Fusion 360: Designing for Plastics
Overview
Learn about designing for additive manufacturing in plastic using Fusion 360. Discover how to create a form, complete and visualize your design, and set it up for 3D printing.
Plastic has unique properties not shared by other materials. If you're designing something that will eventually be created in plastic, considering the complexities of manufacturing in your design process is critical. In this course, learn how to design parts for additive manufacturing in plastic using Autodesk Fusion 360—the affordable cloud-powered CAD and CAM tool that works like more expensive, industry-focused tools. Instructor Thom Tremblay explains how to create a form, complete and visualize your design, and set it up for 3D printing, all while designing a ready-to-manufacture part. Plus, learn a more complex alternative modeling processes for creating a solid from surfaces and subdividing a solid model.
Plastic has unique properties not shared by other materials. If you're designing something that will eventually be created in plastic, considering the complexities of manufacturing in your design process is critical. In this course, learn how to design parts for additive manufacturing in plastic using Autodesk Fusion 360—the affordable cloud-powered CAD and CAM tool that works like more expensive, industry-focused tools. Instructor Thom Tremblay explains how to create a form, complete and visualize your design, and set it up for 3D printing, all while designing a ready-to-manufacture part. Plus, learn a more complex alternative modeling processes for creating a solid from surfaces and subdividing a solid model.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Designing for plastic manufacturing
- What you should know
- Managing data
- Setting preferences
- Using an attached canvas
- Creating a T-spline body
- Editing a T-spline body
- Creating a solid from the T-spline
- Adding internal features
- Applying draft
- Fillets
- Rendering
- Collaboration
- Setting up for 3D printing
- Forming a solid from surfaces
- Updating the new design
- Subdividing a solid model
- Next steps
Taught by
Thom Tremblay
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