F360 Woodworkers CAD/DESIGN Masterclass (Lessons 0-4)

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Course DetailsCourse ReviewsDesigns in This CourseWhat is Fusion 360? Why choose F360 Woodworkers?

Course Details:

5.5 hours of detailed lessons covering the CAD workspace in Fusion 360. These lessons will cover in detail the basics of what you need to know to design your woodworking and furniture projects in CAD. By the end of this Masterclass, you’ll have everything you need to get started designing your own projects.

Easy to follow masterclass perfect for those that want to start from the very beginning and become a proficient user of Fusion 360’s CAD workspace
Video lessons covering in-depth features and functions relevant to all woodworkers who want to use CAD to design their own projects
Each video contains relevant woodworking designs
14-day refund period
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Course Reviews from F360 Woodworkers CAD/DESIGN Masterclass students:

“As the lessons progress, new operations and features are shown and then reinforced in following lessons. The lessons are well presented showing a couple ways to accomplish the task. The best way is pointed out plus how to find and correct errors. The couple times I had questions they were answered in detail. I previously tried several times to learn Fusion 360 but gave up in frustration. This step building approach shown in F360 Woodworkers CAD/DESIGN Masterclass is a game changer.”

Stuart Johnson

“As someone who is relatively new to woodworking and furniture design, I have been really interested in learning more about computer-aided design. Being able to create models and figure out some of the joinery before even stepping into the shop is something I’ve been looking for. I had heard of Fusion 360 in the past but it seemed a little overwhelming to me. When I found Ben’s course I was immediately excited about diving in and learning all about Fusion 360. Ben is a natural teacher and does a great job of going through his lessons at just the right speed while covering a wide array of features. I would definitely recommend this CAD/DESIGN Masterclass.”

Jon Van Dyke

Designs covered in this course:

What is Fusion 360 and how can it help you design and build quicker?

Autodesk’s Fusion 360 is a FREE design (CAD), manufacturing (CAM), and engineering (CAE) software that has been integrated into one platform. Best of all, it’s FREE for hobbyists, start-ups, and businesses making under 100k per year.

Fusion 360’s CAD/CAM capabilities has allowed me to design, prototype, plan, manufacture, and (best of all) easily modify my woodworking and furniture design projects quickly BEFORE I even began to build. This flexibility has saved me countless hours of re-figuring and re-designing my projects from square one. I’ll show you the tools and best practices in Fusion 360 you need to design/build quicker. And I’ll show you how to more effectively and creatively use the tools available to you.

Why choose F360 Woodworkers?

You’ll get access to a Masterclass on Fusion 360 which includes in-depth CAD lessons. The lessons are instructional videos that progress through the functions of Fusion 360 so you become competent in Fusion 360’s CAD workspace. Rather than struggle through a new software yourself, I’ll guide you through what you need to know so you can start designing and building quicker.

100% Money Back. No-Risk.
If you don’t like the F360 Woodworkers CAD/DESIGN Masterclass over the next 14 days, then your money will gladly be refunded back to you. No questions asked.

Watch A Sample From Lesson #2: Simple Drawer

Watch A Sample From Lesson #3: Simple Bookshelf

Getting Started: Navigation and User Interface

Getting Started

In this beginner lesson, you’ll learn how to download and register Fusion 360, you’ll learn the basics of how to navigate around, and you’ll learn about the user interface in Fusion 360 so you can feel confident in Autodesk Fusion 360

Lesson #1: Simple CNC Workholding Clamps

Lesson #1: Simple CNC Clamps

In this beginner lesson, you’ll learn the basics of CAD in Fusion 360. I’ll slowly walk through all the details in Fusion 360 so you can start designing even if you have no experience. I’ll dive deep into the basic sketch tools most commonly used while designing in Fusion 360.

Lesson #2: Simple Drawer

Lesson #2: Simple Drawer

Lesson #2 will build upon lesson #1 so you can master basic 2D sketch functions. This lesson will also cover the all-important Extrude/Cut command. If you’ve used direct modeling CAD programs such as Sketchup, you won’t want to skip over this lesson. Fusion 360 is a Parametric modeling program. This lesson will showcase the importance of understanding how to design in Fusion 360. It can be very powerful software if you understand how to use parametric modeling.

Lesson #3: Simple Bookshelf

Lesson #3: Simple Bookshelf

Here’s where the fun starts. We’ll be covering more advanced features in Fusion 360 including one of my favorite parts of Fusion 360. They’re called parameters. When designing in Fusion 360, parameters are a game-changer because your design can change size very easily (length, width, height, thickness, etc, etc, etc). With the right amount of forward thinking in your parameters, you can set up parameters that make your designs good for almost any size.

This video will lay a good foundation in the parameters feature of Fusion 360 that will allow you to design and re-design faster in Fusion 360.

Lesson #4: Trestle Table

Lesson #4: Trestle Table

In this three part lesson, you’ll jump into the best way to model a trestle table. Now that you have a strong foundation in Fusion 360, we’ll be moving quicker. I’ll be working through creating components and the many benefits of doing so. We’ll be diving into mirroring components so you can design quicker and easier. Mirroring components is super handy!

Part 1 will be covering the 2D sketches that will create the 3D geometry. Laying a good foundation for the rest of your model is very important for easy changes in geometry (length/width/height/thickness), because inevitably, you’ll want to change your design.

In Part 2, I’ll be creating 3D geometries from the 2D sketches we created in Part 1. I’ll be doing this keeping in mind the good designing principles of keeping the model simple, (using the fewest amount of operations), and with good design intent (the model will update to any length/width/height/thickness I’ll want in the future).

In Part 3, I’ll be covering the all important topic of mirroring and copying components, and what to keep in mind for either of these operations. Designing quickly and easily means you must understand how to copy components so you can reuse them.

This video will continue to teach you best practices with the parameters feature of Fusion 360. This will allow you to design and re-design faster in Fusion 360.