Create and modify 3D solid features

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Create and modify 3d solid features.

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After completing this video, you'll be able to

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create solid features, create a feature pattern,

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apply a filet or champ for use shell use split to

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divide faces and bodies and modify a design feature or sketch

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to get started in fusion. We want to open the supply data set, locking ring solids.

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This design contains a few solid bodies as well

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as several sketches that we're going to be referencing.

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We're gonna work quickly through some of the

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creation tools that we have available in fusion.

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When we do this,

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we also need to be aware that there are many different

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instances and ways in which we can use these tools.

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We're gonna cover some of the more common ways to use these tools.

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But it is important for you to explore each tool on your own

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and understand some of the requirements as well as limitations of each tool

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to get started. First, we want to look at the extrude sketch.

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When we're creating an extrude, we have two main type options.

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A standard extrude as well as a thin extrude.

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The thin extrude can use open or closed profile sketches

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while the standard extrude does require a closed profile.

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When we select a closed profile for a standard extrude,

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it can start from our profile plane or we

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can determine that it can be offset a specified amount

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or start from a specific object. In

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this case, let's use the starting profile plane.

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This can go on one side, two sides or symmetric.

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When we select two sides, we have specific control over each direction's amount.

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When we use symmetric, they'll be the same in both directions.

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In terms of the extent type. The default is gonna be a distance value.

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As we pull down into a solid body, it will default to cutting away

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as we pull up and away, it's gonna default to joining.

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As long as there is a common face.

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In this instance, we're gonna change the option to object

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and select this lower face on the locking ring

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because this is going down into the part. Again, it's gonna default as cut.

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If there are multiple solid bodies in a design,

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you'll have the option to pick which solid bodies you wanna cut through.

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We can also change this to join it together,

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to intersect or to create a new body or new component.

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For our example, we're gonna use cut and we'll say OK,

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now we've added this feature to cut material away from our solid body.

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In addition to the extrude tool,

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there are several other common creation tools such as revolve sweep and loft.

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Let's go ahead and look through and take a look at our revolve cut two sketch.

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The revolve cut two sketch is a small profile.

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And we can see that there are some purple

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edges here representing projected or intersection curved lines.

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When we select the revolve tool,

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because there's a single profile available in the current visible sketch,

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it's automatically selected for us.

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We just need to select the axis of revolution.

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We're gonna hover over the green Y axis,

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hold down the left mouse button and then we're gonna select Y from our list.

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Once again,

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this is gonna default to a cut operation because it's going through a solid body.

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We'll say OK. And now we've created a cut.

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Remember that at any time you can double click and go back in and edit these features.

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For example, if we decided that we didn't want this to go all the way around the part,

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we could change this to a smaller angle amount.

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In

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this case, it's gonna revolve only 100 and 80 degrees

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for our example. However, I do want it to be a full revolution.

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So I'll change this to full and say OK,

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the next tool that we want to look at is gonna be the sweep tool.

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So there are a couple of sketches that we need to show.

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We've got a sweep, guide, a sweep path and a sweep profile.

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Let's zoom out by double clicking the mouse wheel and take a look at what we have.

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When we're creating a solid sweep,

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we need a closed profile or selecting a closed profile on a planar face.

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Then we need at least a guide rail that's in the center line.

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When we go to our create tool and select sweep, we first need to select our profile,

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but note that in the type drop down, we've got several options,

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single path path and guide rail path and guide

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surface as well as a newly added solid sweep.

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Let's focus specifically on the single path as well as the guide rail options.

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First, we're going to select our profile,

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then we're going to select our center line path.

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We can see that we're getting a new solid body here.

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And if we change the type option to include a guide rail

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and we add this guide rail, we can see that our new solid sweep flares out at the end,

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there are some additional options here.

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For example, keeping it perpendicular to the path

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or keeping it the same shape for the full extent

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we can see here now that it's keeping it normal,

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we're gonna change this option to create a new body and then we're gonna say, ok,

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now we've created a new body that can be toggled on and off using the suite,

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the guide rail as well as the path

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for. Now, let's go ahead and hide this and let's focus on creating a loft,

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a loft is a great tool that allows us to create complex geometry.

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Let's double click the mouse wheel to zoom to fit

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under the create menu. Let's select create loft.

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A loft is very similar to creating a sweep.

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However, instead of requiring a profile in a path,

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we need at least two closed profiles.

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We're gonna sweep from this slot

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down to this circle.

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We have several different options.

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So let's take a look at this from the back and identify what they do.

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If we're selecting sketch profiles, the main options that we have are connected,

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which will be a direct connection between that profile and the next.

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Or if we use the direction option,

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we have control over the starting direction of that profile. In

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this case, it's gonna default to normal to our sketch plane.

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The same thing is true for our secondary profile.

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These options allow us to control the shape of this final cut of our loft.

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We can also have additional guide rails if we wish.

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But in this case, we're going to omit them from our selection.

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If we were using an edge selection, either of a solid face or of the edge of a surface,

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we could also drive tangs direction for our profiles.

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But for our example, let's go ahead and say, OK,

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now we've created a pretty intricate lofted cut through the center of our flange.

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There are a few other tools that you can explore such as adding ribs webs and bosses.

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But for right now, let's go ahead and move on to the whole tool.

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When we're looking at the whole tool,

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the whole tool allows us to create holes

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through our parts using various input parameters.

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In most cases, you'll use either a sketch that contains sketch points

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or you'll place them at a single location.

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In our case,

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let's use the single location option to better understand how this tool works.

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Let's also enable the whole location.

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So we can see about snapping to a specific point

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as we drag the hole around note that it's not snapping,

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but we do have the ability to click on that

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point and have it snap over to that location.

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If instead we use the from sketch option,

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we simply need to select these points and

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it'll reference the normal direction of that sketch plane

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from here. We can configure the type of hole that we wanna create.

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We've got simple holes,

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we've got counter bore holes and we've got counter sunk holes

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using the counter bore hole. In our example, we can manipulate these on the screen

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or we can toggle their sizes using the inputs in a dialogue.

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We also have the option to create a simple hole to have a clearance hole.

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In this case, we would need to select a specific piece of hardware.

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We could also have a tapped hole with or without physical model threads

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and we could have options such as offsetting the thread from the bottom of the hole

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playing around with the various options in here is going to be great

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way to understand how you can create complex holes inside of your designs.

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Keep in mind that there is more to just creating these holes because

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metadata associated with all of these settings

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will be available in our detailed drawings

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for this.

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Instead of the distance option,

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I'm going to select through all to create my hole

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all the way through the part and say OK.

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Next, let's take a look at creating patterns.

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When we select the rectangular pattern tool inside of our dialogue,

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we can pick the type of pattern,

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the rectangular pattern,

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the circular pattern as well as the pattern on

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path will all behave in a very similar manner

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and just require slightly different inputs.

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For this example, we're gonna focus solely on the circular pattern

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and note that the object types can be bodies faces features or components.

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For our example, we're gonna be using the feature option.

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You can select the features on screen.

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For example, this rectangular cut out that we created with our extrude,

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then we can select the axis of revolution. In this case Y

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and we can change the quantity in this case four and say OK,

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if we need to make any adjustments, for example, add additional features,

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we can always go back, double click or right click and edit that feature,

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go back to the object section. Hold down the control or command keys

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and then select the additional feature

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features can be selected from the timeline or from the model on the screen,

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we can say, OK and take a look at the results.

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So for this next tool, we're going to explore the shell tool,

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but we want to hide our locking ring and show the inlet solid body.

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The shell tool allows us to make a hollow, thin walled part.

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In this case, we need to select the faces that we wish to remove.

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We're going to select the top and the bottom

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and then we need to give it a value in this case, 0.125 or eighth of an inch.

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Notice that there are some additional shell types.

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In this case, they're not going to apply.

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But using the rounded shell option will allow us to create rounded corners for

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complex geometry as opposed to creating a sharp on the inside of our part.

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With the shell tool.

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We can also dictate whether or not this happens inside,

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outside or in both directions.

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For our part,

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it's defined as the outside border and we wanna have it shelled to the inside.

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So we can say, OK,

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this is gonna be a piece that fits on the top of the locking ring

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and allows fluid or information to pass through.

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In some cases, you may find that you need to go back and edit your features,

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whether it's a solid feature or potentially

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even make adjustments or edits to sketches.

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For example, if we hide the inlet,

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we may need this extrude cut to go all the way into this lofted cut in the center.

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If we show the sketch

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and right click on the sketch and show its dimensions,

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we can modify this dimension instead of a quarter inch, we can use 0.375

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and it's gonna update.

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So that extrude cut now goes all the way into the center of that loft.

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This can be an easy process as long as you set up your sketches and features in a

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logical way to where you can understand how those

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updates are going to impact your models downstream.

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Let's go ahead and hide the locking ring and show body three

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and talk a little bit more about some additional modification tools.

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In many cases, when we're creating 3D models,

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we may find the need to split a body into multiple

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pieces or simply make divisions on the face of a body.

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First, let's select split face.

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We need to define the faces that we wanna split.

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And then the splitting tool to use

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the splitting tool can be curves, surfaces, planes or other geometry.

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For example, the plane or face on a solid body. In

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this case, I'm gonna select the default XY plane,

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we're going to say OK.

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And now we still have this single solid body,

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but we've divided this face up by adding this additional vertical line.

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If instead we needed to divide this into multiple pieces, left and right,

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we could use the split body tool. In

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this case, we select an entire body to split

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once again, selecting a splitting tool.

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And now we've got a left and a right version of that body.

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This is a great option when we're deciding how to break up a part,

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either for 3d printing, manufacture or assembly,

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we define the part as the entire body and then we

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split it up later on using some additional tools like planes,

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surfaces or other references.

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There are several other modification tools that are more common than using split.

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Let's go ahead and bring our locking ring and the inlet back.

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Let's double click the center mouse button

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under the modified tools. The filet and Cher

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tools are some of the most common tools that we use on nearly every model.

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The FT tool will allow us to add a rounded edge.

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And you can see in this case, we can define it as a consistent radius of 0.05 inches

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just like with most other tools. There are many additional options inside of here.

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For example, we can use a rule filet which is defined by additional features.

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We can add a full round filet. In

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this case, we can have a complete rounded section on the top of that inlet.

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And we can also define the filets in other ways

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such as whether or not it's a constant radius,

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cord length or variable radius.

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For our example, let's go ahead and do a full round filet on the top and say, OK.

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Next, let's take a look at adding a champ for

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in some instances you may find it's easier to go back and add a feature like a Cher

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earlier in the timeline before we added additional

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features like these cuts and pattern them.

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But we can also manually add them by holding down the control key to multiple edges.

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Adding a Cher

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just like a filet has multiple options.

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You can change the way in which we can define it such as equal distance,

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two distances or having a distance in an angle.

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You can also determine how multiple corners come together.

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And this is important, especially when thinking about downstream manufacturing.

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For our example, let's go ahead and just say, OK,

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some additional modification tools may include combining or removing bodies.

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So in this case, when we select combine, we can join solid bodies together,

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we can cut them using one as a tool or we

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can keep only the overlap or intersection between solid bodies.

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In

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this case,

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I'm going to select the locking ring and then add this inlet to it by selecting OK.

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Once again, like every other tool, there are multiple options.

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So make sure that you do view and explore them on your own.

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I think that's gonna do it for taking a look at the creation and modification tools.

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But once again,

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make sure that you do spend the time to take a

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look at the common tools that are used inside of fusion.

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Understand how they work as well as explore some of their options.

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There's no need to save this file.

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But if you want to continue to play around with it and make adjustments,

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feel free to save it on your own before moving on to the next step.