You'll need to create an account to download Fusion. Fusion 360 is a paid software, however Autodesk allows hobbyist to get a “Personal” license for free.

This allows you to customize your build extensively ¶ How to get Fusion 360įusion is available on the Autodesk website. By updating those variables, the model will update automatically to adapt to the new values. The model is driven by several variables, like the length or the width of your build.

Many of these projects include design files which will give you a jump start on completing your first Fusion project, and put you on the path to becoming a CAD pro.The PrintNC model has been designed on Fusion360, which is a parametric CAD software. To help you get your feet wet, I've gathered a range of projects that use Fusion 360, from simple custom brass rings to more complex wooden sunglasses, to one of my own more involved designs, a desk that transforms into a bar. Either way, it will take your skills to the next level. You can use it to create paper templates that can be cut out by hand (see my Digital Fabrication by Hand Instructable) or design for digital fabrication machines like 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC mills. It's a free 3D and 2D modeling program that helps you design just about anything, exactly the way you want it.

Fusion 360 is a great place to begin exploring these questions. When you like to make things, whether from wood, textiles, metal, plastics, or paper, sooner or later you wonder if CAD (computer assisted design) could make the process faster, easier, or more controllable.

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