Thanks for keeping it short and sweet and not trying to cram a whole course into a single video. I subscribed in hopes of seeing many more just like this. That really cleared some things up for me.
Very well done -- Thank you! Crystal clear! I am completely new, so can you recommend any tutorials that you consider as explaining things as you have done here?
There are a lot of resources out there that give some good information on Fusion 360. If you do a search for Fusion 360 beginner, you will find what resonates with you. I personally have enjoyed tutorials from Brad Tallis : th-cam.com/channels/LEVULiWognkczOpDSGSlFg.html Lars Christensen: th-cam.com/users/cadcamstuff
@@CADJungle Most appreciated. I like your word choice, "resonates." That is exactly what I meant -- I like your style and delivery of information, and you you are to the point without being at all dry. Not an easy thing.
Oh - one question, please... I see the free/personal version of Fusion 360 allows 10 active documents and unlimited inactive documents. Is a "document" exactly the same thing as a FILE? It may be a dumb question, but I am already confused by their website nomenclature of components and bodies and projects (at least I think I know what a "sketch" is -- just a 2d outline, right?). What is considered to be a single document by Autodesk? I cannot seem to find the answer anywhere online. Thanks again!
Great question, 10 active documents means that you have 10 spots for any document to open and be editable at any given time. All your other documents will be stored in your projects in a new inactive state. They will remain yours, saved in your projects. When you reach your 10 document capacity, and you want to revisit an older design and open it up, you can do so by deactivating an active document and activating the inactive one to swap places with. Again, you continue to keep all your designs and projects with no limits on how many you can have in an inactive state. PDFs, images, presentations, spreadsheets, etc do not count towards the 10 active document allowance. I would also recommend you do a dummy test on some blank documents to test this theory as well. Once you reach the limit of active versus inactive, I would then start deleting those documents to clear up the queue since they are useless anyway. You can't go wrong by testing the limits of the software restrictions. This way you know exactly what you are up against versus your own perception. As a reference, documents consist of: 3D designs Drawings Printed Circuit boards Projects consist of: Top-level folders in your data panel This information was taken from: www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/changes-to-fusion-360-for-personal-use/#:~:text=Today%20all%20your%20designs%20and%20documents%20are%20active%20by%20default.&text=10%20active%20documents%20means%20that,yours%2C%20saved%20in%20your%20projects.
nice bro!
Very clear and concise! I have never learned more in less time than I did from your video. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for keeping it short and sweet and not trying to cram a whole course into a single video. I subscribed in hopes of seeing many more just like this.
That really cleared some things up for me.
Thanks for the sub! I am also glad it was helpful!
Another excellent tutorial!
Thanks again! I enjoy doing these.
Very well done -- Thank you! Crystal clear!
I am completely new, so can you recommend any tutorials that you consider as explaining things as you have done here?
There are a lot of resources out there that give some good information on Fusion 360. If you do a search for Fusion 360 beginner, you will find what resonates with you. I personally have enjoyed tutorials from
Brad Tallis : th-cam.com/channels/LEVULiWognkczOpDSGSlFg.html
Lars Christensen: th-cam.com/users/cadcamstuff
@@CADJungle Most appreciated.
I like your word choice, "resonates." That is exactly what I meant -- I like your style and delivery of information, and you you are to the point without being at all dry. Not an easy thing.
Thank you for those kind words. I aim to help as many people as I can while being as direct as I possibly can.
Oh - one question, please... I see the free/personal version of Fusion 360 allows 10 active documents and unlimited inactive documents. Is a "document" exactly the same thing as a FILE? It may be a dumb question, but I am already confused by their website nomenclature of components and bodies and projects (at least I think I know what a "sketch" is -- just a 2d outline, right?). What is considered to be a single document by Autodesk?
I cannot seem to find the answer anywhere online. Thanks again!
Great question,
10 active documents means that you have 10 spots for any document to open and be editable at any given time. All your other documents will be stored in your projects in a new inactive state. They will remain yours, saved in your projects.
When you reach your 10 document capacity, and you want to revisit an older design and open it up, you can do so by deactivating an active document and activating the inactive one to swap places with. Again, you continue to keep all your designs and projects with no limits on how many you can have in an inactive state.
PDFs, images, presentations, spreadsheets, etc do not count towards the 10 active document allowance.
I would also recommend you do a dummy test on some blank documents to test this theory as well. Once you reach the limit of active versus inactive, I would then start deleting those documents to clear up the queue since they are useless anyway. You can't go wrong by testing the limits of the software restrictions. This way you know exactly what you are up against versus your own perception.
As a reference, documents consist of:
3D designs
Drawings
Printed Circuit boards
Projects consist of:
Top-level folders in your data panel
This information was taken from: www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/changes-to-fusion-360-for-personal-use/#:~:text=Today%20all%20your%20designs%20and%20documents%20are%20active%20by%20default.&text=10%20active%20documents%20means%20that,yours%2C%20saved%20in%20your%20projects.