You're reading from Improving CAD Designs with Autodesk Fusion 360 A project-based guide to modelling effective parametric designs

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800564497

Length 596 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Autodesk Fusion 360

Concepts

Computer Aided Design

Author (1):

Kevin Michael Land

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Simple, Fun Projects for Around the Home

2. Chapter 1: Working within the Design Workspace FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Planes, Sketches, Constraints, and Parametric Dimensions

4. Chapter 3: Project Building Basics

5. Chapter 4: Creating a Customizable S-Hook

6. Chapter 5: Designing Decorative Doorknobs

7. Part 2: Bicycle Water Bottle Holder Project

8. Chapter 6: Designing a Simple Bottle Holder

9. Chapter 7: Creating a Bike Reference Model

10. Chapter 8: Creating the Bottle Reference Model

11. Chapter 9: Building the Bottle Holder

12. Chapter 10: Improving the Bottle Holder Design

13. Part 3: FORM Modeling Techniques

14. Chapter 11: The FORM Environment

15. Chapter 12: Modeling a Scary Tealight Ghost

16. Chapter 13: Using Form and Solid Modeling to Create a Cushioned Chair

17. Part 4: Working with 2D and 3D Scanned Images

18. Chapter 14: Using a Scanned Image to Create a 3D Model

19. Chapter 15: Modeling a Bottle Topper

20. Index

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What are sketches?

Sketches are profiles of geometric objects that are built within Fusion 360. These sketches could be just a simple line that creates a surface object or an enclosed circle that generates a solid object. You can create any enclosed shape to generate a solid object, so long as it shows a light blue interior shaded area. Once you have created your sketch and generated your 3D object, you can go back into the sketch to make further changes to your 3D model. You can see the location of the Create Sketch tool here:

Figure 2.10 – Create Sketch tool location

We will now explore the SKETCH environment, which changes the toolbar icons at the top of your screen once a plane is selected and will show new tools for this design space.

The SKETCH tab

Once you have started a sketch by clicking on the Create Sketch tool and have selected a plane to draw on, you will notice that your toolbar changes into a new layout:

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