8. CAD work (Seat it)

Pro Tips for CAD

1. Draw to Scale (in mm)

2. Multiple Bodies for each wood piece (name each one!)

3. Consider thickness of every body (24, 18, 15, 12, 6, or 3 mm).

4. Save often.

This page should evidence of your CAD work done on 360 Fusion, and possibly some also done on Illustrator.

Item one should be a rendered 3D drawing of your stool. You will create this by "rendering" your design in Fusion and exporting it as a .png or .jpeg. If there is a laser engraving or vinyl cut that goes along with it, this should be included in the image. It can be added as a decal. More instructions on how to do that are coming soon.
Item two should be a close up image of any 2D design that is going onto the stool. Create this in Illustrator and export as .png or .jpeg.
Item three should be your orthogonal drawing that contains Top, Front, and Side views of your stool, along with several dimensions. In the top right hand corner of this, you should have an isometric (3D) view.

Leg Making for a Stool in Fusion, by Dingrando

Here is a link on how to make cross lap bases in fusion.

This link shows how I made a housing joint base in Fusion.

Adding Brace to housing joint stool by Dingrando

How to Add, Modify, and Show Dimensions in 360 Fusion, by Dingrando

Tips for using 360 Fusion for 3D CAD.

Make all wood pieces as separate bodies. 3 pieces of wood = 3 bodies.
Draw to scale. Make wood pieces of the correct thickness. You will predominantly be using wood that is 18 mm thick. 12 mm and 3 mm ply are also often used.
Precision matters! Your orthogonal (like a "blueprint") will be generated from this. So all positioning and sizes will be displayed! See orthogonal below.

Here is a rendered image of my stool. I set the material appearance to that of wood. The letters and and flowers were drawn in Illustrator and then added as a decal in Fusion.

To create this, you will change from the "Model Workspace" to the "Render Workspace" within Fusion. By using "scene settings," you can change position of the light, which is fun. Hit the teapot for "render." The rendering happens in the cloud, and usually takes 10 to 30 minutes. It should be free, if you click on "standard." After it is finished, you can download the rendered image. Try downloading it as a .png with transparent background for best results.

Material Appearance and Rendering Your Design in 360 Fusion, by Dingrando

Here is my 3D printed model of the stool. It is printed in ABS plastic with a maximum dimension (width) of about 50 mm.

Above is an orthogonal drawing of the flower stool with dimensions to help with marking and cutting wood. Notice how the top view is directly above the front view. The Side View is directly beside the front view. The isometric view does not need to line up with anything. Here's a How-To video on how to make an orthog from your 3D design. Here's Part 2 on how to add annotations and dimensions.

Also....

Starting your Orthogonal and Correct Alignment of Views by Dingrando
Orthogonal Custom Table Creation by Dingrando (add rectangular dimension as a 4th column).
Inserting 3rd Angle Projection Symbol and Precision of measurements by Dingrando

Here's the link to the 3rd angle projection symbol.

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