thanks for providing the "how to do it " for all the ideas in my mind xD latterly getting lost in your channel need to get them one by one i guess. thanks again
You can find the series playlist right here - bit.ly/practical-prints - *TIMESTAMPS* 0:00 - 3D Printed Inlays designed in Fusion 360 0:36 - Project overview 1:15 - Creating component and box 1:30 - Adding fillets to box 1:47 - Adding keychain hole 2:29 - Creating the text 4:30 - Adding chamfer to text 6:50 - Changing the appearance 7:10 - Cutting the text from the keychain 8:00 - Copying text to another side 10:29 - Creating clearance 14:00 - Print results
Amazing! i was thinking that it would be cool to have a place to share the things that we as viewers are now able to make thanks to your tutorials; like designs or 3D prints =D
Hi, Santiago. I have a Facebook group that you can join and share things (if your'e on Facebook) - facebook.com/groups/fusion360hobbyist - otherwise I'm always open to suggestions! :)
Great Video, I have learned so much from you.. On a side note maybe talk about print orientation. If you printed the key chain vertically then you would have not ended up with the other side not sitting flush. Printing vertically opens up topics and design considerations that we can all think about during the deign process. You can talk about over hangs, angles of chamfers in relation to the bed, talk about requiring supports. These are all very important " design and work flow" skills to learn when to merge Design and 3d printing... Once again excellent video and thanks for the information !!
Hi, Ty. Thank for bringing this up! All great points... I'll start to incorporate more of this into my videos. This is something I often forget about...and need to remind myself often that it's not something all beginners already know. Cheers, Kevin :)
It would be nice that we had option similar to "Contact Set" but for Tolerance. Selection priority and filter looks like really powerful Fusion. You should also add Selection tool tips and tricks to "Learn Fusion 360 in 30 days' playlist
Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it. I've been wanting to do some beginner to advanced navigation/selection tricks for a while. Will have to do that soon :)
@@ProductDesignOnlineYou can make something similar to "Learn Fusion 360 in 30 days" playlist. You made intro "Fusion 360 UI Tutorial". Or you can make new playlists "Fusion 360 tips&tricks" or "Intro in Fusion". - how to rotate the body - how to select the body - how to found out what error means - timeline icons meanings ..
I really appreciate 3D priting series. Recently I tried to model my own blowing system, and I realized that I have no idea how to model air tunnnel (expect just simple L-shape). For example something like Hero Me Gen3 Dual 5015 duct, its pretty complicated. Hope you will make some tutorial about more complex models. Cheers.
Hi, TheMoviesfable. As always, I appreciate you watching/commenting. I do want/plant to do more advanced models. I'm hoping to get several basic concept videos out there so I can reference them when I do more complex objects. I've found this works well as the focus can be on the core process/concepts without getting sidetracked covering one area too in-depth. I've taken note of the duct you referenced to keep in mind when I demo more intricate objects. Cheers, Kevin :)
This is a good one I should have thought of this maybe next project would be dual color for dual color printer I ha e a ender 3 and a geeetech a20m dual color. I can't wait I got my box for my pi almost done
I would love to see a tutorial on multi color design for multi color printing capabilities like the Prusa MMU or Mosaic Pallette. I have an MMU, but I stopped using it as I didn't find it as useful as I wanted, but if I could design my own stuff, maybe I would use it more. I love Fusion and similar parametric design environments, but most tutorials on multicolor design seems to be mesh environments like MeshMixer and similar, that I have less interest in working in.
I think I'm doing well with Fusion 360, and then I see how elegantly you solve problems that I would have struggled with, like in this video where the use of the projected line and the point-to-point move...both features I use but never thought to put them together in this way. And the boundary fill was a nice idea to have for the future. Thank you. A couple of other thoughts: Instead of chamfer or draft, I would have used a taper angle on the extrude. Thoughts? When printing in the orientation you use, the filament will have to bridge across an open area after it completes the chamfer of the letters on the bottom side. Filament will often droop a bit when bridging a gap. As a standard practice, I'd be tempted to add an additional offset either to the bottom of the letters or to the bottom of the inset in the main body to provide a bit of additional room (beyond the tolerance you already provide) for the potentially drooping filament.
Hi Robert. That's correct - you could also use the taper angle in the Extrude command. The reason I prefer the chamfer or draft features is because they will create their own instance in the timeline. It's really a personal preference, but I like to separate things like that, thinking ahead that I may adjust chamfer/draft angle.
Been watching your videos from the comfort of my large screen TV and your detailed instruction is spot on. Which brings me to my question. Got a glimpse of a video in passing showing both PCBs and Schematics being created is this some third party software?
Hi, Rud Dog. Great to hear from you! Autodesk purchased "Eagle," which is a PCB software, from another company about 2 years ago. It was originally folded into a package deal when companies bought Autodesk....but now they've started adding the ability to design PCBs right in Fusion 360. I haven't had much of a chance to use it yet... once I get a hold of it I will try to make some beginner lessons on it :)
Oh this is awesome! Did you have to save the components as separate files in order to print them? Sorry, if the answer is obvious, I just don't see it because I'm new to the 3D modelling..
Hi, Miiklaa. That is correct! You will need to save each component as its own STL file. I sliced them separately (using Cura) to print them out in their own color.
Hi, Sawdust & Woodchips. You can use this same technique on CNC production. I don't have a video on it at the moment. You would have to also consider the bit type as that would affect the shape/size of the cutout. I have to rewire/fix my X-carve and then I'm hoping to get some CNC videos incorporated onto my channel :)
One question: If I want to have a space gap on the sides, between the letters and the keychain body. How can I do that? I do have a dual extruder but I want to have some space between the to bodies, so they are not touching each other (except on the bottom joint). Great video BTW!
Only problem I had is that you are using shortcuts. No idea how to create the box shortcut you show when you say create a box. Also, my assemble>new component is different. Does not show the same picture. Can you assist please? I really want to learn how to do this video. Thank you!
You can use shortcut letter "S" to open the Shortcuts box > search for it. With the component dialog, leave everything as the defaults (Internal Component) and it will work as seen in this video. External component is a newer concept and only for assembly files with separate design file references.
I think I’m a bit dense. I’ve created horizontal and vertical construction lines through the middle of the plate. How do I align my lettering so that it is centred vertically and horizontally? TIA.
Hi Ron. Unfortunately, there's no easy/native way to do so in Fusion 360... its a workaround....but here are the general steps: 1. Find the object's center point by creating a construction line running in each direction 2. Right-click on the text and select "explode" text. This converts it to geometry which makes it easier to work with. 3. After exploding text the geometry will automatically be fixed. Select all text lines and select "Fix/Unfix" constraint in the toolbar. 4. Create a rectangle sketch around the text, essentially creating a text box 5. Create diagonal construction lines to find the center of your text 6. Select all the geometry that makes up the text and the newly created textbox/construction lines and move it into place to where the center points align with the object center point Here's a screenshot image for reference - snipboard.io/4RBfjV.jpg (note: my text has intentionally moved a tad to the right horizontally because of the keychain hole) I hope this helps! I'll try to put this into a more in-depth blog post on my website... Cheers, Kevin :)
@@ProductDesignOnline Hi Kevin. Sorry to keep pestering you. How would I go about having the letters be the same height as the badge (3mm) and coming in from the rear they taper from bottom to top. I'm guessing I'd have to adjust the chamfer somehow and then also the offset? How would the parameters for each change. I got your method to work, but I'm playing with the offset. But I'd like the letters to come in from the back in some cases. Thanks again.
@@ProductDesignOnline Hi Kevin. This might be heresy, but I have a couple of OpenSCAD files that more or less do what I want, but without the chamfer. Is there any way I can attach them to a comment?
Nope. this didnt work. when i imported this into prusa slicer 2.3 it shows as one solid thing to print. the hunt to create a multimaterial tutorial continues. Update: so you're tutorial was not a complete waste of time. Thanks for the tutorial. once after i followed all your steps (minus the offsets because im printing with 5 colors). If you are using the Prusa MK3S and the MMU2S (multi material upgrade) you right click on the top level component > Save as STL. on "Save as STL" window that pops up change the structure to "One File Per Body" as prusaslicer needs multiple STL's to assign filaments to. then drag all the exported STL files into Prusaslicer to start your multimaterial print.
