Part 6: Modelling a Lego brick

17. If at any point, like I do in this video, you accidentally select another element of the brick, just press escape to clear your selection. Now, type D to bring up the dimensioning tool. Select the bottom edge of the rectangle, move the mouse down and left click, then enter the dimension 0.6mm, press enter. Now select the left and edge, move the mouse left, left click and enter the dimension 0.3mm, press enter.

18. We now need to orientate this rectangle with the stud. So, draw a line from the centre bottom edge of the rectangle by pressing S (for sketch toolkit), then L and selecting Line, then drawing the line from the centre of the bottom edge to the centre of the stud, hit esc, select the line and type X to make it a construction line. Then, use the sketch palette and select the "Horizontal/Vertical" constraint to force the rectangle to align to the nearest plane. Watch as the rectangle snaps to the correct location.

(a constraint is a restriction Fusion will enforce, in this case alignment with the centre of the circle)

Save your work.

19. Now we need to crate the same rectangle on the left hand side. Press S to bring up the sketch toolbar, then type L and select Line. Draw another rectangle here, as per the video on the left. Dimensions and location don't matter, as long as they are similar.

20. Dimension the rectangle again - as before. Type S, type D, click the right hand edge of the rectangle and move the mouse out and left click, type 0.6mm, press enter. Now select the bottom edge of the rectangle, move the mouse down, left click, then type 0.3mm and press enter.

21. We now need to orientate this rectangle with the stud. So, draw a line from the right edge of the rectangle by pressing S (for sketch toolkit), then L and selecting Line, then drawing the line from the centre of the right edge to the centre of the stud, hit esc, select the line and type X to make it a construction line. Then, use the sketch palette and select the "Horizontal/Vertical" constraint to force the rectangle to align to the nearest plane. Watch as the rectangle snaps to the correct location.