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Improving CAD Designs with Autodesk Fusion 360

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800564497
Length 596 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Kevin Michael Land Kevin Michael Land
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

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 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Planning the design intent

The first step we need to think about is the design intent so that we know what to expect out of this project and not stray from the path while we work. Since the bike’s handlepost is a static object (meaning it’s not going to change thickness), I could potentially create the bicycle handlepost with simple primitive shapes. For instance, I could use a simple cylinder for the handlepost and another cylinder for the handlebars. The only problem with that is my handlebars do change height, so I will probably need to use parametric objects so that they can change heights. I will show you both ways so that you can see the benefits of both.

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