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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Creating a 3D model

Now, we can start to create a 3D model of the sword and handle. We can use Google to determine the thickness of the sword and the general size of the rest of the handle.

The sword model

We will create the 3D model of the sword first to give us a guide for the centerline of the handle, which we will create next. Follow these steps to create the sword:

After doing a quick Google search, I found that a typical sword thickness is about .28 inches thick. So, let’s extrude the sword to that thickness:
1. First, set the sword as the Active Component, then click on the EXTRUDE tool, and select the sketch profile for the sword.
2. Set Direction to Symmetric so that the sword is extruded on both sides of the sketch profile, which will make it easier to mirror along that profile.
3. Set Measurement to the whole length and Distance to .28 inches, and then click OK.