topic Re: Construction building materials library? in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Construction building materials library?

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:26:20 GMT

I'm fairly new to Fusion, and I'm creating 3D renderings for remodeling contractors. I can't find asphalt shingles in the library. Are there 3rd party libraries I can import into Fusion 360? I'm also looking for models related to construction (like joist hangers). I've searched and found models for Autocad, but could not figure out how to bring them in and make them editable in Fusion.

Re: Construction building materials library?

SEIZMICdesign — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:41:04 GMT

See if there's anything here that you can use.

It's also possible to import models directly from McMaster Carr. GrabCAD is another CAD resource, but be aware of any commercial copyright issues.

Re: Construction building materials library?

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:42:36 GMT

Thanks for the reply! This may be a silly question, but that link seems to be .jpg files - can I import any .jpg into Fusion and use it as an appearance to apply to my models? Can you point me to how?

Re: Construction building materials library?

SEIZMICdesign — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:04:27 GMT

yes, you can, but the images on that site are composite images; including a diffuse map (jpg or png) as well as displacement maps (bump maps, normal maps). It looks like he provides a bunch of other texture mapping files as well which afaik, Fusion does not support. I'm not a rendering master, so there may be a better way to do this, but you'll need to find a texture in the Fusion library that has a normal map in it ( a lot of the wood textures do) and save a new texture. replace the wood textures, with the diffuse, bump & normal maps in their respective places in the texture dialog & you should have your new texture ready to go. tweaks will probably need to be made!

Check out the HDRI part of that site too for some great lighting setups!