Autodesk Fusion 360

Fusion 360 combines very fast and easy organic modeling with precise and direct modeling.

Organic modeling allows you to conceptualize ideas and explore multiple forms. Direct solid

modeling allows you to make your designs more manufacturable. All this is wrapped around a

dashboard that enables you to collaborate with your team, keep track of versions, comments, and

tasks, save and retrieve data in the cloud.

Software download Link: http://fusion360.autodesk.com/about

Learning Resources: http://fusion360.autodesk.com/resources

Sample Designs & Gallery: https://fusion360.autodesk.com/projects/popular

Objective: Learning 3D modeling technique & understanding basics of Product design.

Goal: Design & Visualizing HEADPHONE

1. Launch “Fusion 360” software & create your Autodesk ID with any of your existing email

address.

Fusion 360 Desktop shortcut

Select “Create an Account”

Fill the information requested & Provide

Password. Check both the information

given at the bottom of dialog box &

Select “Create an Account”

2. Now you can see the Home page of Fusion 360, which is very user-friendly & more

interactive like any Social Media websites. All your activities & design file you can locate

here. In future this will help you to share, comment, like & export files with your friends

& team members.

Select “+Create” icon the top right corner as sown in the image & select “Design”

Give new Design name as “Headphone- your name” enter your name & Select “Create”

Your new design starts in a separate tab. Here is your Fusion 360 user-friendly interface

3. Now you are going to start design with simple Sculpt box. Reason for using sculpt

modeling to get T-Splines which will allows you to create desired shape with freeform

modeling.

Select Sculpt icon to start Freeform design

Select Box command & Select Plane as shown in image

Create Box with size 50/ 50 by typing value as shown

Default thickness will be 25, just select OK to complete Box command.

4. Next step is giving shape to the Sculpt Box.

Let’s create Symmetry between 2 face, so that changes will be automatically updated in

both the direction.

Select Command “Symmetry”, select 2 faces as shown in the image & Select OK

Create Symmetry on vertical faces also as shown in image.

5. Now start editing freeform face, Edge & Nodes.

Select highlighted nodes (point) right click mouse button to access shortcut keys &

select “Edit Form”

Press hold horizontal arrow & drag to make square box to oval share. Repeat the same

for top center node.

Because of Symmetry, you can notice changes will take on opposite direction also.

6. Remove Symmetry now to edit individual Face & Edges.

Select “Clear Symmetry” to remove Symmetry, select 3D model & click ok.

7. Now let’s start editing Face & Edges.

Select 4 faces using shift key & right click select “edit form”.

Press hold “alt” key to add edges & press hold corner arc as shown in image to change

the scale. As you are using “alt” key Fusion will add 4 new faces with different scale as

shown in image below.

Now select 4 inside face, press hold “alt” key & press hold horizontal arrow & drag

towards opposite side to add additional thickness to selected face.

Repeat last two steps which is scale & additional thickness to create one more

additional face as shown

Create additional scale for bottom 2 faces using “alt” key & scale icon as shown in image

Now push inner face using “alt” key & arrow.

Select the face show in image & use Rotate key to make it little smiley

8. Now we are going to create Speaker outlet.

Select the faces which are shown in image, use “alt” key & side arc to create additional

scaled face.

Use “alt” + arrow to create depth inside.

9. Lets create headband now

Select 2 faces shown in image, usr “alt” + top arrow to extend the length towards top

Select side 2 faces & use corner arc to taper the top edge

Select edge to rotate to create gap between speaker head & Headband

10. Its time now to create opposite side speaker head. You can mirror the existing Speaker

head to duplicate it. To mirror the object you need to have reference plane at the center.

Create construction plane as per the instruction given in image

Use “Mirror” function to create duplicate by selecting 3D model & Construction plane

Create Arc as shown in image for Headband shape

Use “Bridge” command to create Headband

Add your creativity, ideas & skill you have learnt so far & make it more attractive.

11. Last step is applying materials & colors to make it more beautiful for presentation

Select face which you want to apply colors, right click & select “Materials”

Select the materials which you prefer. Add different colors to individual faces.