Fusion Modeling Best Practices
After years of watching and helping other model with parametric design tools, I have collected a list of best practices. These apply to if you are new to Fusion or a CAD veteran moving from another design tool.
Modeling
Fusion 360 Modeling Parameters and Equations
Parameter Basics
Fusion 360 can do quite a lot with values you enter to control size of your
features and designs.
It is worth noting that these tips apply to timeline designs only. To learn more
read here about the differences between Direct and Timeline design types.
Parameters are created
Rounding Model Variables to Fractions
Sometimes you need to round model variables to a specific fraction.
For example cut stock may come in 1/8 or 1/4 or any other inch increment.
I recently had a case here I needed to get a 1/4 in rounded value that included
a precise distance + extra
Fusion 360 Design Types
Timeline or Parametric Designs
Fusion 360 offers designers multiple ways to model. Think of this like there are
multiple ways to carve a statue. You can chisel and hammer it out of stone, you
can sculpt it from clay or you can chainsaw carve it from wood. Each method and
Default Units and Units Display
Settings for 3D Documents/Workspaces
Fusion 360 can work In a variety of different units and even mixed units.
To change units in a open document:
* Go to the browser and scroll to the top.
* Hover over the "Units: mm" browser node. An edit icon will appear at the end
Fusion 360 selections when modeling
When you are working in Fusion 360 you may have not yet discovered how to change
selections. Let's look at a great example to illustrate how you can manage
selections.
Change selections
To begin we can use this simple box.
Let's start the fillet command and select some edges. It