Fusion360 WAY TOO HARD

[Anonymous]

Anyone else think this is the HARDEST most difficult program to use?

Sketchup is SO MUCH easier...

You can't even COPY AND PASTE in this LAME program...  Good thing I didn't pay for it... WOW... I spent 40 minutes trying to simply draw a 23mmx45mm square with some simple cutouts. I did this in Sketchup in literally 6 minutes...

The ONLY reason I have this software is to model my threads for printing...

So frustrated....

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[chrisplyler]

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@Anonymous wrote:

What a pompous, rude expert.

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Depending on your interpretation of the word pompous (a know-it-all), Trippy might be a little bit of that. He's earned every bit of it.

And there was nothing rude in his post. Nothing at all. It was purely informative, from start to finish. There is no bad language, no personal insults, nothing of the sort. He's merely explaining why various types of "modeling" software are completely different.

[Anonymous]

Can anyone suggest where to go to get instruction on how to efficiently use the Fusion 360 interface?
I watched hours of youtube videos and tried to go through the Autodesk Fusion 360 online training resource but it time-consuming and incomplete. I was pretty comfortable with using Autocad about 10 years ago and can manage in Solidworks, but I also find the Fusion 360 interface cumbersome,  time consuming and frustrating.  

[Anonymous]

Can anyone suggest where to go to get instruction on how to efficiently use the Fusion 360 interface?
I watched hours of YouTube videos and tried to go through the Autodesk Fusion 360 online training resource but it time-consuming and incomplete. I was pretty comfortable with using Autocad about 10 years ago and can manage in Solidworks, but I am also finding the Fusion 360 interface difficult to learn.

[TrippyLighting]

If you are past the first steps and simply have some questions, then this forum is a great place to ask those.

If you need something more focused, then I do offer private tutoring for a fee. If you have some working knowledge in Solid Works usually much can be achieved in an hour or two of instruction.

[chrisplyler]

I see that @TrippyLighting  has offered up his tutoring services. I won't try to sway you into purchasing such services, but I will say that IF YOU DO decide to do it, you couldn't ask for a better tutor than him.

I mean, I'm a freaking super genius, and he's way smarter than me. He understands Fusion 360 as well as anyone, and way better than most. Not just the "how" but also the logical "why" of every step and of planning out those steps. And, most importantly of all, he's an excellent teacher. Plenty of people are good at something, but aren't that great at teaching others, but he is. IF you decide to spend a little bit of money to obtain some personally guided training, he's the bomb. You would get your money's worth for sure.

[Anonymous]

Very frustrating with just moving my object around its very hit or miss, obviously not understanding the icons.

[davebYYPCU]

Any tutorials before that hour?

Keyword is Dimension.

I don't / won't use the grid, sorry, cant help further.

[TheCADWhisperer]

@Anonymous 

1. Start a new discussion thread.

2. File >Export and then Attach your *.f3d file of what you have so far.

Absolute and precise and predictable location in space is accomplished with dimensions/constraints and joints.  Just like in the real world.

[Anonymous]

I have a stl file of a half pilot f or a RC plane, I should be able to position it any where on the screen in relation to the grid, so far its not looking good, the other program I tried was tinkercad and the grid represented the print bed of a printer I was thinking and so whatever I designed would have to be oriented to the grid for printing I was thinking.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Anonymous wrote:
I have a stl file...

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You have rubbish.  Planar triangular facets.  No curves for geometry that in my real world experience has lots of curves.  But we can use it for reference.

1. Start a new thread. (It will be important to follow precise instructions.)

2. Attach your stl file.

[Anonymous]

Agreed. 123D was so easy to use, then they introduced this nightmare. 
It’s a minefield of disasters waiting to happen, with the overly complicated Duo authentication system as a warning right from the start. 
“Warning, not part of the Active Sketch” REALLY?! IT LITERALLY THE ONLY THING ON THE SCREEN!
I was so mad after fighting this pile of garbage I deleted it AND Meshmixer (which was an old standby for me). 
Autodesk has lost their minds. 

[Anonymous]

Enjoy the training videos where the guy moves so fast you’ll never see what he’s doing and then the tools he is using completely disappear from your screen with no explanation here or on the internet as to what happened. 
Trash this thing and learn something else. 
You’ll spend months learning this and then Autodesk will discontinue it. 

[TrippyLighting]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Trash this thing and learn something else. 

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For example?

The market of professional-level CAD systems with free licenses or subscriptions for hobbyists is pretty thin. 

Lars Christensen's Youtube channel is dedicated to Fusion 360 beginners. It has worked for thousands of Fusion 360 users, many of whom are new to CAD. It should work for you as well. 

[chrisplyler]

@TrippyLighting 

He's just butthurt about something. Nobody in the history of EVER has sat down from scratch and learned every single thing there is to learn about any good CAD system in a day or two. His expectations are delusional.

[Anonymous]

I am astounded as to how non user friendly this software is, how do I rotate an object without clicking 35 times? bahahaha 3D fusion = dumpster fire. Step files imported are mated for no reason, and they have no ability to free manipulate them, I refuse to accept this trash they keep putting out, and will move onto a better software as soon as .dwg is not a patented file extension anymore.  Good luck to new users when you realize you have to click 45 times to "accept a change" who is the genius who thought that was an efficient idea?  Enjoy your broken mouscliking fingers after 2 years of this software. 

[Anonymous]

To add more to the subject, it will take me 4 hours to design an entire project in another software what will take me 45 hours in fusion.  Pay more for more efficient software and move onto bigger better designs more quickly in anything other than autodesk. Your fingers will thank you. 

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Anonymous wrote:

To add more to the subject, it will take me 4 hours to design an entire project in another software what will take me 45 hours in fusion.  

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@Anonymous 

Can  you add more to the subject by adding this 4hr project from another software?

[jeff_strater]

@Anonymous can you give some concrete examples here, or do you just want to rant without evidence?

Here is a screencast showing rotating a cube, and I counted about 30 clicks less than you claim.  Would be interested to see a video of your workflow, perhaps there is room for improvement there, if you are having to click that many times.  You mention DWG here.  Is your experience in AutoCAD?  If so, Fusion is a much different tool than AutoCAD, and yes, will require some learning.  You can choose to do that learning or not, it's up to you.

[jeff_strater]

further, imported STEP files are most certainly NOT "mated", and if they contain components, can certainly be "free manipulated", using drag or Move.