Create a project file structure

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Create a project file structure.

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After completing this video, you'll be able to

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create a digital project, import data,

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create a share link and invite collaborators to a project.

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We're gonna begin inside of fusion and talk about the project

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file structure that we use whenever we're creating new designs.

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When you set up your fusion account, you are able to create a new hub.

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And that's gonna be the location for all your projects.

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When we expand the data panel,

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we'll see a list of all of our projects with pinned projects listed at the top.

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Everything in alphabetical order

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to get started. We're gonna begin by creating a new project.

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We're gonna title this project C ad cert prep.

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Once the project is created,

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it will be placed in the list of projects in alphabetical order.

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Once that happens, we're gonna be using the pin icon to place it near the top.

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Remember that everything is going to be in alphabetical order.

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So you'll need to find where it's placed in your list

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from here. We're going to double click on the project

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currently,

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the project is empty because we haven't created

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any sub folders or uploaded any data.

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I like to begin my projects by thinking about the

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data that's going to be created inside of them.

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If I have fasteners or purchased parts,

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I like to make sure that they're separated into different folders.

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If I know the top level assembly and sub assembly structures,

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I may also create sub folders for those

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for this project. We're gonna start by selecting new.

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We're gonna create a first folder called 01 and call it parts.

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We'll create a secondary folder called 02 and we'll call this assemblies

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and we'll create a third folder 03. And we'll call this drawings.

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This cert prep course is broken up into three different areas for parts,

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assemblies and drawings.

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And this will help us separate and identify the data sets for each

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to upload data.

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We're going to start by double clicking on our parts folder and selecting upload.

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When we do this, we're taken to an upload dialogue.

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We can select files or we can drag and drop them here.

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It's always important to double check the location.

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And in this case, you can see that it's in our project C ad cert

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prep

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and the sub folder 01 parts.

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If this isn't correct for you,

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then use change location and navigate to the correct location.

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We're going to use select files,

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navigate to the downloaded data sets under 01 module one

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and we're going to box, select everything here and select open.

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We'll have an upload dialogue that shows us all the files.

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And at this point, if we want to remove any files, we can use the X.

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On the right hand side

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note that most of these are F 3D, which are fusion archive files.

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There is one file called motor mount plate that is

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a step file which is an intermediate C ad format.

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Let's select upload.

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Once we're uploading the designs,

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we'll have upload progress listed in our notification center,

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we'll also get upload progress which is listed

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in the bottom of our data panel as well as we can view that by opening up our job status,

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we can see that the motor mount plate is taking the longest

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to upload where all the F 3D files were uploaded instantly.

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This is because intermediate C

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ad formats such as step I

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just and parasol

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require further translation before we can open them in fusion.

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So oftentimes when we're uploading or opening those intermediate formats,

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we may need to wait a little bit longer before they're ready to view

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for right now, let's select close.

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There is another way that we can get data into our

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data panel and that's by going to file and selecting open.

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When we select open, we can navigate to our computer,

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we can find a file and we can select open.

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The main difference here is that the translation

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hasn't taken place until we save our file.

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So note that I was able to open this part a little bit quicker by

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using the open dialogue rather than uploading

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it and having the cloud translation process,

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the file is still gonna be the same only in this instance, we haven't saved it yet.

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When we're dealing with imported C ad data or intermediate formats such as step

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Iris and parasol,

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they don't contain any history. They'll come in as what we call a dumb solid.

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This is the geometry representation of our part and it is a

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solid body or surfaces depending on the data that you're uploading,

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but you will not have any history captured.

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It's a good idea for us to right click

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at the top level and select capture design history.

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So any future design changes we make such as

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new sketches or features are captured in that history.

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I'm gonna go ahead and close out all my notifications for my uploads

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and I'm gonna close this motor mount plate without saving because I

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already have one version of it inside of my data panel.

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Each of our designs in the data panel will contain a version number.

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If we select this, you can see that we've got more information about the design.

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It was imported from this F 3D file.

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We can tell if it's used or uses any other designs or if it contains any drawings,

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the archive file that contains more information such as

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external references is called an F three Z file.

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So if you're uploading an F three Z file more likely than not,

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you'll be uploading multiple external F 3D files and

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they'll all be linked to a single assembly.

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Keep in mind that there are a couple of different file types associated with fusion.

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But the most common is F 3D

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working in fusion because all of our data is saved

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on the cloud makes collaboration extremely easy and powerful.

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Now, there are a couple of ways that we can share our designs with other users.

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One way is to generate what's called a share link.

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And this can be done by right clicking on the design and selecting share link.

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Or if we have a design open,

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we can go to our file menu and generate a share link. This way,

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when we create a share link in fusion,

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we have the ability to generate a link that

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allows anybody to view save and download the design,

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but it will remain external.

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It means that it's not linked to this current design.

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We can also require a password to prevent unwanted use and access.

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But if you want to collaborate with somebody and work

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on the same project or the same data set,

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the way that we do this is by inviting collaborators to our project,

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we navigate to the people tab

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and we can view or add members to our project.

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Keep in mind, depending on your current project and hub status,

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you may have something called folder level permissions.

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This means that user access and permissions for the entire

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project do not cascade automatically down to all the folders

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and we can have individual control for things like

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viewer only editors or even admin for a project.

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In this case, I'm going to select a

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members and this is going to navigate me to the fusion web interface.

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When we're on the web, we have direct access to all of our data.

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We can take a look at the content of our project in sub folders.

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We can go to members and permissions. We can add specific users.

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And we can also take a look at any associated data.

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In this case under members and permission.

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You can see that we've got admins of the group

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and we've got me

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if I want to add another user, let's say support at cauc.com,

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we can add that user which will send them a

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request and they'll have to accept access to my project.

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Notice that the permission levels on the right hand side

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automatically gives them permission as an administrator,

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we can modify this by left clicking on it

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and changing the permission level. In

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this case, currently,

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there's no role but if I wanted this person to only be a

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viewer or reader and not have direct access to edit the data sets,

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we could select those options.

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If we wanted them to be an editor, a manager or an administrator,

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we can set those permissions as well.

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In this case, I want this new user to be able to edit.

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So I'm gonna assign that role to them.

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Next, we can go back to our content and we can view the content directly on the web.

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If needed.

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When you're inside of a project inside of fusion or on the web,

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you'll be able to see a small icon

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with a letter that represents the user that currently has a design open.

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Now, if you're working with multiple users and collaborating on projects,

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this is a great way to identify who's working on which file

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in some instances you may have to reserve or lock a file for editing.

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And this makes a lot of sense when you're working

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in a large group of users preventing overwriting data.

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But in most cases, it's just good to be able to identify who's using a specific file.

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At which time,

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there's more information about the admin hub that we're not gonna get into.

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But right now, it's important to understand how we can view the members of a project,

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how we can assign permissions and roles and how we

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can also share data by using our share link.

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Let's go ahead and navigate back to fusion and make sure

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that everything we've done so far is captured and saved.

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We're gonna go back to data.

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I'm gonna minimize the data panel and I'm gonna close out

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my sample assembly before moving on to the next step.