New Teacher to Fusion / New Class -- Learn Fusion for CAD in 90 Minutes

[misty.guthrie]

I am a teacher that is new to high school.  I have some Fusion experience, but not with teaching it in a class setting.  I am trying to get started with a tutorial, such as Learn Fusion for CAD in 90 Minutes to help students learn the basics. 

Right off the bat, I am struggling. I have downloaded all of the zipped files and the first file I am to upload is the Autodesk_Tumbler.f3z file.  I am not seeing what the video shows and the file is uploading but Fusion is not able to use it. I am using the browser version since this is what my students will be using.  I have attached two pictures that show what I see after I upload the .f3z file. I have also attached a 3rd screenshot from the video that shows what I am supposed to see.

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? 

Thank you in advance.

[jhackney1972]

The video will show the process of uploading the model and opening it.

[TrippyLighting]

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@misty.guthrie wrote:

I am a teacher that is new to high school.  I have some Fusion experience, but not with teaching it in a class setting. 

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Can you share any of the projects you have designed?

What designs are those Kids going to be tasked with? 

Single objects for 3D printing might be somewhat easier to model, but if they are aiming to be part of a robotics team things get much more intense.

[misty.guthrie]

@TrippyLighting 

Personally, I have used Fusion when assisting my middle school students with creating parts and drawings for their competitive TSA projects. I have assisted students with modeling for Solar Cars, Mousetrap Cars, Dragsters, Emergency Kit Organizer, and other random parts for projects when needed. In my middle school classes, the students primarily used TinkerCad for whole class projects.  My knowledge of Fusion is mostly self-taught and through the help of local volunteer engineers since this is not my area of expertise in teaching. I do believe it is an important skill for students to at least be exposed to at the middle school level. I would love for my 9th graders to end the year with enough confidence and understanding of the basics that if they choose to pursue engineering classes, machining classes, or other similar courses they will not feel overwhelmed by the technology and can go in with confidence as they develop their expertise.

My plans related to Fusion this year: 

We have been working with Micro:bits and will create 1-2 simple CAD projects related to this such as a balance that can be used and a housing / organizational tool for a group of 4 Micro:bits.  

We will be doing a small pin design project (Future Engineers) for Veterans Day.

Finally, The students will each be designing bridges using CAD and create a multi-view drawing that they can build their bridges from. This is a part of a district-wide project based measure and I will want to be finished with this by Christmas.  I am also looking to use the Make:able platform from PrintLab for a project after Christmas to design something "for good" to make life more accessible for others. 

As far as more complex projects with assemblies and such, I do have a small group of students that will be probably designing parts and creating drawings for their Technology Student Association competitions (animatronics, drone challenge, dragster, and others). These usually are more intense and I normally work alongside volunteer engineers to help manage the questions I run into. 

[TrippyLighting]

That pretty much spans the gamut from simple objects to more complex functional assemblies!

So what exactly is your question? Are you looking to find an online course, or are you looking to create one for your students?

[misty.guthrie]

Sorry that I haven't accepted a solution yet. I will get back to this soon.  I realized I had another Fusion issue that I have been working with Autodesk tech support to get fixed, and that put a temporary hold on my pursuit of this solution until I get it fixed or understood. In the meantime, students are getting some exposure to CAD within TinkerCAD and learning about 3D printing, laser/waterjet cutting, CNC machining, and additive manufacturing vs. subtractive manufacturing processes.   

Somehow it seems that I have two different Fusion educator accounts under the same email address with two different expiration dates. (Maybe instead of Fusion, it is more like Fission, lol) When I log into Autodesk I see one account and I added my class as users so they could get Fusion on their devices.  They are on my team according to that login. When I login to the browser based Fusion access with the same email login information, I have no team with the same name and no connected students. On the student end, they did not have a team after they verified and logged in on their devices. 

Anyway, before I can move forward with the initial question, I am trying to make sure that I am connected to my students so that I can share files with them and vice versa.  I would rather not have them adding me as users to 56 different teams.  I wish there was an "Introducing Fusion in High School Classes for Dummies" teacher edition, because I am so confused that I am not even sure of the right questions to ask, lol.  My curriculum is not focused on 3D design, but they are supposed to create drawings of their Balsa Bridges for our required project-based measure, so they will need to know the basics, and I would love for them to be able to simulate forces acting on their bridges as well.  I would love to seem them develop enough competency that they can use Fusion to create designs as we create other projects throughout the year as well.  My curriculum does not have an industry credential attached to it, but if they had the opportunity, my goal would be for them to have enough knowledge to be able to pass the Certified User credential for Fusion by the end of the school year. Ultimately, after 9th grade, if they choose to pursue additional CAD-based courses and certifications, they will be learning SolidWorks, although I know the college is looking at  including Fusion as well in some courses.  I feel that learning Fusion will help them be able to learn other industry software they may see in the future, even if it is not necessarily Fusion.