Deep Dive Into Fusion 360 Part 1

I remember I used Fusion 360 to make a case for my traffic light. The case was hard to make at first because we didn’t have a specific guide of making it. It was the first time designing it without any instructions. However, Fusion 360 is easy to use and I used the previous videos we watched to help we use the tools. I ended up designing a perfect case for my traffic light. 

When designing the paperclip, I used a new tool called Sweep. First, I needed to create a sweep path. I used the Line tool to create a rectangular swirl. Then I change the horizontal lines to construction lines so that when the Sweep function would not sweep the horizontal lines. I named the sketch Sweep Path. After that, I created  a Sweep Profile. On the Front plane, I used the Circle feature and created a circle at the origin. Then it's time to use the Sweep feature. On the Sweep panel, I need to choose the right sweep path and the proper sweep profile. Finally the paperclip is done.

First, create a new component for each part. For the root beer bottle, I need to use a reference image. I first click on Canvas under the Insert group on Solid tab. Then choose a plane you want the image to be. I chose the front plane. I used the Calibrate tool to precisely scale the image. Find the image under the Canvas in the browser and right-click on it to find the Calibrate tool. Then I selected the bottom of the bottle to the top of it. Change the dimension between the bottom and the top into what you want. The image would automatically scale to the correct size. Then I needed to trace the outline of the bottle. I moved the center bottom of the bottle on the origin to make it easy to trace. by using Edit Canvas. First, I selected the Line tool to create a centerline of the bottle. Then we started to use Line tool to trace the shape of the bottle from the origin. When the line met at the curve part of the bottle, I started to use Fit Point Spline tool to trace the curve. After finishing the tracing and adjustment, I used the Revolve command to change the picture into a 3D object. I selected the profile and the axis which is the centerline of the bottle. Then I added Fillet to the bottom and the top of the bottle. Next, I used the Shell command to change the object into a hollow bottle. Finally, the root beer bottle is done.

Designing Problem: When I was designing the root beer bottle, I needed to go back to the sketch and changed one of the dimensions. After change the dimension, the other parts was supposed to adjust automatically. However, it didnt. So I had to move the lines one by one to make it what it looked like originally.

Printing Problem: When I was generating the G-code of the root beer bottle, the original size of the root beer bottle was too big. I had to change the scale into 25% to make the size of the bottle smaller.