FUSION 360 INTRODUCTION FOR ENGINEERS

Course Description:
This course is designed for a complete beginner in Fusion 360 who has never worked with this software before and is interested to study everything about it from scratch. This course will provide a thorough introduction to Fusion 360 in each of the following sections: modelling, simulation, rendering, manufacturing, drawing, and animation.

Course Outline:
1. Fusion 360 Foundational Concepts We'll learn the fundamentals of file storage and management and how to transition from another CAD application to Fusion 360 to understand the software better. As follows: • Introduction to Fusion 360 • User interface overview • Open, close, export, upload, and save designs • Set preferences • Adjust display settings • Use the Marking menu • Use the Toolbox • Use Fusion Team • Create and administer a Fusion Team • Transitioning from SOLIDWORKS 2. Introduction to CAD Modeling We'll look at sketching, modelling, assembly creation, animation, rendering, and detailed drawings in Fusion 360. These various abilities form the foundation of Fusion 360's CAD functionality. We'll use these skills as part of our design for manufacturing approach. As follows: • Create a project • Open a design created in another CAD system • Components and bodies • Collaborate with project members in an assembly • Parametric vs direct modelling • Work with design versions • Create a basic sketch • Fully define a complex sketch • Create and shell a drafted part • Create a Revolve • Apply fillets to a model • Create a feature pattern • Saving an STL file for 3D printing • Create an assembly • Apply an as-built joint • Drive and animate a joint • Edit a joint limit • Explode a component • Create a rendering • Create a detailed drawing from an animation • Add a parts table • Add drawing dimensions 3. Introduction to simulation in Fusion 360 We’ll explore how to use Fusion 360 to create simulations • Select a Simulation Material • Activate Automatic Contacts • Solve and review a simulation • Add load conditions • Clone a simulation mode 4. Introduction to CAM and CAE look at using G-code for CNC machining. These integrated tools aid in the completion of the design for the manufacturing process by utilising Fusion 360's design, engineering, and manufacturing tools. As follows • Define a new tool • Create a facing toolpath • Create a contour toolpath • Simulate a program • Export an NC file