take to script, record, and edit all of it. Anyway, appreciate you watching and commenting!
No argument, this is a solid, quality tutorial. If this continues throughout your entire series I will be an enthusiastic student. Thank you for getting me over the first hurdles so far.
I started CAD 2 years ago with Tinkercad moved to Fusion 360 in a couple of months. Looking back I have come so far mostly due to your tutorials. Thank you so much you are why I'm semi proficient. Really looking forward to this series. I will be donating some money to show my appreciation.
I’m a total newbie. I’ve had the hobby version of fusion360 for a few years now and could never figure out how to even start a drawing. I watched this video through once, then watched it again following along. Some of the things are slightly different in the current version of the program, but I was able to produce the same end product. Thank you so much for these tutorials, they are well done and easy to follow.
when I starat using fusion 360 I bought Udemy course and start doing thing on my own, but this is course is much better. Knowing the tool is one thing but the way you show the workflow of solving this design problem is just brilliant. Thank you
I consider myself a semi-experienced blender user (3 years) and tried using various tools that are created to making CAD possible for Blender. I actually had to make something similar to this for a client and took about a week to figure it out because I couldn't get things to work precisely without having to use my software engineering level thinking. In the end, I didn't even have a printable object and had to use Natfab to fix the model. So I honestly can't believe I was able to to it with a free(mum) software in the first lesson. 🤣🤡 Thank you so much mate. Great lesson. You have a new subscriber.
Dude I really love your style of instruction. Everytime you do something, you immediately follow up with the exact answer for whatever question that I think of. What a breeze!
You are a VERY good instructor Kevin It's been 2-1/2 years since I've been in Fusion 360... You see, I was getting into Fusion 360 and I was moving right along - although somewhat sloppy because I wasn't setting up files the right way... I just busted right into designing without even using proper constraints sometimes... Unfortunately I had severe retina problems in both eyes that required a series of surgeries and procedures to get my Eyesite back - it took almost 2 - 1/2 years... I'm back now and I decided to go back to the basics first - which you teach VERY well... As a retired Mechanical Designer I can see say that you make everything straight forward... I'll do things the right way now - the METHODICAL way this time... I design the interiors for Class B RV's... Thanks again Kevin... Pete PS- I am trying to get a STP file or BREF of the Mercedes 2500 - 144 wheel base - High roof to make it easier for me to design... Do you know of any way of obtaining these drawings? I don't mind paying for them as it would make my design work a lot easier...
Well......I am EXTREMELY pleased with myself!! Just finished Day 1 and completed a perfect Leggo Block. Being able to stop, start and rewind is invaluable. You are articulate, eloquent, there's no spare words or padding in there. Just straight to the point. You are an excellent teacher. You remind me of John Campora (Probably got his surname wrong) Excel Campus. He's also excellent for newbies. Looking forward to progresssing through each of the days now! 🙂 Thank you
I really love almost all the English community because they teach you how to make a lot of things, in Spanish if you are looking for some information they want you to pay them for their courses and almost all of them are trash thank you very much.
I have been designing Model Train parts for several years. Lately I have been struggling in modifying parts for new applications. I saw this new video and found I have forgot more than I realized. Every video of your I learn something. Thank You for a good resource. I reference new train buddys that want to 3D Print to F360 and your videos BEFORE getting their machine. If all you can do is print. STl files from someone else you are missing the greatest gift to realizing your inner creative self. You must learn CAD, F360 to me is so strong yet hobbyist can use use it with some practice and your tutorials. Thank you so much. Dennis
Well said, Dennis! Couldn't agree more in the power of being able to create your own unique designs. Glad to hear you're finding these videos to be helpful and I appreciate you watching! :)
This is the best beginning 360 tutorial I have found so far. I have a lot of experience in 2D CAD and was getting very frustrated trying to figure out the flow in 360. A bracket I was trying to design which would have taken 30 seconds in 2D cad took an hour. After watching this video I have a much better handle on how the tools work and look forward to the rest of the series.
I just wanted to come back to say thank you, I started learning CAD from this playlist, it let me start and finish so many projects I've wanted to do, and opened the door to so, so much more.
absolute legend, I'm a 14 year old secondary school (high school) student who has a passion for 3d design in areas because I'm hoping to go into some form of aerospace design or automotive design when I'm older, I've only recently ventured into the world of CAD, and how to use it. and I downloaded fusion 360 pretty much 30 minutes ago, and already you've helped me learn so so much, THANK YOUU 😁😁😁
This is exactly the kind of tutorial I was looking for. Thank you so much. I was able to follow this very easily step-by-step. My only other CAD experience is with Tinkercad, and that was to use it in my classroom with my students. This is helping me to dive deeper into a more robust program that I can hopefully used to create some models for my 3-D printer.
Great great great video series! Thank you so much Kevin! I just started and am already at Day 05! Loving it! On this video though you named the component 2x8, though it is an 2x4 block 🙂 For all the Fusion beginners - if you use the free Fusion personal license, you may only save 10 editable documents in total. So for this video series, just make one save file and just create "new components" for each video/object, you can toggle all the others days/components off when you start with the next one!
Great tutorial! Little bit too fast, but I was able to follow you. There are few things that was different for me. I had to delete some extra copies of sides, that just appeared, like rectangle on top, or bottom. I do not know why they were created automatically. I was unable to select the bottom part at 10:20 for creating a new sketch, so deleting these parts is a solution.
Fantastic tutorial! For those that think it's too fast paced... I'm pretty sure you will never be able to use this or any other software if you can't even figure out the pause/rewind controls on TH-cam.
I have only gotten through day 1 so far, but I will be sticking with it to day 30. I do have 1 small critique, Please PAUSE. You are very thorough and I really do appreciate the step by step. But I have to go between the video and Fusion360 and until I know where the buttons are I am stopping and backing up and re-watching so many times. A 2 - 3 second pause would be tremendously useful for beginners like myself. Thank you for the video lesson.
@@RyanMisaresh As mentioned by Travis, use space bar to toggle pause/play AND, use the left arrow to skip backward in 5 second intervals. There are also a few chrome browser plugins which enhance controls for youtube, like markers which allow you to loop the section between the start/stop points you place.
The video is 13 minutes. It took literally an hour fifteen minutes for me to complete because he rushes through as if we all know the software as well as him. I spent more time rewinding the video than doing the actual work. Pretty discouraging.
I had thought CAD was uninteresting and a chore when I was trying to use onshape with someone else's tutorial. Turns out, a good CAD software and an even better teacher makes for an awesome experience!
I just started learning fusion 360 and this is the very first video I just completed. So far so good I'm extremely excited to start finally learning and your video is doing exactly that HELPING me tremendously!
This tutorial is very good. I've been using Fusion 360 a few years, half assed, and I have tried many tutorials to learn more here on You Tube. However, a lot of people, respectfully, keep showing the same stuff, spending incredible amounts of time on the same things, and this guy just shows you how it works, where to find it, and moves on. I like his style, and I'm going through every video he has on this software now. Simple things like telling you "hey, there are two Rectangular Pattern commands, avoid the sketch one, use this one" are great. I've never seen anyone explain this. I for one really appreciate you put the time, effort, and energy into putting these videos out. I mean, seriously, anyone could learn from your tutorials, and literally create a job for themselves. Anyone that doesn't think it is possible without a degree, think again. I work at a machine shop. We're setting up CNC lathes and running all kinds of parts. Well, a friend that works there, he came on You Tube, learned Fusion 360, and then demonstrated his ability at our job. Now he models a lot of our lathe work, and gets paid well for it. So, these videos are super valuable. you can literally elevate your knowledge/skills and specialize yourself for the job you want. A big thank you to you. I know im rambling, but seriously, I see it as a big deal. Just by following these, practicing, and learning the proper way to use this software through these tutorials, i will no doubt become more valuable at work, increase my wages, and ultimately help my family/children more because of it. Thanks again, it is much appreciated. I hope you succeed in every way bro.
I've been using fusion for a few years now, and this entire tutorial series has made me better at using the software by quite a bit! Thank you so much!
thx. flied thru it and watched whole vid 1st. then i decided to do it step by step. easly 2 hours work (mind you, its my 1st time playing with fusion 360) . great tutorial . step by step and lots of back and forth the vid. thx . looking forward for the rest
I have ZERO and I mean zero experience with anything like this...but as a metal artist who recently was gifted an ArcDroid I am excited to learn. I struggled a bit at a few points, but was able to go back and find my errors! Great video and I look forward to the remaining days! Thank you so much for sharing! I truly appreciate it!
Genuinely brilliant, a colleague recommended Lars Christiansen but his content was out of date, this was ace! I'd almost given up on ever learning Fusion 360, which would have been such a shame. So glad I persevered!
@@ProductDesignOnline one thing I would have LOVED is a list of the measurements mentioned in lesson 1 so I could see if I could make the same toy block without the prompts. This would help me practice what I've learned and embed my knowledge x
at 8:45, you mention "switch to the direction selector" and I don't have this option. So far everything else has been perfect but not sure if that's different because you are using a Mac or if a recent update removed that option. Not sure where to go from here: Update. I found that the "direction" selector will never appear, however you can proceed with "axis" being displayed and clicking on the edges for the directional adjustments to be made. Then you can continue the demo. Hope this helps others that may encounter this with latest version of Fusion360 / Windows. Thank you, keep up the great work
I appreciate this as someone who has never used it or any other 3D software. I look forward to doing all 30 days! I am new to this but need it for 3D printing parts of my product and 3D rendering of my idea. This is great! Thank you
Excellent video. I've been self-teaching the basics of this program for a while and decided to get some help when sculpting exceeded my abilities to figure out alone. I figured I should start at the beginning. In Day 1 of the series, I learned about shells and rectangular patterns and other things I'd never even thought to try. Unlike some videos, these are clear (not blurry) and the audio and voice work is also clear and well-spoken. It all makes listening to and watching the videos very easy. Keep up the good work.
I am a total newb, downloaded Fusion 360 and watched the revised Day#1 video. I was quite confused because the interface is different and I was struggling to translate versions of a program I had never used before. Thank you so much for the 2022 interface version. Perhaps "revised" & "Latest" are not the best naming convention, dates or version numbers could be better. Thankyou again for update.
This was extremely helpful! I have the latest 2024 version, but I had no issues following your great tutorial. I'm used to design in Blender and TinkerCAD, so Fusion 360 is a whole other way of doing things. Your tutorial here has been extremely valuable - thanks for making it!
I have been wanting to get into 3D printing for some time, finally decided to make the jump. Been printing models that others have created just to get familiar with the process. My next step was to jump into learning how to 3D model. Played our with TinkerCAD in the past but recently found your tutorial and I'm hooked. Just finished Day 1, going to go through these steps over and over until they get ingrained in my mind. Looking forward to your next 29 training videos. Thanks for providing this.
If you were to print multiple blocks, would .3mm really be enough of a gap to make the right fit? What's a good rule of thumb of how much of a gap you'll need between components that snap together?
Hey Kevin (@ProductDesignOnline)! Thanks for this series. I've been using TinkerCAD for a few years and decided I needed to advance to something more powerful, albeit that TinkerCAD has served me well and is a lot more capable than it is given credit for. But I have a few more rings around the trunk than many people, so I did have to have one finger on the pause button all the time 🤣. That being said, I got through the tutorial and actually understood it! The only thing I would love to see with these tutorials is a summary of all of the measurements so that we can recreate the models after doing the tutorial, as a means of practicing what we've just learnt. My old brain isn't as spongelike as it once was, it is more calcified and fossilised now 😜, so it can take a few times for things to sink in fully, and with a summary of the model's measurements, in the order they're used in the tutorial, it would be a good self-test for those following along to see how well they've learnt the material. But anyway, I've waffled on for long enough. Thanks so much for the tuts, on to lesson 2!
For anyone who's rectangle didn't get a top face: Use the Extrude command from the "Solid" menu not the "Surface" Menu. This took me a lot longer to figure out than it should have even though he explained it pretty clearly xD
This was a fantastic first lesson and I've already learnt so much. There were so many questions on how to do things which I had before and this first lesson has already answered so many of those questions. It was also so up-to-date and easy to follow. If the rest of the series is like this, then I look forward to it!
Unfortunately not everyone will be happy no matter what you do someone will have something to pick apart. I'm extremely new to Fushion 360 and I think you have done a very good job on this tutorial. I found it extremely informative, easy to follow and full of great tips & detail. So don't second guess yourself or the excellent work you did making this video to help out a bunch of people. Thank you
Holy cow, that was fast paced, but comprehensive and didn't skip over the important parts, I now have an intact Lego, which is more than I've managed from other tutorials. Thanks very much, look forward to continuing with the rest of the series :)
As an intermediate level user of Fusion 360, I have one thing to say. WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO SERIES when I was beginning years ago. 🤣 I'm rewatching to refresh my skills and to provide creative ideas for new projects.
When you use the rectangular pattern feature. How did you know what distance to set? The first number for instance was 24mm. How did you know to use this number, and what exactly is it measuring. Thanks. Great tutorial to follow along.
Great question! I was referencing a dimensional drawing online. Normally, your dimension will come from a known dimension or by you measuring something - or trial and error in some cases. The pattern tools allow you to define the overall length OR the spacing between each instance (individual pattern). Both come in handy, depending on what known dimension you have.
@@ProductDesignOnline Thanks for the quick reply. You set the circles at 3.9 mm from the walls, is there a way to use to rectangle feature to make sure the other circles/cylinders are also that far from walls, for the sake of symmetry. So all of the cylinders in the corners are the same distance from the edge as the first cylinder. I dont want to flood you with questions. Thanks again.
@@nbb5026 Not within the rectangular pattern feature, unfortunately. The best way to do so would be to use Joints on individual features OR to create those features in a sketch where you can add those specific dimensions.
Another tip with the rectangular pattern, and why using the solid body part of it is better is it doesn't load fusion down so much. If you have to do a big mesh piece for example the solid body rectangular pattern doesn't lag as much (in my experience anyway) ill be watching the whole series, always something to learn on fusion!
Wow this tutorial is exactly what I was looking for. I’ve been using fusion 360 for years, but always have issues because I’m not following the best practices.
As a MasterCam power user, i am in awe in how great the sketch feature and the trees are in Fusion 360. I am branching my skillset into other softwares and your tutorial video was exceptional. Thank you sir!
Hi Len. I do plan to release more very soon. Some life/personal things got in the way and I'm a bit out of sync from making content. Hoping to get back into a regular cadence shortly :)
Just started with Fusion 360 to do a 3d print project for a friend. Your videos are helping immensely. I love how you explain every key press and mouse click, and why they do what they do, with such clarity as it makes actually learning the program so much easier. Great work!
@ 08:39 you have something there I dont. I do not show "Type" Objects" Directions". I have Object Type / Objects / Axes. Even when selecting the 2nd extruded part, I have Object Type / Objects / Axes / Compute Type. :/ Cannot complete.... Ah, figured it out, have to select Axis, then the top two edges south and south west.
Will come back here to edit after I Finish the full month, but I learned and have been using Solidworks for quite awhile but can't really keep paying for it since I don't use it often enough to justify the price. Gonna give Fusion 360 a go, Let's see how it goes.
Thanks for the tutorial! A couple of comments that I hope help others. I got stuck at the 8:45 mark where you said "Switch to the direction selector". I believe it is now "Axes" for anyone else super new to Fusion 360. I also had trouble at the 9:42 hallowing part. You did not do this, but I did. My Sketch 1 and 2 were highlighted over on the left. I can't articulate why this did not work for the other new folks, but I'm sure you know why. For the others, make sure you only have the Body 1 selected. I'm not sure what it is called but I'll call it the Eye, looks like a football to the left of the word Sketch 1 and Sketch 2. Gosh, this must have taken me 4 hours to do, but I'm looking forward to doing lesson 2 tomorrow.
Hey Kevin, great work. I got to the end of day one to the point where filets are to be added, but F360 would not let me select edges when the filet tool was open. Any thought about what I did wrong?
Double-check that you have the solid modeling fillet command and not the sketch fillet command active. If that's not it, can you kindly share your Fusion 360 (.f3d) file?
I have to say you were the teacher that got me into this. Many years later and stuck on something. I thought who better to ask. Maybe he knows. So here goes. My example. Imagine a wooden box with shallow sides. Ok its filled with fruit brimming over the edges. Now to make a mould for something to fit perfectly above that fruit touching down in all places against it. Fusion has the section analysis which looks like what I want as it passes over things but its not. So using the fruit analogy how to get the shape above it.
8:50 They have renamed "Directions" to "Axis" since the release of this video. The workflow remain the same though. Just in case you get confused why "Directions" isn't there anymore.
Definitely threw me in a loop. Thanks for clarifying!
Thanks - I had been repeating that section trying to work out what I did wrong when I realised my Rectangular Pattern box had different options ....
Ive been repeating this part for 15 mins and got very angry till i saw this comment, thanks.
@@dinandderksen no worries. That's what what the comment section is for👍
Oh I've been doing this for like 20 mins thinking I'd done something wrong. thanks!
Shortcuts for navigating around the workspace when using a mouse with a clickable scrollwheel:
Scroll wheel forward / backward -> Zoom in and out
Press and hold scroll wheel + move mouse -> Pan around the workspace
Shift key + Press and hold scroll wheel + move mouse -> Orbit the work piece
Thanks. I kept seeing him pan and orbit and wondered what the shortcuts were.
This is extremely helpful! Thanks!
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THANK YOU!!!
Reverse scroll in User preferences: tap on your user icon-Preferences-General-Reverse zoom direction
Thanks for putting this series together.
Thanks for your support!
This needs to be said. There are many tutorials out there. The authors know the product and they have made an effort to transfer that information to others and of course gather likes and followers. But this tutorial is outstanding. Not only is it professionally designed, as a teacher myself I can say it is very didactic. Meticulously following each and every step I achieved in one lesson the kind of initial expertise I was always looking for. Now I am not just a follower. I am a fan wishing to learn more.
Completely agree. Several items such as showing how to set up the UI defaults and only briefly covering every variant of ways to access functions allowed the lesson to run smoothly for me.
@@warrenwest311 you can easily slow the entire audio and video down in the TH-cam settings. 50% speed worked best for me.
This is absolutely the perfect comment to a perfect video/channel. Couldn't agree more.
I agree, this was my very first contact with Fusion 360 and I had a very good time going through the tutorial with some chill music in the background, cheers for Product Design Online!
Any software tutorial is going to be WAY too complicated for you if you can't figure out the pause/rewind on a youtube video.
Thanks so much! A cup of coffee for this tutorial. I can now make simple models. Keep creating great content.
Thanks for your support, Steve! Happy learning 😀
At 10:22, to create sketch with right-click on a single face of the body you need to toggle the visibility of the sketches (sketch1, and 2) off so the software won't select the sketches accidently.
this is where I got stuck. thanks!
I was stuck here until I found your comment. Thank you so much.
Thank you!
Thank you!
omg i was looking for this comment, thank you!
I'm a newbie to CAD in general. I took mechanical drafting in college...30 years ago. I have been blown away by this entire series. I am doing each lesson and while all of them have been challenging...this blew my mind. You do a great job and I appreciate your hard work making this for us. Please, if you have time keep them coming. Thank You!
Thanks for your support!
The video time is 13:06, it took me about 3 hours - But I did it. It's a start. Seriously though, thank you for the video(s). For some of us, it's a challenge; but a challenge that can be beaten. Thank you
Great tutorial, thanks! ❤
Thanks for your support!! 🙏🏼
Thanks! looking forward to the new series.
Thanks for your support, Abe! I really appreciate you!
Thank you so much for re-doing this Fusion 360 course. I was amazed at the power of sculpting when I watched one of the days from your previous one. This time, instead of skipping to what I wanted to see, I'll actually go through and watch everything.
Thanks for your support, Mike! Happy learning 😁
I found this tutorial based on a reddit recommendation. I'm in my mid 40's now and it's been more than half my lifetime since I did CAD training on AutoCAD R12 - R14 and worked in the automotive industry. I loved that job so much. Even though I'll never use it I still have my drawing portfolio from when I finished training.
Now I'm looking to acquire a 3D printer I thought it would be the ideal time to find some appropriate software to design & model the things I want to make and it looks like Fusion is going to be the one. This was a fantastic tutorial to help me find me feet and understand how Fusion does things. Absolutely top work mate. 10 / 10.
Thanks!
Thanks for your support, Jeremy! 🙂🙏🏼
Thank you, this is a fantastic tutorial. No bluff, no time wasting, just straight into a useful program of learning.
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Thanks for your support!! ☺️
Your last Learn fusion 360 in 30 days is how I originally learned fusion, and I feel I am pretty proficient with it now and I have you to thank for that. Many many years ago I took a Cad class in high school, and hated it. Couldn't wrap my head around it. Fusion360 with your tutorial was a night and day difference (that and being able to 3d print the things I design which gives a much greater sense of gratification). But either way, thank you!
Thanks, Travis! Glad to hear you enjoyed it and are using the newly acquired skills. Cheers! :)
Thanks!
Thanks, Roger! I appreciate your support.
So, I was working with 3D modelling quite awhile ago (15 years maybe?) - I know what I'm looking for - and you taught me exactly what I was looking for in 13 minutes that I couldn't figure out for about 4 days haha - thanks I"m glad I came across your tutorials!
I’m a highschool student in an engineering class using Fusion 360, and this is so helpful to learn on my off time even if it isn’t as recent. Thank you so much :)
Only 1:41 into this video and you're right to the point. There's no sitting g through 5 minutes of monologue plugging. Thank you! 🙌 😊
Happy learning! :)
Nothing comes even close. Amazing peace and instructions. Thank you.
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Thanks for your support 😊
I have to say, I have ADHD and your guide was AMAZING! Your clear and simple directions where easy to understand and follow, I slowed the video to .75 just to make it easier to pause and follow along.
Thanks! Happy learning :)
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I have to start out by saying Im a complete newb! Aa a newb I find this instruction to be worth its weight in gold but at the same time I have to admit, like others have mentioned, it took me 2 hours to complete because of all of the pausing and rewinding. The instructor is amazing but for a newb its a bit fast paced. I found a solution, not exactly rocket science but it worked for me and figured worth sharing. I simply decreased the playback speed of the tutourial video to 50%. Yes it makes the instructor sound like hes had a hard night out at the bar but the slured instructions are easy to follow and my second lession, the glass bottle, went much better. Took me only 40 mins to complete with pauses but nearly no need to rewind. Looking forward to jumping into lession 3 now, the paper clip!
*Question - Should I remake the whole 30 days course?*
Tutorial page for this one -> productdesignonline.com/41
Hi - I would welcome a new course; especially with the new interface settings which are a bit different now. Thanks for all the great fusion 360 content. I’ve learned much from you.
@@NigelSheldon Thanks, Damon! I appreciate the kind words and your feedback. Glad to hear you're enjoying them :)
No need to remake all courses, it will cost a lot of time. By the way, I have learn the old course by the latest version of fusion360 and it works well. Maybe you can make a video to emphasize the changes.
@@Jet_Cat agreed, if old course works well we can add new concepts to this course making this bit advance level.
@@JimFelich Thanks for the feedback! Charging for the updated version (or parts of it) is something I'm considering, given the amount of time/investment it will take to script, record, and edit all of it.
Anyway, appreciate you watching and commenting!
No argument, this is a solid, quality tutorial. If this continues throughout your entire series I will be an enthusiastic student. Thank you for getting me over the first hurdles so far.
I started CAD 2 years ago with Tinkercad moved to Fusion 360 in a couple of months. Looking back I have come so far mostly due to your tutorials. Thank you so much you are why I'm semi proficient. Really looking forward to this series. I will be donating some money to show my appreciation.
I've made and printed 2 pieces of this one, sliced it, made it two coloured and it worked! Fully functional lol! Next lesson! Thanks!
Woohoo. You got this! 😎
I’m a total newbie. I’ve had the hobby version of fusion360 for a few years now and could never figure out how to even start a drawing. I watched this video through once, then watched it again following along. Some of the things are slightly different in the current version of the program, but I was able to produce the same end product. Thank you so much for these tutorials, they are well done and easy to follow.
when I starat using fusion 360 I bought Udemy course and start doing thing on my own, but this is course is much better. Knowing the tool is one thing but the way you show the workflow of solving this design problem is just brilliant.
Thank you
Glad you enjoy it!
I consider myself a semi-experienced blender user (3 years) and tried using various tools that are created to making CAD possible for Blender. I actually had to make something similar to this for a client and took about a week to figure it out because I couldn't get things to work precisely without having to use my software engineering level thinking.
In the end, I didn't even have a printable object and had to use Natfab to fix the model.
So I honestly can't believe I was able to to it with a free(mum) software in the first lesson. 🤣🤡
Thank you so much mate. Great lesson. You have a new subscriber.
Concreto, directo y lleno de informacion. Simplemente perfecto. Thanks!!!!!!!!
Dude I really love your style of instruction. Everytime you do something, you immediately follow up with the exact answer for whatever question that I think of. What a breeze!
Just completed day one. Thank you for this awesome series. Printing it now!
You are a VERY good instructor Kevin
It's been 2-1/2 years since I've been in Fusion 360...
You see, I was getting into Fusion 360 and I was moving right along - although somewhat sloppy because I wasn't setting up files the right way...
I just busted right into designing without even using proper constraints sometimes...
Unfortunately I had severe retina problems in both eyes that required a series of surgeries and procedures to get my Eyesite back - it took almost 2 - 1/2 years...
I'm back now and I decided to go back to the basics first - which you teach VERY well...
As a retired Mechanical Designer I can see say that you make everything straight forward...
I'll do things the right way now - the METHODICAL way this time...
I design the interiors for Class B RV's...
Thanks again Kevin...
Pete
PS- I am trying to get a STP file or BREF of the Mercedes 2500 - 144 wheel base - High roof to make it easier for me to design...
Do you know of any way of obtaining these drawings?
I don't mind paying for them as it would make my design work a lot easier...
Well......I am EXTREMELY pleased with myself!!
Just finished Day 1 and completed a perfect Leggo Block.
Being able to stop, start and rewind is invaluable.
You are articulate, eloquent, there's no spare words or padding in there. Just straight to the point.
You are an excellent teacher. You remind me of John Campora (Probably got his surname wrong) Excel Campus. He's also excellent for newbies.
Looking forward to progresssing through each of the days now!
🙂
Thank you
Thanks! Keep going. You got this! 😀
I really love almost all the English community because they teach you how to make a lot of things, in Spanish if you are looking for some information they want you to pay them for their courses and almost all of them are trash thank you very much.
I have been designing Model Train parts for several years. Lately I have been struggling in modifying parts for new applications. I saw this new video and found I have forgot more than I realized. Every video of your I learn something. Thank You for a good resource. I reference new train buddys that want to 3D Print to F360 and your videos BEFORE getting their machine. If all you can do is print. STl files from someone else you are missing the greatest gift to realizing your inner creative self. You must learn CAD, F360 to me is so strong yet hobbyist can use use it with some practice and your tutorials. Thank you so much. Dennis
Well said, Dennis! Couldn't agree more in the power of being able to create your own unique designs. Glad to hear you're finding these videos to be helpful and I appreciate you watching! :)
This is the best beginning 360 tutorial I have found so far. I have a lot of experience in 2D CAD and was getting very frustrated trying to figure out the flow in 360. A bracket I was trying to design which would have taken 30 seconds in 2D cad took an hour. After watching this video I have a much better handle on how the tools work and look forward to the rest of the series.
I just wanted to come back to say thank you, I started learning CAD from this playlist, it let me start and finish so many projects I've wanted to do, and opened the door to so, so much more.
So glad to hear that! I appreciate you watching 😊
absolute legend, I'm a 14 year old secondary school (high school) student who has a passion for 3d design in areas because I'm hoping to go into some form of aerospace design or automotive design when I'm older, I've only recently ventured into the world of CAD, and how to use it. and I downloaded fusion 360 pretty much 30 minutes ago, and already you've helped me learn so so much, THANK YOUU 😁😁😁
This is exactly the kind of tutorial I was looking for. Thank you so much. I was able to follow this very easily step-by-step. My only other CAD experience is with Tinkercad, and that was to use it in my classroom with my students. This is helping me to dive deeper into a more robust program that I can hopefully used to create some models for my 3-D printer.
I’ve binged many fusion tutorials, as a noobie to 3D printing, and this is hands down the clearest one I have ever seen… superb teaching style 😊
Great great great video series! Thank you so much Kevin! I just started and am already at Day 05! Loving it! On this video though you named the component 2x8, though it is an 2x4 block 🙂
For all the Fusion beginners - if you use the free Fusion personal license, you may only save 10 editable documents in total. So for this video series, just make one save file and just create "new components" for each video/object, you can toggle all the others days/components off when you start with the next one!
Great tutorial! Little bit too fast, but I was able to follow you. There are few things that was different for me. I had to delete some extra copies of sides, that just appeared, like rectangle on top, or bottom. I do not know why they were created automatically. I was unable to select the bottom part at 10:20 for creating a new sketch, so deleting these parts is a solution.
If you hide the two sketches on the left browser, then you'll be able to select the planar face as he does in his video.
@@StefanKelley Thank you, this was very helpful!
@@StefanKelley Came to the comments for this issue. Thank you very much good sir!
@@StefanKelley oh man I was really struggling to figure out why I couldn’t select the interior faces. You’re a lifesaver.
@@StefanKelley thank you!!!
Hi my name is Spencer. I am 8 years old and my first lesson was amazing. Thank you for making this video.
I had to watch 10 videos from other series just to learn what this one video taught. It's truly clear and extremely informative. Endless thanks.
I teach an engineering class. Thank you so much for these videos, they are an absolute gem for teachers!
I have been using onshape and Blender for a long time now, now i want to learn fusion, thanks for making such a concise tutorial
Fantastic tutorial! For those that think it's too fast paced... I'm pretty sure you will never be able to use this or any other software if you can't even figure out the pause/rewind controls on TH-cam.
😂😂
I have only gotten through day 1 so far, but I will be sticking with it to day 30. I do have 1 small critique, Please PAUSE. You are very thorough and I really do appreciate the step by step. But I have to go between the video and Fusion360 and until I know where the buttons are I am stopping and backing up and re-watching so many times. A 2 - 3 second pause would be tremendously useful for beginners like myself. Thank you for the video lesson.
You can play with the speed settings with the gear at the lower right. I find 75% to be good.
Also dual monitors helps, have the TH-cam video in one screen, use space bar to toggle pause/play.
@@RyanMisaresh As mentioned by Travis, use space bar to toggle pause/play AND, use the left arrow to skip backward in 5 second intervals. There are also a few chrome browser plugins which enhance controls for youtube, like markers which allow you to loop the section between the start/stop points you place.
The video is 13 minutes. It took literally an hour fifteen minutes for me to complete because he rushes through as if we all know the software as well as him. I spent more time rewinding the video than doing the actual work. Pretty discouraging.
I had thought CAD was uninteresting and a chore when I was trying to use onshape with someone else's tutorial. Turns out, a good CAD software and an even better teacher makes for an awesome experience!
I just started learning fusion 360 and this is the very first video I just completed. So far so good I'm extremely excited to start finally learning and your video is doing exactly that HELPING me tremendously!
Thank you! I 3d printed this model 2 times following the tutorial step by step and the blocks snap really well!
This tutorial is very good. I've been using Fusion 360 a few years, half assed, and I have tried many tutorials to learn more here on You Tube. However, a lot of people, respectfully, keep showing the same stuff, spending incredible amounts of time on the same things, and this guy just shows you how it works, where to find it, and moves on. I like his style, and I'm going through every video he has on this software now. Simple things like telling you "hey, there are two Rectangular Pattern commands, avoid the sketch one, use this one" are great. I've never seen anyone explain this. I for one really appreciate you put the time, effort, and energy into putting these videos out. I mean, seriously, anyone could learn from your tutorials, and literally create a job for themselves. Anyone that doesn't think it is possible without a degree, think again. I work at a machine shop. We're setting up CNC lathes and running all kinds of parts. Well, a friend that works there, he came on You Tube, learned Fusion 360, and then demonstrated his ability at our job. Now he models a lot of our lathe work, and gets paid well for it. So, these videos are super valuable. you can literally elevate your knowledge/skills and specialize yourself for the job you want. A big thank you to you.
I know im rambling, but seriously, I see it as a big deal. Just by following these, practicing, and learning the proper way to use this software through these tutorials, i will no doubt become more valuable at work, increase my wages, and ultimately help my family/children more because of it. Thanks again, it is much appreciated. I hope you succeed in every way bro.
I've been using fusion for a few years now, and this entire tutorial series has made me better at using the software by quite a bit! Thank you so much!
thx. flied thru it and watched whole vid 1st. then i decided to do it step by step. easly 2 hours work (mind you, its my 1st time playing with fusion 360) . great tutorial . step by step and lots of back and forth the vid. thx . looking forward for the rest
I have ZERO and I mean zero experience with anything like this...but as a metal artist who recently was gifted an ArcDroid I am excited to learn. I struggled a bit at a few points, but was able to go back and find my errors! Great video and I look forward to the remaining days! Thank you so much for sharing! I truly appreciate it!
This is the first tutorial I felt like I could follow easily and not get left behind
Genuinely brilliant, a colleague recommended Lars Christiansen but his content was out of date, this was ace! I'd almost given up on ever learning Fusion 360, which would have been such a shame. So glad I persevered!
I'm glad you stuck with it as well! Keep going😁
You can find the whole course here: bit.ly/30daysUpdated
@@ProductDesignOnline one thing I would have LOVED is a list of the measurements mentioned in lesson 1 so I could see if I could make the same toy block without the prompts. This would help me practice what I've learned and embed my knowledge x
Just starting your tutorial and man o man it took many retries but i succeeded in making this "simple" block. Thank you so much.
That is a lot of info someone over 65 that is new to cad !! ( me ). I will be watching this a few more times !! Thank you for the great video !!
at 8:45, you mention "switch to the direction selector" and I don't have this option. So far everything else has been perfect but not sure if that's different because you are using a Mac or if a recent update removed that option. Not sure where to go from here: Update. I found that the "direction" selector will never appear, however you can proceed with "axis" being displayed and clicking on the edges for the directional adjustments to be made. Then you can continue the demo. Hope this helps others that may encounter this with latest version of Fusion360 / Windows. Thank you, keep up the great work
I had the same problem. thank you !
I appreciate this as someone who has never used it or any other 3D software. I look forward to doing all 30 days! I am new to this but need it for 3D printing parts of my product and 3D rendering of my idea. This is great! Thank you
Which 3D printer do you have? 😎
Happy learning!
Excellent video. I've been self-teaching the basics of this program for a while and decided to get some help when sculpting exceeded my abilities to figure out alone. I figured I should start at the beginning. In Day 1 of the series, I learned about shells and rectangular patterns and other things I'd never even thought to try. Unlike some videos, these are clear (not blurry) and the audio and voice work is also clear and well-spoken. It all makes listening to and watching the videos very easy. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the support 🙏🏼
Been using S-Up for years - can see in one lesson how much I've missed out shying away from F360, thank you.
It can be hard to let go of Sketchup expectations, but I believe you'll love the parametric nature of Fusion once you get familiar with it 😃
I am a total newb, downloaded Fusion 360 and watched the revised Day#1 video. I was quite confused because the interface is different and I was struggling to translate versions of a program I had never used before. Thank you so much for the 2022 interface version. Perhaps "revised" & "Latest" are not the best naming convention, dates or version numbers could be better. Thankyou again for update.
Thanks for the feedback, Stuart! I will look into how I can update titles to make it more clear. :)
This was extremely helpful! I have the latest 2024 version, but I had no issues following your great tutorial. I'm used to design in Blender and TinkerCAD, so Fusion 360 is a whole other way of doing things. Your tutorial here has been extremely valuable - thanks for making it!
I have been wanting to get into 3D printing for some time, finally decided to make the jump. Been printing models that others have created just to get familiar with the process. My next step was to jump into learning how to 3D model. Played our with TinkerCAD in the past but recently found your tutorial and I'm hooked. Just finished Day 1, going to go through these steps over and over until they get ingrained in my mind. Looking forward to your next 29 training videos. Thanks for providing this.
Absolutely remarkable quality of the video. Couldn't be any better.
Thank you! Happy learning 😁
If you were to print multiple blocks, would .3mm really be enough of a gap to make the right fit? What's a good rule of thumb of how much of a gap you'll need between components that snap together?
Hey Kevin (@ProductDesignOnline)! Thanks for this series. I've been using TinkerCAD for a few years and decided I needed to advance to something more powerful, albeit that TinkerCAD has served me well and is a lot more capable than it is given credit for. But I have a few more rings around the trunk than many people, so I did have to have one finger on the pause button all the time 🤣. That being said, I got through the tutorial and actually understood it!
The only thing I would love to see with these tutorials is a summary of all of the measurements so that we can recreate the models after doing the tutorial, as a means of practicing what we've just learnt. My old brain isn't as spongelike as it once was, it is more calcified and fossilised now 😜, so it can take a few times for things to sink in fully, and with a summary of the model's measurements, in the order they're used in the tutorial, it would be a good self-test for those following along to see how well they've learnt the material. But anyway, I've waffled on for long enough. Thanks so much for the tuts, on to lesson 2!
I did it.very quick lesson, I had to go back, stop and repeat but I did everything the same way. A very good but fast teacher. Thank you
Unfortunately, has to be fast to appease the YT audience. I recommend watching the lessons once then a second time as you follow along. Thanks!
For anyone who's rectangle didn't get a top face:
Use the Extrude command from the "Solid" menu not the "Surface" Menu.
This took me a lot longer to figure out than it should have even though he explained it pretty clearly xD
That's wild. I just used the techniques in this video to make a housing for an LED backlight panel and now I made a custom add-on for my threadboard!
This was a fantastic first lesson and I've already learnt so much. There were so many questions on how to do things which I had before and this first lesson has already answered so many of those questions. It was also so up-to-date and easy to follow. If the rest of the series is like this, then I look forward to it!
Unfortunately not everyone will be happy no matter what you do someone will have something to pick apart. I'm extremely new to Fushion 360 and I think you have done a very good job on this tutorial. I found it extremely informative, easy to follow and full of great tips & detail. So don't second guess yourself or the excellent work you did making this video to help out a bunch of people. Thank you
Thanks for the kind words! Happy learning 😄
Holy cow, that was fast paced, but comprehensive and didn't skip over the important parts, I now have an intact Lego, which is more than I've managed from other tutorials. Thanks very much, look forward to continuing with the rest of the series :)
As an intermediate level user of Fusion 360, I have one thing to say. WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO SERIES when I was beginning years ago. 🤣 I'm rewatching to refresh my skills and to provide creative ideas for new projects.
I've been using your tutorials for a couple of days. There are amazing, thank you!
When you use the rectangular pattern feature. How did you know what distance to set? The first number for instance was 24mm. How did you know to use this number, and what exactly is it measuring. Thanks. Great tutorial to follow along.
Great question! I was referencing a dimensional drawing online. Normally, your dimension will come from a known dimension or by you measuring something - or trial and error in some cases.
The pattern tools allow you to define the overall length OR the spacing between each instance (individual pattern). Both come in handy, depending on what known dimension you have.
@@ProductDesignOnline
Thanks for the quick reply. You set the circles at 3.9 mm from the walls, is there a way to use to rectangle feature to make sure the other circles/cylinders are also that far from walls, for the sake of symmetry. So all of the cylinders in the corners are the same distance from the edge as the first cylinder. I dont want to flood you with questions. Thanks again.
@@nbb5026 Not within the rectangular pattern feature, unfortunately. The best way to do so would be to use Joints on individual features OR to create those features in a sketch where you can add those specific dimensions.
Another tip with the rectangular pattern, and why using the solid body part of it is better is it doesn't load fusion down so much. If you have to do a big mesh piece for example the solid body rectangular pattern doesn't lag as much (in my experience anyway) ill be watching the whole series, always something to learn on fusion!
thank you, i was getting frustrated with community college online fusion class, with yours, not so much.
Glad to hear! Happy learning! 😁
Wow this tutorial is exactly what I was looking for. I’ve been using fusion 360 for years, but always have issues because I’m not following the best practices.
As a MasterCam power user, i am in awe in how great the sketch feature and the trees are in Fusion 360. I am branching my skillset into other softwares and your tutorial video was exceptional. Thank you sir!
Hi Keven, have you decided if you will remake the 30 day course? I keep checking and hoping you decide its worth it. Your teaching method works on me.
Hi Len. I do plan to release more very soon. Some life/personal things got in the way and I'm a bit out of sync from making content. Hoping to get back into a regular cadence shortly :)
@@ProductDesignOnline Wish you all the best, take your time, we are not going anywhere.
Just started with Fusion 360 to do a 3d print project for a friend. Your videos are helping immensely. I love how you explain every key press and mouse click, and why they do what they do, with such clarity as it makes actually learning the program so much easier. Great work!
Thanks! Happy learning :)
I just watched this video, and definitely continuing watching next. Immediately liking each other. Wow!
I've been watching heaps of tutorials to try and get my head around Fusion and this is by far the best I have seen yet.
@ 08:39 you have something there I dont. I do not show "Type" Objects" Directions". I have Object Type / Objects / Axes. Even when selecting the 2nd extruded part, I have Object Type / Objects / Axes / Compute Type. :/ Cannot complete....
Ah, figured it out, have to select Axis, then the top two edges south and south west.
was literally going to type this! appreciate the insight hermano
This is the first tutorial i've come across. And i feel confident i'll be proficient in 30 days if he keep it at this pace.
This tutorial is definitely good because I really only needed the first 6 minutes to have a good enough grasp on this to start doing stuff myself
Will come back here to edit after I Finish the full month, but I learned and have been using Solidworks for quite awhile but can't really keep paying for it since I don't use it often enough to justify the price. Gonna give Fusion 360 a go, Let's see how it goes.
Thanks for the tutorial! A couple of comments that I hope help others.
I got stuck at the 8:45 mark where you said "Switch to the direction selector". I believe it is now "Axes" for anyone else super new to Fusion 360.
I also had trouble at the 9:42 hallowing part. You did not do this, but I did. My Sketch 1 and 2 were highlighted over on the left. I can't articulate why this did not work for the other new folks, but I'm sure you know why. For the others, make sure you only have the Body 1 selected. I'm not sure what it is called but I'll call it the Eye, looks like a football to the left of the word Sketch 1 and Sketch 2.
Gosh, this must have taken me 4 hours to do, but I'm looking forward to doing lesson 2 tomorrow.
Hey Kevin, great work. I got to the end of day one to the point where filets are to be added, but F360 would not let me select edges when the filet tool was open. Any thought about what I did wrong?
Double-check that you have the solid modeling fillet command and not the sketch fillet command active.
If that's not it, can you kindly share your Fusion 360 (.f3d) file?
This might be the best tutorial I have ever seen on youtube for any topic. The information couldn't be more clear.
I have to say you were the teacher that got me into this. Many years later and stuck on something. I thought who better to ask. Maybe he knows. So here goes. My example. Imagine a wooden box with shallow sides. Ok its filled with fruit brimming over the edges. Now to make a mould for something to fit perfectly above that fruit touching down in all places against it. Fusion has the section analysis which looks like what I want as it passes over things but its not. So using the fruit analogy how to get the shape above it.
Great tutorial! I exported this when I was finished and 3D printed it. It's compatible if anyone is wondering!
Great job! You can find the rest of the course playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLrZ2zKOtC_-C4rWfapgngoe9o2-ng8ZBr.html
Question: Hoq do you hollow out certain pats of object. e.g. a little square out of a circle?