@admin I am just starting to work out this program and the whole time I have had my trial it was...

@admin I am just starting to work out this program and the whole time I have had my trial it was...

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@Admin I am just starting to work out this program and the whole time I have had my trial it was only this last week that I have even begun to understand any of it. I am slowly trying to figure everything out but what I need the program for is just very specific and I am not 100% sure it is the right program for what I need. My trial finishes this week and I am wondering if there is a way to get a small extention so I can understand the software better and see if it is in fact the right program for me! 3D printing is very new to myself and I have been using Tinkercad up until now but I need something more advanced. I dont want to buy the program as yet as I am not sure that it has the features required for my needs but if in fact it is what I need I am very happy to buy?
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I don't know about getting an extension; however, help us understand what you are doing; maybe we can give you some generalized advice, and applicability of f3d?

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Autodesk Community I will attach pics of what I am making now
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Autodesk Community The orange one I made in Tinkercad but the other 2 are not mine. I need to be able to make mold that have 3 dimension but will also be able to have the same shape form for the outside. i cant work out how to do it and no tutorials anywhere.

 

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Pretty cool stuff. This can be modelled with f3d. I also understand as a beginner, you won;t be there in an hour. Here is what I'll say about why I switched to f3d. It is 3 things:

 

1) modelling parameteric surfaces. This allows me to make some organic shapes, and because they are parameteric, I can tweak profiles to dial in fit. With 3d printing, this helps me to easily take into account shrinking. This is likely applicable to you, as I can see you using extruded spline sketches, and then applying your textures on those surfaces. 

 

2) T-spline modelling; which you can pick up quickly [click the purple cube button], allows an organic freeflowing push/pull interface that is a more like modeling clay; you grab edges and surfaces and just pull them where you want them.

 

3) most importantly, this forum. The people here are excpetionally helpful! To the point where they will often take your model, fix/change/update it with somethign you didn't understand, and then give it back to you. What I do is, shearh here [or sometimes I use a search engine [I use bing], and type "Fusion 360 modelling a box" Or "Fusion 360 modelling an egg shape." You are bound to find somthing that will help you make progress. If/When that doesnt work out, ask here. For example, to make that heart shaped box, you could sketch the heart, use an offset of that sketch to set the wall thickness, then extrude it. I also find that watching NYCCNC tutorials can give you plenty of good ideas on how to best model things. 

 

Anyway, hope we can help. 

 

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