Getting Started with Fusion 360 Part 3 - SMART MODELS with Parameters! 

Hi everyone! Let me know what you're using parameters for in the comments below! :)

Maan, you are fenomenal. Schools need men like you. I am learning so fast thanks to you, this and every video you made is the Saint Grail for me. Knowledge and skills i am acquiring thanks to you is usefull for 3D printing but the best part is that i can use this anywhere else also !! Thank you very much, wish i could pay you back somehow.

nice work man !!!!!!!clear and to the point!!!!!! Thank you

I use parameters when 3d printing parts to fit other parts, set it up, print the part, then if its too loose or too tight a fit, I can adjust the parameter by the requisite amount and reprint, that way you can leave some measurements as they hshould be and just adjust the ones you need adjusting.

Thanks for sharing this! Really interesting feature in Fusion 360!

clever stuff!

Hi Justin, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

I've watched some of your Blender content. This stuff is just as awesome!

Using parameters is always good idea and thats the reason I use parametric programs like Fusion

This could be very useful for certain situations. Well done! Thank you!

Hey, Justin! This is a great start to parameters! I'm trying to move to Fusion360 after using SketchUp for years -- one thing I don't understand how to do w/ the parameters is how to have the model also create and adjust the # and placement of the dadoes on the shelf sides that would be needed if the shelves were seated in the dadoes instead of just butt-jointed -- As the parameter for number of shelves changes, the number and placement of dadoes would have to change along with it. Can Fusion360 do this?

So powerful tool! Thanks for the video!

Thanks Justin...great explanation of parameters and how to use them.

Great video Justin, thanks! One quick note, there is also an option in the parameters window to change the "measure unit" from inches to "pieces" or "pcs". If there are any other OCD people out there like me, who get the nervous break-down when one row is without a unit name, then tough luck. YOU CAN NOT set it to pieces, because this messes up the formula. Fusion can't deal with two different types of measures. So indeed, you have to leave it as "no unit", like Justin did here.

Hello Justin, just wanted to say these are great video and very informative. May I know what version of Fusion 360 are the tutorial based on? If I am on the free version, will the features taught in this series be available? Thanks in advance!

Very helpful for cabinet work

Cool! Thanks a lot :)

I think all my projects are based on parameters. Putting icon on the toolbar for easy access was the first setting I've changed. For woodworking (cabinets, tables etc) and 3d printing. All on a amatour level but still, very handy. One tip is to frequently change your parametrs when adding new features as sometimes our base of reference is wrong and the params don't work as expected. It's best to find it right away. Happy parametrizing ;

interesting for sure

Hi Justin thanks for another great video I have been drawing some electrical cabinets recently and they are all essentially the same design but the height width and depth changes so this would be a time saver for me.because these are sheet metal items will it update the flat pattern ok?

I hope somebody can explain me this. At 8:15, why is the rectangle the whole width, and we're splitting afterwards? Can't you do ShellWidth-ShelThickness*2 right away?

5 star 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I’m using dados for my shelves on the sides of my cabinet can those also be put into parameters?

Whaaaat's Up Justin .. You have your Y axis up .. gave this newbie pause... didn't realize it was changeable ...

Here's my problem. Say I have a Bookshelf project with 5 components, each one being a Bookshelf with different dimensions. How do I create a parameter NumShelves for each bookshelf that will only affect that component? Right now when I create a parameter it acts globally on all components. But I want a different NumShelves for each component separately. Someone told me to use Model Parameters but I can't see how to do that.