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Autodesk Fusion 360

Tools Needed:

1. Laptop

  • There is no specific brand of computer needed to run Fusion, but it must be a full laptop (not an iPad & Keyboard or other tablet configuration).

2. Mouse

  • This is not required to run Fusion software, but it can be extremely helpful to navigate the 3D design space well.

How - To:

1. Download the Autodesk software onto your computer.

2. Open Fusion360 Application on your computer

  • This may take a minute to come up - Fusion tends to run slow when it is just starting up!
  • This is what your computer screen should look like when it comes up:

3. From here, the designing begins!

  • There are hundreds of different ways to design within the Fusion space. It is centered around how you view objects and think about design! From, here, I will break down the most common tools to kickstart ease of design.

Basic Tools & Use:

1. The sketch tool

  • This is the most important tool as it allows you to begin designing.
  • Once you press this sketch button, it will give you the option to choose an Axis to begin designing on. I always choose the bottom axis that way I feel most oriented. The axis you choose will determine the direction your design is oriented.

2. Now that you are in a sketch, your toolbar should change to look like this:

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  • Your toolbar may look slightly different depending on what you have pinned to it.
  • To see a full list of tools, click “create” and this drop down menu will appear:
  • From here, it is fairly easy to design and model. All objects are made up of lines, squares, circles, etc. Use those tools to build your design!
    • Advice: to begin designing, think of the basic shapes that make up the object you are designing.
  • Once you have designed a complete object, you can bring it into the 3D world by using a tool called “Extrude”

3. Extrude:

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  • Once you click this button, your screen should look like this:
  • Using the blue arrow, you can pull the object to be as tall as you want.
  • Here, I have made a rectangle that is 5in tall
  • This process can be repeated for many shapes and can be built upon to create more complex objects.

Other Resources:

For a more in-depth look at Fusion, see the AutoDesk Website:

https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/article/11-Fusion-360-Tips-Tricks-2019

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