A new Fusion 360 Tutorials & Philosophy

[Beyondforce]

Dear Forum Administrator,

Since I joined this forum, I have noticed many new Fusion 360 users who are struggling in the beginning with this amazing software (including myself).

There are many reasons to why it is happening, which is why I would like to suggest a new Fixed post above the "Survey - Simulation & Sustainability" and the name should be "Fusion 360 Tutorials & Philosophy".

Inside this Post, we can add links to all the Standard tutorials AND add all the new Tips & Tricks, not only from Fusion 360 guys but also from other experienced user. There are many real life Tips & Tricks posts out there, and it's a shame they are not in one place. 

Since the Forum is the first place people are turning to, when something goes wrong or can't figure out how to-do something. It's only logical to create a Tutorials page in here.

When people initially starting to use Fusion 360, they are assuming that the Mindset behind Fusion 360 it is the same as the other CAD programs, but we all know it has a different Mindset/Philosophy!

Fusion 360 tutorials are spread everywhere and for a new user is a bit overwhelming. We are all ending up in this forum anyway, then why not move/open the "Fusion 360 Tutorials & Philosophy" in here?

May The Force Be With You.

Ben.

[Anonymous]

@Beyondforce

"Beside the above topics, Yes, there are a lot of other resources spreaded around:

*Fusion 360 YouTube channel

*Tips & Tricks board

*Learn section

*Autodesk University

Maybe there are more...

They are all good stuff, which need to be consolidated into one place (max. 2 places). :)"

Possibly, since Fusion360 is a semi-cloud application, maybe there can be help files attached to each aspect of the program much like the pop-ups that exist right now. The difference I suggest, have in addition to the popup a link to a wiki of sorts that users and moderators and developers, can document current solutions and methods ,workarounds tips etc. to that aspect of the program.

For instance, say that the area in CAM where you assign stock boundry, one has a special situation. (I learned a great tip from John Saunders recent video on NYCCNC where he constrained the adaptive cutting area by using an overlaying sketch. This is a brilliant tip, I would have never known to search for that type of solution. 

By attaching that video via a wiki of sorts to that exact operation in the program gives the solution context, instant context.

remember... learning is helping those that don't know what they don't know.

Without context, solutions hang out "there" in an abyss without being generally referred to.

[Anonymous]

Hi, I read your post and i can tell you are a very knowledgeable designer.  I could really use your help learning and getting going, and really need a step by step plan on how to learn this program.  i have no experience, but i have a dream of my heart of 20 years of wanting to design my own line of sunglasses the world has never seen.  my email is tymmerz@yahoo.com I am an expert in my field of eyewear but not designing!  please help!  thank you  thank you for any words!!  Timothy Hennings

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@cekuhnen wrote:

@Beyondforce Wise? Not sure - but I have now over 10 years of teaching design under my belt.

When I started I focused a lot on teaching technicality and how to use the software.

That works great when somebody (like I am) knows a lot about CAD already and has thus a foundation to connect

the nearly learned material to.

For beginners however this was a mixed field.

Today I rather focus on the process because I found that once the process is understood students have an easier

time to learn the tools of a software because it make more sense to where to use them for.

My CAD course today is rather a typical industrial design course. I teach them how to design with digital tools

and this seems to be a good combo of learning a software process and sharpen your design skills at the same time.

It is however in defense of Autocad easier to create video tutorials then working on a lecture series that is a learning path.

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[Anonymous]

help s.o.s! new user and frustrated, i want to learn how to be great at fusion 360 but have no road map where to start and wind up, please help! I need to create to worlds best looking sunglasses, !!! thank you, Timothy Hennings

[TrippyLighting]

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@Anonymous wrote:

... I am an expert in my field of eyewear but not designing...

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I am not sure, based on your post, what you're expertise is in and what the problems are.

A lot of people nowadays including many employers seem to mistaken the ability of designing with the skill of operating a CAD software.

A designer can convey his/her ideas with different tools that may, or may not involve any digital tools. If you have  no problem sketching your designs with a pencil on paper or a make clay model or any other form of handmade model or any other conceivable way to convey your vision of form/fit/function then you still can be a designer even a great designer. Sam Maloof designed beautiful furniture without any digital tools.

The other question is if you simply have a problem using Fusion 360's toolset to create the visions you have in your head in the form of digital models.

Learning how to operate Fusion 360 is fairly easy to learn. Designing on the other hand is not so easy to learn 😉   

[Anonymous]

video tutorial for fusion 360

get check it..............

https://youtu.be/cEBq2RQJ14E