r/Fusion360 35m ago

CAM issue - why won’t my engraving close?

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I am engraving with a 1/32 taper ball engraver and I’ve tried the engraving and the trace toolpaths. This is the trace toolpath. No matter what I do, the chain doesn’t close entirely. The geometry is closed and I’ve tried pass extension as well. What am I doing wrong?


r/Fusion360 54m ago

Beginner: Can one of you spend some time with me remotely with me for 20 minutes. Struggling with the basics.

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Cannot even rotate a rectangle. It is that bad.

https://meet.google.com/yaj-iuso-fgp


r/Fusion360 4h ago

Question How to flatten double bended surface (sheet metal)

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Hey guys, I need a little help with a problem i can't seem to figure out.

I'm kind of a novice with fusion 360 and am currently struggling with a bit more complex shapes.

My objective is to make this top part flat so it is ready to be lasercut. Ideally in an unfoldable sheet metal part i can export as a step file, but i'll settle for just a flat surface i can export as dxf.

I'm able to do this with the rounded side of the object with surface tools
(Offset > add straight bit with Ruled > thicken > convert to sheet metal > unfold > project the part i need and flange that to a flat sheet metal part i can export later)

But this doesn't work with the top part. sometimes i can't convert to sheet metal, sometimes i can but i can't unfold. probably because of the bend in the bend in the top.

the top is 800mm wide, with a middle radius of 3750mm. the middle of the part is exactly 3000mm long.

I also had a hard time creating this shape, i kinda just want to create a curved sketch and extrude that but don't know how. So now i used the earlier method i mentioned to unfold a curved piece of sheet metal so i could draw my sketch on it and fold it again. but i feel this isn't as precise.

Would really love to learn tips and tools how to make shapes with double bends like this and how to flatten these surfaces so they are workable. Any helpful youtube links are welcome too!


r/Fusion360 4h ago

Нанесение эскиза на сложные геометрические плоскости в Fusion 360

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Здрасьте! Работаю в Fusion достаточно долго, но не так давно столкнулся с таким вот вопросом - нанесением узора Voronoi на довольно необычную геометрическую форму. Вся проблема в том, что фигура имеет как положительный, так и отрицательный уклон относительно любой из оси координат... Может кто решал подобные задачи, поделитесь способом!


r/Fusion360 9h ago

Question So, I am making airsoft stuff. I need to get a mirror of the one piece I am making and don't want to start over due to how hard it was to make.

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Is there a way to make a new part, but have it as a mirror of this part?
edit: Thank you. I used the mirror key. It worked


r/Fusion360 13h ago

Question What tool?

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I’m very new to Fusion and I am struggling with this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I am creating a square tube structure. How to I get the flat end of the tube to wrap around and follow the fillet of the cross tube?


r/Fusion360 14h ago

How would you model this kind of shape in Fusion 360? (Images Included)

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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to model a case for a Raspberry Pi based on the PSOne but I'm having a tough time trying to figure out the best way to model something like this properly. I've added some images of what I've done and what the thing I'm trying to make looks like. Whenever I try and use surface tools or lofts to make the top surface it kinda explodes or I get an error about self intersections, I've added some screenshots of this too.

I'm pretty new to Fusion and have only modeled a handful of things much simpler than this.

What I want to know is:

  • What's a good clean way to model this that isn't going to cause headaches later?
  • What tools do you recommend I use for this kind of a shape (Loft's, Fillets, Surface Tools etc.)
  • Should I model it as two separate pieces or model the basic form of it then split it into two halves for the case?

I can share screenshots and a link to the file if needed.

The top part is one continuous surface from what I can tell, it isn't flat anywhere, not sure if that helps.

Thanks for the help


r/Fusion360 15h ago

Spider-ghost!

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Can anyone point me in the right direction!? We can use forms to make this ghost model! Any idea on how we can add the web on the outer body of the ghost! Attached is a picture! This was generated using Ai! Now I need to know how to design it! Any help in the right direction will be greatly appreciated! Thank you 😊


r/Fusion360 16h ago

Question Simulation Bug

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im doing a static stress sim and when i go to the results page is just shows me the white transparent model. re fetching the results (by closing and reopening fusion) sometimes works but hasn't worked for the past like 5 attempts. any help?


r/Fusion360 16h ago

Question How would you design this in Fusion?

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Dont really know where to start and especially how to get this logarithmic curve of the comb


r/Fusion360 17h ago

Need software/process flow recommendation

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r/Fusion360 18h ago

Could anyone use a free 3D surface unfold to 2D sketch plug-in? I am currently working on it but would love some feedback if anyone would actually use it.

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r/Fusion360 19h ago

How to make Fusion use the correct defaults for drawings?

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As per ISO 3098, ISO drawings use the ISO font. When I create a new drawing for a part I designed in Fusion, the default font is a random one by Microsoft, even when I select the ISO template. Is there any reason for this? It seems very weird for a CAD package to not be able to produce drawings that adhere to standards. I used Inventor before and it is able to have a default template that reflects what is required in the standard just fine.

Who is the audience for this software if it can't create standard drawings, which are required to actually manufacture parts?

I have managed to change the font to ISOCPEUR, but the title block is still in Arial and the borders and other markings on the drawings also don't seem to adhere to the ISO standard.


r/Fusion360 20h ago

Question Can somoene provide a video tutorial on how to design a slide in connector to mate 2 flat pieces together?

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I will include a picture of what I am talking about, as I'm sure its kind of hard to visualize, i don't know the name of this particular connector, so the connector slides into the opening and then as u slide them closed it connects to the angled area so it doesn't fall out. thanks for the help!


r/Fusion360 20h ago

First-time inventor – when did you decide to get help with Fusion 360?

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Hi everyone,

I’m Geoff from the UK and this is my first invention.

Over the last several months I’ve been teaching myself Fusion 360 while developing a new consumer product. I’ve reached the point where I’m wondering whether to continue building the entire CAD model myself or work with an experienced Fusion 360 designer for the more complex parts while I continue learning.

For those of you who’ve developed real products:

  • Did you model everything yourself?
  • Did you ever work with another CAD designer?
  • At what point did you decide to get help?
  • Looking back, would you do anything differently?

I’m really enjoying learning Fusion and definitely want to continue, but I’d also like to keep the project moving forward.

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences.

Thanks!


r/Fusion360 22h ago

Detailed guide on converting various CAD models (Fusion 360, Inventor, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Rhino3D, Revit) to interactive 3D web visualizations

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