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Transcript
00:02
Create a 3D Design from a generative outcome.
00:06
In this video, we will create a 3D Design from a generative outcome.
00:11
In Fusion 360, we want to carry on with our Generative Design geometry setup, and we want to make sure that we're inside of the Explore workspace.
00:19
We need to identify the outcome that we want to use for our design.
00:23
And in this case, I'm going to be taking the recommended Study 1, Outcome 1, and you can see that I have a star putting it in my favorites.
00:31
This is the outcome that I want to use.
00:34
Once I've chosen the outcome that I want to export as a design, I also need to pick the iteration.
00:41
In this case, we've already filtered through various iterations, and the last one here, Number 49 is going to work.
00:47
But it's always a good idea to go back.
00:49
If you're going to be using this as a basis for a future design
00:53
or if you're going to carry on manipulating the 3D Geometry you get from Generative Design,
00:58
You want to make sure that you do explore several of the iterations because in some cases, the geometry might be more complete or cleaner.
01:06
And what I mean by that is if we take a look at this Back section here,
01:10
we have these small openings, how they blend into what we're going to call the shock tower.
01:14
And if we move back a little bit, we can take a look at that same area, and we can see how those different areas are progressing with the design.
01:24
Often times you can see that now we have just a single opening.
01:28
If we go back far enough, there might not be any openings at all.
01:31
This can often be an easier piece of geometry to manipulate with the Forms tools.
01:37
So if the frames are very similar, a little bit further back in the design,
01:41
but there are things like this where openings are closed off or certain geometries just a little bit cleaner.
01:49
There's no problem with using one of those earlier iterations.
01:52
It's always a good idea to double check things like the displacement and the factor of safety,
01:57
as well as the mass to make sure that those are all within the range that's acceptable for you.
02:02
And as mentioned, you can see that we've got this sharp section here where we're starting to go around an obstacle that we created,
02:10
and these are things that are problematic that are going to have to be fixed, but we're going to take care of that downstream.
02:16
So once I have identified the design, I can determine whether or not I want to create a 3D design from it or if I want to create a mesh.
02:24
Now, it's important to note that these processes might not always work.
02:28
The mesh will generally be pretty robust and work because we're looking at the mesh on the screen.
02:34
By selecting that design option, what we're actually going to be asking Fusion 360 to do is replicate the generative geometry using a form body.
02:44
This means that we're going to have loads of different faces, edges and vortices that we can manipulate using our Forms tools.
02:51
And in some cases when we have the small openings that are just beginning to form as the iterations progress,
02:57
they can be problematic for creating that form geometry,
03:01
but in a lot of cases, we can get a nice clean piece of geometry that we can work with using those Form tools.
03:08
This process to create the 3D design can often take a little bit of time,
03:12
and once it's complete, we'll be able to click on the button inside of Explore and be able to export that directly into a 3D design.
03:21
So I'm going to let this crank for just a little bit, and we'll check back in as soon as it's ready to open.
03:28
Now that the design is complete, we can select Design Ready, click to continue.
03:34
You can open the design in Fusion 360 and take a look at the results.
03:39
The first thing that we're going to notice is that we have a frame, and we have some features in the timeline.
03:45
Before we do anything, let's make sure that we do save this, and we're going to call this our generative frame Outcome 1.
03:54
This is something that we will dive deeper into and begin manipulating it with the Forms tools.
03:59
But if you weren't able to follow along and convert your own, you'll be able to use this in the next video by uploading the supply dataset.
04:07
So from here, if you did follow along, make sure that you do save your design before moving on.
Video transcript
00:02
Create a 3D Design from a generative outcome.
00:06
In this video, we will create a 3D Design from a generative outcome.
00:11
In Fusion 360, we want to carry on with our Generative Design geometry setup, and we want to make sure that we're inside of the Explore workspace.
00:19
We need to identify the outcome that we want to use for our design.
00:23
And in this case, I'm going to be taking the recommended Study 1, Outcome 1, and you can see that I have a star putting it in my favorites.
00:31
This is the outcome that I want to use.
00:34
Once I've chosen the outcome that I want to export as a design, I also need to pick the iteration.
00:41
In this case, we've already filtered through various iterations, and the last one here, Number 49 is going to work.
00:47
But it's always a good idea to go back.
00:49
If you're going to be using this as a basis for a future design
00:53
or if you're going to carry on manipulating the 3D Geometry you get from Generative Design,
00:58
You want to make sure that you do explore several of the iterations because in some cases, the geometry might be more complete or cleaner.
01:06
And what I mean by that is if we take a look at this Back section here,
01:10
we have these small openings, how they blend into what we're going to call the shock tower.
01:14
And if we move back a little bit, we can take a look at that same area, and we can see how those different areas are progressing with the design.
01:24
Often times you can see that now we have just a single opening.
01:28
If we go back far enough, there might not be any openings at all.
01:31
This can often be an easier piece of geometry to manipulate with the Forms tools.
01:37
So if the frames are very similar, a little bit further back in the design,
01:41
but there are things like this where openings are closed off or certain geometries just a little bit cleaner.
01:49
There's no problem with using one of those earlier iterations.
01:52
It's always a good idea to double check things like the displacement and the factor of safety,
01:57
as well as the mass to make sure that those are all within the range that's acceptable for you.
02:02
And as mentioned, you can see that we've got this sharp section here where we're starting to go around an obstacle that we created,
02:10
and these are things that are problematic that are going to have to be fixed, but we're going to take care of that downstream.
02:16
So once I have identified the design, I can determine whether or not I want to create a 3D design from it or if I want to create a mesh.
02:24
Now, it's important to note that these processes might not always work.
02:28
The mesh will generally be pretty robust and work because we're looking at the mesh on the screen.
02:34
By selecting that design option, what we're actually going to be asking Fusion 360 to do is replicate the generative geometry using a form body.
02:44
This means that we're going to have loads of different faces, edges and vortices that we can manipulate using our Forms tools.
02:51
And in some cases when we have the small openings that are just beginning to form as the iterations progress,
02:57
they can be problematic for creating that form geometry,
03:01
but in a lot of cases, we can get a nice clean piece of geometry that we can work with using those Form tools.
03:08
This process to create the 3D design can often take a little bit of time,
03:12
and once it's complete, we'll be able to click on the button inside of Explore and be able to export that directly into a 3D design.
03:21
So I'm going to let this crank for just a little bit, and we'll check back in as soon as it's ready to open.
03:28
Now that the design is complete, we can select Design Ready, click to continue.
03:34
You can open the design in Fusion 360 and take a look at the results.
03:39
The first thing that we're going to notice is that we have a frame, and we have some features in the timeline.
03:45
Before we do anything, let's make sure that we do save this, and we're going to call this our generative frame Outcome 1.
03:54
This is something that we will dive deeper into and begin manipulating it with the Forms tools.
03:59
But if you weren't able to follow along and convert your own, you'll be able to use this in the next video by uploading the supply dataset.
04:07
So from here, if you did follow along, make sure that you do save your design before moving on.
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