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Create technical drawings and output them in various formats using the Fusion Documentation environment.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:03
In Fusion, you can create 2D technical drawings and other documentation for a 3D model.
00:10
A drawing is a set of sheets that document a design using scaled 2D orthographic and isometric views,
00:16
annotations, and tables to aid in manufacturing.
00:20
This example uses a simple cube model to illustrate the drawing environment.
00:25
From the Workspace menu, select Drawing > From Design to open the Create Drawing dialog.
00:33
Here, you have two options for drawing creation, Automatic and Manual.
00:39
Depending on your needs, choose the most suitable option.
00:43
For this example, set it to Manual.
00:46
Continue through the Create Drawing dialog settings:
00:49
Under Reference, you can select the contents to include in the drawing, such as the visible components or a manual selection.
00:57
For this example, select Full Assembly.
01:01
Under Destination, set Drawing to Create New, the Template to From Scratch, the Standard to ISO, Units to mm, and the Sheet Size to A3.
01:15
Set the Orientation to Landscape.
01:18
Click OK to open the drawing environment in Fusion and create a drawing sheet—currently untitled.
01:24
Once the drawing sheet is loaded, you are prompted to place the base view.
01:29
Before doing so, in the Drawing View dialog, change the Orientation to Top,
01:35
then set the Scale of the base view to 2:1, making it twice the size.
01:40
Change the Style of the base view to Shaded with Hidden Edges.
01:45
Now, place the base view in the top left-hand corner of the sheet.
01:49
Click to place it, and then click OK to close the dialog.
01:54
From the Application bar, click Save.
01:57
The default name appends “Drawing” to the original design name.
02:01
With the base view placed on the drawing sheet, you have several options for other views.
02:06
On the Drawing toolbar, Create group, click Projected View.
02:12
To create a projected view, select the parent view, which in this case is the base view,
02:17
and then drag the projected view to where you want to place it on the sheet.
02:21
It is locked to horizontal, vertical, or isometric directions.
02:27
Move the pointer below the base view and click to place the view.
02:31
Create another projected view to the right of the base view, clicking to place the view.
02:36
Press Esc to exit the command.
02:38
To move a view, on the toolbar, click Modify > Move, then click to select the view to move.
02:47
In the Move dialog, click Transform, and then select any point on the view to move it on the sheet.
02:54
Click again to place the view, then click OK to close the dialog.
02:59
Remember, views will only move based on their projection direction if they are linked to a base view.
03:05
You can also add several different types of dimensions to the drawing.
03:09
On the toolbar, click the Dimensions drop-down menu.
03:13
You can place a variety of dimension types in drawings by clicking and specifying points and elements on the drawing.
03:20
Select Dimension to place a dimension based on the selected element.
03:25
On the lower projected view, click the top-left corner of the cube, then click the upper-right corner, and finally,
03:33
click again to place the dimension.
03:36
Right-click and select OK to end the command.
03:40
Adding this dimension is possible, because this information is embedded in the Fusion model.
03:46
You can integrate text leaders into your drawings.
03:50
On the toolbar, click the Text drop-down menu and select Note.
03:55
Click a point on one of the drawing views, drag out, then click the sheet.
04:01
You can create notes and add any text to this leader.
04:05
When you are finished, in the Text dialog, click Close.
04:09
Modifications to the title block can be made by double-clicking it and updating the entries.
04:15
For instance, to add Approved by,
04:17
click on the name and enter an approver name, then click the Approved_Date and enter the date of approval.
04:24
Once you are done updating the title block, click Finish Properties.
04:29
Upon completion of the model documentation, you can use the Export settings to output this drawing to several formats,
04:36
including PDF, DWG, DXF, or CSV.
04:43
Click Show Data Panel to view the drawing documentation,
04:47
the original model created previously, and any other designs available in this project.
Video transcript
00:03
In Fusion, you can create 2D technical drawings and other documentation for a 3D model.
00:10
A drawing is a set of sheets that document a design using scaled 2D orthographic and isometric views,
00:16
annotations, and tables to aid in manufacturing.
00:20
This example uses a simple cube model to illustrate the drawing environment.
00:25
From the Workspace menu, select Drawing > From Design to open the Create Drawing dialog.
00:33
Here, you have two options for drawing creation, Automatic and Manual.
00:39
Depending on your needs, choose the most suitable option.
00:43
For this example, set it to Manual.
00:46
Continue through the Create Drawing dialog settings:
00:49
Under Reference, you can select the contents to include in the drawing, such as the visible components or a manual selection.
00:57
For this example, select Full Assembly.
01:01
Under Destination, set Drawing to Create New, the Template to From Scratch, the Standard to ISO, Units to mm, and the Sheet Size to A3.
01:15
Set the Orientation to Landscape.
01:18
Click OK to open the drawing environment in Fusion and create a drawing sheet—currently untitled.
01:24
Once the drawing sheet is loaded, you are prompted to place the base view.
01:29
Before doing so, in the Drawing View dialog, change the Orientation to Top,
01:35
then set the Scale of the base view to 2:1, making it twice the size.
01:40
Change the Style of the base view to Shaded with Hidden Edges.
01:45
Now, place the base view in the top left-hand corner of the sheet.
01:49
Click to place it, and then click OK to close the dialog.
01:54
From the Application bar, click Save.
01:57
The default name appends “Drawing” to the original design name.
02:01
With the base view placed on the drawing sheet, you have several options for other views.
02:06
On the Drawing toolbar, Create group, click Projected View.
02:12
To create a projected view, select the parent view, which in this case is the base view,
02:17
and then drag the projected view to where you want to place it on the sheet.
02:21
It is locked to horizontal, vertical, or isometric directions.
02:27
Move the pointer below the base view and click to place the view.
02:31
Create another projected view to the right of the base view, clicking to place the view.
02:36
Press Esc to exit the command.
02:38
To move a view, on the toolbar, click Modify > Move, then click to select the view to move.
02:47
In the Move dialog, click Transform, and then select any point on the view to move it on the sheet.
02:54
Click again to place the view, then click OK to close the dialog.
02:59
Remember, views will only move based on their projection direction if they are linked to a base view.
03:05
You can also add several different types of dimensions to the drawing.
03:09
On the toolbar, click the Dimensions drop-down menu.
03:13
You can place a variety of dimension types in drawings by clicking and specifying points and elements on the drawing.
03:20
Select Dimension to place a dimension based on the selected element.
03:25
On the lower projected view, click the top-left corner of the cube, then click the upper-right corner, and finally,
03:33
click again to place the dimension.
03:36
Right-click and select OK to end the command.
03:40
Adding this dimension is possible, because this information is embedded in the Fusion model.
03:46
You can integrate text leaders into your drawings.
03:50
On the toolbar, click the Text drop-down menu and select Note.
03:55
Click a point on one of the drawing views, drag out, then click the sheet.
04:01
You can create notes and add any text to this leader.
04:05
When you are finished, in the Text dialog, click Close.
04:09
Modifications to the title block can be made by double-clicking it and updating the entries.
04:15
For instance, to add Approved by,
04:17
click on the name and enter an approver name, then click the Approved_Date and enter the date of approval.
04:24
Once you are done updating the title block, click Finish Properties.
04:29
Upon completion of the model documentation, you can use the Export settings to output this drawing to several formats,
04:36
including PDF, DWG, DXF, or CSV.
04:43
Click Show Data Panel to view the drawing documentation,
04:47
the original model created previously, and any other designs available in this project.
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