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Thank you Mohd

Thank you very much!

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks Manu! I will keep putting together some resources for workflow videos.

Great tip Emang! Thanks

Thanks JB! I have done a good bit of CAM content that is free on the Autodesk site that I can point you to. I have done a few here and there on this channel for things I thought were missing. I can certainly cover it. Anything in particular you want to see?

​@@LearnEverythingAboutDesign Nothing in particular. To be honest I am a self-learner and have learned fusion 360 by watching tutorials and experimenting with software. I knew about free form and tried a bit but after discovering your videos about free form, It has boosted my skill to 10x. I have a basic knowledge of CAM and I have seen several tutorials but I like how you explain every step and the reasons for using the feature If you can make short series about CAM that will be very helpful. Thank you.

@@jbsurti181 Ill add it to my list. I have courses on the Autodesk website for 2.5, 3 and multi axis milling and turning that you can check out as well. www.autodesk.com/certification/learning-pathways/cam-axis-milling The style is very similar with fewer tangents into options/areas :)

Hi Jimmy, Fusion, and most CAD programs aren't really capable of getting to true Class A surfaces. The best they can achieve is G2 continuity when using surfacing tools. The forms videos, of which I have a lot, do maintain curvature continuous surfaces that are closer to a class A, but still don't really have that level of control. You can get yourself into a bad surface really quickly. You can get descent surfaces from Fusion, but the forms outputs are much better than the surface tools at this point in my opinion.

Sure, Fusion (and prettymuch all other cad Tools) is just not equipped with tools that can comfortably archive such surface quality- that’s what Alias and IcemSurf are so specialized to do exactly that. But usually those class A surfaces are then taken to catia or nx to build the offsets and b sides… I was just curious if you have experience to build these kind of b surfaces and constructions in fusion as well - Should be possible, right?

@@jimmyjames6913 Ah I misunderstood your question Jimmy. Yes that should be possible in Fusion assuming you bring in a class A surface BUT there are limitations of course. The last time I did/tried something like that was with NX so sadly I can't say that I have tried it in Fusion. I am not very happy with the Surface tools in Fusion and how they end up breaking edge relations and produce continuity issues so at this time I probably wouldn't suggest it. I will see if i can grab any Class A surfaces from Alias samples and play with them.

lol. Very close. Base Feature doesn't capture the history.

I was wrong. Shorter though: design history of new features is turned off. Temporarily.

@@sidrykchewo Sorry Sidryk, I wasn't trying to be rude. That was just the first comment I have gotten with a short take on a video. Thanks for your comment!

Hi Hubert, that is a tricky one as I don't feel that Fusion 360s loft tool is really "there" yet. I will give it some thought.

@@LearnEverythingAboutDesign yeah, I have same felling, that's why I asked You :P

Can you recommend any cad program in which to best do this?

@@Huberciskooo What is your end goal Hubert? If you are looking to make an F1 body then going to a true Class A surface program like Alias is probably what you would want. Programs designed for that type of work are expensive. If you are looking to create say an F1 body for an FSAE engineering project, Fusion can handle that but I would suggest doing it with Forms over using Surfaces/lofts. You can loft form bodies to get started as well. Years ago I did a project for Autodesk designing an FSAE car body with forms, but that was 2016 i think and no longer is online. Most CAD programs can handle this type of surfacing work as long as the end goal isn't focused on "Class A" surfaces like production car manufacturers. For some reason the file is missing parts and I didn't go digging for other versions, but here was an F1 car i did with surfaces in Solidworks back in 2013 i think. a360.co/3MZu2kz I know a friend of my Jan that does Lean Solidworks.com is working on an F1 course in Solidworks i think. as always the end goal is the important thing. Fusion 360 Forms can produce a decent result if you take your time with the design.