topic Re: Modeling a classic car fender in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Modeling a classic car fender

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:26:33 GMT

Hi Folks,

I am relatively new user with questions about the right approach to what I am trying to do. I would like to model the front fender of this roadster (and eventually the whole car) and then make a buck to build the fender. I have done most of the tutorials, including the drywall knife and the RC car body. The t-spline approach in these tuts makes sense for these shapes, but this fender is a formed sheet with compound curves. It is not obvious to me how to accomplish this in t-splines. Am I missing something? Any recommendations on what tools and workflow to use to do this with Fusion 360 ? Any tutorials I might have missed that you could guide me to?

Thanks a bunch!

Mark

Betreff: Modeling a classic car fender

macmanpb — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:36:44 GMT

I think you can model the complete fender within the sculpt workspace. I would model a flat mesh and if i am finished that i would thicken them. But it is not required to finish a complex design within one workspace. Combine the different workspaces to get your work done 😉

Re: Modeling a classic car fender

TMC.Engineering — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:02:27 GMT

Have you seen this video by Keqing? it may be helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUvyYegWNk

Betreff: Modeling a classic car fender

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:13:26 GMT

Thanks, Betreff - I will play with this some and see what I can do!

Re: Modeling a classic car fender

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:20:43 GMT

Timm - thanks for the suggestion. I have seen that, but on first viewing it didn't seem to address my issue. I feel that I do understand how to approach a more modern body, which is fully enclosed, using Keqing's technique's, but it doesn't *appear* to address my concern about my fender. I will re-watch and see if I can figure out how to apply his approach. Thanks again!

Re: Modeling a classic car fender

TMC.Engineering — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:13:55 GMT

I think the approach should be similar, the car is model as a big surface. See below. I am not very good with sculpt mode but it should give you an idea of how to proceed.

Re: Modeling a classic car fender

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:04:53 GMT

Wow - that is great stuff, Timm! I can't wait to give it a whirl tonight at home ...

THanks a bunch!

Mark

Re: Modeling a classic car fender

Oceanconcepts — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:47:04 GMT

Timm is definitely pointing you in the right direction. If you are trying to match a precise shape, it is very helpful to have something in the design to map to. You can insert a drawing into the design as a canvas, and map points and contours to that. I have imported sectioned drawings on different planes to match a complex profile, such as a boat hull, with reasonable precision.

If you have access to the physical object and can take pictures of it, you might want to check out Alex Lobos’ presentation from AU on a workflow using Fusion and Memento.

http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/2015/fusion-360/cp9883#chapter=0

Re: Modeling a classic car fender

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 22:56:28 GMT

Thanks! I'll chcek it out!

Mark