Deep Dive into Fusion Part 1

While I have been using Fusion since before we started this project, there are a few things I made sure I need to carry forward to the future. There are many shortcuts to creating objects in fusion. Using the box or cylinder tool saves you from having to use the extra step of extruding. Using parameters also helps cut down design time by naming values and allowing for change later in the design process.

This is the toolbar, it is where you can select operations to preform when creating your design in fusion. This is likely the most important feature, and you will be using this the most of all the features, unless you would rather use shortcuts, which is often faster.

This is the timeline. You can rewind the timeline to view how your design looked in the past, or to edit previous portions of the design.

Using parametric modeling is something that is very helpful when creating a new assembly. It allows for the easy manipulation of the design in the future by using variables as values in your model. You can fin this in the modify dropdown menu.

To model this item, I followed along with the Kevin Kennedy tutorial on youtube. I started by creating a sketch with the dimensions of a paperclip. Then after I had all the lines the appropriate and proportional length, I could fillet the corners to make it look like an actual paperclip. I created a sketch that was centered on the first line I created, and created a circle sketch. I then used the sweep tool to have the circle follow along the track created by the other sketch I used. After the sweep command the paperclip was complete. I then exported the file to Prusa slicer, sliced it, and printed it. Below are the images of the final printed and modeled designs.

To Begin Modeling this item, I started by including an attached canvas with the image of the root beer bottle into Fusion. I then created a sketch and used fit point spline to follow the shape of the bottle. I then used the spline handles to further adjust my design to make sure it was being created as similarly to the image as possible. I then used the revolve tool to create the circular shape of the bottle. After the revolve tool, I used the shell command to create the opening and hollow portion of the bottle. I filleted the spout of the bottle then, and that was the finished design of the root beer bottle.