Introduction to Design for Manufacturing - Introduction to CAD sketching and modeling | Autodesk

Introduction to Design for Manufacturing

Outline

1

Getting started

Module overview

Course overview

What's new in this course

Get the software

Course resources

2

What is digital manufacturing?

Module overview

Trends in manufacturing

Introduction to digital manufacturing

Manufacturing process

Practice exercise

Challenge exercise

3

Introduction to CAD sketching and modeling

Module overview

Create a basic sketch

Fully define a complex sketch

Create and shell a drafted part

Create a Revolve

Apply fillets to a model

Create a feature pattern

Export an STL file

Practice exercise

Challenge exercise

4

Introduction to assemblies, animations, renders, and detailed drawings

Module overview

Apply an as-built joint

Drive and animate a joint

Edit a joint limit

Explode a component

Create a rendering

Create a detailed drawing from an animation

Practice exercise

Challenge exercise

5

Introduction to CAM

Module overview

Define a new tool

Create a facing toolpath

Create a contour toolpath

Simulate a program

Export an NC file

Practice exercise

Challenge exercise

6

Introduction to CAE

Module overview

Use Simplify to remove bodies

Select a simulation material

Activate automatic contacts

Solve and review a simulation

Add load conditions

Practice exercise

Challenge exercises

7

Course challenge exercise

Module overview

Course challenge exercise

8

Final test

Module overview

Start your final test

Associate | ~1 hr. 30 min.

Introduction to CAD sketching and modeling

Module | Skill builder

Learn the design aspects of Fusion 360 to create fully defined sketches and models. These areas comprise the core design functionality of Fusion 360.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Create fully defined sketches.
Use features to create solid bodies.
Create feature patterns.

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