There have been a few comments on the forum around the need to create drawings from your designs. We would like to know more about your needs to create drawings. For example who is the consumer of these drawings? How detailed are they? Please chime in with your needs and thoughts around drawings.
Hi, there
It would be nice to have some possibility to send information to someone with notes but not like a link our CAD model that has to be open. Something like a 3D PDF that can be used for have queries information more detailed, and anyone can open anywhere easily.
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Rishi Vadher
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At my workplace there are many different consumers of drawings, all with different needs.
- DWFs are used for internal review & approval; traditionally 2D only but we include the 3D model more & more as people "like to spin it around" . The 2D drawing is the master document, unless the part is very complex. The audience is mech engineers, electronic engineers, purchasing, tech director and sometimes marketing.
-2D DWFs are also sent to stores for goods inwards. They normally print them out and keep them in a folder.
- For suppliers of cable looms, sheet metal parts, some machined parts & others they demand a 2D drawing.
- For RPs & injection moulded parts we send 3D files, but normally add a 2D drawing describing material, colour, surface finish, critical dimenions etc. Here we normally put "refer to 3D file for full dimensional info" on the drawings.
- For myself I often make quick drawings that I print out 1:1 to check dimensions in the real world.
- sometimes make drawings that show particular views or installation arrangements....anything a bit unusual that's a one off.
So the audience & level of detail required can vary a lot.
Thanks for letting us know this is something you'd be interested in, Ron, Rishi and Mark. This is a feature we're looking to implement in future versions of Fusion 360, and your feedback helps us understand what the most useful implementation might be.
Great to hear your needs around a documentation tool. We are conducting research around this topic and would love to talk to any of you that have 30 - 45 min. If you could spare a few cycles shoot me an email or DM and I will set up a call with you. I am sure this will help us make a better tool for you in the future 🙂
Thanks in advanced!!
garin dot gardiner at autodesk dot com
This is a great example of why drawings are still necessary, even as the world is moving to a "3D native" environment. The request for 2D and drafting capabilities in Fusion is already in our IdeaStation: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Request-a-Feature-Fusion-360/Drawing-Layouts/idi-p/3874491
Check in there for updates on this request, and feel free to share any additional feedback directly to the product development team!
Just spent this morning at our contract manufacturer, an extremely high tech facility with high speed robots assembling microscopic electronic components faster than your eye can follow. And the baseline documentation on the factory floor is-- 3 ring binders. Filled with text and drawings. They aren't all walking around with tablets yet. So yep, drawings are still important.
Ron
Hi,
Im fairly new to Fusion and am currently road testing it for use at the bespoke furniture makers that I work for - so far Im VERY impressed by the 3d modeling capabilities and the ability to quickly and accurately rework models. However from what I've seen so far the drafting environment seems a little rigid and very flat in terms look and feel and lacks any real (company specific) customisation.
Here are some of my thoughts on what I'd really like to be able to edit / customise in order to bring drawings into line with my company's document spec (I've attached some recent drawings produced in a different application below):
I'm really enjoying modelling in Fusion and really like a lot of the functionality in the drafting environment, however the drawings that I'm able to output (while they are easy to produce) look like drawings that I was working on 15 plus years ago before we could afford a colour printer - colour and customization is good, I'd like to be able to control drawings and give them my style rather than having to just use black lines, large arrow and the same font across the entire document....
Thanks
Sam
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