I've been interested in 3D printing for a long time, but have never really had a chance to experiment. We just got a MakerBot Replicator 2 in the Autodesk Portland office, and I'm excited to get it set up and start using it! Especially with Fusion 360 🙂
I'm sure there's a lot of us that are 3D printing hobbiests. Would love to hear your experiences, any tips you have for a newbie, and definitely looking forward to seeing your 3D-printed creations in the gallery!
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This is awesome!
This was a tricky model to 3D print.... With the help of many supports, we've printed the chair by Timothy Shawn Harrison on our MakerBot Replicator 2.
Removing the supports is definitely work! Any tips?
http://fusion360.autodesk.com/projects/87
Hi Kate,
The few prints that I made in plastic, I use a solution of caustic soda, but it had supports on pla and the object was printed in abs.
http://rishivadher.blogspot.pt/2011/07/modelacao-de-um-cubo.html
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Thanks Rishi! Still learning the basics :X But that sounds like an absolutely brilliant next step that would make life a lot easier! It looks much cleaner, too. Thank you!
Hey Kat, I've been introduced to the time-consuming world of support removal too! I realise now how spoilt I've been just getting nicely finished RP's from a bureau 😄
I got my Cube-X and just managed to fit my Bloodhound steering wheel on the bed, diagonally. This was on 0.5mm layers (lowest quality). The build went a bit funny around the base, and near the top, but I'm really pleased with how it captured the form. It actually, somehow, fits quite nicely in my hands! I could never have done this in Inventor.
Mark, that's awesome! So glad it worked out, and Fusion could help bring an idea to life! How did you remove the supports? Any tips?
Would love to hear the story behind this steering wheel! What's the print for? You should definitely share this up on our Gallery 😉
Just posted a new video on our YouTube channel! From idea to reality in 2.5 hours:
Wow, this looks good. I whish I could handle Fusion 360 well enough for such objects. I tend to fall back to OpenSCAD instead.
+1 for Steam running in the background - oh the steam summer sales 🙂
Thanks Nicolinux! I empathize with "falling back" into what you grew up on. I have a graphic design background, and I know that when I'm in a hurry, I tend to fall back on using Photoshop, even when I know Illustrator is the better tool for the job at hand. 🙂
Are you falling back out of familiarity, or are you finding Fusion difficult to use? If you haven't yet, I'd definitely recommend checking out the Quick Start Guide - should be able to cover everything in about 15-20 minutes! http://autode.sk/getStartedFusion
Claas Kuhnen
Faculty Industrial Design – Wayne State Universit
Chair Interior Design – Wayne State University
Owner studioKuhnen – product : interface : design
Hey cekuhnen! That is incredible feedback - thank you. Could you elaborate a bit more about how you feel limited by the tool set? We're extremely interested to hear your feedback on this, and are actively implementing updates to the product based on the suggestions we've been getting - particularly in the IdeaStation.
As for the strategy/target, let me know if this helps 🙂
Another great overview (but Ill let you be the judge!)
Hi there,
please I hope I do not come across negative - thats not my intent, I just try to offer some honest and objective opinion which however also only reflects my own needs and workflow.
I think for me the biggest problem is the amount of surfacing tools Fusion 360 only offers compared to Rhino or Alias.
While they all offer for example some extrude loft etc the devil is in the detail and how much those tools offer you different options.
It seems that Fusion 360 in general tries to be more engineering like with the Inventor / Solidworks approach. This methodology seems by itself provide
some advantages (the sketches and sketch constraints) but at the same time being limited by just them as well as they are not as flexible as 3D sketches/curves.
if you look for example at edge rounding commands one can see quickly that Fusion 360 has rather very basic options compared to the highly specialised
Alias tools.
What appreciate in Fusion is how much they try in contrast to Rhino simplify the interface and group surfacing commands together.
As far as I know that was the same issue with Pro-E or SolidWorks when they competed with dedicated surfacing applications and were outperformed by them. With recently SolidWorks got a lot more usable also by surfacing designers and not just engineers with having included much better 3D sketch functions.
However I assume and hope that with time the commands in Fusion 360 will grow in quantity and also in depth.
Claas Kuhnen
Faculty Industrial Design – Wayne State Universit
Chair Interior Design – Wayne State University
Owner studioKuhnen – product : interface : design
Lots of messages here (I skipped to the end - but this might be interesting).
http://twitter.com/bmdesignhki/status/364720711224393732
Tapiola library in Espoo (some 3km away) offering free 3d-printing services. Other libraries likely to follow in Finland.
This is the way to go.
Not at all! We honestly appreciate the feedback and you letting us know your honest impressions. Thanks for sharing your suggestions and being open enough to tell us how to improve!
I think you're totally right in that Fusion 360 was not meant to specialize in surfacing design. As it's name implies, it's "Fusion" surfacing and solid modeling, and so your feedback is, I think, spot-on. And you're right, we'll devolop functionailities - both vertically and horizonatlly - moving forward. 🙂
Thanks again for taking the time to give your honest feedback
Howdy!
Thought Id post some print work here. I am currently working with an associate to develop some scale model kits. I use fusion to model small arms, remote weapon stations and other military hardware. I would love to get more involved in the development of remote weapon stations in the future once I have enough skills and confidence to start asking some of the big defense companies for work.
Right now Im just a toy maker 🙂
So here it is. Kongsberg remote weapon station M151 Protector.
Work in progress
Finished product will be about one inch tall. I also plan on having a 6 inch version made as well.
Oh, looks like i've completely missed that section of the forum and foremost this question.
I'm into 3d printing a lot. I'm building 3d printers for quite a while now and helping developing software with ideas and testing (the previously linked Repetier software which is host software, firmware and printservers). Also i'm a consultant to small companies tried to get their hands on 3d printing on an entry level (not the industrial 3d printers).
currently developing my first completely selfdesigned printer where fusion360 of course plays a big role. I'm blogging about that and other 3d printing stuff but in german language only so far, so sorry 🙂 http://geekwerkstatt.de
If you want to step into 3d printing and have no clue what printer to get or what's important for you - feel free to contact me any time - i would be glad to help.
Hey Helmi (Frank!) Thanks so much for chiming in here. I know that there's several 3D printing geeks using Fusion, just judging be the work I've seen in the gallery! If I see anyone with questions, I'll definitely direct them to you. Appreciate the extra help! 🙂