Fusion 360 labs

Lab# 3 Loft tool

Open the file from lab#2. Click on the back view and sketch on the back face of the object. Create the following lines from the center of the cube 100mm tall. At the following distances create a line perpendicular that is 17.50mm long at 15mm, 55mm, and at the 100mm point.

Select the Plane at angle tool from the Construct toolbar. Click on the top line (at 100mm)

Type in 90 deg and the plane should rotate flat. Click OK.

Repeat the construct on plane tool for the 55mm and 15mm lines.

Select the top of the object, right-click and click on create sketch.

Sketch a line that is 85mm long.

Click on the sketch toolbar and select Point. Click on two points somewhere on the line you just created.

Add dimensions for 25mm and 60mm.

Draw a circle of 20mm diameter on the first and last point

Trim the inside circles and stop sketch

Click on the next horizontal plane and when it is highlighted, right-click and create a new sketch.

Create a 20mm circle on the first point above the previous circle. Create the second circle on the closest point of 15mm diameter.

Trim the lines again. Make sure that the lines connecting the circles are tangential.

Create a new sketch on the next plane. Create the same 20mm circle and then a 10mm circle 20mm between centers.

Draw tangential lines

Trim the inner circles and stop the sketch

On the top plane draw a circle of 10mm diameter

You should now have a group of profiles

Select the loft tool from the Create toolbar

Select the first sketch you drew on the top of the box as the profile 1 and then select the profile above it.

When you click ok a solid will be created between the two profiles

Click on the loft tool again and select the next two profiles

Click on OK

Click on the loft tool again and select the next two profiles and click OK

Click on the Sphere tool from the Create toolbox.

Click on the top of the tail

Switch to the top view and select the center of the circle

Ensure that the sphere toolbox indicates join and create a sphere of 10mm

The finished tail will look like this.

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