Project setup in Fusion 360

Knowing how to start a project is a crucial step when working in Fusion because if you don’t start off on the right foot, it can result in poor design and unexpected results.

It’s a good idea to think about and plan out your design before you start drawing anything in Fusion. Let’s go over a few thoughts on the design we want to achieve:

• We know the design shape we want, which is an S-shape, but for this S-Hook design, we want it to grow from the center out when the size changes. This way, we can easily control both halves as they grow to different sizes.
• We want the thickness to change when we adjust the overall size.
• We want the ends to have a larger diameter to not allow for slippage.
• We may want to change the shape of the body depending on the purpose of the hook.

Now that we have some idea of the results we want to achieve, let’s set up Fusion 360. Open up Fusion 360 and check to see whether...