Autodesk Fusion 360 Essentials

The Autodesk® Fusion 360™ Essentials course provides you with an understanding of the parametric design philosophy using the Autodesk® Fusion 360™ software.

Through a hands-on, practice-intensive curriculum, you will learn the key skills and knowledge required to design models using the Autodesk Fusion 360 software.

Features & Benefits

• This is a recognized Autodesk course, as The CAD Corporation (Pty) Ltd is a registered Autodesk Training Provider.
• The CAD Corporation (Pty) Ltd is a registered Autodesk Training Provider.
• Get 12 months access to your course via our myWay Learning Platform that includes video lectures, extra resources, questionnaires and much more.
• Take full advantage of our new Hybrid Learning by attending on campus or virtually. Have all your classes ready to be downloaded and watched, anytime, anywhere.
• Attendees will gain confidence and enhance their practical skills and knowledge in this field.
• AutoCAD is used by architects, engineers, interior designers, real estate developers, artists, and many more.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction To Autodesk Fusion 360

• Autodesk Fusion 360 Fundamentals
• Getting Started
• The Autodesk Fusion 360 Interface
• Design Navigation & Display

Module 2: Creating The First Feature With Quick Shapes

• Design Units and Origin
• Quick Shape Creation

Module 3: Creating Sketched Geometry

• Introduction to the Sketching Workflow
• Sketch Entities
• Dimensioning
• Sketch Constraints
• Extruding a Sketch
• Revolving a Sketch

Module 4: Additional Sketching Tools

• Additional Entity Types
• Editing Tools
• Additional Dimension Tools
• Moving and Copying
• Rectangular Sketch Patterns
• Circular Sketch Patterns

Module 5: Sketched Secondary Features

• Sketched Secondary Features
• Using Existing Geometry

 Module 6: Pick And Place Features

• Fillets
• Chamfers
• Holes
• Editing Pick and Place Features

Module 7: Construction Features

• Construction Planes
• Construction Axes
• Construction Points

Module 8: Equations And Parameters

• Equations
• Parameters

Module 9: Additional Features And Operations

• Draft
• Shell
• Rib
• Split Face
• Scale
• Thread
• Press Pull

Module 10: Design And Display Manipulation

• Reordering Features
• Inserting Features
• Suppressing Features
• Measure and Section Analysis
• Direct Modelling

Module 11: Single Path Sweeps

• Sweeps

 Module 12: Loft Features

• Lofts

Module 13: Feature Duplication Tools

• Mirroring Geometry
• Patterning Features

Module 14:  Distributed Design

• Assembly Design Methods
• Distributed Design
• Joint Origins
• Assigning Joints

Module 15:  Component Design Tools

• Rigid Groups
• Interference Detection
• Miscellaneous Joint Tools

Module 16:  Multi-Body Design

• Multi-Body Design
• Multi-Body Design Tools
• Components
• As-Built Joints

Module 17:  Sculpting Geometry

• Introduction to the Sculpt Environment
• Surface Quick Shapes
• Creating Sketched T-Spline Surfaces
• Creating Faces & Filling Holes

Module 18:  Editing Sculpted Geometry

• Editing Form Geometry
• Deleting Entities
• Working with Edges
• Working with Faces
• Working with Points
• Controlling Symmetry
• Thickening Geometry

 Module 19: Drawing Basics

• Creating a New Drawing
• Additional Drawing Views
• Exploded Views
• Manipulating Drawings

Module 20: Detailing Drawings

• Dimensions
• Other Annotations
• Parts List and Balloons
• Annotation and Dimension Settings
• Drawing Output

Module 21:  Static Analysis Using The Simulation Environment

• Introduction to the Simulation Environment
• Setting up a Structural Static Analysis
• Setting up the Mesh
• Solving a Design Study
• Visualizing the Results