Got a 3D printer on the way, got a design question

[gonper]

Sorry may be "useless" is not the appropriate word. I should have said inconvenient.
You just explained all of the inconveniences, enclosed and controlled environment, toxic fumes, warping, especial calibration.

While PETG gives similar strength parts without all that hassle.

And I do print on ABS and other more complex materials like Nylon or PC but for RC crawlers parts, PLA and PETG I think is more than enough on most cases.

[CREEPERBOB]

so does anyone have a link to this Fusion 360 for hobbyist?

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by CREEPERBOB

so does anyone have a link to this Fusion 360 for hobbyist?

https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/free-trial

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppo...usion-360.html

[CREEPERBOB]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/free-trial

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppo...usion-360.html

Thanks so much .
I'm glad I can cast from my laptop to the tv, much more enjoyable for learning/research.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by CREEPERBOB

Thanks so much .
I'm glad I can cast from my laptop to the tv, much more enjoyable for learning/research.

You're welcome.

Keep that casting going for the Fusion 360 tutorial videos after you download it.

https://www.youtube.com/user/AutodeskFusion360

[Jim85IROC]

I tried to watch a bunch of Fusion 360 tutorials on Youtube, but I found almost all of them to be impossible to follow or very difficult to understand.

The tutorials that finally got me into the right mindset was from a guy named
Paul McWhorter. He's got a multi-part video series on Fusion 360. He's EXTREMELY boring and multiple times I wanted to reach through the computer and choke him for being so dull and repetitive, but that slow, repetitive method of teaching is exactly what finally got what he was saying to stick. He also took a very different approach to modeling in that he conceptualized as much as possible in 2D before doing any extrusions, which helped me learn to organize the way I build my stuff.

If you can tolerate the boring, I highly recommend this guy's videos. Here's the first one in the series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5tp4QXciK4

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

I tried to watch a bunch of Fusion 360 tutorials on Youtube, but I found almost all of them to be impossible to follow or very difficult to understand.

The tutorials that finally got me into the right mindset was from a guy named
Paul McWhorter. He's got a multi-part video series on Fusion 360. He's EXTREMELY boring and multiple times I wanted to reach through the computer and choke him for being so dull and repetitive, but that slow, repetitive method of teaching is exactly what finally got what he was saying to stick. He also took a very different approach to modeling in that he conceptualized as much as possible in 2D before doing any extrusions, which helped me learn to organize the way I build my stuff.

If you can tolerate the boring, I highly recommend this guy's videos. Here's the first one in the series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5tp4QXciK4

There are tons and tons of Fusion 360 tutorials on YouTube. Anybody should be able to find some they like.

[Jim85IROC]

With enough time, yes. This guy's are what worked for me, so I wanted to pass it on.

[EddieO]

Lars Christian is one of the better fusion 360 guys on youtube...nycnc does multiple as well. There are numerous others....any of which I will take over watching anything to do with SW on youtube....I fell asleep watching most of those...and my SW class in college was not much better....

And you can save any fusion file to your HD, along with saving in other formats to open in SW or other programs...

Later EddieO

[Almighty Malach]

I've been using fusion 360 for a couple years now. it has its quirks but I have figured most of them out and can get 80-90% of my thoughts and ideas out onto the computer screen.


Just a couple things I've done lately. Everything you see has constraints and joints so I can move the steering and suspension to see how everything moves and interacts in the model.


Screenshot 2017-12-25 09.00.22 by Casey Childs, on Flickr

Screenshot 2017-12-30 13.02.13 by Casey Childs, on Flickr

Screenshot 2017-12-30 15.12.13 by Casey Childs, on Flickr

Screenshot 2018-01-22 15.38.12 by Casey Childs, on Flickr

[JatoTheRipper]

Monoprice printers are on sale:

https://www.monoprice.com/pages/prom...ls+LLC-1122587