[{"Name":"Fusion 360 for Practical 3D Printing","TopicPlaylistFirstVideoID":0,"Duration":null,"Videos":[{"Watched":false,"Name":"Create Custom 3D Printable Gears","Duration":"17m 51s","ChapterTopicVideoID":27881,"CourseChapterTopicPlaylistID":275343,"HasSubtitles":true,"ThumbnailPath":"https://www.proprep.uk/Images/Videos_Thumbnails/27881.jpeg","UploadDate":"2021-12-30T09:38:20.7730000","DurationForVideoObject":"PT17M51S","Description":null,"MetaTitle":"Create Custom 3D Printable Gears: Video + Workbook | Proprep","MetaDescription":"Fusion 360 for Practical 3D Printing - Fusion 360 for Practical 3D Printing. Watch the video made by an expert in the field. Download the workbook and maximize your learning.","Canonical":"https://www.proprep.uk/general-modules/all/learn-parametric-cad-and-cam-design-with-fusion-360/fusion-360-for-practical-3d-printing/fusion-360-for-practical-3d-printing/vid29069","VideoComments":[],"Subtitles":[{"Start":"00:00.480 ","End":"00:01.220","Text":"Kevin Kennedy: By the end of"},{"Start":"00:01.230 ","End":"00:02.800","Text":"this video, you’ll know how"},{"Start":"00:02.800 ","End":"00:04.600","Text":"to create custom spur gears."},{"Start":"00:05.190 ","End":"00:06.280","Text":"I’ll show you how to create the"},{"Start":"00:06.280 ","End":"00:08.000","Text":"gears, including setting the number"},{"Start":"00:08.000 ","End":"00:10.149","Text":"of gear teeth, the gear thickness,"},{"Start":"00:10.520 ","End":"00:12.620","Text":"adding joints and motion, and more!"},{"Start":"00:12.900 ","End":"00:14.229","Text":"When it comes to creating spur"},{"Start":"00:14.240 ","End":"00:16.710","Text":"gears in Fusion 360, you could"},{"Start":"00:16.730 ","End":"00:18.299","Text":"technically create a gear tooth"},{"Start":"00:18.350 ","End":"00:20.000","Text":"and circular pattern the sketch."},{"Start":"00:20.490 ","End":"00:22.130","Text":"However, there’s a better way"},{"Start":"00:22.150 ","End":"00:23.900","Text":"that will save you a lot of time!"},{"Start":"00:24.970 ","End":"00:26.669","Text":"When you downloaded and installed"},{"Start":"00:26.670 ","End":"00:28.810","Text":"Fusion 360 there were a couple of"},{"Start":"00:28.840 ","End":"00:31.220","Text":"add-in samples installed along with it."},{"Start":"00:31.860 ","End":"00:33.880","Text":"Fortunately, one of those pre-installed"},{"Start":"00:33.900 ","End":"00:35.619","Text":"add-ins is a gear creator."},{"Start":"00:37.400 ","End":"00:39.056","Text":"While in the Design workspace you"},{"Start":"00:39.056 ","End":"00:40.739","Text":"will need to select the “tools” tab."},{"Start":"00:41.780 ","End":"00:43.240","Text":"You will then find the Scripts"},{"Start":"00:43.280 ","End":"00:46.359","Text":"and Add-ins option in the toolbar."},{"Start":"00:46.360 ","End":"00:47.500","Text":"You can also hit the keyboard"},{"Start":"00:47.500 ","End":"00:48.939","Text":"shortcut letter “S,” as in"},{"Start":"00:48.940 ","End":"00:51.019","Text":"Sierra, for the shortcuts box."},{"Start":"00:51.889 ","End":"00:53.049","Text":"Where you can simply search"},{"Start":"00:53.059 ","End":"00:54.559","Text":"for scripts and add-ins."},{"Start":"00:56.640 ","End":"00:57.920","Text":"Within the Scripts and Add-ins"},{"Start":"00:57.920 ","End":"00:59.590","Text":"dialog, you will want to select"},{"Start":"00:59.590 ","End":"01:01.610","Text":"the “Add-ins” tab and scroll down"},{"Start":"01:01.650 ","End":"01:03.520","Text":"until you see the SpurGear option."},{"Start":"01:04.269 ","End":"01:06.570","Text":"Because this is a sample script, you’ll"},{"Start":"01:06.570 ","End":"01:08.359","Text":"see they’ve included one written in"},{"Start":"01:08.360 ","End":"01:11.409","Text":"C++ and a second written in Python."},{"Start":"01:12.240 ","End":"01:13.610","Text":"You can use either one of these"},{"Start":"01:13.610 ","End":"01:15.960","Text":"add-ins, as they work exactly the same."},{"Start":"01:16.600 ","End":"01:18.230","Text":"For the sake of following along,"},{"Start":"01:18.330 ","End":"01:19.730","Text":"I’m going to select the one with"},{"Start":"01:19.730 ","End":"01:21.619","Text":"the blue and yellow Python logo."},{"Start":"01:22.860 ","End":"01:24.599","Text":"Once selected, you can click the"},{"Start":"01:24.599 ","End":"01:26.370","Text":"“Run” button to start the add-in."},{"Start":"01:27.330 ","End":"01:29.119","Text":"However, you’ll notice that it says"},{"Start":"01:29.119 ","End":"01:31.260","Text":"the add-in is now added to the “create”"},{"Start":"01:31.270 ","End":"01:32.890","Text":"dropdown list of the design workspace."},{"Start":"01:34.700 ","End":"01:36.520","Text":"Back in the solid tab, you’ll see it"},{"Start":"01:36.520 ","End":"01:38.470","Text":"appears at the bottom of the list."},{"Start":"01:39.710 ","End":"01:41.770","Text":"The best part about this is the fact that"},{"Start":"01:41.770 ","End":"01:43.980","Text":"it will now show in the shortcuts box."},{"Start":"01:44.490 ","End":"01:46.690","Text":"I frequently use the shortcuts menu, and"},{"Start":"01:46.690 ","End":"01:48.619","Text":"I prefer that over having to activate"},{"Start":"01:48.620 ","End":"01:50.990","Text":"the scripts and add-ins dialog each time."},{"Start":"01:52.440 ","End":"01:54.320","Text":"Let’s now take a look at all the details"},{"Start":"01:54.330 ","End":"01:56.830","Text":"that we can specify to create a spur gear."},{"Start":"01:57.510 ","End":"01:59.280","Text":"I want to save time to show you how"},{"Start":"01:59.280 ","End":"02:00.830","Text":"to test the gear with joints and"},{"Start":"02:00.830 ","End":"02:03.119","Text":"motion, so I won’t be discussing all"},{"Start":"02:03.120 ","End":"02:04.990","Text":"of these options in great detail."},{"Start":"02:06.150 ","End":"02:08.150","Text":"The first option in the dialog is the"},{"Start":"02:08.150 ","End":"02:10.810","Text":"ability to select English or Metric units."},{"Start":"02:11.500 ","End":"02:12.860","Text":"For this tutorial, I’ll be"},{"Start":"02:12.860 ","End":"02:14.570","Text":"using the default of metric."},{"Start":"02:15.980 ","End":"02:18.170","Text":"Next, is the pressure angle, or the"},{"Start":"02:18.170 ","End":"02:20.099","Text":"angle in relation to the gear teeth."},{"Start":"02:20.839 ","End":"02:23.310","Text":"Again, to keep the focus of this tutorial"},{"Start":"02:23.359 ","End":"02:26.130","Text":"on using Fusion 360, you can read more"},{"Start":"02:26.130 ","End":"02:28.230","Text":"about the pressure angle on my website."},{"Start":"02:28.760 ","End":"02:30.359","Text":"Just note that the default of"},{"Start":"02:30.380 ","End":"02:32.300","Text":"20 degrees is the most common"},{"Start":"02:32.300 ","End":"02:34.059","Text":"pressure angle for spur gears."},{"Start":"02:34.690 ","End":"02:36.519","Text":"You can also use the standard"},{"Start":"02:36.580 ","End":"02:39.999","Text":"14.5 degrees or 25 degrees."},{"Start":"02:40.799 ","End":"02:42.299","Text":"You also have the ability to"},{"Start":"02:42.300 ","End":"02:44.620","Text":"specify a custom pressure angle,"},{"Start":"02:44.970 ","End":"02:46.459","Text":"but I wouldn’t recommend that"},{"Start":"02:46.490 ","End":"02:47.850","Text":"unless you know what you’re doing."},{"Start":"02:49.300 ","End":"02:51.130","Text":"To understand the next two settings,"},{"Start":"02:51.170 ","End":"02:53.030","Text":"the module and the number of gear"},{"Start":"02:53.030 ","End":"02:55.109","Text":"teeth, you should first note that"},{"Start":"02:55.110 ","End":"02:56.609","Text":"these determine the pitch diameter"},{"Start":"02:56.630 ","End":"02:58.879","Text":"at the bottom, which is read-only."},{"Start":"03:00.090 ","End":"03:01.970","Text":"The pitch diameter is the diameter"},{"Start":"03:01.970 ","End":"03:03.560","Text":"of the gear used for spacing the"},{"Start":"03:03.560 ","End":"03:06.090","Text":"gears, as you can see in the diagram."},{"Start":"03:06.800 ","End":"03:09.020","Text":"It’s important to note, this is not the"},{"Start":"03:09.020 ","End":"03:11.569","Text":"same as the outside diameter of the gear."},{"Start":"03:12.550 ","End":"03:14.030","Text":"Notice with all the defaults"},{"Start":"03:14.059 ","End":"03:15.690","Text":"that the pitch diameter is pretty"},{"Start":"03:15.690 ","End":"03:17.120","Text":"large with a diameter of 304mm."},{"Start":"03:17.959 ","End":"03:22.359","Text":"For this sample print, I want to create"},{"Start":"03:22.370 ","End":"03:24.700","Text":"two gears, with a 2 to one ratio."},{"Start":"03:24.710 ","End":"03:27.769","Text":"We can set the first gear to have"},{"Start":"03:28.309 ","End":"03:29.999","Text":"32 teeth, but I want the pitch"},{"Start":"03:30.000 ","End":"03:32.720","Text":"diameter to be closer to 60mm."},{"Start":"03:33.710 ","End":"03:35.459","Text":"Therefore, we’ll have to adjust the"},{"Start":"03:35.459 ","End":"03:37.840","Text":"module option, because the module is"},{"Start":"03:37.840 ","End":"03:39.910","Text":"the ratio of the gear’s pitch diameter"},{"Start":"03:40.210 ","End":"03:42.240","Text":"divided by the number of teeth."},{"Start":"03:43.350 ","End":"03:45.470","Text":"If I drop the module down to"},{"Start":"03:45.480 ","End":"03:46.959","Text":"2, you’ll see that it leaves us"},{"Start":"03:46.960 ","End":"03:48.710","Text":"with a pitch diameter of 64mm."},{"Start":"03:52.529 ","End":"03:54.730","Text":"The Backlash option is the defined"},{"Start":"03:54.740 ","End":"03:56.920","Text":"clearance between this gear and the mating"},{"Start":"03:56.930 ","End":"03:59.030","Text":"gear, or the gears that it will touch."},{"Start":"03:59.720 ","End":"04:01.540","Text":"This is very important, as with a 3D"},{"Start":"04:01.540 ","End":"04:04.080","Text":"print we need to built-in tolerances."},{"Start":"04:05.190 ","End":"04:06.172","Text":"I’ve found that .15mm works well"},{"Start":"04:06.172 ","End":"04:10.070","Text":"for this size of 3D printed gears."},{"Start":"04:10.799 ","End":"04:12.320","Text":"Remember that this will give us a"},{"Start":"04:12.330 ","End":"04:14.970","Text":"total of .3mm since we’ll have the"},{"Start":"04:14.970 ","End":"04:16.959","Text":"same tolerance on the second gear."},{"Start":"04:18.630 ","End":"04:20.600","Text":"This does also depend on your printer"},{"Start":"04:20.600 ","End":"04:22.830","Text":"settings, you may need to increase this to"},{"Start":"04:22.830 ","End":"04:26.580","Text":".2 or .25mm based on your print results."},{"Start":"04:28.480 ","End":"04:30.670","Text":"The next option is the “Root Fillet"},{"Start":"04:30.670 ","End":"04:32.600","Text":"Radius,” or as you can see in the"},{"Start":"04:32.600 ","End":"04:35.200","Text":"diagram, the radius where the gear teeth"},{"Start":"04:35.220 ","End":"04:37.380","Text":"meet the root or the base of the gear."},{"Start":"04:38.280 ","End":"04:40.170","Text":"If you type a large number in here"},{"Start":"04:40.389 ","End":"04:41.549","Text":"you’ll see a warning message at"},{"Start":"04:41.550 ","End":"04:43.479","Text":"the bottom of the dialog stating"},{"Start":"04:43.490 ","End":"04:45.220","Text":"that the radius is too large."},{"Start":"04:45.230 ","End":"04:47.410","Text":"We need this to be less than"},{"Start":"04:47.410 ","End":"04:51.890","Text":"1.1mm, so I’ll type out 0.9mm."},{"Start":"04:52.940 ","End":"04:54.740","Text":"Generally, you want to make the root"},{"Start":"04:54.740 ","End":"04:57.149","Text":"radius as large as possible as it"},{"Start":"04:57.150 ","End":"04:58.780","Text":"will make the gear teeth stronger."},{"Start":"04:59.320 ","End":"05:01.270","Text":"However, if you make it too large,"},{"Start":"05:01.299 ","End":"05:03.229","Text":"per the warning message, then the"},{"Start":"05:03.240 ","End":"05:05.190","Text":"teeth of the second gear won’t be"},{"Start":"05:05.190 ","End":"05:06.640","Text":"able to fit within the opening."},{"Start":"05:08.540 ","End":"05:09.570","Text":"The gear thickness is"},{"Start":"05:09.570 ","End":"05:10.590","Text":"pretty straightforward."},{"Start":"05:11.010 ","End":"05:12.750","Text":"This defines the extrude depth"},{"Start":"05:12.810 ","End":"05:14.590","Text":"or the total height of the gear."},{"Start":"05:15.280 ","End":"05:16.680","Text":"If you’re making a replacement"},{"Start":"05:16.690 ","End":"05:18.579","Text":"gear for something that broke then"},{"Start":"05:18.580 ","End":"05:19.650","Text":"you would want to make sure the"},{"Start":"05:19.650 ","End":"05:21.479","Text":"gear is the same thickness so it"},{"Start":"05:21.480 ","End":"05:23.230","Text":"fits within the required space."},{"Start":"05:24.139 ","End":"05:25.920","Text":"To save on printer filament for this"},{"Start":"05:25.920 ","End":"05:28.050","Text":"example gear, I’ll set this to 5mm."},{"Start":"05:30.250 ","End":"05:32.460","Text":"Lastly, we have the hole diameter, which"},{"Start":"05:32.460 ","End":"05:34.299","Text":"is the hole in the middle of the gear."},{"Start":"05:35.380 ","End":"05:37.169","Text":"Also pretty straightforward, but one"},{"Start":"05:37.170 ","End":"05:39.440","Text":"trick with this is that you can set this"},{"Start":"05:39.469 ","End":"05:42.459","Text":"to 0, which will omit the hole creation."},{"Start":"05:43.949 ","End":"05:45.640","Text":"Sometimes I find it better to not"},{"Start":"05:45.640 ","End":"05:47.380","Text":"create a hole with the add-in and"},{"Start":"05:47.380 ","End":"05:49.159","Text":"to instead use the hole command."},{"Start":"05:49.860 ","End":"05:51.230","Text":"The hole command offers more"},{"Start":"05:51.230 ","End":"05:52.779","Text":"options and makes it easier"},{"Start":"05:52.780 ","End":"05:54.650","Text":"to adjust the size later on."},{"Start":"05:55.910 ","End":"05:58.369","Text":"For now, I’ll set the hole to 6mm"},{"Start":"05:58.510 ","End":"06:00.000","Text":"as we’re going to create a simple"},{"Start":"06:00.000 ","End":"06:01.969","Text":"pin for this gear to revolve around."},{"Start":"06:02.900 ","End":"06:04.540","Text":"We can then click “OK” and the"},{"Start":"06:04.540 ","End":"06:06.650","Text":"SpurGear add-in will generate the gear."},{"Start":"06:09.010 ","End":"06:10.499","Text":"If you look at the timeline, you’ll"},{"Start":"06:10.500 ","End":"06:12.050","Text":"see that the add-in essentially"},{"Start":"06:12.050 ","End":"06:13.680","Text":"automates the process of creating"},{"Start":"06:13.680 ","End":"06:15.650","Text":"the tooth and the pattern feature."},{"Start":"06:17.369 ","End":"06:19.600","Text":"This last sketch also represents the"},{"Start":"06:19.600 ","End":"06:21.750","Text":"pitch diameter, so we can reference"},{"Start":"06:21.780 ","End":"06:23.540","Text":"this to align the second gear."},{"Start":"06:26.200 ","End":"06:27.800","Text":"I’ll reactive the spur gear"},{"Start":"06:27.800 ","End":"06:29.419","Text":"tool with the shortcuts box."},{"Start":"06:30.070 ","End":"06:31.649","Text":"As you can see it’s a little bit"},{"Start":"06:31.650 ","End":"06:33.540","Text":"quicker than going back to the add-ins."},{"Start":"06:35.340 ","End":"06:37.920","Text":"If you prefer speed, you can also use the"},{"Start":"06:37.920 ","End":"06:40.310","Text":"marking-menu to repeat the gear add-in."},{"Start":"06:41.740 ","End":"06:43.730","Text":"You’ll first notice that all of our values"},{"Start":"06:43.770 ","End":"06:45.789","Text":"are set to the gear that we just created."},{"Start":"06:46.360 ","End":"06:47.790","Text":"There are only two things you"},{"Start":"06:47.790 ","End":"06:49.189","Text":"need to change if you’re creating"},{"Start":"06:49.200 ","End":"06:51.050","Text":"gears with a 2 to 1 ratio."},{"Start":"06:51.870 ","End":"06:53.140","Text":"First, we need to lower"},{"Start":"06:53.140 ","End":"06:54.229","Text":"the number of teeth."},{"Start":"06:54.959 ","End":"06:57.320","Text":"The first gear has 32 teeth so I’ll"},{"Start":"06:57.320 ","End":"06:59.240","Text":"set this second gear to 16 teeth."},{"Start":"07:01.330 ","End":"07:03.120","Text":"We also want to drop the root fillet"},{"Start":"07:03.120 ","End":"07:05.319","Text":"radius to half, to make sure we don’t"},{"Start":"07:05.340 ","End":"07:08.570","Text":"end up with an undercut on our teeth."},{"Start":"07:08.580 ","End":"07:10.209","Text":"I’ve put more info about"},{"Start":"07:10.250 ","End":"07:11.880","Text":"undercuts on my website."},{"Start":"07:12.180 ","End":"07:14.600","Text":"In short, you want to avoid an undercut"},{"Start":"07:14.600 ","End":"07:16.420","Text":"shape of the teeth or the gear teeth"},{"Start":"07:16.450 ","End":"07:18.680","Text":"will not smoothly roll off each other."},{"Start":"07:19.630 ","End":"07:20.820","Text":"After changing the root"},{"Start":"07:20.820 ","End":"07:22.360","Text":"radius you can click “OK”."},{"Start":"07:23.630 ","End":"07:25.680","Text":"The SpurGear add-in will always place the"},{"Start":"07:25.680 ","End":"07:27.790","Text":"newly created gears at the origin point."},{"Start":"07:28.330 ","End":"07:29.640","Text":"We’ll need to move this second"},{"Start":"07:29.650 ","End":"07:31.290","Text":"gear into place before we can"},{"Start":"07:31.290 ","End":"07:33.190","Text":"create a base and add joints."},{"Start":"07:34.470 ","End":"07:36.080","Text":"I’ll right-click the smaller gear in"},{"Start":"07:36.080 ","End":"07:38.490","Text":"the Browser to select “Move/Copy”."},{"Start":"07:39.700 ","End":"07:41.549","Text":"For the X distance, we’ll need to"},{"Start":"07:41.559 ","End":"07:43.780","Text":"type out the larger gears pitch radius"},{"Start":"07:44.130 ","End":"07:46.210","Text":"plus the smaller gear’s pitch radius."},{"Start":"07:47.270 ","End":"07:49.040","Text":"If you remember our larger gear’s pitch"},{"Start":"07:49.040 ","End":"07:52.380","Text":"diameter was 64mm, so I’ll type out the"},{"Start":"07:52.380 ","End":"07:56.630","Text":"radius of 32mm, the plus symbol, and then"},{"Start":"07:56.630 ","End":"07:59.750","Text":"the radius of 16mm for the smaller gear."},{"Start":"08:00.590 ","End":"08:02.180","Text":"As you can see, if the gears are"},{"Start":"08:02.180 ","End":"08:03.690","Text":"positioned correctly, the reference"},{"Start":"08:03.690 ","End":"08:05.490","Text":"circle of the pitch diameters"},{"Start":"08:05.500 ","End":"08:07.109","Text":"should line up with one another."},{"Start":"08:07.880 ","End":"08:10.260","Text":"Now, all we have to do is rotate the gear"},{"Start":"08:10.260 ","End":"08:12.190","Text":"so the teeth are in the correct place."},{"Start":"08:13.190 ","End":"08:14.830","Text":"In the dialog, I’ll select the"},{"Start":"08:14.830 ","End":"08:16.779","Text":"rotate option for the move type."},{"Start":"08:17.530 ","End":"08:18.580","Text":"You’ll then need to select"},{"Start":"08:18.580 ","End":"08:19.859","Text":"the inner cylinder of the"},{"Start":"08:19.860 ","End":"08:21.769","Text":"gear for the axis of rotation."},{"Start":"08:22.500 ","End":"08:25.329","Text":"We can then type out 11.3 degrees"},{"Start":"08:25.359 ","End":"08:27.310","Text":"to rotate the gear into place."},{"Start":"08:28.480 ","End":"08:30.550","Text":"The .3 comes from that tolerance"},{"Start":"08:30.550 ","End":"08:32.880","Text":"that we set up earlier and the 11"},{"Start":"08:32.889 ","End":"08:34.570","Text":"came from guessing and checking."},{"Start":"08:35.360 ","End":"08:37.680","Text":"There are formulas you can use to figure"},{"Start":"08:37.950 ","End":"08:39.719","Text":"this number out, however, there are"},{"Start":"08:39.719 ","End":"08:42.460","Text":"many factors in play, so it\u0027s often"},{"Start":"08:42.460 ","End":"08:44.150","Text":"easier to simply guess and check."},{"Start":"08:44.850 ","End":"08:46.610","Text":"Let’s now create a simple base"},{"Start":"08:46.630 ","End":"08:48.110","Text":"and pin for these gears so"},{"Start":"08:48.110 ","End":"08:49.700","Text":"we can add joints and motion."},{"Start":"08:50.809 ","End":"08:52.539","Text":"I’ll first create a new component for"},{"Start":"08:52.540 ","End":"08:54.450","Text":"the base and I’ll make sure the component"},{"Start":"08:54.480 ","End":"08:56.549","Text":"is active before doing any work."},{"Start":"08:58.459 ","End":"09:00.490","Text":"I’ll just draw two center-circles off"},{"Start":"09:00.490 ","End":"09:02.289","Text":"the bottom of the gears, making sure"},{"Start":"09:02.289 ","End":"09:04.229","Text":"their slightly larger than each gear."},{"Start":"09:12.489 ","End":"09:13.959","Text":"I’ll then create two lines"},{"Start":"09:13.989 ","End":"09:15.579","Text":"tangent to each circle."},{"Start":"09:18.440 ","End":"09:20.310","Text":"If the lines don’t snap into place"},{"Start":"09:20.310 ","End":"09:21.790","Text":"where its tangent, then you can"},{"Start":"09:21.790 ","End":"09:23.660","Text":"always add the tangent constraint."},{"Start":"09:30.679 ","End":"09:31.759","Text":"I’ll then hide each of"},{"Start":"09:31.840 ","End":"09:32.800","Text":"the gear components."},{"Start":"09:33.440 ","End":"09:35.169","Text":"This will allow me to click and drag"},{"Start":"09:35.180 ","End":"09:37.089","Text":"over all the profiles so I don’t"},{"Start":"09:37.100 ","End":"09:39.099","Text":"have to select them all one by one."},{"Start":"09:40.470 ","End":"09:42.310","Text":"I’m going to hit the keyboard letter"},{"Start":"09:42.350 ","End":"09:45.670","Text":"“E,”’ as in Echo, and then we’ll want"},{"Start":"09:45.670 ","End":"09:48.559","Text":"to define an extrude distance of 3mm."},{"Start":"09:49.630 ","End":"09:51.090","Text":"I’m also going to change the"},{"Start":"09:51.099 ","End":"09:53.169","Text":"start option to “Offset,” with"},{"Start":"09:53.170 ","End":"09:55.449","Text":"an offset distance of 3mm."},{"Start":"09:56.370 ","End":"09:58.680","Text":"This will give us a gap in between"},{"Start":"09:58.680 ","End":"10:00.540","Text":"the gears and the base plate so"},{"Start":"10:00.540 ","End":"10:01.910","Text":"there isn’t as much friction."},{"Start":"10:02.580 ","End":"10:05.270","Text":"We’ll also add a riser when we create the"},{"Start":"10:05.270 ","End":"10:07.740","Text":"pin so the gear has a spot to rest on."},{"Start":"10:09.759 ","End":"10:10.930","Text":"I’m going to turn the gear"},{"Start":"10:10.930 ","End":"10:12.750","Text":"components back on for now, so I"},{"Start":"10:12.750 ","End":"10:14.210","Text":"can use them to create the pin."},{"Start":"10:14.940 ","End":"10:16.500","Text":"To reference our hole cutout in the"},{"Start":"10:16.510 ","End":"10:18.510","Text":"middle of the gears we can project"},{"Start":"10:18.510 ","End":"10:20.460","Text":"them to the top face of the base."},{"Start":"10:21.330 ","End":"10:22.650","Text":"I’ll hit the keyboard shortcut"},{"Start":"10:22.650 ","End":"10:24.569","Text":"letter “P,” as in Papa, to"},{"Start":"10:24.580 ","End":"10:26.180","Text":"activate the project command."},{"Start":"10:26.960 ","End":"10:29.020","Text":"Then, I’m going to select the top face"},{"Start":"10:29.020 ","End":"10:30.940","Text":"of the base to create the sketch on."},{"Start":"10:31.940 ","End":"10:33.010","Text":"Select both of the gear"},{"Start":"10:33.010 ","End":"10:34.589","Text":"holes and I’ll click OK."},{"Start":"10:36.380 ","End":"10:38.290","Text":"I’ll hide the gear components again"},{"Start":"10:38.309 ","End":"10:39.560","Text":"so that I can use the keyboard"},{"Start":"10:39.560 ","End":"10:42.010","Text":"shortcut “O,” as in Oscar, to"},{"Start":"10:42.030 ","End":"10:43.629","Text":"activate the offset command."},{"Start":"10:46.029 ","End":"10:47.559","Text":"I’m going to offset both of these"},{"Start":"10:47.570 ","End":"10:51.160","Text":"projected circles -.2mm, so the"},{"Start":"10:51.160 ","End":"10:53.380","Text":"pin has a tolerance, ensuring that"},{"Start":"10:53.390 ","End":"10:54.860","Text":"we can slide the gears onto the"},{"Start":"10:54.860 ","End":"10:56.530","Text":"pin after this is printed out."},{"Start":"10:59.259 ","End":"11:01.579","Text":"I’ll then extrude the pins up to 10mm,"},{"Start":"11:01.599 ","End":"11:03.390","Text":"making sure they join to the base."},{"Start":"11:04.459 ","End":"11:06.260","Text":"These are going to stick up well past the"},{"Start":"11:06.280 ","End":"11:08.340","Text":"gears so gears don’t fly off while the"},{"Start":"11:08.340 ","End":"11:10.310","Text":"gears are spinning with this sample part."},{"Start":"11:10.950 ","End":"11:12.670","Text":"Ideally, you could spend a bit more"},{"Start":"11:12.670 ","End":"11:14.530","Text":"time to create a threaded cap to"},{"Start":"11:14.530 ","End":"11:16.669","Text":"ensure they don’t fly off, and then"},{"Start":"11:16.670 ","End":"11:19.000","Text":"you’d have a nice 3D printed gear toy."},{"Start":"11:20.969 ","End":"11:22.439","Text":"To create the first riser,"},{"Start":"11:22.480 ","End":"11:24.029","Text":"I’ll offset the base of the pin"},{"Start":"11:24.039 ","End":"11:26.170","Text":"to 10mm for the larger gear."},{"Start":"11:28.180 ","End":"11:29.610","Text":"I’ll then offset the pin"},{"Start":"11:29.630 ","End":"11:31.699","Text":"of the smaller gear 5mm."},{"Start":"11:31.699 ","End":"11:35.250","Text":"I’ll extrude both of these"},{"Start":"11:35.250 ","End":"11:37.500","Text":"up 3mm to create the riser"},{"Start":"11:37.730 ","End":"11:39.169","Text":"that the gears can rest on."},{"Start":"11:40.070 ","End":"11:42.070","Text":"Depending on your project and gears,"},{"Start":"11:42.340 ","End":"11:44.020","Text":"you may even find it beneficial to"},{"Start":"11:44.020 ","End":"11:46.060","Text":"add the riser to the gears themselves."},{"Start":"11:46.910 ","End":"11:48.490","Text":"I should state that this is not"},{"Start":"11:48.490 ","End":"11:50.800","Text":"necessarily the best or most efficient"},{"Start":"11:50.800 ","End":"11:53.270","Text":"way to place gears, but I wanted to make"},{"Start":"11:53.270 ","End":"11:55.439","Text":"it simple for this first gear tutorial."},{"Start":"11:56.000 ","End":"11:57.750","Text":"We can now activate the top-level"},{"Start":"11:57.750 ","End":"11:59.229","Text":"component to add some joints"},{"Start":"11:59.250 ","End":"12:00.589","Text":"and motion to the gears."},{"Start":"12:01.050 ","End":"12:02.690","Text":"This is a great way to test out"},{"Start":"12:02.700 ","End":"12:04.240","Text":"gears before you print them out,"},{"Start":"12:04.290 ","End":"12:06.270","Text":"especially if you have a gear chain"},{"Start":"12:06.480 ","End":"12:08.540","Text":"consisting of more than 2 gears."},{"Start":"12:09.570 ","End":"12:10.890","Text":"I’m first going to right-click"},{"Start":"12:10.890 ","End":"12:12.229","Text":"on the base component and I’ll"},{"Start":"12:12.230 ","End":"12:13.750","Text":"select the “ground” option."},{"Start":"12:14.389 ","End":"12:16.279","Text":"This will ensure the base can’t be"},{"Start":"12:16.279 ","End":"12:18.190","Text":"moved while we spin the gears around."},{"Start":"12:19.660 ","End":"12:20.890","Text":"From the assemble dropdown,"},{"Start":"12:21.260 ","End":"12:23.040","Text":"I’ll select the as-built joint."},{"Start":"12:24.460 ","End":"12:25.370","Text":"You’ll need to find the"},{"Start":"12:25.370 ","End":"12:27.089","Text":"revolute option from the list."},{"Start":"12:28.210 ","End":"12:30.030","Text":"Select the large gear and the base"},{"Start":"12:30.050 ","End":"12:32.070","Text":"component and then select the pin"},{"Start":"12:32.070 ","End":"12:34.169","Text":"cylinder for the position of the joint."},{"Start":"12:35.049 ","End":"12:36.459","Text":"Notice that gives us a nice"},{"Start":"12:36.490 ","End":"12:38.210","Text":"animation preview and as long as"},{"Start":"12:38.210 ","End":"12:40.040","Text":"it’s set to the Z-axis the gear"},{"Start":"12:40.040 ","End":"12:41.510","Text":"should be spinning around the pin."},{"Start":"12:43.010 ","End":"12:44.370","Text":"We now just need to apply the"},{"Start":"12:44.370 ","End":"12:46.180","Text":"same joint to the smaller gear."},{"Start":"12:46.800 ","End":"12:48.670","Text":"I’ll use the marking-menu to repeat"},{"Start":"12:48.670 ","End":"12:50.640","Text":"the as-built joint and I’ll apply"},{"Start":"12:50.660 ","End":"12:52.650","Text":"the revolute joint in the same way."},{"Start":"12:53.440 ","End":"12:55.020","Text":"Once both joints are applied,"},{"Start":"12:55.080 ","End":"12:56.850","Text":"we’ll want to add a motion link."},{"Start":"12:57.980 ","End":"12:59.880","Text":"The motion link will tell the program"},{"Start":"12:59.900 ","End":"13:01.719","Text":"that when one object is moved the"},{"Start":"13:01.750 ","End":"13:03.459","Text":"other object should move accordingly."},{"Start":"13:04.620 ","End":"13:06.010","Text":"I’ll activate the motion link"},{"Start":"13:06.020 ","End":"13:07.210","Text":"from the assemble dropdown."},{"Start":"13:09.099 ","End":"13:10.539","Text":"To add a motion link you"},{"Start":"13:10.539 ","End":"13:11.849","Text":"simply need to select the two"},{"Start":"13:11.850 ","End":"13:13.080","Text":"joints that should be linked."},{"Start":"13:14.030 ","End":"13:15.780","Text":"Now you can see that both gears are"},{"Start":"13:15.800 ","End":"13:17.740","Text":"turning together at the same time."},{"Start":"13:18.350 ","End":"13:20.120","Text":"However, we need to alter the"},{"Start":"13:20.120 ","End":"13:21.810","Text":"motion link so that the larger"},{"Start":"13:21.820 ","End":"13:23.869","Text":"gear spins at a slower rate."},{"Start":"13:25.020 ","End":"13:26.780","Text":"To do this, we can type out an"},{"Start":"13:26.780 ","End":"13:28.640","Text":"equation for the degree angle."},{"Start":"13:29.690 ","End":"13:31.750","Text":"I’m going to pause the animation as well"},{"Start":"13:31.780 ","End":"13:33.880","Text":"so it’s easier to focus on the dialog."},{"Start":"13:35.740 ","End":"13:38.130","Text":"We need the 360 degrees as we want the"},{"Start":"13:38.130 ","End":"13:40.569","Text":"gear to go all the way around, then"},{"Start":"13:40.580 ","End":"13:42.830","Text":"we’ll multiply 360 by the number of"},{"Start":"13:42.830 ","End":"13:45.360","Text":"teeth on the small gear divided by the"},{"Start":"13:45.360 ","End":"13:47.210","Text":"number of teeth on the larger gear."},{"Start":"13:47.799 ","End":"13:51.360","Text":"So we have 16/32."},{"Start":"13:51.360 ","End":"13:52.560","Text":"We also need to place"},{"Start":"13:52.560 ","End":"13:55.260","Text":"the 16/32 in parenthesis."},{"Start":"13:56.720 ","End":"13:58.670","Text":"Now that we have the degree defined we"},{"Start":"13:58.670 ","End":"14:00.619","Text":"can resume the animation and you’ll see"},{"Start":"14:00.620 ","End":"14:02.599","Text":"that the gears are now properly linked."},{"Start":"14:03.460 ","End":"14:05.069","Text":"However, we also need to make"},{"Start":"14:05.070 ","End":"14:06.499","Text":"sure that the reverse option is"},{"Start":"14:06.510 ","End":"14:08.420","Text":"checked, as this will ensure that"},{"Start":"14:08.460 ","End":"14:10.580","Text":"one gear is going counter-clockwise."},{"Start":"14:14.309 ","End":"14:16.270","Text":"You can close out of the motion link and"},{"Start":"14:16.270 ","End":"14:18.159","Text":"if you manually drag one of the gears"},{"Start":"14:18.200 ","End":"14:20.120","Text":"they should now rotate accordingly."},{"Start":"14:26.850 ","End":"14:28.610","Text":"Another thing you may consider when"},{"Start":"14:28.610 ","End":"14:30.790","Text":"working with 3D printed gears, especially"},{"Start":"14:30.790 ","End":"14:33.139","Text":"ones with a larger size, is reducing"},{"Start":"14:33.139 ","End":"14:35.160","Text":"the amount of material on the inside."},{"Start":"14:36.259 ","End":"14:37.830","Text":"I’m going to activate the larger"},{"Start":"14:37.840 ","End":"14:39.300","Text":"gear component so that I can cut"},{"Start":"14:39.300 ","End":"14:41.009","Text":"out some of the inner material."},{"Start":"14:42.010 ","End":"14:43.750","Text":"There are several ways to do this"},{"Start":"14:43.790 ","End":"14:45.690","Text":"and a lot of it is going to depend on"},{"Start":"14:45.690 ","End":"14:47.500","Text":"your project and how strong you need"},{"Start":"14:47.500 ","End":"14:49.359","Text":"the gears to be, or how the gears"},{"Start":"14:49.380 ","End":"14:51.030","Text":"fit with the rest of the assembly."},{"Start":"14:51.960 ","End":"14:53.860","Text":"You could even shell or hollow"},{"Start":"14:53.860 ","End":"14:55.250","Text":"out part of the gear if you"},{"Start":"14:55.250 ","End":"14:56.700","Text":"don’t need them to be as strong."},{"Start":"14:57.690 ","End":"14:59.340","Text":"For now, I’m going to create"},{"Start":"14:59.350 ","End":"15:01.060","Text":"an offset sketch, using the"},{"Start":"15:01.060 ","End":"15:02.780","Text":"perimeter circle from the gear."},{"Start":"15:05.530 ","End":"15:07.840","Text":"I’ll also offset this again to be a"},{"Start":"15:07.840 ","End":"15:09.569","Text":"couple of millimeters away from the hole."},{"Start":"15:12.349 ","End":"15:13.640","Text":"I’m essentially going to create"},{"Start":"15:13.640 ","End":"15:15.060","Text":"four spokes, that connect the"},{"Start":"15:15.070 ","End":"15:16.879","Text":"inner area to the outer area."},{"Start":"15:18.520 ","End":"15:19.900","Text":"I’ll create a construction"},{"Start":"15:19.900 ","End":"15:21.010","Text":"line down the middle."},{"Start":"15:22.170 ","End":"15:23.460","Text":"Then, I’ll create a regular"},{"Start":"15:23.460 ","End":"15:24.970","Text":"line on the left side of it."},{"Start":"15:26.710 ","End":"15:28.490","Text":"I’ll mirror the line over to the right,"},{"Start":"15:28.570 ","End":"15:30.140","Text":"which will allow me to then use the"},{"Start":"15:30.150 ","End":"15:32.220","Text":"circular pattern sketch feature to"},{"Start":"15:32.220 ","End":"15:34.829","Text":"pattern this profile around 4 times."},{"Start":"15:44.129 ","End":"15:45.950","Text":"From here, I’ll extrude this out to"},{"Start":"15:45.950 ","End":"15:47.750","Text":"the top of the gear, using the “to"},{"Start":"15:47.770 ","End":"15:50.370","Text":"object” extent type, while also making"},{"Start":"15:50.370 ","End":"15:52.409","Text":"sure the operation is set to cut."},{"Start":"15:59.930 ","End":"16:01.640","Text":"You may even want to consider adding"},{"Start":"16:01.650 ","End":"16:03.679","Text":"a fillet radius to these inner edges,"},{"Start":"16:04.010 ","End":"16:05.979","Text":"not only making them stronger but"},{"Start":"16:05.980 ","End":"16:07.779","Text":"likely producing a better print."},{"Start":"16:12.410 ","End":"16:14.095","Text":"Another quick tip if you’re looking to"},{"Start":"16:14.280 ","End":"16:16.220","Text":"3D Print gears for a project would be"},{"Start":"16:16.220 ","End":"16:18.640","Text":"to check out the McMaster-Carr add-in."},{"Start":"16:19.950 ","End":"16:21.780","Text":"From the insert dropdown, select"},{"Start":"16:21.809 ","End":"16:23.820","Text":"“insert McMaster-Carr component.”"},{"Start":"16:25.670 ","End":"16:27.530","Text":"Simply search gears and you’ll see"},{"Start":"16:27.530 ","End":"16:29.490","Text":"there are hundreds of gear options."},{"Start":"16:30.400 ","End":"16:32.230","Text":"I would recommend using the plastic"},{"Start":"16:32.240 ","End":"16:34.090","Text":"gears section, as these gear designs"},{"Start":"16:34.090 ","End":"16:35.930","Text":"have been optimized for plastic."},{"Start":"16:36.590 ","End":"16:37.560","Text":"You’ll see there are even"},{"Start":"16:37.570 ","End":"16:39.500","Text":"gear railings and miter gears."},{"Start":"16:40.960 ","End":"16:42.760","Text":"Once you find the optimal gear,"},{"Start":"16:42.809 ","End":"16:43.959","Text":"you’ll need to view the product"},{"Start":"16:43.990 ","End":"16:47.369","Text":"details, make sure the dropdown is"},{"Start":"16:47.609 ","End":"16:52.190","Text":"set to “STEP-File” and save the file,"},{"Start":"16:52.200 ","End":"16:53.829","Text":"which will place it in your design."},{"Start":"17:01.460 ","End":"17:03.270","Text":"It took about 3.5 hours to"},{"Start":"17:03.270 ","End":"17:04.749","Text":"print out these sample gears"},{"Start":"17:04.779 ","End":"17:06.359","Text":"and the base that they rest on."},{"Start":"17:06.790 ","End":"17:08.109","Text":"As you can see, the final"},{"Start":"17:08.109 ","End":"17:09.450","Text":"printed gears work well."},{"Start":"17:11.579 ","End":"17:13.060","Text":"To summarize this video,"},{"Start":"17:13.150 ","End":"17:14.259","Text":"here are three takeaways to"},{"Start":"17:14.260 ","End":"17:16.210","Text":"consider when 3D printing gears."},{"Start":"17:18.099 ","End":"17:20.150","Text":"#1 - Never have fewer than 13 teeth on"},{"Start":"17:20.150 ","End":"17:22.320","Text":"your smallest gear, or you’ll likely"},{"Start":"17:22.320 ","End":"17:24.119","Text":"end up with an undercut on the gear"},{"Start":"17:24.119 ","End":"17:26.810","Text":"teeth that will prevent proper rotation."},{"Start":"17:28.310 ","End":"17:30.460","Text":"#2 - Always include a"},{"Start":"17:30.460 ","End":"17:32.270","Text":"backlash or tolerance, based"},{"Start":"17:32.270 ","End":"17:33.630","Text":"on your 3D printers’ setup."},{"Start":"17:34.420 ","End":"17:36.460","Text":"You’ll likely need to print a few test"},{"Start":"17:36.500 ","End":"17:39.090","Text":"gears to dial in the optimal tolerance."},{"Start":"17:40.820 ","End":"17:43.290","Text":"#3 - Always consider the thickness"},{"Start":"17:43.310 ","End":"17:44.990","Text":"and width of your gears, which greatly"},{"Start":"17:44.990 ","End":"17:46.560","Text":"impacts the strength of the gear."},{"Start":"17:47.030 ","End":"17:49.000","Text":"When possible, consider adding a"},{"Start":"17:49.000 ","End":"17:50.980","Text":"backing to strengthen the gear teeth."}],"ID":29069},{"Watched":false,"Name":"3D Printed Threads","Duration":"16m 20s","ChapterTopicVideoID":27879,"CourseChapterTopicPlaylistID":275343,"HasSubtitles":true,"ThumbnailPath":null,"UploadDate":null,"DurationForVideoObject":null,"Description":null,"MetaTitle":null,"MetaDescription":null,"Canonical":null,"VideoComments":[],"Subtitles":[{"Start":"00:00.000 ","End":"00:00.057","Text":"Kevin Kennedy: By the end of"},{"Start":"00:00.057 ","End":"00:00.143","Text":"this video, you’ll know how to"},{"Start":"00:00.143 ","End":"00:00.201","Text":"create 3D printable threads."},{"Start":"00:00.201 ","End":"00:00.287","Text":"We’ll look at creating external and"},{"Start":"00:00.287 ","End":"00:00.344","Text":"internal threads, creating clearance"},{"Start":"00:00.344 ","End":"00:00.445","Text":"for threads and nuts, and a trick"},{"Start":"00:00.445 ","End":"00:00.531","Text":"to make plastic threads last longer."},{"Start":"00:00.531 ","End":"00:01.940","Text":"We’re going to create three different"},{"Start":"00:01.950 ","End":"00:03.620","Text":"test threads so that you can print"},{"Start":"00:03.620 ","End":"00:05.040","Text":"them out to see which clearance"},{"Start":"00:05.040 ","End":"00:06.610","Text":"works best for your printer."},{"Start":"00:07.370 ","End":"00:09.319","Text":"Be sure to stick around until the very"},{"Start":"00:09.320 ","End":"00:11.659","Text":"end where I’ll demo the final 3D prints."},{"Start":"00:12.740 ","End":"00:14.459","Text":"To create the first thread, we’ll"},{"Start":"00:14.460 ","End":"00:16.250","Text":"need to create a new component."},{"Start":"00:17.070 ","End":"00:18.560","Text":"This will ensure we can create"},{"Start":"00:18.560 ","End":"00:20.270","Text":"copies of the design so we can"},{"Start":"00:20.270 ","End":"00:21.880","Text":"test the different clearances."},{"Start":"00:23.070 ","End":"00:25.260","Text":"Once our Thread component is active,"},{"Start":"00:25.330 ","End":"00:27.200","Text":"we can use the cylinder command."},{"Start":"00:28.090 ","End":"00:30.840","Text":"You can also create a sketch with a circle"},{"Start":"00:30.889 ","End":"00:33.180","Text":"and extrude it, to achieve the same thing."},{"Start":"00:33.750 ","End":"00:36.050","Text":"However, I prefer the cylinder command"},{"Start":"00:36.100 ","End":"00:37.989","Text":"as it results in one feature in the"},{"Start":"00:38.000 ","End":"00:39.990","Text":"timeline where you can change both the"},{"Start":"00:40.000 ","End":"00:42.470","Text":"diameter and the height in the same place."},{"Start":"00:43.400 ","End":"00:44.740","Text":"For these test prints, I"},{"Start":"00:44.740 ","End":"00:47.239","Text":"want to make an m16 Hex bolt."},{"Start":"00:48.160 ","End":"00:49.410","Text":"Therefore, I’m going to"},{"Start":"00:49.410 ","End":"00:51.950","Text":"make this 16mm in diameter."},{"Start":"00:52.699 ","End":"00:54.609","Text":"For the length, you would set this to"},{"Start":"00:54.610 ","End":"00:56.750","Text":"the size required for your project."},{"Start":"00:57.390 ","End":"00:59.260","Text":"However, because we’re going to"},{"Start":"00:59.260 ","End":"01:00.940","Text":"create some test prints, we’ll"},{"Start":"01:01.140 ","End":"01:03.940","Text":"set this to only 20mm, so we have"},{"Start":"01:03.940 ","End":"01:05.289","Text":"just enough threads to test them."},{"Start":"01:06.990 ","End":"01:09.159","Text":"To create the threads all we need to do"},{"Start":"01:09.170 ","End":"01:11.039","Text":"is activate the thread command from the"},{"Start":"01:11.039 ","End":"01:13.660","Text":"“Create” dropdown or the shortcuts box."},{"Start":"01:15.000 ","End":"01:16.720","Text":"Select the face of the cylinder"},{"Start":"01:16.760 ","End":"01:18.560","Text":"as the location of the threads."},{"Start":"01:19.330 ","End":"01:20.980","Text":"You’ll then see that Fusion 360"},{"Start":"01:20.980 ","End":"01:22.600","Text":"will automatically detect the"},{"Start":"01:22.600 ","End":"01:24.580","Text":"size of your cylinder and it will"},{"Start":"01:24.580 ","End":"01:26.479","Text":"utilize the closest thread type."},{"Start":"01:27.610 ","End":"01:30.280","Text":"Ours defaulted to the m16 because"},{"Start":"01:30.310 ","End":"01:33.140","Text":"16mm was the size of our cylinder."},{"Start":"01:34.410 ","End":"01:36.330","Text":"The most important step when creating"},{"Start":"01:36.330 ","End":"01:38.089","Text":"3D printable threads is that you will"},{"Start":"01:38.090 ","End":"01:40.129","Text":"need to check the “modeled option”."},{"Start":"01:40.860 ","End":"01:43.519","Text":"They recently moved this to the top as"},{"Start":"01:43.520 ","End":"01:45.259","Text":"a lot of people looked over the option"},{"Start":"01:45.270 ","End":"01:46.739","Text":"while it was placed at the bottom."},{"Start":"01:47.789 ","End":"01:49.899","Text":"In its current state, the thread is just"},{"Start":"01:49.900 ","End":"01:52.830","Text":"a decal or image representing the threads."},{"Start":"01:53.530 ","End":"01:55.740","Text":"This is because in most CAD assemblies"},{"Start":"01:55.760 ","End":"01:57.400","Text":"you’ll just need to note the threads"},{"Start":"01:57.400 ","End":"01:59.610","Text":"in a 2D drawing for manufacturing."},{"Start":"02:00.330 ","End":"02:02.370","Text":"The decals will keep your Fusion 360"},{"Start":"02:02.370 ","End":"02:05.059","Text":"file running much faster, especially in"},{"Start":"02:05.059 ","End":"02:07.230","Text":"large assemblies with hundreds of screws."},{"Start":"02:09.009 ","End":"02:10.310","Text":"Watch what happens as I"},{"Start":"02:10.310 ","End":"02:11.850","Text":"check the “Modeled” option."},{"Start":"02:12.800 ","End":"02:14.040","Text":"You’ll see the model went from"},{"Start":"02:14.040 ","End":"02:16.189","Text":"being a cylinder with a decal"},{"Start":"02:16.190 ","End":"02:17.950","Text":"wrapped around it to 3-dimensional"},{"Start":"02:17.950 ","End":"02:19.899","Text":"threads that we can now 3D print."},{"Start":"02:21.230 ","End":"02:23.509","Text":"After checking the “Modeled” option we"},{"Start":"02:23.510 ","End":"02:25.920","Text":"are also given the “Full Length” option."},{"Start":"02:26.700 ","End":"02:28.690","Text":"By default, this will be checked."},{"Start":"02:29.250 ","End":"02:30.930","Text":"However, if you don’t want the"},{"Start":"02:30.930 ","End":"02:32.540","Text":"threads to run the entire length"},{"Start":"02:32.540 ","End":"02:34.270","Text":"of your selected face, then you"},{"Start":"02:34.270 ","End":"02:36.189","Text":"can simply deselect this option."},{"Start":"02:37.570 ","End":"02:39.679","Text":"You can then drag the blue directional"},{"Start":"02:39.679 ","End":"02:41.813","Text":"arrow, or you can type out an exact"},{"Start":"02:42.030 ","End":"02:43.769","Text":"distance in the Thread dialog."},{"Start":"02:44.830 ","End":"02:47.030","Text":"With the “Full Length” option unchecked"},{"Start":"02:47.050 ","End":"02:49.580","Text":"we are also presented with another option."},{"Start":"02:50.280 ","End":"02:52.280","Text":"The ability to offset allows"},{"Start":"02:52.280 ","End":"02:53.980","Text":"you to change the start location"},{"Start":"02:54.210 ","End":"02:56.240","Text":"by setting an offset distance."},{"Start":"02:57.380 ","End":"02:59.799","Text":"For now, we’ll leave this set to zero so"},{"Start":"02:59.809 ","End":"03:02.090","Text":"we can screw on the nut from either end."},{"Start":"03:02.850 ","End":"03:04.000","Text":"I’m also going to leave"},{"Start":"03:04.000 ","End":"03:05.410","Text":"it set to “Full Length”."},{"Start":"03:07.000 ","End":"03:08.565","Text":"For the thread type, this defaults"},{"Start":"03:08.830 ","End":"03:10.550","Text":"to the ISO Metric Profile."},{"Start":"03:11.030 ","End":"03:12.690","Text":"Again, based on the size of our"},{"Start":"03:12.690 ","End":"03:14.899","Text":"cylinder, Fusion 360 assumed"},{"Start":"03:14.980 ","End":"03:17.250","Text":"we wanted to create an m16."},{"Start":"03:18.410 ","End":"03:20.970","Text":"In this case that was correct, however,"},{"Start":"03:20.980 ","End":"03:22.630","Text":"you can also choose from several"},{"Start":"03:22.630 ","End":"03:24.280","Text":"preset thread types based on the"},{"Start":"03:24.290 ","End":"03:26.060","Text":"type of project you’re working on."},{"Start":"03:27.230 ","End":"03:28.530","Text":"The size option lets you"},{"Start":"03:28.530 ","End":"03:30.130","Text":"change the size of the thread."},{"Start":"03:30.630 ","End":"03:33.450","Text":"If I switch this to 20mm, you’ll see"},{"Start":"03:33.450 ","End":"03:35.299","Text":"that the designation switches to m20."},{"Start":"03:37.700 ","End":"03:39.030","Text":"For now, I’ll switch"},{"Start":"03:39.030 ","End":"03:41.000","Text":"the size back to 16mm."},{"Start":"03:42.400 ","End":"03:44.110","Text":"With the designation option, you"},{"Start":"03:44.110 ","End":"03:46.280","Text":"can define the pitch of the thread."},{"Start":"03:47.050 ","End":"03:49.020","Text":"The pitch of a thread is the distance"},{"Start":"03:49.030 ","End":"03:51.010","Text":"from one crest to the next crest."},{"Start":"03:51.870 ","End":"03:53.969","Text":"Right now the pitch is currently set to"},{"Start":"03:54.000 ","End":"03:58.840","Text":"2mm because the designation is m16x2."},{"Start":"04:00.330 ","End":"04:01.739","Text":"Watch what happens to the pitch"},{"Start":"04:01.740 ","End":"04:03.609","Text":"of the threads in the model as"},{"Start":"04:03.610 ","End":"04:05.430","Text":"I change this to a lower pitch."},{"Start":"04:05.440 ","End":"04:06.220","Text":"You’ll see the threads"},{"Start":"04:06.220 ","End":"04:06.476","Text":"are much closer together."},{"Start":"04:06.540 ","End":"04:07.709","Text":"If you’re going to 3D Print a"},{"Start":"04:07.710 ","End":"04:09.709","Text":"thread the pitch is one area"},{"Start":"04:09.710 ","End":"04:11.329","Text":"that takes some trial and error."},{"Start":"04:12.070 ","End":"04:13.859","Text":"A lot of pitches that can be used for"},{"Start":"04:13.870 ","End":"04:16.769","Text":"metal threads simply will not print well,"},{"Start":"04:17.050 ","End":"04:19.650","Text":"due to their close proximity not working"},{"Start":"04:19.650 ","End":"04:21.870","Text":"with the tolerances of a 3D Printer."},{"Start":"04:23.230 ","End":"04:25.300","Text":"I’ve found this size of thread is a"},{"Start":"04:25.309 ","End":"04:26.930","Text":"great starting point if you’re going"},{"Start":"04:26.930 ","End":"04:29.200","Text":"to 3D print threads for the first time."},{"Start":"04:29.889 ","End":"04:31.920","Text":"Generally, anything smaller than"},{"Start":"04:31.920 ","End":"04:34.290","Text":"an m12 or m14 is going to require a"},{"Start":"04:34.300 ","End":"04:36.300","Text":"lot more trial and error to figure"},{"Start":"04:36.300 ","End":"04:37.680","Text":"out the right clearances based"},{"Start":"04:37.680 ","End":"04:39.430","Text":"on your 3D printers’ tolerance."},{"Start":"04:41.759 ","End":"04:43.909","Text":"This 2mm pitch works better than the"},{"Start":"04:43.920 ","End":"04:46.200","Text":"smaller pitches because the thread angle"},{"Start":"04:46.359 ","End":"04:49.430","Text":"and thread flank are larger, making it"},{"Start":"04:49.430 ","End":"04:51.820","Text":"easier to achieve a more precise print."},{"Start":"04:53.660 ","End":"04:55.250","Text":"The next option in the “Thread”"},{"Start":"04:55.250 ","End":"04:57.739","Text":"dialog is the various class options."},{"Start":"04:59.000 ","End":"05:00.310","Text":"The class represents the"},{"Start":"05:00.740 ","End":"05:01.839","Text":"thread’s tolerance class."},{"Start":"05:02.770 ","End":"05:05.069","Text":"In short, thread classes represent the"},{"Start":"05:05.080 ","End":"05:07.310","Text":"tolerances allowed with the pitch diameter"},{"Start":"05:07.610 ","End":"05:09.440","Text":"and the major diameter of a thread."},{"Start":"05:09.440 ","End":"05:09.849","Text":"I’ll have more on this"},{"Start":"05:09.849 ","End":"05:10.178","Text":"topic on my website."},{"Start":"05:10.260 ","End":"05:11.810","Text":"The second to last option"},{"Start":"05:11.840 ","End":"05:13.200","Text":"is the thread direction."},{"Start":"05:13.830 ","End":"05:15.549","Text":"The majority of the time you’ll want to"},{"Start":"05:15.550 ","End":"05:17.800","Text":"leave this on the default of right-hand."},{"Start":"05:18.330 ","End":"05:20.049","Text":"However, if you do find yourself"},{"Start":"05:20.049 ","End":"05:21.710","Text":"working on a project where something"},{"Start":"05:21.710 ","End":"05:23.989","Text":"loosens anti-clockwise, you’ll"},{"Start":"05:23.990 ","End":"05:25.990","Text":"want to use left-hand, which"},{"Start":"05:25.990 ","End":"05:27.960","Text":"will prevent loosening over time."},{"Start":"05:27.970 ","End":"05:32.060","Text":"Lastly, is the ability to check the"},{"Start":"05:32.060 ","End":"05:34.169","Text":"“remembered size” which will remember"},{"Start":"05:34.240 ","End":"05:35.729","Text":"all of these thread settings for"},{"Start":"05:35.730 ","End":"05:37.710","Text":"the next thread feature you create."},{"Start":"05:38.670 ","End":"05:40.075","Text":"Because I’m going to copy this"},{"Start":"05:40.150 ","End":"05:42.200","Text":"first component, I’m not going to"},{"Start":"05:42.200 ","End":"05:43.810","Text":"worry about checking this option."},{"Start":"05:44.110 ","End":"05:45.880","Text":"Instead, I’ll click OK"},{"Start":"05:45.880 ","End":"05:46.910","Text":"to create the thread."},{"Start":"05:48.720 ","End":"05:50.969","Text":"Let’s now make a second component to"},{"Start":"05:50.970 ","End":"05:52.690","Text":"create a nut for this first thread."},{"Start":"05:53.320 ","End":"05:55.589","Text":"We’ll then need to create a new sketch off"},{"Start":"05:55.639 ","End":"05:57.910","Text":"either the top or bottom of the thread so"},{"Start":"05:57.910 ","End":"06:00.079","Text":"that we can sketch a polygon for the nut."},{"Start":"06:01.340 ","End":"06:02.305","Text":"I’m going to use the circumscribed"},{"Start":"06:02.305 ","End":"06:04.890","Text":"polygon to create the hex nut."},{"Start":"06:05.500 ","End":"06:07.080","Text":"From the center origin, I’ll"},{"Start":"06:07.080 ","End":"06:08.659","Text":"type out a radius of 12mm."},{"Start":"06:11.320 ","End":"06:13.490","Text":"You can also clear out the command"},{"Start":"06:13.500 ","End":"06:15.709","Text":"with the escape key, select the"},{"Start":"06:15.710 ","End":"06:17.159","Text":"horizontal constraint in the"},{"Start":"06:17.160 ","End":"06:19.880","Text":"toolbar, and select an edge."},{"Start":"06:20.500 ","End":"06:21.350","Text":"This will make sure the"},{"Start":"06:21.360 ","End":"06:23.010","Text":"sketch is fully-constrained."},{"Start":"06:24.260 ","End":"06:26.900","Text":"We’ll also need to create a 16mm"},{"Start":"06:26.910 ","End":"06:29.200","Text":"center-circle for the internal thread."},{"Start":"06:33.160 ","End":"06:34.600","Text":"For the height of the nut, I’m"},{"Start":"06:34.600 ","End":"06:37.020","Text":"going to extrude this to 8mm."},{"Start":"06:38.410 ","End":"06:40.000","Text":"The next step would be for us to"},{"Start":"06:40.000 ","End":"06:42.150","Text":"apply the internal thread to the nut."},{"Start":"06:43.150 ","End":"06:44.580","Text":"To do this we can activate"},{"Start":"06:44.590 ","End":"06:46.189","Text":"the thread feature and simply"},{"Start":"06:46.190 ","End":"06:48.020","Text":"select the inside cylinder."},{"Start":"06:49.139 ","End":"06:51.670","Text":"Once again, Fusion 360 will automatically"},{"Start":"06:51.670 ","End":"06:53.549","Text":"detect the closest thread type."},{"Start":"06:54.709 ","End":"06:56.830","Text":"After confirming it detected the"},{"Start":"06:56.860 ","End":"06:58.800","Text":"m16 thread that we’re going for,"},{"Start":"06:59.050 ","End":"07:00.640","Text":"we can click the “OK” button."},{"Start":"07:02.139 ","End":"07:03.789","Text":"At this point, we can take a look at"},{"Start":"07:03.790 ","End":"07:05.960","Text":"the section analysis to see how much"},{"Start":"07:05.960 ","End":"07:07.779","Text":"clearance there is between the two parts."},{"Start":"07:08.969 ","End":"07:10.450","Text":"From the inspect dropdown,"},{"Start":"07:10.459 ","End":"07:12.450","Text":"select the section analysis."},{"Start":"07:13.409 ","End":"07:14.900","Text":"Then, simply click one of"},{"Start":"07:14.910 ","End":"07:16.510","Text":"the vertical origin planes."},{"Start":"07:17.770 ","End":"07:19.610","Text":"If I zoom in, you’ll see that Fusion"},{"Start":"07:19.610 ","End":"07:22.230","Text":"360 automatically includes a clearance"},{"Start":"07:22.250 ","End":"07:24.749","Text":"between exterior and interior threads."},{"Start":"07:26.219 ","End":"07:27.820","Text":"This first thread and nut, is going"},{"Start":"07:27.820 ","End":"07:29.760","Text":"to be our first clearance test."},{"Start":"07:30.949 ","End":"07:34.470","Text":"By default, it has a .1mm clearance."},{"Start":"07:35.240 ","End":"07:37.030","Text":"Depending on the size of the thread"},{"Start":"07:37.100 ","End":"07:39.270","Text":"and the tolerance of your 3D printer,"},{"Start":"07:39.540 ","End":"07:41.049","Text":"this default clearance typical"},{"Start":"07:41.050 ","End":"07:43.190","Text":"needs modifications...but we’ll"},{"Start":"07:43.190 ","End":"07:45.340","Text":"use it as the start of our test."},{"Start":"07:47.129 ","End":"07:48.630","Text":"Let’s make a copy so I can show"},{"Start":"07:48.630 ","End":"07:50.160","Text":"you how to increase the clearance,"},{"Start":"07:50.180 ","End":"07:51.750","Text":"which is typically needed before 3D"},{"Start":"07:52.050 ","End":"07:54.300","Text":"Printing on a consumer-level printer."},{"Start":"07:56.240 ","End":"07:57.510","Text":"I’m going to shift-click the"},{"Start":"07:57.510 ","End":"07:59.060","Text":"two components in the Browser."},{"Start":"07:59.700 ","End":"08:01.770","Text":"I’ll right-click and select “copy”."},{"Start":"08:03.240 ","End":"08:04.250","Text":"Then, I’ll right-click on the"},{"Start":"08:04.250 ","End":"08:06.119","Text":"top-level assembly, which will let"},{"Start":"08:06.119 ","End":"08:07.969","Text":"us choose the “Paste New” option."},{"Start":"08:08.810 ","End":"08:10.510","Text":"It’s important that you select “Paste"},{"Start":"08:10.510 ","End":"08:12.580","Text":"New” and not “Paste” as you want this"},{"Start":"08:12.580 ","End":"08:14.990","Text":"to create an unlinked copy so our"},{"Start":"08:14.990 ","End":"08:16.950","Text":"first two components aren’t altered."},{"Start":"08:18.370 ","End":"08:19.729","Text":"I’m going to drag the copies"},{"Start":"08:19.730 ","End":"08:21.680","Text":"to the right and I’ll click OK."},{"Start":"08:22.949 ","End":"08:25.420","Text":"Unfortunately, at this time Fusion"},{"Start":"08:25.420 ","End":"08:27.760","Text":"360 does not have a clearance option"},{"Start":"08:27.770 ","End":"08:29.260","Text":"built into the thread command."},{"Start":"08:29.920 ","End":"08:31.880","Text":"Instead, what you have to do is"},{"Start":"08:31.910 ","End":"08:33.789","Text":"offset the thread faces based"},{"Start":"08:33.789 ","End":"08:35.370","Text":"on your printer tolerances."},{"Start":"08:35.370 ","End":"08:38.129","Text":"I’m going to hide the copied Nut"},{"Start":"08:38.200 ","End":"08:39.949","Text":"and I’ll activate the copied Thread."},{"Start":"08:42.270 ","End":"08:44.020","Text":"We’ll select the top thread flank"},{"Start":"08:44.070 ","End":"08:45.220","Text":"and then we’ll hit the keyboard"},{"Start":"08:45.220 ","End":"08:47.380","Text":"shortcut letter “Q”, as in Quebec."},{"Start":"08:49.470 ","End":"08:51.870","Text":"Remember this shortcut activates either"},{"Start":"08:51.880 ","End":"08:54.440","Text":"the press pull command or the offset"},{"Start":"08:54.440 ","End":"08:56.579","Text":"faces command, based on our selection."},{"Start":"08:57.420 ","End":"08:59.689","Text":"We want to offset the face a negative"},{"Start":"08:59.690 ","End":"09:01.740","Text":"distance to add a slightly larger"},{"Start":"09:01.740 ","End":"09:03.770","Text":"clearance between this external thread"},{"Start":"09:04.120 ","End":"09:05.890","Text":"and the internal thread of the nut."},{"Start":"09:07.210 ","End":"09:10.880","Text":"I want a total of -0.2, so I’ll"},{"Start":"09:10.910 ","End":"09:16.970","Text":"offset this thread another -0.1."},{"Start":"09:16.970 ","End":"09:17.579","Text":"We’ll then need to do the"},{"Start":"09:17.580 ","End":"09:18.950","Text":"same thing for the bottom."},{"Start":"09:19.870 ","End":"09:21.239","Text":"I’ll select the bottom thread"},{"Start":"09:21.240 ","End":"09:23.580","Text":"flank \u003e hit the keyboard letter"},{"Start":"09:23.590 ","End":"09:27.670","Text":"“Q” and I’ll type out -0.1."},{"Start":"09:29.370 ","End":"09:31.260","Text":"If you turn the copied nut component"},{"Start":"09:31.320 ","End":"09:33.470","Text":"back on, you’ll see that we now have a"},{"Start":"09:33.480 ","End":"09:35.410","Text":"larger clearance between the two parts."},{"Start":"09:36.490 ","End":"09:38.220","Text":"This method can be used with trial and"},{"Start":"09:38.220 ","End":"09:39.910","Text":"error to find the perfect clearance"},{"Start":"09:39.920 ","End":"09:41.430","Text":"for your desired thread size."},{"Start":"09:44.790 ","End":"09:46.800","Text":"There are so many factors in play between"},{"Start":"09:46.830 ","End":"09:49.130","Text":"3D printers being different, setting up"},{"Start":"09:49.130 ","End":"09:52.160","Text":"the file in slicing software, and so on."},{"Start":"09:52.799 ","End":"09:54.530","Text":"Just keep in mind that as threads"},{"Start":"09:54.570 ","End":"09:56.250","Text":"get smaller they’ll lose some of the"},{"Start":"09:56.270 ","End":"09:58.190","Text":"finer details, and their clearance"},{"Start":"09:58.190 ","End":"09:59.820","Text":"may need to be tweaked even more."},{"Start":"10:01.320 ","End":"10:03.110","Text":"Another thing I would highly recommend"},{"Start":"10:03.110 ","End":"10:04.779","Text":"when you create test prints is to"},{"Start":"10:04.780 ","End":"10:06.610","Text":"label them before you print them out."},{"Start":"10:07.049 ","End":"10:08.659","Text":"This is a great way to keep track"},{"Start":"10:08.670 ","End":"10:10.280","Text":"of what works and what doesn’t."},{"Start":"10:11.270 ","End":"10:12.579","Text":"For now, I’ll turn off"},{"Start":"10:12.580 ","End":"10:14.050","Text":"the section analysis."},{"Start":"10:17.530 ","End":"10:19.630","Text":"Activate the text command and select"},{"Start":"10:19.630 ","End":"10:21.730","Text":"the top face of the Thread component."},{"Start":"10:23.570 ","End":"10:24.610","Text":"I like to type out the"},{"Start":"10:24.650 ","End":"10:26.590","Text":"clearance added to the default."},{"Start":"10:27.070 ","End":"10:34.710","Text":"For this one, I’ll type out -0.1"},{"Start":"10:40.730 ","End":"10:42.180","Text":"and I’ll extrude cut this down"},{"Start":"10:43.549 ","End":"10:45.579","Text":"-.2mm to make a simple emboss."},{"Start":"10:52.480 ","End":"10:54.300","Text":"I’ll also do the same to the nut,"},{"Start":"10:54.330 ","End":"10:55.810","Text":"to ensure that I can always tell"},{"Start":"10:55.810 ","End":"10:57.380","Text":"which nut goes with the thread."},{"Start":"11:05.639 ","End":"11:06.960","Text":"Again, I’ll extrude cut"},{"Start":"11:06.960 ","End":"11:14.060","Text":"the text down -0.2mm."},{"Start":"11:14.080 ","End":"11:16.300","Text":"Let’s create one more copy of the thread"},{"Start":"11:16.340 ","End":"11:19.350","Text":"and nut, so we can do one more test print."},{"Start":"11:22.320 ","End":"11:24.280","Text":"I’m going to copy the latest thread"},{"Start":"11:24.320 ","End":"11:26.530","Text":"and nut and I’ll make sure to select"},{"Start":"11:26.560 ","End":"11:28.570","Text":"paste new from the top-level component."},{"Start":"11:29.970 ","End":"11:31.310","Text":"After dragging them over to"},{"Start":"11:31.310 ","End":"11:32.650","Text":"the right I’m going to turn"},{"Start":"11:32.650 ","End":"11:34.580","Text":"the section analysis back on."},{"Start":"11:35.700 ","End":"11:36.770","Text":"I’ll also make sure the"},{"Start":"11:36.780 ","End":"11:38.419","Text":"thread component is active."},{"Start":"11:40.309 ","End":"11:42.439","Text":"If you look at the threads on most plastic"},{"Start":"11:42.440 ","End":"11:45.470","Text":"parts, for example, the threads on a"},{"Start":"11:45.470 ","End":"11:48.190","Text":"disposable water bottle, you’ll notice"},{"Start":"11:48.190 ","End":"11:50.229","Text":"they’re almost always rounded over."},{"Start":"11:51.450 ","End":"11:53.400","Text":"As we all know, most metals"},{"Start":"11:53.429 ","End":"11:55.480","Text":"are stronger than plastics, and"},{"Start":"11:55.480 ","End":"11:57.170","Text":"they hold up better long term."},{"Start":"11:57.670 ","End":"11:59.680","Text":"Generally, plastic threads don’t"},{"Start":"11:59.680 ","End":"12:01.400","Text":"do well when they’re very thin, as"},{"Start":"12:01.400 ","End":"12:03.140","Text":"they break down and get gummed up"},{"Start":"12:03.140 ","End":"12:05.250","Text":"to the point they don’t work...which"},{"Start":"12:05.250 ","End":"12:07.579","Text":"becomes a serious issue with threads."},{"Start":"12:08.250 ","End":"12:09.920","Text":"Therefore, one of the things you"},{"Start":"12:09.920 ","End":"12:11.660","Text":"can do with your 3D printed threads"},{"Start":"12:11.719 ","End":"12:14.709","Text":"is to add a fillet or nice round"},{"Start":"12:14.710 ","End":"12:16.530","Text":"over to the edge of the threads."},{"Start":"12:17.000 ","End":"12:18.989","Text":"This will make the much more durable."},{"Start":"12:18.999 ","End":"12:22.500","Text":"We’re going to do that to this 3rd model"},{"Start":"12:22.500 ","End":"12:24.670","Text":"so we can compare the printed results."},{"Start":"12:25.760 ","End":"12:27.459","Text":"I’ll hide the nut component so we can"},{"Start":"12:27.460 ","End":"12:29.460","Text":"work with the edge of the threads."},{"Start":"12:30.620 ","End":"12:32.150","Text":"I’ll then select the face of the"},{"Start":"12:32.150 ","End":"12:33.700","Text":"edge, before hitting the keyboard"},{"Start":"12:33.700 ","End":"12:35.109","Text":"shortcut letter “F,” as in"},{"Start":"12:35.109 ","End":"12:37.030","Text":"Foxtrot, for the fillet command."},{"Start":"12:39.100 ","End":"12:44.290","Text":"I’ll add a fillet of .05mm."},{"Start":"12:44.290 ","End":"12:45.829","Text":"As you can see, that adds a"},{"Start":"12:45.830 ","End":"12:47.860","Text":"nice round over to each edge."},{"Start":"12:48.200 ","End":"12:50.439","Text":"However, when you think about it, .05"},{"Start":"12:51.219 ","End":"12:53.549","Text":"is very small, and won’t make too much"},{"Start":"12:53.549 ","End":"12:56.010","Text":"of a difference...and if we increase"},{"Start":"12:56.010 ","End":"12:57.840","Text":"the fillet anymore we’re going to"},{"Start":"12:57.840 ","End":"12:59.500","Text":"get an error because there isn’t a"},{"Start":"12:59.500 ","End":"13:01.099","Text":"large enough face for the fillet."},{"Start":"13:03.059 ","End":"13:05.130","Text":"What we can do instead is offset the"},{"Start":"13:05.130 ","End":"13:07.170","Text":"face of the edge first, which will allow"},{"Start":"13:07.170 ","End":"13:09.519","Text":"us to apply a greater fillet radius."},{"Start":"13:10.889 ","End":"13:12.700","Text":"I’ll select the edge, and then I’m going"},{"Start":"13:12.709 ","End":"13:14.640","Text":"to hit the keyboard shortcut letter “Q”."},{"Start":"13:17.200 ","End":"13:24.840","Text":"This time, I’ll type a distance of -.1."},{"Start":"13:24.840 ","End":"13:26.349","Text":"Before reactivating the fillet"},{"Start":"13:26.490 ","End":"13:28.679","Text":"command, I’ll select the edge again."},{"Start":"13:29.949 ","End":"13:31.920","Text":"This time, I’ll add a fillet radius"},{"Start":"13:31.990 ","End":"13:35.810","Text":"of .15mm, which equals a total of"},{"Start":"13:36.500 ","End":"13:38.680","Text":".3mm, something that will make a"},{"Start":"13:38.680 ","End":"13:40.730","Text":"significant difference in the print."},{"Start":"13:41.980 ","End":"13:44.140","Text":"We also want to make sure to add the same"},{"Start":"13:44.140 ","End":"13:46.429","Text":"radius to our internal thread of the nut."},{"Start":"13:47.199 ","End":"13:48.609","Text":"I’ll turn the visibility of"},{"Start":"13:48.609 ","End":"13:50.310","Text":"the nut component back on and"},{"Start":"13:50.310 ","End":"13:51.750","Text":"I’ll make sure it’s active."},{"Start":"13:53.930 ","End":"13:55.320","Text":"I’ll select the corresponding"},{"Start":"13:55.330 ","End":"13:57.020","Text":"inner edge, before once again"},{"Start":"13:57.040 ","End":"13:59.689","Text":"applying a fillet of .15mm."},{"Start":"13:59.689 ","End":"14:09.675","Text":"Last but not least, we also want"},{"Start":"14:09.740 ","End":"14:11.150","Text":"to make sure to mark this 3rd"},{"Start":"14:11.160 ","End":"14:12.920","Text":"version, so we can tell them apart."},{"Start":"14:13.860 ","End":"14:15.780","Text":"Since this is a copied component,"},{"Start":"14:15.809 ","End":"14:17.549","Text":"we can quickly go back to edit the"},{"Start":"14:17.550 ","End":"14:19.609","Text":"text command that was used earlier."},{"Start":"14:23.330 ","End":"14:25.329","Text":"I’m simply going to add the letter “F”"},{"Start":"14:25.420 ","End":"14:29.460","Text":"to the end of -0.1, signifying this"},{"Start":"14:29.470 ","End":"14:31.260","Text":"is the one with the fillet applied."},{"Start":"14:33.320 ","End":"14:34.510","Text":"I’ll also reposition the"},{"Start":"14:34.510 ","End":"14:35.969","Text":"text so it’s center aligned."},{"Start":"14:35.969 ","End":"14:46.170","Text":"At this point, we’re ready to"},{"Start":"14:46.170 ","End":"14:47.729","Text":"print them out to test them!"},{"Start":"14:50.400 ","End":"14:51.870","Text":"I’ve gone ahead and printed these"},{"Start":"14:51.870 ","End":"14:54.140","Text":"out on my Monoprice 3D printer."},{"Start":"14:54.559 ","End":"14:56.809","Text":"Let’s take a look at the results."},{"Start":"14:58.670 ","End":"15:00.209","Text":"The first one, which used the"},{"Start":"15:00.210 ","End":"15:02.069","Text":"default clearance that Fusion 360"},{"Start":"15:02.070 ","End":"15:04.450","Text":"applies, is a little bit too tight."},{"Start":"15:04.980 ","End":"15:06.860","Text":"It actually got stuck on there and I had"},{"Start":"15:06.860 ","End":"15:09.150","Text":"to use a vice and wrench to get it off."},{"Start":"15:10.160 ","End":"15:11.639","Text":"This default often doesn’t"},{"Start":"15:11.639 ","End":"15:13.529","Text":"work on smaller thread sizes."},{"Start":"15:15.420 ","End":"15:17.360","Text":"The second one, works pretty well,"},{"Start":"15:17.400 ","End":"15:18.760","Text":"as the clearance worked almost"},{"Start":"15:18.770 ","End":"15:20.849","Text":"perfectly with my printer’s tolerance."},{"Start":"15:21.740 ","End":"15:23.660","Text":"However, I can tell already that"},{"Start":"15:23.660 ","End":"15:25.460","Text":"if this were to be used frequently,"},{"Start":"15:25.630 ","End":"15:26.820","Text":"then the threads would start"},{"Start":"15:26.820 ","End":"15:28.680","Text":"to lose their clean sharp edge."},{"Start":"15:30.340 ","End":"15:31.829","Text":"The third one resulted in"},{"Start":"15:31.830 ","End":"15:33.310","Text":"the best overall print."},{"Start":"15:33.839 ","End":"15:35.840","Text":"With the added fillet to the threads,"},{"Start":"15:35.910 ","End":"15:37.480","Text":"it worked just as well as the"},{"Start":"15:37.480 ","End":"15:39.820","Text":"second test, but the threads appear"},{"Start":"15:39.820 ","End":"15:41.950","Text":"to be significantly more durable,"},{"Start":"15:42.170 ","End":"15:44.160","Text":"especially for long-term use."},{"Start":"15:45.940 ","End":"15:47.770","Text":"Another tip when working with plastic"},{"Start":"15:47.770 ","End":"15:49.770","Text":"threads is to use a tap and die"},{"Start":"15:49.790 ","End":"15:51.979","Text":"set to fix your printed threads."},{"Start":"15:52.930 ","End":"15:54.890","Text":"For example, the default clearance"},{"Start":"15:54.890 ","End":"15:57.360","Text":"in Fusion 360 will often work,"},{"Start":"15:57.670 ","End":"15:59.699","Text":"if you use the tap and die to"},{"Start":"15:59.700 ","End":"16:01.340","Text":"fine-tune the printed results."},{"Start":"16:01.350 ","End":"16:01.946","Text":"I’ll put more info about this on my site."},{"Start":"16:02.139 ","End":"16:03.840","Text":"In summary, you’ll want to create"},{"Start":"16:03.840 ","End":"16:05.420","Text":"clearance tests before printing"},{"Start":"16:05.420 ","End":"16:07.140","Text":"out screws for your project."},{"Start":"16:07.549 ","End":"16:09.120","Text":"The size of the thread and the"},{"Start":"16:09.120 ","End":"16:11.180","Text":"tolerances of your printer will"},{"Start":"16:11.180 ","End":"16:12.970","Text":"help determine the clearance needed."},{"Start":"16:13.860 ","End":"16:15.490","Text":"To add additional clearances"},{"Start":"16:15.490 ","End":"16:17.020","Text":"to threads you can use Fusion"},{"Start":"16:17.020 ","End":"16:19.080","Text":"360’s offset faces feature."}],"ID":29070},{"Watched":false,"Name":"Multi Color 3D Prints using Fusion 360","Duration":"13m 51s","ChapterTopicVideoID":27883,"CourseChapterTopicPlaylistID":275343,"HasSubtitles":true,"ThumbnailPath":null,"UploadDate":null,"DurationForVideoObject":null,"Description":null,"MetaTitle":null,"MetaDescription":null,"Canonical":null,"VideoComments":[],"Subtitles":[{"Start":"00:00.440 ","End":"00:01.319","Text":"Kevin Kennedy: Before we start"},{"Start":"00:01.330 ","End":"00:02.940","Text":"modeling, I should state that this"},{"Start":"00:02.940 ","End":"00:04.859","Text":"approach is intended for those who"},{"Start":"00:04.860 ","End":"00:06.810","Text":"don’t have a 3D printer with a dual"},{"Start":"00:07.030 ","End":"00:08.990","Text":"extruder...and for those projects"},{"Start":"00:08.990 ","End":"00:10.789","Text":"where filament changes won’t work."},{"Start":"00:11.570 ","End":"00:13.260","Text":"We’re also going to add the inlay"},{"Start":"00:13.260 ","End":"00:15.180","Text":"to both sides of the model, making"},{"Start":"00:15.180 ","End":"00:17.039","Text":"the technique a bit more relevant."},{"Start":"00:17.980 ","End":"00:20.040","Text":"For this example, I’m going to walk you"},{"Start":"00:20.040 ","End":"00:22.419","Text":"through creating a simple multi-colored"},{"Start":"00:22.430 ","End":"00:24.940","Text":"keychain, where the inlaid text is a"},{"Start":"00:24.940 ","End":"00:27.049","Text":"second color that’s printed separately."},{"Start":"00:27.889 ","End":"00:29.919","Text":"However, note that you can follow"},{"Start":"00:29.920 ","End":"00:32.080","Text":"the same workflow for just about any"},{"Start":"00:32.080 ","End":"00:34.370","Text":"object - including complex shapes."},{"Start":"00:35.250 ","End":"00:36.750","Text":"Be sure to stick around until"},{"Start":"00:36.750 ","End":"00:38.180","Text":"the very end where I’ll demo"},{"Start":"00:38.220 ","End":"00:40.019","Text":"the final 3D printed object."},{"Start":"00:40.780 ","End":"00:42.290","Text":"To get started, I’ll create"},{"Start":"00:42.320 ","End":"00:43.960","Text":"a new component in Fusion"},{"Start":"00:43.960 ","End":"00:45.980","Text":"360 for the Keychain Body."},{"Start":"00:47.200 ","End":"00:49.200","Text":"I’m going to create a new box on the"},{"Start":"00:49.210 ","End":"00:51.440","Text":"XY origin plane, with the dimensions"},{"Start":"00:51.450 ","End":"00:57.000","Text":"of 50mm x 30mm and the height of 5mm."},{"Start":"01:01.130 ","End":"01:02.310","Text":"I’ll add a fillet radius"},{"Start":"01:02.360 ","End":"01:04.789","Text":"of 14mm to all four edges."},{"Start":"01:05.750 ","End":"01:07.300","Text":"Remember, if you need to select an"},{"Start":"01:07.300 ","End":"01:09.040","Text":"edge on the other side of a body,"},{"Start":"01:09.070 ","End":"01:10.640","Text":"you can always click and hold on"},{"Start":"01:10.640 ","End":"01:12.580","Text":"the model, which will let you select"},{"Start":"01:12.580 ","End":"01:13.729","Text":"the edge from the depth selector."},{"Start":"01:17.290 ","End":"01:19.240","Text":"Next, I’m going to create a simple"},{"Start":"01:19.250 ","End":"01:21.689","Text":"6mm hole on the top of the keychain,"},{"Start":"01:21.700 ","End":"01:22.940","Text":"which will be for a keyring."},{"Start":"01:24.340 ","End":"01:26.230","Text":"I’m just going to eyeball the alignment,"},{"Start":"01:26.450 ","End":"01:28.149","Text":"however, if you’re following along"},{"Start":"01:28.160 ","End":"01:30.120","Text":"to make your own keychain, then you"},{"Start":"01:30.120 ","End":"01:31.910","Text":"can always create a construction"},{"Start":"01:31.910 ","End":"01:33.619","Text":"line to center align the hole."},{"Start":"01:36.570 ","End":"01:38.490","Text":"We’ll also want to add a fillet of"},{"Start":"01:38.500 ","End":"01:40.870","Text":"1mm to the edges of the keychain."},{"Start":"01:42.320 ","End":"01:43.820","Text":"We can now create a second"},{"Start":"01:43.820 ","End":"01:45.270","Text":"component for the text."},{"Start":"01:46.119 ","End":"01:47.690","Text":"This is where you can create or"},{"Start":"01:47.709 ","End":"01:49.600","Text":"insert any design that you want to"},{"Start":"01:49.780 ","End":"01:51.950","Text":"inlay...it doesn’t have to be text."},{"Start":"01:52.310 ","End":"01:54.860","Text":"You could also use an SVG file to cut"},{"Start":"01:54.860 ","End":"01:57.169","Text":"out a logo or more intricate design."},{"Start":"01:58.349 ","End":"02:00.170","Text":"I’ll activate the text command and"},{"Start":"02:00.170 ","End":"02:01.520","Text":"I’m going to select the top of the"},{"Start":"02:01.590 ","End":"02:03.529","Text":"keychain as a face to sketch on."},{"Start":"02:04.529 ","End":"02:06.199","Text":"However, we’re going to cut this"},{"Start":"02:06.210 ","End":"02:08.229","Text":"component out with the combine command,"},{"Start":"02:08.530 ","End":"02:10.260","Text":"so it is not required that you sketch"},{"Start":"02:10.260 ","End":"02:12.420","Text":"directly on top of the other component."},{"Start":"02:13.500 ","End":"02:15.250","Text":"For my design, I’m going to type"},{"Start":"02:15.250 ","End":"02:17.039","Text":"out the letters PDO, which is"},{"Start":"02:17.040 ","End":"02:18.810","Text":"short for Product Design Online."},{"Start":"02:20.059 ","End":"02:21.880","Text":"I would also recommend you find"},{"Start":"02:21.889 ","End":"02:24.060","Text":"a font that has a thicker style"},{"Start":"02:24.320 ","End":"02:26.150","Text":"or make sure to bold the text,"},{"Start":"02:26.460 ","End":"02:28.280","Text":"as these letters are quite small."},{"Start":"02:28.930 ","End":"02:30.119","Text":"This will help ensure we have"},{"Start":"02:30.120 ","End":"02:34.299","Text":"enough room to add a chamfer."},{"Start":"02:34.300 ","End":"02:36.060","Text":"I’m going to select “Arial Black” and"},{"Start":"02:37.200 ","End":"02:40.210","Text":"I’ll also make the text size 15mm."},{"Start":"02:42.020 ","End":"02:44.540","Text":"Lastly, I’ll rotate the text and drag it"},{"Start":"02:44.550 ","End":"02:46.870","Text":"into position, to the approximate center."},{"Start":"02:50.540 ","End":"02:52.660","Text":"Before extruding the text, I’m also"},{"Start":"02:52.660 ","End":"02:54.419","Text":"going to project the keychain shape."},{"Start":"02:55.280 ","End":"02:57.069","Text":"Later on, we’ll use this projected"},{"Start":"02:57.070 ","End":"02:58.899","Text":"sketch to align the text on the"},{"Start":"02:58.959 ","End":"03:00.670","Text":"opposite side of the keychain."},{"Start":"03:02.590 ","End":"03:04.290","Text":"I’ll then extrude the text down"},{"Start":"03:04.400 ","End":"03:08.579","Text":"-1.5mm...and we’re also going to want"},{"Start":"03:08.590 ","End":"03:10.600","Text":"to set the operation to “New Body”"},{"Start":"03:11.809 ","End":"03:13.380","Text":"The reason I’m making this text"},{"Start":"03:13.440 ","End":"03:15.409","Text":"its own component and separate"},{"Start":"03:15.410 ","End":"03:17.640","Text":"body is so we can apply a draft"},{"Start":"03:17.640 ","End":"03:19.530","Text":"angle or chamfer to the edges."},{"Start":"03:20.530 ","End":"03:22.690","Text":"The angled edge not only helps the"},{"Start":"03:22.910 ","End":"03:24.809","Text":"inlay sit in place, but it generally"},{"Start":"03:24.810 ","End":"03:26.869","Text":"provides for better print results."},{"Start":"03:27.980 ","End":"03:29.680","Text":"If you do decide you want straight"},{"Start":"03:29.680 ","End":"03:31.690","Text":"edges for your inlaid part then you"},{"Start":"03:31.690 ","End":"03:34.149","Text":"can skip this step and instead simply"},{"Start":"03:34.270 ","End":"03:36.239","Text":"extrude cut the text or your desired"},{"Start":"03:36.270 ","End":"03:38.190","Text":"object out of the main component."},{"Start":"03:40.030 ","End":"03:41.390","Text":"At this point, we can either"},{"Start":"03:41.410 ","End":"03:43.790","Text":"add a draft angle or a chamfer."},{"Start":"03:44.610 ","End":"03:46.589","Text":"Generally, I use the draft command"},{"Start":"03:46.590 ","End":"03:48.260","Text":"when creating inlays or similar"},{"Start":"03:48.260 ","End":"03:50.049","Text":"projects like one-part molds."},{"Start":"03:50.589 ","End":"03:52.989","Text":"However, Fusion 360’s text command"},{"Start":"03:52.990 ","End":"03:54.209","Text":"does not like to work with the"},{"Start":"03:54.230 ","End":"03:56.309","Text":"draft command because of all the"},{"Start":"03:56.310 ","End":"03:58.260","Text":"extra line geometry it produces."},{"Start":"03:59.150 ","End":"04:00.769","Text":"Because of this, I’ve found that the"},{"Start":"04:00.770 ","End":"04:03.170","Text":"chamfer tool produces much better results."},{"Start":"04:04.420 ","End":"04:05.879","Text":"I’ll activate the chamfer tool"},{"Start":"04:05.880 ","End":"04:07.380","Text":"from the modify dropdown list."},{"Start":"04:08.400 ","End":"04:09.540","Text":"Then, we’ll want to look"},{"Start":"04:09.540 ","End":"04:10.939","Text":"at the bottom of the text."},{"Start":"04:13.000 ","End":"04:14.550","Text":"Again, you’ll see that the text"},{"Start":"04:14.550 ","End":"04:16.709","Text":"creates a lot of edges and faces."},{"Start":"04:17.510 ","End":"04:19.769","Text":"We can use a selection filter instead"},{"Start":"04:19.769 ","End":"04:21.680","Text":"of selecting them one at a time."},{"Start":"04:22.520 ","End":"04:24.529","Text":"In the select dropdown, I’ll find the"},{"Start":"04:24.540 ","End":"04:26.580","Text":"“selection priority” flyout folder,"},{"Start":"04:26.920 ","End":"04:29.229","Text":"and then the “Select Edge Priority”."},{"Start":"04:30.920 ","End":"04:32.309","Text":"If you then look at the selection"},{"Start":"04:32.310 ","End":"04:34.099","Text":"filters you’ll see that only"},{"Start":"04:34.120 ","End":"04:35.860","Text":"“Body Edges” is selected."},{"Start":"04:36.420 ","End":"04:37.740","Text":"You’ll also want to make sure"},{"Start":"04:37.740 ","End":"04:39.249","Text":"the “Select Through” option is"},{"Start":"04:39.300 ","End":"04:41.239","Text":"unchecked, so we don’t accidentally"},{"Start":"04:41.240 ","End":"04:43.129","Text":"select edges on the other side."},{"Start":"04:44.099 ","End":"04:45.630","Text":"We’ll then need to look at the letters"},{"Start":"04:45.639 ","End":"04:47.559","Text":"straight on, from the bottom view."},{"Start":"04:49.309 ","End":"04:51.260","Text":"We can use the selection window to"},{"Start":"04:51.260 ","End":"04:53.240","Text":"drag over all three letters, which"},{"Start":"04:53.240 ","End":"04:55.549","Text":"quickly selects all of those edge lines."},{"Start":"04:57.200 ","End":"04:59.630","Text":"If we reactivate the chamfer tool, you’ll"},{"Start":"04:59.630 ","End":"05:01.590","Text":"see that all of the selected edges are"},{"Start":"05:01.610 ","End":"05:03.539","Text":"automatically applied as the “Edges”."},{"Start":"05:04.670 ","End":"05:06.700","Text":"We’ll want to set the Chamfer type as “Two"},{"Start":"05:06.700 ","End":"05:08.360","Text":"distances” which will give you greater"},{"Start":"05:08.360 ","End":"05:10.099","Text":"control over the angle of this inlay."},{"Start":"05:11.400 ","End":"05:13.440","Text":"For the second distance, I’ll type out"},{"Start":"05:13.440 ","End":"05:16.810","Text":"1.5mm, equaling the height of the text."},{"Start":"05:17.610 ","End":"05:19.629","Text":"This is to ensure that the cutout of the"},{"Start":"05:19.830 ","End":"05:21.959","Text":"inlay runs to the edge of the letters."},{"Start":"05:23.160 ","End":"05:25.090","Text":"For the first distance, you’ll want to"},{"Start":"05:25.100 ","End":"05:27.000","Text":"play around with the value, to see what"},{"Start":"05:27.000 ","End":"05:29.440","Text":"works best, as this depends on the font"},{"Start":"05:29.870 ","End":"05:31.710","Text":"or type of object you’re working with."},{"Start":"05:32.790 ","End":"05:35.020","Text":"If I try 1, you’ll see that my"},{"Start":"05:35.020 ","End":"05:37.530","Text":"letters are quite thin in some areas."},{"Start":"05:38.870 ","End":"05:41.450","Text":"Instead of 1mm, I’ll try using 0.8mm."},{"Start":"05:41.460 ","End":"05:48.390","Text":"0.8mm appears to work well."},{"Start":"05:50.030 ","End":"05:50.910","Text":"We can now turn the first"},{"Start":"05:50.940 ","End":"05:52.640","Text":"component back on, or in this"},{"Start":"05:52.640 ","End":"05:54.109","Text":"case, the keychain component."},{"Start":"05:54.990 ","End":"05:57.180","Text":"When setting up inlays you may also find"},{"Start":"05:57.180 ","End":"05:59.230","Text":"it helpful to throw on a quick appearance"},{"Start":"05:59.230 ","End":"06:01.009","Text":"to help distinguish the two parts."},{"Start":"06:01.670 ","End":"06:02.880","Text":"I’ll hit the keyboard shortcut"},{"Start":"06:02.880 ","End":"06:04.500","Text":"letter “A,” as in Alpha, to"},{"Start":"06:04.500 ","End":"06:06.270","Text":"activate the appearances dialog."},{"Start":"06:06.990 ","End":"06:08.660","Text":"I’ll search for wood, as I’m going to"},{"Start":"06:08.660 ","End":"06:10.680","Text":"print the keychain with a wood filament."},{"Start":"06:12.570 ","End":"06:14.020","Text":"I’ll drag and drop the hardboard"},{"Start":"06:14.020 ","End":"06:15.280","Text":"appearance to the keychain."},{"Start":"06:16.840 ","End":"06:18.679","Text":"For the letters, I’ll find a red"},{"Start":"06:18.690 ","End":"06:20.440","Text":"or yellow plastic, as I want to"},{"Start":"06:20.440 ","End":"06:22.490","Text":"customize the color to be orange."},{"Start":"06:25.320 ","End":"06:26.819","Text":"Notice the orange letters are"},{"Start":"06:26.840 ","End":"06:28.439","Text":"fuzzy because they’re on the same"},{"Start":"06:28.440 ","End":"06:30.280","Text":"level as the face of the keychain."},{"Start":"06:31.240 ","End":"06:33.219","Text":"That will be fixed as soon as we cut those"},{"Start":"06:33.219 ","End":"06:35.619","Text":"letters out with the combine body command."},{"Start":"06:37.579 ","End":"06:38.830","Text":"I’ll activate the combine"},{"Start":"06:38.840 ","End":"06:39.460","Text":"command from the “Toolbar”."},{"Start":"06:40.700 ","End":"06:42.380","Text":"It can also be activated from the"},{"Start":"06:42.390 ","End":"06:44.680","Text":"modify dropdown or the shortcuts box."},{"Start":"06:45.420 ","End":"06:47.070","Text":"For the target body, you’ll need"},{"Start":"06:47.070 ","End":"06:48.530","Text":"to select your keychain or the"},{"Start":"06:48.540 ","End":"06:50.370","Text":"body that will contain the inlay."},{"Start":"06:51.880 ","End":"06:53.519","Text":"For the tool bodies, you’ll need"},{"Start":"06:53.520 ","End":"06:55.170","Text":"to select all of the letters or"},{"Start":"06:55.190 ","End":"06:56.950","Text":"bodies that make up your inlay."},{"Start":"06:58.710 ","End":"07:00.670","Text":"Then, most importantly, we need"},{"Start":"07:00.670 ","End":"07:02.420","Text":"to change the operation to “Cut”."},{"Start":"07:03.750 ","End":"07:05.149","Text":"We also want to check the “Keep"},{"Start":"07:05.150 ","End":"07:06.479","Text":"Tools” option, as that will"},{"Start":"07:06.480 ","End":"07:08.200","Text":"keep the text component after"},{"Start":"07:08.200 ","End":"07:09.969","Text":"the cut operation is performed."},{"Start":"07:11.209 ","End":"07:12.860","Text":"After clicking OK, you’ll see"},{"Start":"07:12.860 ","End":"07:14.870","Text":"the orange letters are now fixed."},{"Start":"07:15.810 ","End":"07:17.790","Text":"We can also hide the Text component"},{"Start":"07:17.830 ","End":"07:19.600","Text":"to double-check our inlay void."},{"Start":"07:22.040 ","End":"07:23.349","Text":"Let’s now create the second"},{"Start":"07:23.349 ","End":"07:25.010","Text":"cut-out on the opposite side"},{"Start":"07:25.020 ","End":"07:26.750","Text":"before we work on adding clearance"},{"Start":"07:26.770 ","End":"07:28.599","Text":"between the text and the keychain."},{"Start":"07:30.129 ","End":"07:31.420","Text":"We’ll first want to copy the"},{"Start":"07:31.420 ","End":"07:33.100","Text":"Text component in the Browser."},{"Start":"07:34.530 ","End":"07:35.700","Text":"Right-click on the top-level"},{"Start":"07:36.020 ","End":"07:37.960","Text":"component and select “Paste New”"},{"Start":"07:38.150 ","End":"07:40.340","Text":"which will create an unlinked copy."},{"Start":"07:41.330 ","End":"07:43.230","Text":"Before clicking OK, we’re also"},{"Start":"07:43.230 ","End":"07:44.910","Text":"going to reposition the text on"},{"Start":"07:44.910 ","End":"07:46.549","Text":"the opposite side of the keychain."},{"Start":"07:47.559 ","End":"07:51.420","Text":"I’ll first rotate the Y angle 180 degrees."},{"Start":"07:53.150 ","End":"07:54.469","Text":"Next, is where the projected"},{"Start":"07:54.470 ","End":"07:55.870","Text":"sketch will come into play."},{"Start":"07:56.370 ","End":"07:57.479","Text":"We’ll first want to turn on"},{"Start":"07:57.480 ","End":"07:58.810","Text":"the sketch in the Browser."},{"Start":"08:00.280 ","End":"08:01.759","Text":"Once the projected sketch is"},{"Start":"08:01.759 ","End":"08:03.260","Text":"turned on, we can use it with"},{"Start":"08:03.260 ","End":"08:04.770","Text":"the “Point to Point” feature."},{"Start":"08:05.420 ","End":"08:07.380","Text":"Select Point to Point as the move"},{"Start":"08:07.380 ","End":"08:09.190","Text":"type, and then select one of the"},{"Start":"08:09.270 ","End":"08:11.530","Text":"sketch points on the projected sketch."},{"Start":"08:12.750 ","End":"08:15.060","Text":"Then, all we have to do is select the"},{"Start":"08:15.060 ","End":"08:17.280","Text":"corresponding point on the keychain model."},{"Start":"08:18.309 ","End":"08:20.120","Text":"Notice how the copied text component"},{"Start":"08:20.160 ","End":"08:22.159","Text":"then snaps into place, ensuring its in"},{"Start":"08:22.160 ","End":"08:24.319","Text":"the exact location as the opposite side."},{"Start":"08:25.890 ","End":"08:27.550","Text":"We can then turn the sketch back"},{"Start":"08:27.550 ","End":"08:29.130","Text":"off as we no longer need it."},{"Start":"08:30.490 ","End":"08:32.030","Text":"I’ll also select “Capture"},{"Start":"08:32.030 ","End":"08:34.580","Text":"Position” so Fusion 360 knows we"},{"Start":"08:34.580 ","End":"08:36.140","Text":"want this move to be permanent."},{"Start":"08:37.590 ","End":"08:39.759","Text":"After clicking OK in the dialog, you’ll"},{"Start":"08:39.759 ","End":"08:42.010","Text":"see we once again have the letters aligned"},{"Start":"08:42.039 ","End":"08:43.890","Text":"with the same face as the keychain."},{"Start":"08:44.550 ","End":"08:46.200","Text":"We simply need to follow the same"},{"Start":"08:46.200 ","End":"08:47.830","Text":"steps with the combine command."},{"Start":"08:49.480 ","End":"08:51.760","Text":"Select the keychain as the target body."},{"Start":"08:52.900 ","End":"08:54.520","Text":"Select the letters or your"},{"Start":"08:54.540 ","End":"08:56.180","Text":"object as the tool bodies."},{"Start":"08:57.620 ","End":"08:59.510","Text":"The \"keep tools\" and \"cut\" options"},{"Start":"08:59.520 ","End":"09:01.229","Text":"should also default to our last"},{"Start":"09:01.229 ","End":"09:03.519","Text":"selection, so we can click OK."},{"Start":"09:05.009 ","End":"09:06.319","Text":"Now that we have both sides"},{"Start":"09:06.319 ","End":"09:07.819","Text":"cut out, we need to create a"},{"Start":"09:07.859 ","End":"09:09.519","Text":"clearance between the parts."},{"Start":"09:10.319 ","End":"09:11.999","Text":"To do this, I’m going to offset"},{"Start":"09:11.999 ","End":"09:13.859","Text":"the faces of the text component."},{"Start":"09:14.939 ","End":"09:16.439","Text":"I’ll hide the keychain component"},{"Start":"09:16.499 ","End":"09:18.170","Text":"and the copied text component."},{"Start":"09:20.449 ","End":"09:21.690","Text":"Once again, we’ll need to"},{"Start":"09:21.690 ","End":"09:23.580","Text":"select many pieces of geometry."},{"Start":"09:24.060 ","End":"09:25.940","Text":"However, this time, we’re dealing"},{"Start":"09:25.940 ","End":"09:27.839","Text":"with faces instead of edges."},{"Start":"09:28.950 ","End":"09:30.110","Text":"Therefore, we’ll need to"},{"Start":"09:30.110 ","End":"09:31.540","Text":"change our selection filter"},{"Start":"09:31.540 ","End":"09:33.440","Text":"to the “Select Face Priority”."},{"Start":"09:34.469 ","End":"09:36.049","Text":"You can always check the “Selection"},{"Start":"09:36.049 ","End":"09:38.740","Text":"Filters” to ensure only faces are checked."},{"Start":"09:39.850 ","End":"09:41.610","Text":"I’m also going to look directly at the"},{"Start":"09:41.610 ","End":"09:43.800","Text":"model so it’s easier to select everything."},{"Start":"09:45.820 ","End":"09:47.410","Text":"We’ll need to click and drag with"},{"Start":"09:47.410 ","End":"09:49.280","Text":"our selection box over all the"},{"Start":"09:49.280 ","End":"09:50.920","Text":"bodies that make up the text."},{"Start":"09:53.170 ","End":"09:54.670","Text":"Hit the keyboard shortcut letter"},{"Start":"09:54.670 ","End":"09:56.810","Text":"“Q,” as in Quebec, to activate"},{"Start":"09:56.820 ","End":"09:58.450","Text":"the Offset faces command."},{"Start":"10:00.030 ","End":"10:01.920","Text":"We then need to deselect the top"},{"Start":"10:01.930 ","End":"10:03.709","Text":"faces of the letters, so that we’re"},{"Start":"10:03.730 ","End":"10:05.954","Text":"only adding a clearance on all sides"},{"Start":"10:06.250 ","End":"10:08.109","Text":"that touch the keychain cutout."},{"Start":"10:09.660 ","End":"10:11.630","Text":"Notice how the offset faces command"},{"Start":"10:11.639 ","End":"10:13.449","Text":"won’t let us deselect faces."},{"Start":"10:14.290 ","End":"10:15.720","Text":"To fix this, we’ll need to"},{"Start":"10:15.720 ","End":"10:17.380","Text":"switch the offset type from"},{"Start":"10:17.410 ","End":"10:19.350","Text":"“Automatic” to “New Offset”."},{"Start":"10:20.760 ","End":"10:22.050","Text":"It will then let us select the"},{"Start":"10:22.050 ","End":"10:24.030","Text":"three top faces of each letter."},{"Start":"10:25.259 ","End":"10:26.530","Text":"At this point, you need to"},{"Start":"10:26.530 ","End":"10:28.310","Text":"type out the desired clearance."},{"Start":"10:29.250 ","End":"10:30.719","Text":"To get the best clearance you’ll"},{"Start":"10:30.720 ","End":"10:32.720","Text":"want to print some test cubes to see"},{"Start":"10:32.720 ","End":"10:34.550","Text":"how well your printer is calibrated."},{"Start":"10:35.480 ","End":"10:39.130","Text":"Generally, between .1 and .2mm"},{"Start":"10:39.139 ","End":"10:41.689","Text":"works well for FDM printers."},{"Start":"10:42.860 ","End":"10:44.440","Text":"For mine, I’m going to use the"},{"Start":"10:44.450 ","End":"10:46.110","Text":"standard layer height of .15mm."},{"Start":"10:47.660 ","End":"10:49.000","Text":"Make sure that you also make"},{"Start":"10:49.000 ","End":"10:51.949","Text":"this negative .15mm so the"},{"Start":"10:51.990 ","End":"10:54.170","Text":"offset faces are moved inward."},{"Start":"10:55.310 ","End":"10:57.100","Text":"One important thing to note with this"},{"Start":"10:57.110 ","End":"10:59.979","Text":"process - sometimes offsetting many faces"},{"Start":"10:59.990 ","End":"11:02.590","Text":"can bog down Fusion 360’s processor."},{"Start":"11:03.559 ","End":"11:05.529","Text":"If you have a lot of letters or a"},{"Start":"11:05.549 ","End":"11:08.250","Text":"complex shape then you may want to"},{"Start":"11:08.270 ","End":"11:10.380","Text":"divide up the task into sections."},{"Start":"11:11.980 ","End":"11:13.480","Text":"If you turn the keychain sketch"},{"Start":"11:13.500 ","End":"11:15.689","Text":"back on you can see the small"},{"Start":"11:15.690 ","End":"11:17.200","Text":"clearance that we just added."},{"Start":"11:18.960 ","End":"11:20.530","Text":"I’m also not going to worry about"},{"Start":"11:20.549 ","End":"11:22.610","Text":"adding this to the copied text, as I’ll"},{"Start":"11:22.619 ","End":"11:24.609","Text":"simply print these letters out twice."},{"Start":"11:25.540 ","End":"11:27.240","Text":"Lastly, I want to show you one"},{"Start":"11:27.240 ","End":"11:28.770","Text":"more trick that is useful when"},{"Start":"11:28.770 ","End":"11:30.370","Text":"working with inlaid parts."},{"Start":"11:31.270 ","End":"11:33.049","Text":"In some scenarios, you may have"},{"Start":"11:33.050 ","End":"11:34.809","Text":"a design that has a negative"},{"Start":"11:34.809 ","End":"11:36.680","Text":"cavity, where you didn’t create"},{"Start":"11:36.690 ","End":"11:38.520","Text":"the initial positive portion."},{"Start":"11:39.299 ","End":"11:41.399","Text":"For example, let’s pretend that I"},{"Start":"11:41.410 ","End":"11:43.230","Text":"imported this keychain model and that"},{"Start":"11:43.230 ","End":"11:45.360","Text":"I don’t have the 3D text component."},{"Start":"11:46.410 ","End":"11:48.830","Text":"Because the shape is unique with the"},{"Start":"11:49.010 ","End":"11:50.550","Text":"chamfer, it would be hard to recreate"},{"Start":"11:50.550 ","End":"11:52.360","Text":"it by guessing all the details."},{"Start":"11:54.330 ","End":"11:56.290","Text":"Instead, we can use the Boundary"},{"Start":"11:56.290 ","End":"11:57.849","Text":"fill command to fill voids"},{"Start":"11:57.849 ","End":"11:59.689","Text":"in a model, which can then be"},{"Start":"11:59.690 ","End":"12:01.410","Text":"printed out as a different color."},{"Start":"12:02.690 ","End":"12:04.340","Text":"Working with the boundary fill command"},{"Start":"12:04.340 ","End":"12:06.880","Text":"requires a plane or surface to act"},{"Start":"12:06.880 ","End":"12:08.979","Text":"as the “tool” or defined boundary."},{"Start":"12:10.650 ","End":"12:12.619","Text":"We’ll first need to create a construction"},{"Start":"12:12.620 ","End":"12:15.140","Text":"plane on the top of the keychain."},{"Start":"12:15.140 ","End":"12:16.090","Text":"There are several different"},{"Start":"12:16.090 ","End":"12:17.810","Text":"construction planes that we could use."},{"Start":"12:18.390 ","End":"12:19.920","Text":"However, I’m simply going to"},{"Start":"12:19.920 ","End":"12:21.840","Text":"use the offset plane, by setting"},{"Start":"12:21.850 ","End":"12:23.700","Text":"the offset distance to zero."},{"Start":"12:25.470 ","End":"12:27.220","Text":"I’ll then activate the boundary fill"},{"Start":"12:27.220 ","End":"12:28.900","Text":"command from the “Create” dropdown."},{"Start":"12:30.450 ","End":"12:32.209","Text":"For the tools selection, we’ll need"},{"Start":"12:32.210 ","End":"12:33.859","Text":"to select the construction plane."},{"Start":"12:35.500 ","End":"12:37.150","Text":"Again, this doesn’t have to"},{"Start":"12:37.150 ","End":"12:38.780","Text":"be a construction plane if"},{"Start":"12:38.780 ","End":"12:40.150","Text":"you have another face that you"},{"Start":"12:40.150 ","End":"12:41.790","Text":"want to define as the boundary."},{"Start":"12:43.000 ","End":"12:44.360","Text":"For the second tool, I’ll"},{"Start":"12:44.360 ","End":"12:46.400","Text":"select the keychain body itself."},{"Start":"12:47.740 ","End":"12:49.689","Text":"Notice how immediately after the model"},{"Start":"12:49.700 ","End":"12:52.159","Text":"turned green and these checkboxes appear."},{"Start":"12:52.889 ","End":"12:54.150","Text":"To create the letters, we’ll"},{"Start":"12:54.150 ","End":"12:56.000","Text":"need to use the Cells selector to"},{"Start":"12:56.000 ","End":"12:58.090","Text":"select all three-letter checkboxes."},{"Start":"12:59.950 ","End":"13:01.920","Text":"I’ll double-check the operation is set"},{"Start":"13:01.920 ","End":"13:04.370","Text":"to “New Body” and then I’ll click OK."},{"Start":"13:05.670 ","End":"13:07.329","Text":"We now have three new bodies that"},{"Start":"13:07.330 ","End":"13:09.050","Text":"were created by filling the negative"},{"Start":"13:09.050 ","End":"13:10.869","Text":"space or the void in the model."},{"Start":"13:11.529 ","End":"13:13.670","Text":"Again, this workflow is best when you"},{"Start":"13:13.680 ","End":"13:15.830","Text":"have a model where the original positive"},{"Start":"13:15.840 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camera."},{"Start":"00:35.480 ","End":"00:36.580","Text":"You’ll also want to try to have"},{"Start":"00:36.600 ","End":"00:38.190","Text":"a solid background, which will"},{"Start":"00:38.190 ","End":"00:39.730","Text":"help the conversion work better."},{"Start":"00:40.750 ","End":"00:41.970","Text":"There are several ways that"},{"Start":"00:41.970 ","End":"00:43.460","Text":"you can convert the photo into"},{"Start":"00:43.460 ","End":"00:44.830","Text":"a black and white stencil."},{"Start":"00:45.420 ","End":"00:47.210","Text":"Normally, I would use the Image"},{"Start":"00:47.210 ","End":"00:49.670","Text":"Threshold feature of Adobe Photoshop."},{"Start":"00:50.269 ","End":"00:52.270","Text":"However, because many of you don’t"},{"Start":"00:52.270 ","End":"00:53.960","Text":"have access to Adobe products,"},{"Start":"00:54.019 ","End":"00:55.410","Text":"I’m going to show you how to do"},{"Start":"00:55.410 ","End":"00:57.669","Text":"this with a free online converter."},{"Start":"00:58.660 ","End":"01:00.850","Text":"There are several free online converters,"},{"Start":"01:00.850 ","End":"01:03.449","Text":"but I’ve found that photo2stencil.com"},{"Start":"01:03.460 ","End":"01:05.000","Text":"works well for this workflow."},{"Start":"01:06.030 ","End":"01:08.060","Text":"We need a converter that will take a photo"},{"Start":"01:08.080 ","End":"01:10.539","Text":"and turn it into a stencil, as well as the"},{"Start":"01:10.539 ","End":"01:13.520","Text":"ability to download as an SVG file type."},{"Start":"01:14.580 ","End":"01:16.720","Text":"If you’re not familiar, SVG stands for"},{"Start":"01:17.320 ","End":"01:19.110","Text":"scalable vector graphics, and it’s a"},{"Start":"01:19.110 ","End":"01:21.190","Text":"file type that can be scaled without"},{"Start":"01:21.200 ","End":"01:23.630","Text":"losing quality as jpg photos do."},{"Start":"01:25.099 ","End":"01:28.109","Text":"We can insert SVG files into Fusion 360"},{"Start":"01:28.109 ","End":"01:30.470","Text":"and the lines will be converted to sketch"},{"Start":"01:30.480 ","End":"01:33.750","Text":"geometry that we can turn into 3D objects."},{"Start":"01:35.320 ","End":"01:37.120","Text":"Upon landing on the website we’ll"},{"Start":"01:37.120 ","End":"01:38.899","Text":"first need to upload our photo."},{"Start":"01:39.570 ","End":"01:40.560","Text":"I’m going to select the"},{"Start":"01:40.560 ","End":"01:42.179","Text":"jpg photo of my head."},{"Start":"01:43.080 ","End":"01:44.580","Text":"It’s important to point out their"},{"Start":"01:44.580 ","End":"01:46.660","Text":"note at the bottom that says the photo"},{"Start":"01:46.660 ","End":"01:48.610","Text":"quality does not matter as they’re"},{"Start":"01:48.610 ","End":"01:51.120","Text":"going to shrink it anyway...so you don’t"},{"Start":"01:51.120 ","End":"01:53.380","Text":"need a super-high-resolution photo."},{"Start":"01:54.800 ","End":"01:56.380","Text":"Notice after uploading the"},{"Start":"01:56.380 ","End":"01:57.899","Text":"photo we’re given several"},{"Start":"01:57.900 ","End":"01:59.569","Text":"stencil options to choose from."},{"Start":"02:00.230 ","End":"02:02.580","Text":"Each version also lets you choose from a"},{"Start":"02:02.589 ","End":"02:05.089","Text":"single stencil or a three-layer stencil."},{"Start":"02:05.799 ","End":"02:07.270","Text":"In this tutorial, we’re going to"},{"Start":"02:07.270 ","End":"02:09.170","Text":"use two different stencil downloads."},{"Start":"02:09.870 ","End":"02:11.299","Text":"First, I’m going to download"},{"Start":"02:11.300 ","End":"02:13.280","Text":"the very bottom option, and I’ll"},{"Start":"02:13.280 ","End":"02:15.280","Text":"select the single stencil option."},{"Start":"02:16.150 ","End":"02:17.299","Text":"We’ll use this one as the"},{"Start":"02:17.340 ","End":"02:18.790","Text":"outline of the cookie-cutter."},{"Start":"02:19.420 ","End":"02:21.259","Text":"In other words, it will represent"},{"Start":"02:21.259 ","End":"02:22.930","Text":"the final shape of the cookie."},{"Start":"02:24.779 ","End":"02:26.290","Text":"Once downloaded, you’ll want to"},{"Start":"02:26.340 ","End":"02:29.100","Text":"unzip the zip folder and I suggest"},{"Start":"02:29.110 ","End":"02:31.600","Text":"renaming this SVG file as “outline”."},{"Start":"02:34.429 ","End":"02:35.910","Text":"We can also delete the other"},{"Start":"02:35.910 ","End":"02:37.840","Text":"file types as we won’t need them."},{"Start":"02:40.449 ","End":"02:42.079","Text":"Back in the online converter, we’ll"},{"Start":"02:42.079 ","End":"02:43.870","Text":"also want to download a second"},{"Start":"02:43.870 ","End":"02:45.880","Text":"stencil that includes the details"},{"Start":"02:45.900 ","End":"02:48.250","Text":"of the face or object you’ve chosen."},{"Start":"02:49.440 ","End":"02:51.550","Text":"Looking at the different options, I"},{"Start":"02:51.550 ","End":"02:53.629","Text":"prefer the third one, as it shows my"},{"Start":"02:53.630 ","End":"02:56.209","Text":"smile better than the ones before it, and"},{"Start":"02:56.210 ","End":"02:58.619","Text":"the ones after it start to lose detail."},{"Start":"02:59.869 ","End":"03:01.159","Text":"Ultimately, you’ll have to"},{"Start":"03:01.160 ","End":"03:03.030","Text":"decide based on what details you"},{"Start":"03:03.030 ","End":"03:04.560","Text":"want to appear on the cookie."},{"Start":"03:05.900 ","End":"03:07.440","Text":"I’m also going to download the"},{"Start":"03:07.450 ","End":"03:09.590","Text":"three-layered stencil for this one, by"},{"Start":"03:09.590 ","End":"03:12.209","Text":"choosing the corresponding Download SVG."},{"Start":"03:13.929 ","End":"03:15.820","Text":"I’ll unzip this folder and I’ll"},{"Start":"03:15.820 ","End":"03:18.789","Text":"rename the SVG file “detail” before"},{"Start":"03:18.789 ","End":"03:20.270","Text":"deleting the other downloads."},{"Start":"03:22.330 ","End":"03:23.670","Text":"We’re now ready to turn these SVG"},{"Start":"03:24.170 ","End":"03:27.259","Text":"files into 3D models using Fusion 360."},{"Start":"03:28.800 ","End":"03:30.059","Text":"First, we’ll create a new"},{"Start":"03:30.070 ","End":"03:31.510","Text":"component for the outline."},{"Start":"03:32.849 ","End":"03:34.299","Text":"This component is going to group"},{"Start":"03:34.299 ","End":"03:35.890","Text":"the sketches and bodies for the"},{"Start":"03:35.910 ","End":"03:37.440","Text":"outline of the cookie cutter."},{"Start":"03:38.240 ","End":"03:39.890","Text":"The other reason I’m having you create"},{"Start":"03:39.890 ","End":"03:40.163","Text":"this as its own component is so you can"},{"Start":"03:40.163 ","End":"03:40.376","Text":"print the outside cutter as an individual"},{"Start":"03:40.376 ","End":"03:41.100","Text":"3D print, should you choose to do so."},{"Start":"03:41.100 ","End":"03:49.300","Text":"Some prefer to have the"},{"Start":"03:49.310 ","End":"03:50.930","Text":"cookie-cutter one print and the"},{"Start":"03:50.930 ","End":"03:53.170","Text":"cookie-embosser as a separate print."},{"Start":"03:53.859 ","End":"03:55.500","Text":"This takes away the need for having"},{"Start":"03:55.530 ","End":"03:57.430","Text":"a very specific dough thickness."},{"Start":"03:58.630 ","End":"04:00.500","Text":"However, you can always print them"},{"Start":"04:00.500 ","End":"04:02.560","Text":"together, by exporting the top-level"},{"Start":"04:02.570 ","End":"04:05.050","Text":"component, which is what I ended up doing."},{"Start":"04:05.750 ","End":"04:07.379","Text":"We’ll discuss the dough thickness"},{"Start":"04:07.380 ","End":"04:09.619","Text":"when we create the details, in case"},{"Start":"04:09.620 ","End":"04:11.380","Text":"you want to print them as one piece."},{"Start":"04:12.680 ","End":"04:14.200","Text":"I’m going to create a reference"},{"Start":"04:14.200 ","End":"04:16.290","Text":"line before we insert the SVG."},{"Start":"04:16.980 ","End":"04:18.989","Text":"I’ll hit the keyboard shortcut letter “L,”"},{"Start":"04:19.010 ","End":"04:21.450","Text":"as in Lima, to activate the line tool."},{"Start":"04:22.200 ","End":"04:24.270","Text":"Select the XY origin plane as the"},{"Start":"04:24.280 ","End":"04:26.780","Text":"plane to sketch on, and I’ll hit the"},{"Start":"04:26.780 ","End":"04:29.039","Text":"construction option in the sketch palette."},{"Start":"04:30.010 ","End":"04:31.970","Text":"We’re going to create a construction line"},{"Start":"04:31.990 ","End":"04:34.300","Text":"from the origin point running straight up."},{"Start":"04:35.080 ","End":"04:36.940","Text":"For the distance, you’ll want to make this"},{"Start":"04:36.960 ","End":"04:38.969","Text":"the height of your desired cookie cutter."},{"Start":"04:40.000 ","End":"04:41.730","Text":"For my cookie cutter, I’m going to"},{"Start":"04:41.730 ","End":"04:44.410","Text":"make the height 9cm and then I’ll hit"},{"Start":"04:44.410 ","End":"04:46.489","Text":"the escape key to clear all commands."},{"Start":"04:48.160 ","End":"04:50.960","Text":"We can now insert our SVG outline file."},{"Start":"04:51.720 ","End":"04:52.950","Text":"From the Insert dropdown"},{"Start":"04:52.950 ","End":"04:54.610","Text":"menu, select “Insert SVG”."},{"Start":"04:56.610 ","End":"04:58.650","Text":"Select the “outline” SVG file from"},{"Start":"04:58.650 ","End":"05:00.690","Text":"your computer and select OPEN."},{"Start":"05:01.469 ","End":"05:02.860","Text":"You’ll want to click and drag the"},{"Start":"05:02.860 ","End":"05:04.729","Text":"freeform square in the middle to"},{"Start":"05:04.730 ","End":"05:06.089","Text":"align the top of the head with"},{"Start":"05:06.100 ","End":"05:07.680","Text":"the top of our reference line."},{"Start":"05:08.410 ","End":"05:09.659","Text":"This way, we can drag the"},{"Start":"05:09.660 ","End":"05:11.240","Text":"scaling corner to shrink the"},{"Start":"05:11.240 ","End":"05:13.109","Text":"image to the approximate size."},{"Start":"05:14.300 ","End":"05:16.760","Text":"If you have access to a graphics program"},{"Start":"05:16.809 ","End":"05:18.730","Text":"then I would suggest sizing your photo"},{"Start":"05:18.730 ","End":"05:20.900","Text":"to the desired size ahead of time."},{"Start":"05:21.490 ","End":"05:22.629","Text":"This will omit the need"},{"Start":"05:22.629 ","End":"05:23.819","Text":"to scale it in Fusion 360."},{"Start":"05:25.740 ","End":"05:27.390","Text":"Once it\u0027s set at the desired"},{"Start":"05:27.390 ","End":"05:28.919","Text":"size we can click OK."},{"Start":"05:30.340 ","End":"05:32.030","Text":"At this point, we want to offset"},{"Start":"05:32.030 ","End":"05:33.439","Text":"the outline so we can create the"},{"Start":"05:33.469 ","End":"05:34.969","Text":"thickness for the cookie cutter."},{"Start":"05:35.719 ","End":"05:37.739","Text":"However, one issue that you’ll often"},{"Start":"05:37.750 ","End":"05:39.440","Text":"face with this workflow is that"},{"Start":"05:39.450 ","End":"05:41.920","Text":"imported SVG files often contain"},{"Start":"05:41.940 ","End":"05:44.020","Text":"a large number of spline points."},{"Start":"05:44.770 ","End":"05:47.120","Text":"Consequently, too many spline points"},{"Start":"05:47.120 ","End":"05:49.210","Text":"can cause Fusion 360 to crash."},{"Start":"05:50.520 ","End":"05:52.030","Text":"You can try to use the offset"},{"Start":"05:52.030 ","End":"05:53.120","Text":"command, with the keyboard"},{"Start":"05:53.120 ","End":"05:55.210","Text":"shortcut letter “O,” as in Oscar."},{"Start":"05:55.969 ","End":"05:57.830","Text":"However, if you’re photo conversion"},{"Start":"05:57.839 ","End":"05:59.500","Text":"is like mine, and you see"},{"Start":"05:59.500 ","End":"06:01.270","Text":"hundreds of spline points, then"},{"Start":"06:01.270 ","End":"06:03.270","Text":"you’ll likely crash Fusion 360."},{"Start":"06:04.140 ","End":"06:06.280","Text":"If you can use Photoshop or Illustrator"},{"Start":"06:06.320 ","End":"06:07.780","Text":"then you can avoid this issue, by"},{"Start":"06:07.780 ","End":"06:09.500","Text":"cleaning up the file beforehand."},{"Start":"06:10.349 ","End":"06:10.679","Text":"I’ll have more notes"},{"Start":"06:10.689 ","End":"06:11.243","Text":"about that on my website."},{"Start":"06:11.243 ","End":"06:12.590","Text":"Instead, we’ll need to use the Fit Point"},{"Start":"06:12.599 ","End":"06:14.919","Text":"Spline tool to recreate the outer shape"},{"Start":"06:14.950 ","End":"06:17.430","Text":"using Fusion 360’s native geometry."},{"Start":"06:18.400 ","End":"06:19.909","Text":"Activate the Fit Point Spline tool"},{"Start":"06:20.190 ","End":"06:21.790","Text":"and simply click and place spline"},{"Start":"06:21.790 ","End":"06:23.930","Text":"points at each change of direction"},{"Start":"06:24.180 ","End":"06:26.250","Text":"and follow the path around your model."},{"Start":"06:27.110 ","End":"06:29.190","Text":"You may also find it helpful to turn"},{"Start":"06:29.190 ","End":"06:30.800","Text":"off your sketch grid so it’s not"},{"Start":"06:30.800 ","End":"06:32.620","Text":"wanting to snap to the grid points."},{"Start":"06:33.370 ","End":"06:34.690","Text":"Make sure you also have the"},{"Start":"06:34.699 ","End":"06:36.389","Text":"construction option turned off."},{"Start":"06:37.120 ","End":"06:39.030","Text":"I’m going to create spline points all the"},{"Start":"06:39.030 ","End":"06:40.840","Text":"way around, and I’m going to speed up the"},{"Start":"06:40.950 ","End":"06:42.640","Text":"video so you don’t have to watch me do"},{"Start":"06:42.640 ","End":"06:44.990","Text":"this as it’ll take about 2 or 3 minutes."},{"Start":"06:47.000 ","End":"06:49.469","Text":"Once you get around you’ll want to make"},{"Start":"06:49.469 ","End":"06:51.300","Text":"sure you click at the starting point,"},{"Start":"06:51.360 ","End":"06:53.509","Text":"ensuring we have a closed profile."},{"Start":"06:54.059 ","End":"06:55.320","Text":"Then, you can hit the escape"},{"Start":"06:55.320 ","End":"06:57.080","Text":"key to clear the spline command."},{"Start":"06:58.210 ","End":"07:00.219","Text":"I’ll now reactivate the offset command"},{"Start":"07:00.250 ","End":"07:01.530","Text":"with the keyboard shortcut letter"},{"Start":"07:01.530 ","End":"07:03.000","Text":"“O” and I’ll select the spline."},{"Start":"07:05.200 ","End":"07:07.910","Text":"I’ll use an offset distance of 2mm,"},{"Start":"07:07.950 ","End":"07:09.680","Text":"which will be the width of the cutter."},{"Start":"07:10.879 ","End":"07:13.020","Text":"Once we click OK we’ll have our closed"},{"Start":"07:13.030 ","End":"07:14.810","Text":"profile shape that we can extrude."},{"Start":"07:17.410 ","End":"07:18.549","Text":"I’ll activate the extrude"},{"Start":"07:18.570 ","End":"07:20.370","Text":"command and select the profile."},{"Start":"07:21.139 ","End":"07:23.940","Text":"I’ll extrude this up .9cm."},{"Start":"07:25.320 ","End":"07:27.359","Text":"Generally, you’ll find cookie cutters"},{"Start":"07:27.400 ","End":"07:30.850","Text":"are between .8 and 1.2cm in height."},{"Start":"07:31.860 ","End":"07:33.729","Text":"Ultimately, depending on their shape"},{"Start":"07:33.780 ","End":"07:35.220","Text":"and how they were manufactured."},{"Start":"07:36.550 ","End":"07:38.500","Text":"Now that we have our outline complete"},{"Start":"07:38.540 ","End":"07:40.540","Text":"we’ll need to create a second component"},{"Start":"07:40.540 ","End":"07:42.309","Text":"for the details of the embosser."},{"Start":"07:43.000 ","End":"07:44.360","Text":"I’ll right-click on the top-level"},{"Start":"07:44.360 ","End":"07:46.420","Text":"component and select “new component”."},{"Start":"07:47.109 ","End":"07:49.380","Text":"I’ll also rename this one Embosser."},{"Start":"07:50.990 ","End":"07:53.060","Text":"We’re now ready to insert our SVG"},{"Start":"07:53.070 ","End":"07:54.920","Text":"file named “details”, which will"},{"Start":"07:54.920 ","End":"07:56.730","Text":"help us create the facial features."},{"Start":"07:57.809 ","End":"07:59.500","Text":"Once again, select the insert"},{"Start":"07:59.520 ","End":"08:03.030","Text":"dropdown, find insert SVG, and select"},{"Start":"08:03.030 ","End":"08:05.389","Text":"the folder to choose the SVG file."},{"Start":"08:06.330 ","End":"08:07.859","Text":"After clicking OPEN you’ll"},{"Start":"08:07.860 ","End":"08:08.969","Text":"see that we also need to"},{"Start":"08:08.970 ","End":"08:10.890","Text":"define the plane to sketch on."},{"Start":"08:12.120 ","End":"08:13.880","Text":"The embosser needs to be raised from"},{"Start":"08:13.880 ","End":"08:16.010","Text":"the surface, so we’ll select the"},{"Start":"08:16.010 ","End":"08:18.429","Text":"top surface of our outline so we can"},{"Start":"08:18.429 ","End":"08:21.619","Text":"extrude it towards the table surface."},{"Start":"08:22.500 ","End":"08:24.080","Text":"You’ll also notice that because I"},{"Start":"08:24.080 ","End":"08:26.010","Text":"chose the three-layered stencil I"},{"Start":"08:26.010 ","End":"08:27.980","Text":"have all three layers in this file."},{"Start":"08:29.800 ","End":"08:31.469","Text":"What I’m going to do is use the"},{"Start":"08:31.530 ","End":"08:33.430","Text":"eyes of the one on the far-right"},{"Start":"08:33.590 ","End":"08:35.730","Text":"and then I’ll re-insert the SVG to"},{"Start":"08:35.730 ","End":"08:37.719","Text":"use the second layer for the mouth."},{"Start":"08:38.770 ","End":"08:40.269","Text":"It’s important to note, that this is"},{"Start":"08:40.270 ","End":"08:42.659","Text":"really up to you - I’m simply choosing"},{"Start":"08:42.669 ","End":"08:44.620","Text":"the parts that include the best details."},{"Start":"08:46.350 ","End":"08:49.120","Text":"Once you scale and place the SVG file in"},{"Start":"08:49.120 ","End":"08:51.469","Text":"the correct location you can click OK."},{"Start":"08:57.620 ","End":"08:59.319","Text":"Another important thing to note - you"},{"Start":"08:59.320 ","End":"09:00.939","Text":"may have noticed that after we insert SVG"},{"Start":"09:01.460 ","End":"09:03.950","Text":"files the sketch geometry turned green."},{"Start":"09:04.890 ","End":"09:07.330","Text":"This is because Fusion 360 automatically"},{"Start":"09:07.330 ","End":"09:09.910","Text":"locks the SVG file - assuming that you"},{"Start":"09:09.910 ","End":"09:12.340","Text":"moved it into position before placing it."},{"Start":"09:13.309 ","End":"09:15.290","Text":"Should you ever need to move it you’ll"},{"Start":"09:15.290 ","End":"09:18.910","Text":"have to select the geometry and click the"},{"Start":"09:18.910 ","End":"09:20.630","Text":"“fix/unfix” constraint in the toolbar."},{"Start":"09:22.090 ","End":"09:23.510","Text":"However, even fixed"},{"Start":"09:23.510 ","End":"09:24.780","Text":"profiles can be extruded."},{"Start":"09:25.550 ","End":"09:26.969","Text":"We can hit the keyboard shortcut"},{"Start":"09:26.970 ","End":"09:28.870","Text":"letter “E,” as in Echo, to"},{"Start":"09:28.880 ","End":"09:30.390","Text":"activate the extrude command."},{"Start":"09:31.559 ","End":"09:33.410","Text":"I’ll select my eyes and"},{"Start":"09:33.410 ","End":"09:35.020","Text":"eyebrows for the Profiles."},{"Start":"09:36.529 ","End":"09:38.670","Text":"For the extrude distance, this is where"},{"Start":"09:38.670 ","End":"09:40.699","Text":"the dough thickness comes into play if"},{"Start":"09:40.700 ","End":"09:42.850","Text":"you’re going to print this as one piece."},{"Start":"09:43.720 ","End":"09:45.780","Text":"I decided that I’m printing this in one"},{"Start":"09:45.780 ","End":"09:47.740","Text":"piece and I’m going to roll out my dough"},{"Start":"09:47.780 ","End":"09:51.310","Text":"at roughly a 1/4” or 6mm in thickness."},{"Start":"09:52.260 ","End":"09:54.360","Text":"If you remember, I set the height"},{"Start":"09:54.360 ","End":"09:56.970","Text":"of the cookie cutter to .9mm."},{"Start":"09:57.710 ","End":"10:00.280","Text":"Therefore, I’ll extrude this approximately"},{"Start":"10:00.560 ","End":"10:03.350","Text":"-6mm, which ensures the embosser is"},{"Start":"10:03.350 ","End":"10:05.139","Text":"pressed far enough into the dough."},{"Start":"10:09.420 ","End":"10:10.870","Text":"As I mentioned earlier, I’m"},{"Start":"10:10.870 ","End":"10:12.680","Text":"going to insert the detail SVG"},{"Start":"10:12.840 ","End":"10:14.560","Text":"one more time, so that I can use"},{"Start":"10:14.560 ","End":"10:16.320","Text":"the second layer of the stencil."},{"Start":"10:19.280 ","End":"10:20.960","Text":"After positioning this layer,"},{"Start":"10:20.990 ","End":"10:22.820","Text":"I’ll use it to create my hairline,"},{"Start":"10:23.250 ","End":"10:25.100","Text":"the ear details, and my mouth."},{"Start":"10:25.870 ","End":"10:27.439","Text":"Remember, if you’re not happy with"},{"Start":"10:27.469 ","End":"10:29.559","Text":"any of the details, or have issues"},{"Start":"10:29.559 ","End":"10:32.010","Text":"with the SVG being too complex, then"},{"Start":"10:32.010 ","End":"10:33.840","Text":"you can always recreate them using"},{"Start":"10:33.840 ","End":"10:36.250","Text":"Fusion 360’s native sketch geometry."},{"Start":"10:37.660 ","End":"10:40.000","Text":"For now, I’m going to extrude the details"},{"Start":"10:40.000 ","End":"10:42.130","Text":"that make up my mouth and my right ear,"},{"Start":"10:42.469 ","End":"10:44.180","Text":"and then I’ll recreate the hairline"},{"Start":"10:44.200 ","End":"10:46.749","Text":"and left ear with the spline command."},{"Start":"10:47.369 ","End":"10:49.719","Text":"After activating extrude and selecting"},{"Start":"10:49.730 ","End":"10:51.589","Text":"all the profiles I’ll extrude them"},{"Start":"10:51.590 ","End":"10:55.320","Text":"to the same distance of -6.35mm."},{"Start":"10:57.679 ","End":"10:59.160","Text":"I’m going to create a new sketch"},{"Start":"10:59.170 ","End":"11:00.930","Text":"on the top surface, so I don’t"},{"Start":"11:00.930 ","End":"11:02.110","Text":"have to worry about selecting"},{"Start":"11:02.120 ","End":"11:04.389","Text":"the SVG when I go to extrude."},{"Start":"11:05.350 ","End":"11:07.590","Text":"However, I do still want to reference"},{"Start":"11:07.600 ","End":"11:09.330","Text":"the SVG so I’ll have to turn the"},{"Start":"11:09.330 ","End":"11:11.450","Text":"second sketch back on in the Browser."},{"Start":"11:14.090 ","End":"11:15.340","Text":"With the Fit-point spline"},{"Start":"11:15.349 ","End":"11:16.620","Text":"tool, I’ll re-create the"},{"Start":"11:16.620 ","End":"11:18.280","Text":"general shape of my hairline."},{"Start":"11:18.960 ","End":"11:20.340","Text":"I’m also going to make sure to"},{"Start":"11:20.349 ","End":"11:22.280","Text":"start and end where it intersects"},{"Start":"11:22.289 ","End":"11:24.150","Text":"with the outline body since I"},{"Start":"11:24.150 ","End":"11:25.790","Text":"am printing this as one piece."},{"Start":"11:36.809 ","End":"11:38.173","Text":"After drawing out the spline"},{"Start":"11:38.420 ","End":"11:39.730","Text":"I’m going to use the offset"},{"Start":"11:39.730 ","End":"11:43.470","Text":"command to offset this 1.5mm."},{"Start":"11:44.150 ","End":"11:45.660","Text":"Remember, you can always use"},{"Start":"11:45.660 ","End":"11:47.140","Text":"the flip command if you want"},{"Start":"11:47.140 ","End":"11:48.760","Text":"the offset on the other side."},{"Start":"11:49.960 ","End":"11:51.699","Text":"After offsetting, you’ll want to"},{"Start":"11:51.700 ","End":"11:53.240","Text":"adjust your endpoints if they’re"},{"Start":"11:53.240 ","End":"11:54.979","Text":"sticking out past the outline."},{"Start":"11:56.410 ","End":"11:58.140","Text":"I’ll also use the line command to"},{"Start":"11:58.140 ","End":"12:00.310","Text":"close them off, making sure we have"},{"Start":"12:00.340 ","End":"12:02.439","Text":"a closed profile that we can extrude."},{"Start":"12:02.770 ","End":"12:07.430","Text":"First, however, I’ll do the same"},{"Start":"12:07.430 ","End":"12:09.110","Text":"to the details of my left ear."},{"Start":"12:09.830 ","End":"12:11.819","Text":"This time, I’m going to rely solely"},{"Start":"12:11.820 ","End":"12:13.580","Text":"on the spline command, by connecting"},{"Start":"12:13.580 ","End":"12:14.260","Text":"the endpoint with the starting point."},{"Start":"12:21.600 ","End":"12:23.300","Text":"Now that both shapes are complete,"},{"Start":"12:23.360 ","End":"12:25.080","Text":"I’ll hide the second sketch so I"},{"Start":"12:25.090 ","End":"12:26.999","Text":"don’t select anything from that, and"},{"Start":"12:27.110 ","End":"12:31.169","Text":"I’ll extrude these profiles -6.35mm."},{"Start":"12:33.599 ","End":"12:35.300","Text":"Last but not least, before we"},{"Start":"12:35.300 ","End":"12:36.650","Text":"can 3D print this, we’ll need"},{"Start":"12:36.650 ","End":"12:38.410","Text":"to connect all of the details so"},{"Start":"12:38.420 ","End":"12:39.920","Text":"they’re not floating on their own."},{"Start":"12:41.140 ","End":"12:42.570","Text":"The easiest way to do this is"},{"Start":"12:42.580 ","End":"12:44.329","Text":"to create 2-point rectangles"},{"Start":"12:44.340 ","End":"12:46.469","Text":"running from edge to edge, making"},{"Start":"12:46.469 ","End":"12:48.420","Text":"sure to overlap all the parts."},{"Start":"12:49.270 ","End":"12:50.620","Text":"I’ll hit the keyboard shortcut"},{"Start":"12:50.620 ","End":"12:52.589","Text":"letter “R”, as in Romeo, to"},{"Start":"12:52.590 ","End":"12:54.460","Text":"activate the 2-point rectangle."},{"Start":"12:55.520 ","End":"12:57.240","Text":"Then, I’m going to select the top"},{"Start":"12:57.240 ","End":"12:59.189","Text":"surface as the plane to sketch on."},{"Start":"13:01.950 ","End":"13:03.869","Text":"I’ve found that creating 3mm"},{"Start":"13:03.880 ","End":"13:05.710","Text":"wide rectangles that stretch from"},{"Start":"13:05.770 ","End":"13:07.680","Text":"edge to edge will work well in"},{"Start":"13:07.680 ","End":"13:09.480","Text":"holding all the details together."},{"Start":"13:09.490 ","End":"13:12.539","Text":"I’ll first create two rectangles"},{"Start":"13:12.549 ","End":"13:14.569","Text":"horizontally, making sure they"},{"Start":"13:14.590 ","End":"13:16.460","Text":"overlap with my eye details."},{"Start":"13:27.630 ","End":"13:29.629","Text":"I’m going to create two long ones that"},{"Start":"13:29.629 ","End":"13:31.990","Text":"run vertical and overlap not only the"},{"Start":"13:31.990 ","End":"13:34.579","Text":"mouth but the eye details as well,"},{"Start":"13:34.850 ","End":"13:36.580","Text":"by connecting them to the hairline."},{"Start":"13:36.590 ","End":"13:51.980","Text":"Lastly, I’ll also add a fifth connection"},{"Start":"13:51.980 ","End":"13:54.760","Text":"that’s a bit wider than 3mm, which holds"},{"Start":"13:54.799 ","End":"13:56.919","Text":"together the middle details of my mouth."},{"Start":"14:05.149 ","End":"14:06.200","Text":"This is something that you’ll want"},{"Start":"14:06.200 ","End":"14:07.760","Text":"to take a minute to think about,"},{"Start":"14:07.830 ","End":"14:09.160","Text":"as this will greatly influence"},{"Start":"14:09.160 ","End":"14:11.570","Text":"the outcome of the 3D print and"},{"Start":"14:11.580 ","End":"14:13.420","Text":"how durable the cookie-cutter is."},{"Start":"14:14.389 ","End":"14:15.889","Text":"You’ll want to reinforce any"},{"Start":"14:15.889 ","End":"14:17.769","Text":"areas that have small details."},{"Start":"14:18.139 ","End":"14:19.180","Text":"Keep in mind that you’ll be"},{"Start":"14:19.180 ","End":"14:21.100","Text":"pressing on the cutter to"},{"Start":"14:21.100 ","End":"14:23.039","Text":"ensure it debosses the dough."},{"Start":"14:24.639 ","End":"14:26.250","Text":"Before extruding these rectangles,"},{"Start":"14:26.480 ","End":"14:28.090","Text":"we can use the trim tool to trim"},{"Start":"14:28.090 ","End":"14:29.819","Text":"away all the intersecting lines."},{"Start":"14:31.100 ","End":"14:32.529","Text":"This will just help clean up the"},{"Start":"14:32.530 ","End":"14:34.949","Text":"sketch profile and will make it so"},{"Start":"14:34.949 ","End":"14:37.099","Text":"we have fewer profiles to select."},{"Start":"14:47.540 ","End":"14:49.110","Text":"After trimming the lines away,"},{"Start":"14:49.160 ","End":"14:50.670","Text":"I’ll activate the extrude command"},{"Start":"14:50.679 ","End":"14:52.720","Text":"and I’ll extrude this down 3mm,"},{"Start":"14:52.880 ","End":"14:54.120","Text":"ensuring these shapes don’t"},{"Start":"14:54.120 ","End":"14:55.589","Text":"affect the depth of the details."},{"Start":"14:55.589 ","End":"15:06.670","Text":"We’ll also need to make sure to"},{"Start":"15:06.670 ","End":"15:08.430","Text":"change the operation to join."},{"Start":"15:14.690 ","End":"15:16.320","Text":"One other thing to consider,"},{"Start":"15:16.330 ","End":"15:17.850","Text":"you may want to re-activate the"},{"Start":"15:17.859 ","End":"15:20.160","Text":"outline component, to add a ledge."},{"Start":"15:20.870 ","End":"15:22.479","Text":"This will make it a bit more comfortable"},{"Start":"15:22.490 ","End":"15:24.150","Text":"to press down on the cookie cutter."},{"Start":"15:24.940 ","End":"15:26.410","Text":"I’ll first offset the outer"},{"Start":"15:26.410 ","End":"15:28.740","Text":"edge 2mm in each direction."},{"Start":"15:28.750 ","End":"15:40.580","Text":"I’ll then extrude all three profiles"},{"Start":"15:40.580 ","End":"15:43.270","Text":"down 3mm, matching the thickness"},{"Start":"15:43.310 ","End":"15:44.840","Text":"of the rectangle connections."},{"Start":"15:51.940 ","End":"15:53.799","Text":"We now have a custom face cookie"},{"Start":"15:53.799 ","End":"15:55.900","Text":"cutter that is ready to 3D print!"},{"Start":"15:56.800 ","End":"15:58.850","Text":"I should point out that if you have access"},{"Start":"15:58.850 ","End":"16:01.260","Text":"to a graphics program you could spend more"},{"Start":"16:01.260 ","End":"16:04.029","Text":"time fine-tuning or creating the details,"},{"Start":"16:04.090 ","End":"16:06.219","Text":"which will result in a better embosser."},{"Start":"16:07.040 ","End":"16:08.300","Text":"Certain things like the eyes"},{"Start":"16:08.969 ","End":"16:10.640","Text":"may get lost or distorted with"},{"Start":"16:10.640 ","End":"16:12.219","Text":"the use of an online converter."},{"Start":"16:13.989 ","End":"16:15.760","Text":"At this point, you can right-click"},{"Start":"16:15.790 ","End":"16:17.130","Text":"on the top-level component"},{"Start":"16:17.160 ","End":"16:19.439","Text":"to save it as one STL file."},{"Start":"16:22.900 ","End":"16:25.170","Text":"Otherwise, you can save the outline"},{"Start":"16:25.170 ","End":"16:26.970","Text":"and embosser components one at a"},{"Start":"16:26.970 ","End":"16:29.460","Text":"time, to print them out individually."},{"Start":"16:30.770 ","End":"16:32.810","Text":"Should you print them individually, you"},{"Start":"16:32.810 ","End":"16:33.435","Text":"may even want to consider adding an extra"},{"Start":"16:33.435 ","End":"16:37.780","Text":"backing or outer edge to the embosser"},{"Start":"16:38.070 ","End":"16:40.269","Text":"to make it a bit stronger - since it"},{"Start":"16:40.270 ","End":"16:42.360","Text":"doesn’t have the outline reinforcing it."},{"Start":"16:44.280 ","End":"16:46.610","Text":"After selecting the “Save as STL”"},{"Start":"16:46.610 ","End":"16:48.410","Text":"feature, you can save the file"},{"Start":"16:48.410 ","End":"16:50.420","Text":"to your computer or 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when"},{"Start":"00:14.639 ","End":"00:16.930","Text":"turning a design into a low poly model."},{"Start":"00:17.340 ","End":"00:18.840","Text":"To start, you’ll want to have an"},{"Start":"00:18.870 ","End":"00:21.700","Text":"STL or OBJ mesh file of the design"},{"Start":"00:21.700 ","End":"00:23.450","Text":"you want to convert to low-poly."},{"Start":"00:24.130 ","End":"00:25.790","Text":"This workflow will often start"},{"Start":"00:25.790 ","End":"00:26.910","Text":"with you finding something"},{"Start":"00:26.929 ","End":"00:28.269","Text":"interesting on Thingiverse."},{"Start":"00:28.689 ","End":"00:30.359","Text":"However, you can also convert"},{"Start":"00:30.360 ","End":"00:32.049","Text":"your own Fusion 360 built"},{"Start":"00:32.049 ","End":"00:34.140","Text":"solid body into a mesh body."},{"Start":"00:34.809 ","End":"00:35.759","Text":"I’ll discuss that"},{"Start":"00:35.760 ","End":"00:37.300","Text":"process in just a minute."},{"Start":"00:38.210 ","End":"00:40.090","Text":"Otherwise, you can create something"},{"Start":"00:40.110 ","End":"00:42.269","Text":"in Fusion 360 using the Sculpt"},{"Start":"00:42.280 ","End":"00:44.370","Text":"tools, resulting in a mesh body."},{"Start":"00:45.590 ","End":"00:47.510","Text":"For this demo, I’m going to use this"},{"Start":"00:47.510 ","End":"00:50.140","Text":"“Sitting Fox” model that was uploaded"},{"Start":"00:50.140 ","End":"00:51.830","Text":"to Thingiverse by the username slavikk."},{"Start":"00:53.469 ","End":"00:54.860","Text":"Once you have your mesh file,"},{"Start":"00:54.870 ","End":"00:56.210","Text":"you’ll want to go to the Insert"},{"Start":"00:56.220 ","End":"00:58.580","Text":"Dropdown and select Insert Mesh."},{"Start":"00:59.610 ","End":"01:00.830","Text":"Select the file from your"},{"Start":"01:00.830 ","End":"01:02.929","Text":"computer and hit open or hit"},{"Start":"01:02.929 ","End":"01:04.580","Text":"the enter key on your keyboard."},{"Start":"01:05.730 ","End":"01:07.170","Text":"If you want to reposition the"},{"Start":"01:07.170 ","End":"01:08.899","Text":"model you can do that as well."},{"Start":"01:08.990 ","End":"01:11.119","Text":"Otherwise, we’ll simply hit OK."},{"Start":"01:12.770 ","End":"01:14.530","Text":"If I toggle open the Browser, you’ll"},{"Start":"01:14.530 ","End":"01:16.740","Text":"see that I have a mesh body, meaning"},{"Start":"01:16.740 ","End":"01:18.940","Text":"this file is made up of mesh triangles."},{"Start":"01:20.060 ","End":"01:21.710","Text":"To work with this mesh, we’ll need"},{"Start":"01:21.710 ","End":"01:23.499","Text":"to turn off the design history."},{"Start":"01:24.130 ","End":"01:25.599","Text":"This is because Fusion 360"},{"Start":"01:25.839 ","End":"01:27.410","Text":"cannot record all of the mesh"},{"Start":"01:27.410 ","End":"01:29.339","Text":"data in the parametric timeline."},{"Start":"01:29.339 ","End":"01:32.240","Text":"To turn off the design history"},{"Start":"01:32.250 ","End":"01:33.479","Text":"you’ll need to right-click on the"},{"Start":"01:33.480 ","End":"01:35.390","Text":"top-level component and select"},{"Start":"01:35.430 ","End":"01:37.500","Text":"“Do not capture Design History”."},{"Start":"01:39.849 ","End":"01:41.109","Text":"We’ll need to click continue"},{"Start":"01:41.110 ","End":"01:42.410","Text":"for the warning message."},{"Start":"01:44.490 ","End":"01:46.240","Text":"Notice how our parametric timeline"},{"Start":"01:46.240 ","End":"01:47.729","Text":"disappeared at the bottom."},{"Start":"01:48.309 ","End":"01:50.339","Text":"Again, none of the changes we make"},{"Start":"01:50.340 ","End":"01:52.370","Text":"to the mesh file will be recorded."},{"Start":"01:53.000 ","End":"01:54.710","Text":"Just keep that in mind as you may have"},{"Start":"01:54.710 ","End":"01:57.219","Text":"to utilize the undo and redo features."},{"Start":"01:59.539 ","End":"02:01.299","Text":"If you’re paying close attention, you"},{"Start":"02:01.299 ","End":"02:03.020","Text":"may have also noticed that we now have"},{"Start":"02:03.020 ","End":"02:05.459","Text":"the Form and Mesh tabs in the toolbar."},{"Start":"02:07.119 ","End":"02:08.359","Text":"We’re going to use the reduce"},{"Start":"02:08.360 ","End":"02:09.900","Text":"command under the mesh tab."},{"Start":"02:11.720 ","End":"02:13.410","Text":"As I mentioned earlier, you may want"},{"Start":"02:13.420 ","End":"02:15.240","Text":"to start with a solid parametric"},{"Start":"02:15.270 ","End":"02:17.740","Text":"model that was built in Fusion 360."},{"Start":"02:18.540 ","End":"02:19.680","Text":"If that is the case then"},{"Start":"02:19.690 ","End":"02:21.260","Text":"you’ll need to use the “Brep to"},{"Start":"02:21.270 ","End":"02:22.910","Text":"Mesh” feature in the toolbar."},{"Start":"02:24.799 ","End":"02:26.549","Text":"That will let you select a solid"},{"Start":"02:26.550 ","End":"02:28.820","Text":"body, define the mesh refinement,"},{"Start":"02:28.910 ","End":"02:30.310","Text":"and perform the conversion."},{"Start":"02:32.080 ","End":"02:34.230","Text":"Because I already have a mesh file I’m"},{"Start":"02:34.230 ","End":"02:36.000","Text":"going to start with the reduce command."},{"Start":"02:37.219 ","End":"02:38.790","Text":"If we look closely at this"},{"Start":"02:38.790 ","End":"02:40.630","Text":"Sitting Fox model we can see that"},{"Start":"02:40.630 ","End":"02:41.979","Text":"there are hundreds of triangle"},{"Start":"02:42.040 ","End":"02:43.940","Text":"facets that make up the geometry."},{"Start":"02:44.980 ","End":"02:46.780","Text":"To create a low-poly model we’re"},{"Start":"02:46.780 ","End":"02:49.050","Text":"going to essentially tell Fusion 360"},{"Start":"02:49.080 ","End":"02:50.729","Text":"that we want to have the same shape,"},{"Start":"02:51.170 ","End":"02:52.890","Text":"but it should be built with a lower"},{"Start":"02:52.890 ","End":"02:55.259","Text":"number of facets or mesh triangles."},{"Start":"02:57.080 ","End":"02:58.629","Text":"If I select the mesh body in the"},{"Start":"02:58.629 ","End":"03:01.070","Text":"Browser and change the reduce target"},{"Start":"03:01.080 ","End":"03:03.150","Text":"to facecount, you’ll see that it"},{"Start":"03:03.150 ","End":"03:04.830","Text":"tells us that this fox is made up"},{"Start":"03:04.870 ","End":"03:07.470","Text":"of approximately 8000 mesh facets."},{"Start":"03:10.860 ","End":"03:12.019","Text":"We’ll first want to select the"},{"Start":"03:12.020 ","End":"03:13.719","Text":"preview button in the dialog."},{"Start":"03:14.410 ","End":"03:16.260","Text":"This way, we can see the changes"},{"Start":"03:16.260 ","End":"03:17.579","Text":"before we commit to them."},{"Start":"03:18.820 ","End":"03:20.130","Text":"We can then start to drag the"},{"Start":"03:20.130 ","End":"03:21.660","Text":"slider or type out different"},{"Start":"03:21.660 ","End":"03:23.060","Text":"values for the face count."},{"Start":"03:24.100 ","End":"03:25.290","Text":"Watch what happens as I"},{"Start":"03:25.290 ","End":"03:27.260","Text":"lower the quantity to 6000."},{"Start":"03:29.920 ","End":"03:31.540","Text":"There’s not too much of a difference."},{"Start":"03:32.299 ","End":"03:34.450","Text":"Let’s try lowering the value to 600."},{"Start":"03:35.379 ","End":"03:37.230","Text":"You can now see our model is starting"},{"Start":"03:37.230 ","End":"03:39.359","Text":"to become a low-poly model, as"},{"Start":"03:39.360 ","End":"03:40.910","Text":"it\u0027s made up of fewer triangles."},{"Start":"03:43.570 ","End":"03:45.109","Text":"Some other things to consider."},{"Start":"03:45.130 ","End":"03:46.710","Text":"With most models, you’ll want the"},{"Start":"03:46.710 ","End":"03:48.839","Text":"reduce type to be set to adaptive."},{"Start":"03:49.700 ","End":"03:51.360","Text":"This means the number of triangles"},{"Start":"03:51.360 ","End":"03:53.239","Text":"used in each area of the model will"},{"Start":"03:53.240 ","End":"03:55.690","Text":"be dependent on the amount of detail."},{"Start":"03:56.640 ","End":"03:58.260","Text":"In other words, if you look at the"},{"Start":"03:58.260 ","End":"03:59.950","Text":"face of the fox, you’ll see there are"},{"Start":"03:59.950 ","End":"04:02.100","Text":"more triangles than the chest area."},{"Start":"04:02.820 ","End":"04:05.479","Text":"This is because the face has more detail."},{"Start":"04:06.590 ","End":"04:09.280","Text":"If I change the “Reduce type” to Uniform,"},{"Start":"04:09.320 ","End":"04:10.750","Text":"you’ll see that all the triangles"},{"Start":"04:10.760 ","End":"04:13.020","Text":"change to match one another in size."},{"Start":"04:14.330 ","End":"04:16.250","Text":"Ultimately, this depends on what look"},{"Start":"04:16.250 ","End":"04:18.000","Text":"you’re going for and you may have to play"},{"Start":"04:18.000 ","End":"04:20.339","Text":"around with this on a case-by-case basis."},{"Start":"04:21.079 ","End":"04:22.790","Text":"However, most of the time I"},{"Start":"04:22.800 ","End":"04:24.140","Text":"think you’ll find the Adaptive"},{"Start":"04:24.140 ","End":"04:26.010","Text":"option to better suit your needs."},{"Start":"04:27.339 ","End":"04:29.279","Text":"Watch how much the face changes as I"},{"Start":"04:29.279 ","End":"04:31.230","Text":"switch back to the Adaptive option."},{"Start":"04:32.700 ","End":"04:34.830","Text":"For the “Reduce target,” you’ll almost"},{"Start":"04:34.840 ","End":"04:37.080","Text":"always need to use the Facecount option."},{"Start":"04:37.910 ","End":"04:39.690","Text":"I’ve put some notes on the density"},{"Start":"04:39.690 ","End":"04:42.050","Text":"option on this tutorials resource page."},{"Start":"04:43.490 ","End":"04:45.049","Text":"One more important thing to note"},{"Start":"04:45.099 ","End":"04:46.579","Text":"is the fact that this preview"},{"Start":"04:46.609 ","End":"04:47.999","Text":"is a little bit deceiving."},{"Start":"04:48.810 ","End":"04:51.230","Text":"The facets appear to be blended together."},{"Start":"04:51.550 ","End":"04:53.800","Text":"However, when we change the shading,"},{"Start":"04:54.120 ","End":"04:56.030","Text":"we’ll see that they do create that sharp"},{"Start":"04:56.130 ","End":"04:58.130","Text":"low-poly effect that we’re going for."},{"Start":"04:58.900 ","End":"05:00.880","Text":"For now, let’s click OK so we can"},{"Start":"05:00.880 ","End":"05:02.489","Text":"take a look at the shading options."},{"Start":"05:04.029 ","End":"05:06.449","Text":"By default, Fusion 360 renders mesh"},{"Start":"05:06.470 ","End":"05:08.340","Text":"models with this smooth-appearance,"},{"Start":"05:08.410 ","End":"05:10.180","Text":"mainly for performance reasons."},{"Start":"05:11.280 ","End":"05:13.219","Text":"This often confuses users when"},{"Start":"05:13.220 ","End":"05:15.180","Text":"they export the model to Cura or"},{"Start":"05:15.180 ","End":"05:17.320","Text":"another slicing software, only"},{"Start":"05:17.320 ","End":"05:19.030","Text":"to realize it looks different."},{"Start":"05:19.950 ","End":"05:21.580","Text":"To change this, we can right-click"},{"Start":"05:21.580 ","End":"05:23.249","Text":"on the mesh body in the browser"},{"Start":"05:23.440 ","End":"05:25.270","Text":"and select “Flat Shaded”."},{"Start":"05:26.210 ","End":"05:28.200","Text":"This Flat Shaded option is the true"},{"Start":"05:28.200 ","End":"05:29.940","Text":"representation of what the model"},{"Start":"05:29.940 ","End":"05:31.520","Text":"will look like when 3D printed."},{"Start":"05:33.160 ","End":"05:35.080","Text":"If you find yourself working with a lot"},{"Start":"05:35.080 ","End":"05:37.220","Text":"of mesh files then you can change this"},{"Start":"05:37.220 ","End":"05:39.109","Text":"default shading in your preferences."},{"Start":"05:40.389 ","End":"05:41.950","Text":"Under your user preferences,"},{"Start":"05:41.959 ","End":"05:43.790","Text":"select the Mesh tab on the left."},{"Start":"05:44.710 ","End":"05:46.220","Text":"You’ll then see you can switch the"},{"Start":"05:46.220 ","End":"05:48.840","Text":"default from Smooth to flat shaded."},{"Start":"05:49.660 ","End":"05:51.810","Text":"This can save you lots of time if you’re"},{"Start":"05:51.810 ","End":"05:54.030","Text":"planning on converting a lot of designs."},{"Start":"05:55.750 ","End":"05:57.499","Text":"Another important thing to discuss with"},{"Start":"05:57.540 ","End":"05:59.890","Text":"turning a model to low-poly is the idea"},{"Start":"05:59.890 ","End":"06:02.330","Text":"of targeting specific areas of the model."},{"Start":"06:03.470 ","End":"06:05.100","Text":"For example, we may want this"},{"Start":"06:05.100 ","End":"06:07.260","Text":"fox to be more prismatic, without"},{"Start":"06:07.270 ","End":"06:09.310","Text":"losing too much detail in the face."},{"Start":"06:10.960 ","End":"06:13.180","Text":"We can target just the body to reduce it"},{"Start":"06:13.230 ","End":"06:15.609","Text":"even further, without affecting the face."},{"Start":"06:16.549 ","End":"06:18.059","Text":"With the window selection, we"},{"Start":"06:18.059 ","End":"06:19.690","Text":"can click and drag over the model"},{"Start":"06:19.700 ","End":"06:21.530","Text":"to select all the body faces."},{"Start":"06:23.420 ","End":"06:24.710","Text":"You’ll want to turn the model"},{"Start":"06:24.710 ","End":"06:26.250","Text":"around to check that the faces"},{"Start":"06:26.250 ","End":"06:28.030","Text":"were selected on the backside."},{"Start":"06:30.130 ","End":"06:32.390","Text":"Again, using the reduce tool, we can"},{"Start":"06:32.390 ","End":"06:34.070","Text":"reduce the number of triangles to"},{"Start":"06:34.070 ","End":"06:36.159","Text":"create the popular low-poly look."},{"Start":"06:37.270 ","End":"06:38.529","Text":"I’ll just try out some different"},{"Start":"06:38.539 ","End":"06:41.046","Text":"numbers to see what looks better."},{"Start":"06:41.046 ","End":"06:43.807","Text":"Once you’re happy with this"},{"Start":"06:43.807 ","End":"06:46.567","Text":"reduction, we can click OK."},{"Start":"06:46.567 ","End":"06:50.432","Text":"I want to show you a few"},{"Start":"06:50.432 ","End":"06:53.745","Text":"more things to look out for."},{"Start":"06:53.745 ","End":"06:56.380","Text":"First, you’ll find that a lot of models"},{"Start":"06:56.380 ","End":"06:58.080","Text":"will lose their flat bottom when you"},{"Start":"06:58.090 ","End":"06:59.870","Text":"alter the number of mesh triangles."},{"Start":"07:00.650 ","End":"07:02.350","Text":"This is something to be concerned about"},{"Start":"07:02.370 ","End":"07:04.150","Text":"if you’re going to 3D print the model."},{"Start":"07:05.250 ","End":"07:06.479","Text":"You could work with the mesh"},{"Start":"07:06.480 ","End":"07:08.140","Text":"tools to try to fix the shape."},{"Start":"07:08.730 ","End":"07:10.640","Text":"However, I’ve found that oftentimes"},{"Start":"07:10.680 ","End":"07:12.669","Text":"it’s much quicker to convert the mesh"},{"Start":"07:12.700 ","End":"07:15.560","Text":"to a Brep solid body and to then use"},{"Start":"07:15.560 ","End":"07:17.349","Text":"the self-repairing functionality."},{"Start":"07:18.390 ","End":"07:19.820","Text":"If you right-click on your model in"},{"Start":"07:19.820 ","End":"07:21.880","Text":"the Browser you’ll see that the mesh"},{"Start":"07:21.880 ","End":"07:24.009","Text":"to Brep option is not available."},{"Start":"07:24.690 ","End":"07:25.820","Text":"This is because you need to"},{"Start":"07:25.820 ","End":"07:27.710","Text":"be in the solid modeling tab."},{"Start":"07:29.529 ","End":"07:31.080","Text":"Once you’re in the Solid tab"},{"Start":"07:31.120 ","End":"07:32.510","Text":"the “Mesh to Brep” option will"},{"Start":"07:32.510 ","End":"07:34.060","Text":"appear in the right-click menu."},{"Start":"07:36.440 ","End":"07:38.640","Text":"And you can click OK to convert the model."},{"Start":"07:40.639 ","End":"07:42.099","Text":"At this point, we want to look"},{"Start":"07:42.110 ","End":"07:43.479","Text":"at the bottom of the model."},{"Start":"07:46.690 ","End":"07:48.479","Text":"Simply click on a face and hit"},{"Start":"07:48.480 ","End":"07:50.010","Text":"the delete key on your keyboard."},{"Start":"07:51.980 ","End":"07:53.720","Text":"You’ll see that Fusion 360 will"},{"Start":"07:53.750 ","End":"07:55.330","Text":"automatically try to self-repair the"},{"Start":"07:55.330 ","End":"07:58.050","Text":"faces by joining the adjacent faces."},{"Start":"07:59.800 ","End":"08:01.179","Text":"You can continue to do this"},{"Start":"08:01.219 ","End":"08:03.230","Text":"until you achieve a flat bottom."},{"Start":"08:04.020 ","End":"08:06.360","Text":"Note that you may have to undo or redo"},{"Start":"08:06.570 ","End":"08:08.609","Text":"as sometimes adjacent triangles will not"},{"Start":"08:08.610 ","End":"08:10.900","Text":"work with the self-repair, especially"},{"Start":"08:10.900 ","End":"08:12.980","Text":"if you select several of them at once."},{"Start":"08:13.990 ","End":"08:16.240","Text":"Because we created a solid body,"},{"Start":"08:16.520 ","End":"08:17.899","Text":"the second option would be to"},{"Start":"08:17.900 ","End":"08:19.500","Text":"use the Split Body command."},{"Start":"08:20.240 ","End":"08:21.760","Text":"You can even split the mesh"},{"Start":"08:21.770 ","End":"08:23.289","Text":"file in a similar manner."},{"Start":"08:24.490 ","End":"08:25.950","Text":"I’ve gone ahead and printed out my"},{"Start":"08:25.950 ","End":"08:27.520","Text":"low-poly fox so we can look at the"},{"Start":"08:27.520 ","End":"08:29.960","Text":"results...and you can see that minus"},{"Start":"08:29.960 ","End":"08:31.809","Text":"the stinging caused by my timelapse"},{"Start":"08:31.810 ","End":"08:34.159","Text":"pauses, the 3D print of the fox came"},{"Start":"08:34.159 ","End":"08:36.340","Text":"out great - looking like the popular"},{"Start":"08:36.340 ","End":"08:38.370","Text":"low-poly effect that we were going for."},{"Start":"08:39.669 ","End":"08:41.679","Text":"In summary, I’ve had several people"},{"Start":"08:41.679 ","End":"08:43.659","Text":"ask me how to create low-poly designs"},{"Start":"08:43.679 ","End":"08:45.910","Text":"in Fusion 360 - so hopefully, this"},{"Start":"08:45.930 ","End":"08:47.640","Text":"gives you guys some insight into"},{"Start":"08:47.640 ","End":"08:49.900","Text":"one way low-poly designs are made."},{"Start":"08:50.620 ","End":"08:52.260","Text":"It’s also important to mention that"},{"Start":"08:52.270 ","End":"08:53.849","Text":"if you’re looking to create low-poly"},{"Start":"08:53.849 ","End":"08:55.920","Text":"designs from scratch then you’re"},{"Start":"08:55.920 ","End":"08:57.949","Text":"likely better off using a mesh design"},{"Start":"08:57.950 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","End":"00:16.789","Text":"you a different approach to"},{"Start":"00:16.789 ","End":"00:18.820","Text":"turning a sketch into a 3D body."},{"Start":"00:19.800 ","End":"00:21.580","Text":"We’ll also want to start with a new"},{"Start":"00:21.600 ","End":"00:23.459","Text":"component so we can group everything."},{"Start":"00:25.120 ","End":"00:27.180","Text":"My first use of these clips is to"},{"Start":"00:27.180 ","End":"00:29.370","Text":"organize some cables underneath my desk."},{"Start":"00:29.800 ","End":"00:31.249","Text":"The diameter of the cable is"},{"Start":"00:31.270 ","End":"00:33.549","Text":"approximately 3mm thick, so I’ll"},{"Start":"00:33.549 ","End":"00:35.239","Text":"name the component accordingly."},{"Start":"00:36.559 ","End":"00:38.040","Text":"We’ll then start by defining a"},{"Start":"00:38.050 ","End":"00:39.910","Text":"circle for the cable diameter."},{"Start":"00:40.490 ","End":"00:42.810","Text":"I’ll hit the keyboard shortcut “C”, as in"},{"Start":"00:42.810 ","End":"00:45.000","Text":"Charlie, for the center-circle command."},{"Start":"00:45.910 ","End":"00:47.870","Text":"Select the XZ origin plane"},{"Start":"00:47.929 ","End":"00:49.659","Text":"and click the origin point."},{"Start":"00:51.290 ","End":"00:52.859","Text":"Looking at the User Parameters,"},{"Start":"00:52.869 ","End":"00:53.980","Text":"you’ll see that I’ve created"},{"Start":"00:53.980 ","End":"00:56.489","Text":"one for the “WireDiameter”."},{"Start":"00:56.490 ","End":"00:58.320","Text":"However, we also want to include some"},{"Start":"00:58.320 ","End":"01:01.090","Text":"extra room for the wire, as this p-clip"},{"Start":"01:01.110 ","End":"01:02.650","Text":"is going to be clamped together by"},{"Start":"01:02.660 ","End":"01:04.810","Text":"the screw after the wire is placed."},{"Start":"01:06.340 ","End":"01:08.080","Text":"To add the extra clearance we can"},{"Start":"01:08.090 ","End":"01:10.119","Text":"type out the “WireDiameter” parameter,"},{"Start":"01:10.369 ","End":"01:13.149","Text":"the plus symbol, and then 3mm,"},{"Start":"01:13.180 ","End":"01:14.710","Text":"which will act as the clearance."},{"Start":"01:15.470 ","End":"01:17.020","Text":"This is to ensure that any time"},{"Start":"01:17.020 ","End":"01:18.740","Text":"we change our wire diameter in"},{"Start":"01:18.740 ","End":"01:20.490","Text":"our user parameters, we’ll always"},{"Start":"01:20.500 ","End":"01:22.979","Text":"have at least 3mm of clearance."},{"Start":"01:24.030 ","End":"01:25.539","Text":"Next, we need to create the two"},{"Start":"01:25.539 ","End":"01:27.199","Text":"lines that run from the circle to the"},{"Start":"01:27.200 ","End":"01:29.319","Text":"right, creating that p-clip shape."},{"Start":"01:30.709 ","End":"01:32.350","Text":"I’ll activate the line tool and"},{"Start":"01:32.350 ","End":"01:33.900","Text":"for the first line, I’m going to"},{"Start":"01:33.900 ","End":"01:35.670","Text":"start at the bottom of the circle."},{"Start":"01:36.520 ","End":"01:38.080","Text":"For the distance, I’ll use the"},{"Start":"01:38.080 ","End":"01:41.260","Text":"“width” user parameter times 1.5."},{"Start":"01:43.710 ","End":"01:44.949","Text":"You could set up a user"},{"Start":"01:44.950 ","End":"01:46.280","Text":"parameter for the length."},{"Start":"01:46.590 ","End":"01:48.470","Text":"However, I prefer keeping the number"},{"Start":"01:48.480 ","End":"01:50.450","Text":"of parameters to a minimum, and"},{"Start":"01:50.450 ","End":"01:52.030","Text":"to create functions for various"},{"Start":"01:52.030 ","End":"01:54.520","Text":"dimensions, to keep the model a"},{"Start":"01:54.520 ","End":"01:56.420","Text":"bit more dynamic and predictable."},{"Start":"01:57.969 ","End":"01:59.820","Text":"Another thing we need to consider is"},{"Start":"01:59.830 ","End":"02:01.670","Text":"how to fully-constrain our sketch."},{"Start":"02:02.460 ","End":"02:04.000","Text":"This is something you should always"},{"Start":"02:04.000 ","End":"02:05.439","Text":"be concerned about, especially"},{"Start":"02:05.440 ","End":"02:06.540","Text":"if you’re wanting to set up your"},{"Start":"02:06.540 ","End":"02:08.250","Text":"model to be run by parameters."},{"Start":"02:09.560 ","End":"02:11.359","Text":"You’ll notice the circle is black"},{"Start":"02:11.360 ","End":"02:12.820","Text":"because it’s fully constrained."},{"Start":"02:13.470 ","End":"02:16.129","Text":"However, the line I just drew is not."},{"Start":"02:17.679 ","End":"02:19.489","Text":"If I click and drag on the line we’ll"},{"Start":"02:19.490 ","End":"02:20.980","Text":"see that it snapped tangent to the"},{"Start":"02:20.980 ","End":"02:23.319","Text":"circle but it can still be moved around."},{"Start":"02:24.170 ","End":"02:25.920","Text":"To fix this, we’ll need to add"},{"Start":"02:25.940 ","End":"02:27.490","Text":"a construction line running"},{"Start":"02:27.490 ","End":"02:28.990","Text":"down the middle of the circle."},{"Start":"02:30.120 ","End":"02:32.079","Text":"After activating the line tool"},{"Start":"02:32.309 ","End":"02:33.610","Text":"you’ll need to hit the construction"},{"Start":"02:33.610 ","End":"02:35.190","Text":"option in the sketch palette."},{"Start":"02:36.650 ","End":"02:38.429","Text":"Select the center origin point and"},{"Start":"02:38.429 ","End":"02:39.979","Text":"click at the bottom of the circle"},{"Start":"02:39.990 ","End":"02:41.869","Text":"where the line should snap into place."},{"Start":"02:42.879 ","End":"02:44.230","Text":"We can then hit the escape"},{"Start":"02:44.230 ","End":"02:45.850","Text":"key to clear the line command."},{"Start":"02:47.850 ","End":"02:50.000","Text":"At this point, we can use the coincident"},{"Start":"02:50.000 ","End":"02:52.320","Text":"constraint by selecting it in the toolbar."},{"Start":"02:53.450 ","End":"02:56.120","Text":"Select the endpoint of each line and"},{"Start":"02:56.550 ","End":"02:58.179","Text":"thanks to the coincident constraint"},{"Start":"02:58.480 ","End":"03:00.299","Text":"our unconstrainted line will stay"},{"Start":"03:00.299 ","End":"03:02.300","Text":"attached to the endpoint of the other"},{"Start":"03:02.300 ","End":"03:04.600","Text":"line or the bottom of our circle."},{"Start":"03:05.500 ","End":"03:06.870","Text":"You’ll also see that all of our"},{"Start":"03:06.870 ","End":"03:09.070","Text":"sketch geometry appears to be black."},{"Start":"03:09.969 ","End":"03:11.299","Text":"To double-check we have it"},{"Start":"03:11.300 ","End":"03:12.709","Text":"fully-constrained we can look"},{"Start":"03:12.710 ","End":"03:14.269","Text":"at the Sketch in the Browser."},{"Start":"03:15.030 ","End":"03:17.010","Text":"You’ll see a red lock icon when"},{"Start":"03:17.010 ","End":"03:18.620","Text":"a sketch is fully-constrained."},{"Start":"03:20.420 ","End":"03:22.130","Text":"To finish off the clip shape we’ll"},{"Start":"03:22.130 ","End":"03:24.380","Text":"draw the second line above the first."},{"Start":"03:25.300 ","End":"03:26.400","Text":"Make sure to turn off the"},{"Start":"03:26.400 ","End":"03:28.049","Text":"construction line and start the"},{"Start":"03:28.070 ","End":"03:30.139","Text":"line by snapping into the circle."},{"Start":"03:31.679 ","End":"03:33.189","Text":"Instead of adding a length"},{"Start":"03:33.190 ","End":"03:35.070","Text":"dimension for this line, we’ll"},{"Start":"03:35.070 ","End":"03:36.959","Text":"use the horizontal/vertical"},{"Start":"03:36.959 ","End":"03:38.750","Text":"constraint to ensure its always at"},{"Start":"03:38.750 ","End":"03:40.730","Text":"the same point as the first line."},{"Start":"03:41.980 ","End":"03:43.730","Text":"After activating the constraint"},{"Start":"03:44.059 ","End":"03:48.609","Text":"simply click both endpoints."},{"Start":"03:48.620 ","End":"03:50.040","Text":"Notice how the length of the line"},{"Start":"03:50.049 ","End":"03:51.999","Text":"snaps to the same vertical point."},{"Start":"03:53.920 ","End":"03:55.530","Text":"One of the easiest ways to check"},{"Start":"03:55.540 ","End":"03:57.140","Text":"why your line geometry isn’t"},{"Start":"03:57.140 ","End":"03:58.809","Text":"black or fully constrained is"},{"Start":"03:58.810 ","End":"04:00.400","Text":"to move the geometry around."},{"Start":"04:01.330 ","End":"04:03.410","Text":"Hit escape to clear all commands"},{"Start":"04:03.490 ","End":"04:05.369","Text":"and simply click and drag the line."},{"Start":"04:06.440 ","End":"04:08.060","Text":"You’ll see if I select the endpoint"},{"Start":"04:08.090 ","End":"04:09.829","Text":"on the left, that the line can"},{"Start":"04:09.830 ","End":"04:11.979","Text":"still move freely along the circle."},{"Start":"04:13.010 ","End":"04:15.200","Text":"To fully-define this, we’ll apply a"},{"Start":"04:15.200 ","End":"04:17.829","Text":"dimension with the “Gap” user parameter."},{"Start":"04:18.779 ","End":"04:20.899","Text":"That way, we can always change the gap"},{"Start":"04:20.899 ","End":"04:23.150","Text":"of our clip, based on our clip size."},{"Start":"04:24.730 ","End":"04:26.089","Text":"I’ll hit the keyboard shortcut"},{"Start":"04:26.090 ","End":"04:27.850","Text":"letter “D,” as in Delta, to"},{"Start":"04:27.850 ","End":"04:29.819","Text":"activate the Sketch Dimension tool."},{"Start":"04:30.680 ","End":"04:32.419","Text":"Select the two lines and drag the"},{"Start":"04:32.420 ","End":"04:34.169","Text":"mouse cursor in between the two."},{"Start":"04:36.040 ","End":"04:37.560","Text":"Once the dimension is in the correct"},{"Start":"04:37.590 ","End":"04:39.890","Text":"place you can click to set the dimension"},{"Start":"04:40.139 ","End":"04:42.469","Text":"and type out the “Gap” user parameter."},{"Start":"04:43.330 ","End":"04:45.209","Text":"The last thing we need to do is trim away"},{"Start":"04:45.210 ","End":"04:47.719","Text":"the excess part of the circle so our wire"},{"Start":"04:47.719 ","End":"04:50.090","Text":"can slide into this portion of the clip."},{"Start":"04:51.120 ","End":"04:53.190","Text":"I’ll use the keyboard shortcut letter “T,”"},{"Start":"04:53.230 ","End":"04:55.659","Text":"as in Tango, to activate the trim tool."},{"Start":"04:56.620 ","End":"04:58.630","Text":"Notice the nice preview in red"},{"Start":"04:58.690 ","End":"05:00.899","Text":"that shows what will be trimmed."},{"Start":"05:02.380 ","End":"05:04.280","Text":"Simply select the segment, making"},{"Start":"05:04.280 ","End":"05:06.249","Text":"sure not to select anything else."},{"Start":"05:08.419 ","End":"05:09.930","Text":"Before we move on, we want to"},{"Start":"05:09.930 ","End":"05:11.150","Text":"check one more time that our"},{"Start":"05:11.150 ","End":"05:13.090","Text":"model is still fully-constrained."},{"Start":"05:13.680 ","End":"05:15.919","Text":"If you still have the red lock icon then"},{"Start":"05:15.920 ","End":"05:17.850","Text":"you’re all set and ready to move on."},{"Start":"05:19.530 ","End":"05:20.780","Text":"This is where I wanted to show"},{"Start":"05:20.780 ","End":"05:22.479","Text":"you an alternative method for"},{"Start":"05:22.480 ","End":"05:24.580","Text":"turning sketches into 3D bodies."},{"Start":"05:25.580 ","End":"05:27.440","Text":"We could technically offset this"},{"Start":"05:27.440 ","End":"05:29.960","Text":"geometry, connect the endpoints to create"},{"Start":"05:29.960 ","End":"05:32.549","Text":"a closed profile shape, and extrude"},{"Start":"05:32.570 ","End":"05:34.730","Text":"the profile to create the 3D body."},{"Start":"05:35.820 ","End":"05:37.120","Text":"However, that makes our"},{"Start":"05:37.120 ","End":"05:38.799","Text":"sketch much more complex."},{"Start":"05:39.349 ","End":"05:40.700","Text":"Consequently, making it"},{"Start":"05:40.700 ","End":"05:42.270","Text":"harder to ensure our model and"},{"Start":"05:42.280 ","End":"05:43.920","Text":"parameters can be predictable."},{"Start":"05:45.220 ","End":"05:47.760","Text":"Instead, in some scenarios, we can"},{"Start":"05:47.760 ","End":"05:49.960","Text":"extrude this sketch with the surface tool."},{"Start":"05:51.010 ","End":"05:52.450","Text":"We’ll then “Thicken” the surface"},{"Start":"05:52.460 ","End":"05:54.130","Text":"to create our desired thickness,"},{"Start":"05:54.160 ","End":"05:56.109","Text":"resulting in a solid body."},{"Start":"05:57.460 ","End":"05:59.000","Text":"To use the surface extrude"},{"Start":"05:59.039 ","End":"06:00.219","Text":"we’ll first need to select the"},{"Start":"06:00.230 ","End":"06:01.719","Text":"“SURFACE” tab in the toolbar."},{"Start":"06:03.080 ","End":"06:05.240","Text":"The extrude icon is the same as"},{"Start":"06:05.240 ","End":"06:07.100","Text":"the modeling extrude - but the"},{"Start":"06:07.100 ","End":"06:08.890","Text":"key difference is the color."},{"Start":"06:09.710 ","End":"06:11.740","Text":"The surface extrude is orange."},{"Start":"06:12.719 ","End":"06:14.530","Text":"Make sure you’re activating the correct"},{"Start":"06:14.530 ","End":"06:16.529","Text":"extrude command, as I see users get"},{"Start":"06:16.529 ","End":"06:18.320","Text":"tripped up on this all the time."},{"Start":"06:19.610 ","End":"06:21.580","Text":"Remember, with the surface extrude,"},{"Start":"06:21.610 ","End":"06:23.950","Text":"we don’t need a closed profile shape."},{"Start":"06:24.560 ","End":"06:26.660","Text":"We can simply select the line geometry"},{"Start":"06:26.690 ","End":"06:28.550","Text":"and type out the extrude distance."},{"Start":"06:29.300 ","End":"06:30.429","Text":"For the distance, I’ll"},{"Start":"06:30.429 ","End":"06:31.890","Text":"use the “Width” parameter."},{"Start":"06:34.150 ","End":"06:35.649","Text":"At this point, if we check our"},{"Start":"06:35.650 ","End":"06:37.170","Text":"body in the Browser, you’ll see"},{"Start":"06:37.170 ","End":"06:38.750","Text":"that we have a surface body."},{"Start":"06:41.800 ","End":"06:43.120","Text":"We’ll use the “Thicken” command"},{"Start":"06:43.120 ","End":"06:44.529","Text":"from the create dropdown to"},{"Start":"06:44.530 ","End":"06:46.219","Text":"turn this into a solid body."},{"Start":"06:47.679 ","End":"06:48.790","Text":"We’ll need to select both"},{"Start":"06:48.799 ","End":"06:50.710","Text":"segments of faces even with the"},{"Start":"06:50.710 ","End":"06:52.430","Text":"chain Selection option checked."},{"Start":"06:53.049 ","End":"06:55.100","Text":"This is because the bottom straight face"},{"Start":"06:55.120 ","End":"06:57.960","Text":"is tangent to the circle, but the top one"},{"Start":"06:57.980 ","End":"07:00.780","Text":"isn’t, so it’s acting as its own entity."},{"Start":"07:02.010 ","End":"07:04.110","Text":"Afterward, all we need to do is apply"},{"Start":"07:04.150 ","End":"07:06.300","Text":"the “Thickness” user parameter, and"},{"Start":"07:06.440 ","End":"07:08.230","Text":"we’re almost done with the cable clip."},{"Start":"07:09.990 ","End":"07:11.659","Text":"The last two things we need to do"},{"Start":"07:11.670 ","End":"07:13.530","Text":"would be to add fillets to the sharp"},{"Start":"07:13.530 ","End":"07:15.920","Text":"edges and to add the hole for a screw."},{"Start":"07:18.010 ","End":"07:19.600","Text":"Thinking ahead, I’d recommend"},{"Start":"07:19.600 ","End":"07:21.409","Text":"creating the fillets first, because"},{"Start":"07:21.410 ","End":"07:22.830","Text":"you’ll later see that we can use the"},{"Start":"07:22.830 ","End":"07:24.880","Text":"center point of the fillet radius"},{"Start":"07:24.880 ","End":"07:27.150","Text":"as a center point for our hole."},{"Start":"07:28.389 ","End":"07:29.485","Text":"I’ll activate the fillet tool"},{"Start":"07:29.485 ","End":"07:30.880","Text":"with the keyboard shortcut"},{"Start":"07:30.880 ","End":"07:32.520","Text":"letter “F,” as in Foxtrot."},{"Start":"07:34.080 ","End":"07:35.380","Text":"I’ll select the four edges"},{"Start":"07:35.390 ","End":"07:36.400","Text":"at the end of the clip."},{"Start":"07:39.750 ","End":"07:41.420","Text":"For the fillet radius, I’ll use"},{"Start":"07:41.420 ","End":"07:45.760","Text":"the width user parameter / 2."},{"Start":"07:45.770 ","End":"07:48.040","Text":"This function results in a nice rounded"},{"Start":"07:48.070 ","End":"07:49.790","Text":"edge, ensuring that our fillets will"},{"Start":"07:49.790 ","End":"07:51.600","Text":"always meet in the middle even if"},{"Start":"07:51.600 ","End":"07:53.490","Text":"we change the width user parameter."},{"Start":"07:55.240 ","End":"07:56.490","Text":"Last but not least, let’s"},{"Start":"07:56.490 ","End":"07:57.510","Text":"create the screw hole."},{"Start":"07:58.260 ","End":"07:59.799","Text":"Depending on the type of screw you’ll"},{"Start":"07:59.800 ","End":"08:01.979","Text":"be using, you may want to use the actual"},{"Start":"08:01.980 ","End":"08:03.989","Text":"hole command so you can define the hole"},{"Start":"08:04.000 ","End":"08:05.920","Text":"type as countersink or counterbore."},{"Start":"08:07.410 ","End":"08:09.682","Text":"However, for my desk, I’m going to be"},{"Start":"08:09.682 ","End":"08:11.540","Text":"using some spare Panhead screws that"},{"Start":"08:11.540 ","End":"08:13.440","Text":"I had lying around, so I’m just going"},{"Start":"08:13.440 ","End":"08:15.060","Text":"to create a simple circle cutout."},{"Start":"08:16.590 ","End":"08:18.999","Text":"I’ll use the center-circle tool, again"},{"Start":"08:19.009 ","End":"08:20.590","Text":"by activating it with the keyboard"},{"Start":"08:20.590 ","End":"08:22.530","Text":"shortcut letter “C,” as in Charlie."},{"Start":"08:24.000 ","End":"08:25.380","Text":"Select the top surface."},{"Start":"08:27.440 ","End":"08:29.330","Text":"As I mentioned a bit ago, you’ll see"},{"Start":"08:29.330 ","End":"08:30.900","Text":"that I can snap this circle to the"},{"Start":"08:31.049 ","End":"08:32.679","Text":"Centerpoint of the fillet radius."},{"Start":"08:33.990 ","End":"08:35.940","Text":"This saved us an extra step of"},{"Start":"08:35.940 ","End":"08:37.400","Text":"having to find the center by"},{"Start":"08:37.400 ","End":"08:39.120","Text":"creating construction geometry."},{"Start":"08:40.179 ","End":"08:41.940","Text":"For the diameter, I’ll use the"},{"Start":"08:41.940 ","End":"08:42.959","Text":"“HoleDiameter” user parameter."},{"Start":"08:46.110 ","End":"08:47.320","Text":"We can then extrude cut"},{"Start":"08:47.320 ","End":"08:48.580","Text":"this all the way through."},{"Start":"08:49.110 ","End":"08:50.560","Text":"Remember, we’ll now want to"},{"Start":"08:50.560 ","End":"08:51.860","Text":"use the Extrude command in"},{"Start":"08:51.860 ","End":"08:53.380","Text":"the “SOLID” modeling tab."},{"Start":"08:53.820 ","End":"08:54.560","Text":"So make sure you’re activating"},{"Start":"08:55.320 ","End":"08:58.000","Text":"the blue solid extrude."},{"Start":"08:58.000 ","End":"08:59.349","Text":"You’ll also want to make sure you"},{"Start":"08:59.350 ","End":"09:02.050","Text":"set the distance to “To Object” and"},{"Start":"09:02.050 ","End":"09:03.990","Text":"select the bottom face of the clip."},{"Start":"09:04.780 ","End":"09:05.930","Text":"This will make sure our hole"},{"Start":"09:05.960 ","End":"09:08.010","Text":"will be cut all the way through"},{"Start":"09:08.330 ","End":"09:10.140","Text":"even if we change the thickness."},{"Start":"09:11.740 ","End":"09:13.310","Text":"Remember, the little things like"},{"Start":"09:13.310 ","End":"09:15.020","Text":"this are required to ensure our"},{"Start":"09:15.020 ","End":"09:17.239","Text":"model is predictable as we go"},{"Start":"09:17.240 ","End":"09:19.120","Text":"to change the user parameters."},{"Start":"09:20.770 ","End":"09:22.680","Text":"Take note of how our sketches are both"},{"Start":"09:22.690 ","End":"09:25.210","Text":"fully-constrained and simple, and we"},{"Start":"09:25.210 ","End":"09:27.400","Text":"utilized a small number of parameters"},{"Start":"09:27.420 ","End":"09:29.369","Text":"along with a few sketch constraints."},{"Start":"09:30.820 ","End":"09:32.689","Text":"To test the model, we can open up"},{"Start":"09:32.690 ","End":"09:34.389","Text":"the “Change Parameters” dialog."},{"Start":"09:37.449 ","End":"09:38.750","Text":"Let’s say that we also need to"},{"Start":"09:38.750 ","End":"09:41.439","Text":"print some out for a 5mm cable."},{"Start":"09:42.200 ","End":"09:42.990","Text":"We can change the"},{"Start":"09:44.110 ","End":"09:46.379","Text":"WireDiameter from 3 to 5mm."},{"Start":"09:47.849 ","End":"09:49.219","Text":"You’ll see that our length and"},{"Start":"09:49.230 ","End":"09:51.100","Text":"gap may also need to be updated."},{"Start":"09:51.440 ","End":"09:54.299","Text":"We can adjust the width parameter to 11mm."},{"Start":"09:55.800 ","End":"09:57.699","Text":"For the gap, we need it to be close"},{"Start":"09:57.700 ","End":"09:59.440","Text":"enough to the other edge so that it"},{"Start":"09:59.440 ","End":"10:01.880","Text":"will flex without breaking, so we can"},{"Start":"10:01.880 ","End":"10:05.060","Text":"set the division as 2 instead of 1.5."},{"Start":"10:07.040 ","End":"10:09.410","Text":"Hopefully, this gives you a brief overview"},{"Start":"10:09.440 ","End":"10:11.719","Text":"of how you can set up 3D printable models"},{"Start":"10:11.750 ","End":"10:13.790","Text":"that you may need in multiple sizes."},{"Start":"10:14.530 ","End":"10:16.560","Text":"By copying and utilizing the same"},{"Start":"10:16.560 ","End":"10:18.689","Text":"setup, we avoid the need to start"},{"Start":"10:18.690 ","End":"10:20.430","Text":"over from scratch each time."},{"Start":"10:22.309 ","End":"10:24.840","Text":"Now I didn’t have any PETG filament"},{"Start":"10:24.849 ","End":"10:27.289","Text":"on hand, so I printed several batches"},{"Start":"10:27.290 ","End":"10:28.780","Text":"of these out in some standard PLA."},{"Start":"10:30.040 ","End":"10:32.390","Text":"Although PLA is not the most flexible,"},{"Start":"10:32.610 ","End":"10:34.440","Text":"it will flex enough to get the wire"},{"Start":"10:34.440 ","End":"10:36.250","Text":"through - although this may be a"},{"Start":"10:36.250 ","End":"10:38.390","Text":"concern if the clip were much larger."},{"Start":"10:39.420 ","End":"10:42.680","Text":"If you have PETG filament on hand then"},{"Start":"10:42.680 ","End":"10:44.579","Text":"I would recommend using that over PLA"},{"Start":"10:44.580 ","End":"10:48.069","Text":"or ABS as it\u0027s quite a bit more flexible"},{"Start":"10:48.410 ","End":"10:50.320","Text":"and that softer nature of it works"},{"Start":"10:50.320 ","End":"10:52.180","Text":"well for things like these cable 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","End":"00:09.440","Text":"up the box so you can easily change"},{"Start":"00:09.440 ","End":"00:11.170","Text":"the dimensions to fit a deck of"},{"Start":"00:11.170 ","End":"00:14.049","Text":"cards, SD cards, or really any"},{"Start":"00:14.049 ","End":"00:15.780","Text":"other objects that you want to stow."},{"Start":"00:17.480 ","End":"00:18.990","Text":"To get started, let’s create"},{"Start":"00:19.020 ","End":"00:20.619","Text":"a new component for the box."},{"Start":"00:21.140 ","End":"00:23.050","Text":"Remember, the use of components will group"},{"Start":"00:23.060 ","End":"00:25.070","Text":"all the relevant sketches and bodies."},{"Start":"00:25.530 ","End":"00:27.140","Text":"We’ll eventually create a second"},{"Start":"00:27.140 ","End":"00:29.510","Text":"component for the lid and apply a sliding"},{"Start":"00:29.510 ","End":"00:31.530","Text":"joint, so components are required."},{"Start":"00:33.410 ","End":"00:34.909","Text":"To create the box we can start"},{"Start":"00:34.910 ","End":"00:36.290","Text":"with the primitive box shape."},{"Start":"00:37.030 ","End":"00:38.340","Text":"While in the solid modeling"},{"Start":"00:38.340 ","End":"00:39.750","Text":"tab, we’ll find the Box"},{"Start":"00:39.750 ","End":"00:41.370","Text":"command in the create dropdown."},{"Start":"00:42.540 ","End":"00:44.770","Text":"We’ll select our XY origin plane as"},{"Start":"00:44.770 ","End":"00:46.610","Text":"the plane to sketch on, and then we’ll"},{"Start":"00:46.610 ","End":"00:48.490","Text":"follow the best practice of starting"},{"Start":"00:48.490 ","End":"00:50.080","Text":"our sketch from the origin point."},{"Start":"00:50.870 ","End":"00:52.209","Text":"That will ensure we have a"},{"Start":"00:52.219 ","End":"00:53.739","Text":"fully constrained sketch."},{"Start":"00:54.660 ","End":"00:55.740","Text":"Let’s make the width of the"},{"Start":"00:55.740 ","End":"00:59.390","Text":"box 50mm and the length 80mm."},{"Start":"01:01.280 ","End":"01:02.760","Text":"After clicking, we’ll set the"},{"Start":"01:02.760 ","End":"01:05.290","Text":"height to 40mm and we’ll click OK."},{"Start":"01:07.490 ","End":"01:09.000","Text":"Now that we have a solid box,"},{"Start":"01:09.000 ","End":"01:10.569","Text":"we’ll want to make the box hollow."},{"Start":"01:11.029 ","End":"01:12.810","Text":"We’ll then cut away the top portion where"},{"Start":"01:12.810 ","End":"01:14.730","Text":"the lid goes, and consider clearance"},{"Start":"01:14.740 ","End":"01:16.810","Text":"for the lid as we make it a 3D body."},{"Start":"01:17.520 ","End":"01:18.860","Text":"Afterward, we’ll take a look"},{"Start":"01:18.860 ","End":"01:20.280","Text":"at creating parameters so the"},{"Start":"01:20.280 ","End":"01:21.860","Text":"model can adapt to your needs."},{"Start":"01:24.240 ","End":"01:25.490","Text":"To make the box hollow"},{"Start":"01:25.530 ","End":"01:26.820","Text":"we’ll use the Shell command."},{"Start":"01:28.059 ","End":"01:29.560","Text":"We’ll need to select the top face of"},{"Start":"01:29.560 ","End":"01:31.539","Text":"our body and type out a thickness."},{"Start":"01:32.340 ","End":"01:33.460","Text":"Again, we’ll make this"},{"Start":"01:33.470 ","End":"01:35.140","Text":"thickness a parameter as well,"},{"Start":"01:35.430 ","End":"01:37.649","Text":"but for now, I’ll use 4mm."},{"Start":"01:39.440 ","End":"01:41.090","Text":"These initial dimensions are what"},{"Start":"01:41.090 ","End":"01:42.309","Text":"I used for the test prints you"},{"Start":"01:42.620 ","End":"01:44.200","Text":"saw at the beginning of the video."},{"Start":"01:45.110 ","End":"01:46.599","Text":"Notice how the shell command will"},{"Start":"01:46.600 ","End":"01:48.399","Text":"hollow out all the inner material"},{"Start":"01:48.460 ","End":"01:50.630","Text":"of our solid body, leaving only"},{"Start":"01:50.630 ","End":"01:52.700","Text":"the 4mm thickness as the walls."},{"Start":"01:54.570 ","End":"01:55.996","Text":"We’re now ready to create a slot"},{"Start":"01:56.190 ","End":"01:57.709","Text":"on the front face, which will allow"},{"Start":"01:57.710 ","End":"01:59.410","Text":"the lid to slide back and forth."},{"Start":"02:01.110 ","End":"02:02.399","Text":"Right-click on the front-face"},{"Start":"02:02.509 ","End":"02:03.719","Text":"and select “Create Sketch”."},{"Start":"02:05.379 ","End":"02:07.650","Text":"Because we want this model to be dynamic,"},{"Start":"02:07.690 ","End":"02:09.759","Text":"we’re going to project the outer edges."},{"Start":"02:10.310 ","End":"02:11.650","Text":"This will make it easier for us"},{"Start":"02:11.650 ","End":"02:13.489","Text":"to fully-constrain our sketches,"},{"Start":"02:13.530 ","End":"02:16.040","Text":"ensuring our model is truly adaptable."},{"Start":"02:17.610 ","End":"02:19.230","Text":"We can find the project command"},{"Start":"02:19.250 ","End":"02:20.910","Text":"under the create dropdown, and"},{"Start":"02:20.910 ","End":"02:23.150","Text":"then the project/include folder."},{"Start":"02:23.770 ","End":"02:25.320","Text":"Otherwise, you’ll see we can"},{"Start":"02:25.320 ","End":"02:26.640","Text":"activate it with the keyboard"},{"Start":"02:26.640 ","End":"02:28.600","Text":"shortcut letter “P,” as in Papa."},{"Start":"02:30.870 ","End":"02:32.100","Text":"We can click in the middle of the"},{"Start":"02:32.100 ","End":"02:34.030","Text":"rectangle, which will project all"},{"Start":"02:34.030 ","End":"02:36.160","Text":"four edge lines to our current sketch."},{"Start":"02:37.120 ","End":"02:39.050","Text":"You’ll see that projected geometry"},{"Start":"02:39.060 ","End":"02:40.870","Text":"is defined with the color purple."},{"Start":"02:40.870 ","End":"02:43.790","Text":"We’ll also want to project"},{"Start":"02:43.790 ","End":"02:45.240","Text":"the inside edge lines."},{"Start":"02:47.940 ","End":"02:49.970","Text":"Notice how their points are projected,"},{"Start":"02:49.990 ","End":"02:51.419","Text":"based on where I’m selecting."},{"Start":"02:52.940 ","End":"02:54.659","Text":"This will help us define the dovetail"},{"Start":"02:54.660 ","End":"02:56.569","Text":"angles so they adapt based on the"},{"Start":"02:56.580 ","End":"02:57.900","Text":"thickness of our shell command."},{"Start":"02:59.940 ","End":"03:01.790","Text":"Let’s use the line command to start a line"},{"Start":"03:01.800 ","End":"03:03.660","Text":"from the projected point on the right."},{"Start":"03:05.340 ","End":"03:08.010","Text":"We’ll draw a line at a 55-degree angle."},{"Start":"03:08.460 ","End":"03:10.199","Text":"Remember, you can always hit the tab"},{"Start":"03:10.200 ","End":"03:12.150","Text":"key to toggle between input fields."},{"Start":"03:13.139 ","End":"03:14.380","Text":"For the length, we’ll use 4mm,"},{"Start":"03:15.280 ","End":"03:16.989","Text":"which is the thickness of our box."},{"Start":"03:17.809 ","End":"03:19.000","Text":"And we’ll eventually change"},{"Start":"03:19.000 ","End":"03:20.420","Text":"it to a Thickness parameter."},{"Start":"03:21.410 ","End":"03:22.840","Text":"To make things easier, I’m going"},{"Start":"03:22.840 ","End":"03:24.380","Text":"to make half of the dovetail shape"},{"Start":"03:24.410 ","End":"03:25.799","Text":"and mirror it over to the left."},{"Start":"03:26.620 ","End":"03:27.690","Text":"Thus, we’ll want to make sure we"},{"Start":"03:27.690 ","End":"03:29.330","Text":"have this half fully-constrained"},{"Start":"03:29.349 ","End":"03:30.430","Text":"before we mirror it."},{"Start":"03:32.210 ","End":"03:33.360","Text":"Looking at our sketch in the"},{"Start":"03:33.360 ","End":"03:34.780","Text":"Browser, we don’t have that"},{"Start":"03:34.780 ","End":"03:36.460","Text":"fully-constrained lock icon."},{"Start":"03:37.560 ","End":"03:39.309","Text":"You’ll notice we have a point in the"},{"Start":"03:39.320 ","End":"03:41.140","Text":"upper right that is not constrained,"},{"Start":"03:41.160 ","End":"03:43.230","Text":"which was caused by our angled dimension."},{"Start":"03:43.930 ","End":"03:46.060","Text":"We can select the point and the corner"},{"Start":"03:46.060 ","End":"03:48.259","Text":"point and add a coincident constraint,"},{"Start":"03:48.490 ","End":"03:49.830","Text":"which should take care of this."},{"Start":"03:52.420 ","End":"03:53.970","Text":"Let’s now create a line running"},{"Start":"03:53.970 ","End":"03:55.140","Text":"directly down the middle."},{"Start":"03:56.160 ","End":"03:57.700","Text":"We’ll make sure to start the line where it"},{"Start":"03:57.700 ","End":"04:00.040","Text":"snaps at the midpoint constraint, ensuring"},{"Start":"04:00.170 ","End":"04:01.940","Text":"it’s always in the middle of our box."},{"Start":"04:02.679 ","End":"04:04.330","Text":"We also want to make the length"},{"Start":"04:04.349 ","End":"04:06.050","Text":"match the length of our angled"},{"Start":"04:06.059 ","End":"04:08.480","Text":"line, so we’ll utilize constraints"},{"Start":"04:08.530 ","End":"04:10.290","Text":"after we click to place the line."},{"Start":"04:11.719 ","End":"04:13.730","Text":"Hit the escape key to clear all commands."},{"Start":"04:13.790 ","End":"04:15.920","Text":"I’ll then shift-click the endpoints of"},{"Start":"04:15.920 ","End":"04:18.730","Text":"each line, and select the horizontal"},{"Start":"04:18.730 ","End":"04:20.909","Text":"constraint in the toolbar, which will"},{"Start":"04:20.910 ","End":"04:22.650","Text":"force them to stay at the same height."},{"Start":"04:24.259 ","End":"04:26.280","Text":"Because this middle line is just for"},{"Start":"04:26.280 ","End":"04:27.909","Text":"the mirror command, we’ll select it"},{"Start":"04:27.910 ","End":"04:29.770","Text":"and turn it into a construction line."},{"Start":"04:31.659 ","End":"04:33.570","Text":"Lastly, we’ll use the line command"},{"Start":"04:33.590 ","End":"04:35.260","Text":"to connect the two endpoints, which"},{"Start":"04:35.270 ","End":"04:37.460","Text":"finishes off half of our dovetail lid."},{"Start":"04:39.210 ","End":"04:41.010","Text":"Using the sketch mirror command from the"},{"Start":"04:41.250 ","End":"04:43.199","Text":"toolbar, we can select the two lines as"},{"Start":"04:43.200 ","End":"04:45.360","Text":"the objects to mirror, and for the mirror"},{"Start":"04:45.360 ","End":"04:47.490","Text":"line, we’ll select our construction line."},{"Start":"04:47.500 ","End":"04:53.150","Text":"To cut away this slot we’ll"},{"Start":"04:53.150 ","End":"04:54.420","Text":"use the Extrude command."},{"Start":"04:55.550 ","End":"04:56.460","Text":"We’ll want to select the"},{"Start":"04:56.460 ","End":"04:58.190","Text":"trapezoid as the profile."},{"Start":"04:59.929 ","End":"05:01.100","Text":"We’ll also want to set the"},{"Start":"05:01.100 ","End":"05:03.080","Text":"Extent Type as “To Object”."},{"Start":"05:03.589 ","End":"05:05.340","Text":"This will allow us to select the back"},{"Start":"05:05.350 ","End":"05:07.510","Text":"inside face of the box, ensuring that our"},{"Start":"05:07.750 ","End":"05:09.960","Text":"cutout always runs the length of the box."},{"Start":"05:11.190 ","End":"05:12.890","Text":"When we click OK, you’ll see that we"},{"Start":"05:12.900 ","End":"05:15.040","Text":"have a nice ledge for the lid to rest on."},{"Start":"05:17.500 ","End":"05:19.440","Text":"We’ve also created this dovetail at"},{"Start":"05:19.469 ","End":"05:21.660","Text":"55 degrees, which means we won’t need"},{"Start":"05:21.660 ","End":"05:24.130","Text":"to use support material, as each print"},{"Start":"05:24.139 ","End":"05:26.150","Text":"layer will step out a little bit more."},{"Start":"05:27.520 ","End":"05:29.100","Text":"Our dovetail cutout sketch is"},{"Start":"05:29.100 ","End":"05:30.900","Text":"still fully-constrained, so in"},{"Start":"05:30.910 ","End":"05:32.540","Text":"theory, this should adapt to our"},{"Start":"05:32.540 ","End":"05:34.320","Text":"box if the dimensions change."},{"Start":"05:35.400 ","End":"05:37.200","Text":"Before we create the lid let’s just"},{"Start":"05:37.200 ","End":"05:38.880","Text":"check that it’s working as expected."},{"Start":"05:39.920 ","End":"05:41.949","Text":"Double-clicking on the box feature, we can"},{"Start":"05:41.949 ","End":"05:43.859","Text":"simply drag the width directional arrow"},{"Start":"05:43.900 ","End":"05:46.010","Text":"to the right, followed by the OK button."},{"Start":"05:48.420 ","End":"05:49.330","Text":"Notice how everything"},{"Start":"05:49.330 ","End":"05:50.760","Text":"adapts as we expected."},{"Start":"05:54.090 ","End":"05:55.890","Text":"We can undo this change for now."},{"Start":"05:58.260 ","End":"05:59.940","Text":"We’re now ready to create another"},{"Start":"05:59.940 ","End":"06:01.690","Text":"new component that we’ll name “Lid”."},{"Start":"06:04.270 ","End":"06:05.080","Text":"Remember that we have"},{"Start":"06:05.080 ","End":"06:06.659","Text":"the box component active."},{"Start":"06:07.280 ","End":"06:09.060","Text":"That means if we click OK this"},{"Start":"06:09.060 ","End":"06:10.670","Text":"lid component will be nested"},{"Start":"06:10.740 ","End":"06:12.480","Text":"underneath the box component."},{"Start":"06:13.710 ","End":"06:15.080","Text":"We’ll need to click the X to"},{"Start":"06:15.080 ","End":"06:16.620","Text":"clear out the parent selection."},{"Start":"06:18.090 ","End":"06:19.590","Text":"We can then select the top-level"},{"Start":"06:19.590 ","End":"06:20.960","Text":"assembly in the Browser."},{"Start":"06:22.330 ","End":"06:23.740","Text":"The lid component will now be"},{"Start":"06:23.740 ","End":"06:25.380","Text":"placed on the same level as our"},{"Start":"06:25.380 ","End":"06:27.389","Text":"box component when we click OK."},{"Start":"06:28.670 ","End":"06:30.530","Text":"To keep this model dynamic, we’ll"},{"Start":"06:30.530 ","End":"06:32.220","Text":"want to project our current cutout"},{"Start":"06:32.240 ","End":"06:34.029","Text":"shape to a sketch on the front plane."},{"Start":"06:34.959 ","End":"06:36.679","Text":"We’ll then offset that projection to"},{"Start":"06:36.680 ","End":"06:38.770","Text":"factor in our clearance, so the lid"},{"Start":"06:38.790 ","End":"06:40.950","Text":"can slide in the actual 3D print."},{"Start":"06:42.950 ","End":"06:44.289","Text":"Let’s create a new sketch on"},{"Start":"06:44.290 ","End":"06:45.689","Text":"the front plane of the box."},{"Start":"06:47.730 ","End":"06:49.289","Text":"I’ll activate the project command with"},{"Start":"06:49.299 ","End":"06:51.420","Text":"the shortcut letter “P,” as in Papa."},{"Start":"06:52.690 ","End":"06:54.059","Text":"We’ll then select all four of the"},{"Start":"06:54.059 ","End":"06:55.760","Text":"lines that make up the trapezoid."},{"Start":"07:01.130 ","End":"07:02.440","Text":"We’ll now use the Offset"},{"Start":"07:02.440 ","End":"07:03.640","Text":"sketch command in the toolbar."},{"Start":"07:04.420 ","End":"07:05.949","Text":"This offset will serve as the"},{"Start":"07:05.950 ","End":"07:07.900","Text":"clearance between the box and the lid."},{"Start":"07:08.830 ","End":"07:10.659","Text":"After a few test prints, I found that"},{"Start":"07:10.660 ","End":"07:13.960","Text":"0.25mm worked well with my printer."},{"Start":"07:14.700 ","End":"07:16.760","Text":"However, you’ll have to test yours"},{"Start":"07:17.090 ","End":"07:18.719","Text":"and adjust things according to"},{"Start":"07:18.720 ","End":"07:20.370","Text":"your printer’s nozzle size and"},{"Start":"07:20.370 ","End":"07:22.080","Text":"how calibrated your printer is."},{"Start":"07:24.160 ","End":"07:25.490","Text":"We’ll want to select only the"},{"Start":"07:25.490 ","End":"07:27.000","Text":"bottom projection, which will"},{"Start":"07:27.000 ","End":"07:28.449","Text":"select as one object with the"},{"Start":"07:28.459 ","End":"07:30.049","Text":"Chain selection option checked."},{"Start":"07:32.199 ","End":"07:33.067","Text":"We don’t want this top line"},{"Start":"07:33.230 ","End":"07:38.319","Text":"offset as we want our lid to sit"},{"Start":"07:38.319 ","End":"07:41.224","Text":"flush with the top of our box."},{"Start":"07:41.639 ","End":"08:26.210","Text":"One quick thing to point out - you’ll"},{"Start":"08:26.210 ","End":"08:27.750","Text":"see that any time you use the offset"},{"Start":"08:28.000 ","End":"08:29.794","Text":"sketch feature, it will place that"},{"Start":"08:29.880 ","End":"08:32.000","Text":"offset icon next to the sketch lines."},{"Start":"08:33.250 ","End":"08:35.132","Text":"If you double-click on the icon or"},{"Start":"08:35.210 ","End":"08:37.369","Text":"right-click on the icon and select “Edit"},{"Start":"08:37.370 ","End":"08:39.780","Text":"Offset,” you’ll find that at any time"},{"Start":"08:39.789 ","End":"08:41.699","Text":"we can go back and edit the offset."},{"Start":"08:41.699 ","End":"08:41.924","Text":"You’ll also want to make sure your"},{"Start":"08:41.924 ","End":"08:42.175","Text":"offset is on the inside of the box."},{"Start":"08:42.175 ","End":"08:42.394","Text":"If not, you’ll want to flip it."},{"Start":"08:42.394 ","End":"08:42.583","Text":"If we zoom in closely, you’ll"},{"Start":"08:42.583 ","End":"08:42.802","Text":"see one issue is that our offset"},{"Start":"08:42.802 ","End":"08:42.991","Text":"angled lines don’t touch the top."},{"Start":"08:42.991 ","End":"08:43.210","Text":"This is an issue as we want"},{"Start":"08:43.210 ","End":"08:43.336","Text":"to connect these lines."},{"Start":"08:43.336 ","End":"08:43.556","Text":"If we extend the lines it will"},{"Start":"08:43.556 ","End":"08:43.681","Text":"break our offset relationship."},{"Start":"08:43.681 ","End":"08:43.901","Text":"To get around this let’s go ahead"},{"Start":"08:43.901 ","End":"08:44.121","Text":"and include the top two edges of"},{"Start":"08:44.121 ","End":"08:44.309","Text":"the model to our offset geometry."},{"Start":"08:44.309 ","End":"08:44.466","Text":"The diagonal lines now extend"},{"Start":"08:44.466 ","End":"08:44.654","Text":"past the top of the box."},{"Start":"08:44.654 ","End":"08:44.842","Text":"With the line tool, we can"},{"Start":"08:44.842 ","End":"08:45.031","Text":"connect the two angled lines by"},{"Start":"08:45.031 ","End":"08:45.188","Text":"running a line straight across."},{"Start":"08:45.188 ","End":"08:45.439","Text":"You’ll just want to make sure that they"},{"Start":"08:45.439 ","End":"08:45.627","Text":"snap into place where the projected"},{"Start":"08:45.627 ","End":"08:45.784","Text":"line and offset lines intersect."},{"Start":"08:45.784 ","End":"08:45.938","Text":"Once the line is complete we should"},{"Start":"08:45.938 ","End":"08:45.954","Text":"still have a fully constrained sketch."},{"Start":"08:45.954 ","End":"08:47.810","Text":"With the solid extrude command we can run"},{"Start":"08:47.810 ","End":"08:49.920","Text":"this profile to the back inside wall of"},{"Start":"08:49.920 ","End":"08:52.130","Text":"the box, just as we did with the cutout."},{"Start":"08:53.219 ","End":"08:54.900","Text":"Remember, the “Extent Type” needs"},{"Start":"08:54.900 ","End":"08:56.740","Text":"to be set to the “To Object” option"},{"Start":"08:56.790 ","End":"08:58.719","Text":"before we can select the back wall."},{"Start":"08:58.719 ","End":"09:02.540","Text":"We also want to consider our"},{"Start":"09:02.560 ","End":"09:03.970","Text":"clearance here as well, so we"},{"Start":"09:03.970 ","End":"09:06.490","Text":"can add .25mm to the offset."},{"Start":"09:08.730 ","End":"09:10.109","Text":"We can then click OK."},{"Start":"09:13.219 ","End":"09:14.950","Text":"Now that our box is near complete,"},{"Start":"09:14.980 ","End":"09:16.749","Text":"let’s set up user parameters."},{"Start":"09:17.350 ","End":"09:19.310","Text":"In some of my tutorials, I start by"},{"Start":"09:19.310 ","End":"09:21.800","Text":"creating the parameters first; however,"},{"Start":"09:21.820 ","End":"09:23.080","Text":"I wanted to show you that you can"},{"Start":"09:23.080 ","End":"09:25.070","Text":"create user parameters at any time"},{"Start":"09:25.080 ","End":"09:26.969","Text":"by referencing the model parameters."},{"Start":"09:28.270 ","End":"09:30.050","Text":"Let’s first activate the top-level"},{"Start":"09:30.050 ","End":"09:32.550","Text":"assembly so the entire model is visible."},{"Start":"09:35.350 ","End":"09:37.010","Text":"You’ll need to activate the Parameters"},{"Start":"09:37.010 ","End":"09:38.979","Text":"dialog from the Modify dropdown."},{"Start":"09:40.910 ","End":"09:42.580","Text":"In the dialog, you’ll see that we have"},{"Start":"09:42.580 ","End":"09:44.500","Text":"a section called “Model Parameters”."},{"Start":"09:45.070 ","End":"09:47.020","Text":"This represents any dimension values"},{"Start":"09:47.020 ","End":"09:48.550","Text":"that we currently have in our model."},{"Start":"09:49.870 ","End":"09:51.459","Text":"The great thing about this dialog"},{"Start":"09:51.509 ","End":"09:53.029","Text":"is that we can create new user"},{"Start":"09:53.029 ","End":"09:54.770","Text":"parameter names, and we can then"},{"Start":"09:54.770 ","End":"09:57.000","Text":"replace the dimension values, all"},{"Start":"09:57.000 ","End":"09:59.050","Text":"right here without leaving the dialog."},{"Start":"10:00.800 ","End":"10:02.459","Text":"I’ll create a new parameter named"},{"Start":"10:02.460 ","End":"10:04.790","Text":"“Length” and I’ll set it to 80mm."},{"Start":"10:07.730 ","End":"10:09.609","Text":"We can then click on the 80mm"},{"Start":"10:09.610 ","End":"10:11.410","Text":"Box expression and we can change"},{"Start":"10:11.410 ","End":"10:12.850","Text":"it to the Length parameter."},{"Start":"10:16.020 ","End":"10:17.520","Text":"I’ll follow this same process"},{"Start":"10:17.520 ","End":"10:19.100","Text":"for the width and height as well."},{"Start":"10:32.610 ","End":"10:34.180","Text":"After our Length, width, and height"},{"Start":"10:34.180 ","End":"10:35.430","Text":"are complete, we’ll want to set"},{"Start":"10:35.430 ","End":"10:37.140","Text":"up a parameter for the thickness."},{"Start":"10:37.820 ","End":"10:38.889","Text":"The thickness parameter"},{"Start":"10:38.889 ","End":"10:39.600","Text":"will be set to 4mm."},{"Start":"10:42.630 ","End":"10:44.580","Text":"Remember our thickness parameter was"},{"Start":"10:44.580 ","End":"10:46.399","Text":"not only used for the Shell feature,"},{"Start":"10:46.430 ","End":"10:49.730","Text":"but we also used that same 4mm value for"},{"Start":"10:49.730 ","End":"10:52.140","Text":"the angled line in our dovetail sketch."},{"Start":"10:52.800 ","End":"10:53.700","Text":"You\u0027ll want to replace"},{"Start":"10:53.720 ","End":"10:55.150","Text":"that expression as well."},{"Start":"10:56.550 ","End":"10:58.020","Text":"I also want to point out that our"},{"Start":"10:58.020 ","End":"11:00.899","Text":"extrude’s values are set to 00mm since"},{"Start":"11:00.900 ","End":"11:03.190","Text":"we used the “To object” extent type."},{"Start":"11:04.799 ","End":"11:06.469","Text":"You can change this to the Length"},{"Start":"11:06.480 ","End":"11:08.000","Text":"parameter minus the thickness"},{"Start":"11:08.020 ","End":"11:09.760","Text":"parameter, but note that you\u0027ll"},{"Start":"11:09.760 ","End":"11:11.310","Text":"have to then go back to change the"},{"Start":"11:11.310 ","End":"11:13.280","Text":"Extent type in the Extrude feature."},{"Start":"11:15.460 ","End":"11:17.689","Text":"Lastly, let’s create a user parameter"},{"Start":"11:17.690 ","End":"11:20.650","Text":"for the clearance that we set to .25mm."},{"Start":"11:22.369 ","End":"11:24.029","Text":"We can then take that parameter"},{"Start":"11:24.070 ","End":"11:25.290","Text":"and replace the two clearance"},{"Start":"11:25.290 ","End":"11:27.430","Text":"expressions that we defined in our Lid."},{"Start":"11:32.059 ","End":"11:33.730","Text":"Let’s now test our parameters"},{"Start":"11:34.020 ","End":"11:35.520","Text":"by changing the box dimensions"},{"Start":"11:35.520 ","End":"11:37.150","Text":"to better suit a deck of cards."},{"Start":"11:38.670 ","End":"11:40.260","Text":"In the parameters dialog, I’ll"},{"Start":"11:40.260 ","End":"11:44.010","Text":"change the length to 40mm, the width"},{"Start":"11:44.040 ","End":"11:48.710","Text":"to 74mm, and the height to 100mm."},{"Start":"11:50.059 ","End":"11:51.230","Text":"You should find that everything"},{"Start":"11:51.230 ","End":"11:52.839","Text":"adapts correctly, as long as your"},{"Start":"11:52.840 ","End":"11:55.049","Text":"sketches were fully-constrained and"},{"Start":"11:55.059 ","End":"11:57.079","Text":"as long as you updated each expression"},{"Start":"11:57.080 ","End":"11:58.760","Text":"value with the correct parameters."},{"Start":"12:00.699 ","End":"12:02.680","Text":"Let’s now add a small divot in the lid,"},{"Start":"12:02.680 ","End":"12:04.540","Text":"which will make it easier to slide open."},{"Start":"12:05.570 ","End":"12:06.940","Text":"I’ll make sure the lid component"},{"Start":"12:07.000 ","End":"12:08.670","Text":"is active and then we’ll create a"},{"Start":"12:08.670 ","End":"12:10.400","Text":"new sketch on the front of the lid."},{"Start":"12:11.820 ","End":"12:13.530","Text":"There are several ways you can create"},{"Start":"12:13.559 ","End":"12:15.550","Text":"a divot on the top, and I encourage"},{"Start":"12:15.550 ","End":"12:19.079","Text":"you to explore them, but for my demo"},{"Start":"12:19.080 ","End":"12:21.160","Text":"box I simply sketched out an ellipse."},{"Start":"12:22.690 ","End":"12:23.870","Text":"From the midpoint, I’ll"},{"Start":"12:23.870 ","End":"12:25.770","Text":"set the width to 15mm."},{"Start":"12:27.750 ","End":"12:30.120","Text":"For the height, I set mine to 2mm."},{"Start":"12:30.599 ","End":"12:32.319","Text":"However, you could also use the"},{"Start":"12:32.349 ","End":"12:35.149","Text":"thickness parameter / 2 or some"},{"Start":"12:35.170 ","End":"12:37.130","Text":"other expression value to make it"},{"Start":"12:37.130 ","End":"12:39.500","Text":"dependent on the thickness of your box."},{"Start":"12:41.330 ","End":"12:42.350","Text":"We’ll then use the Extrude"},{"Start":"12:42.370 ","End":"12:43.690","Text":"command to cut this away."},{"Start":"12:45.910 ","End":"12:47.470","Text":"In the extrude dialog, we’ll"},{"Start":"12:47.470 ","End":"12:48.569","Text":"need to change the Start"},{"Start":"12:48.570 ","End":"12:50.370","Text":"option to the Offset Plane."},{"Start":"12:52.109 ","End":"12:53.210","Text":"This will let us start this"},{"Start":"12:53.210 ","End":"12:55.200","Text":"extrude cut a specified offset"},{"Start":"12:55.200 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component."},{"Start":"13:28.170 ","End":"13:30.099","Text":"Because our lid was built in place we’ll"},{"Start":"13:30.100 ","End":"13:32.280","Text":"want to use the As-Built Joint feature."},{"Start":"13:34.330 ","End":"13:35.800","Text":"Change the motion type to the"},{"Start":"13:36.170 ","End":"13:37.510","Text":"slider option and then select"},{"Start":"13:37.510 ","End":"13:39.250","Text":"both the lid and the box."},{"Start":"13:41.349 ","End":"13:43.009","Text":"For the position, we can hide"},{"Start":"13:43.009 ","End":"13:44.789","Text":"the lid component and select the"},{"Start":"13:44.790 ","End":"13:46.639","Text":"top edge that the lid slides on."},{"Start":"13:48.080 ","End":"13:49.569","Text":"We’ll also want to set the slide"},{"Start":"13:49.580 ","End":"13:51.520","Text":"to the Y-axis, which corresponds"},{"Start":"13:51.520 ","End":"13:53.200","Text":"to the direction in the ViewCube."},{"Start":"13:57.590 ","End":"13:59.220","Text":"You’ll see that the joint 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one"},{"Start":"00:03.600 ","End":"00:05.370","Text":"of these nifty little orange peelers,"},{"Start":"00:05.470 ","End":"00:07.070","Text":"and my first thought was that this"},{"Start":"00:07.070 ","End":"00:08.650","Text":"could be an interesting tutorial."},{"Start":"00:09.670 ","End":"00:11.989","Text":"The object seems pretty simple...but"},{"Start":"00:11.990 ","End":"00:13.850","Text":"one of the challenges is that I don’t"},{"Start":"00:13.860 ","End":"00:15.770","Text":"have the actual product to reference."},{"Start":"00:16.740 ","End":"00:18.590","Text":"If I had the object in hand then"},{"Start":"00:18.590 ","End":"00:20.360","Text":"I’d grab a pair of calipers and we"},{"Start":"00:20.360 ","End":"00:21.830","Text":"could easily measure everything."},{"Start":"00:23.000 ","End":"00:24.830","Text":"Instead, I wanted to take you through"},{"Start":"00:24.830 ","End":"00:26.250","Text":"some of the steps that I often"},{"Start":"00:26.250 ","End":"00:28.120","Text":"take to reverse engineer something"},{"Start":"00:28.139 ","End":"00:29.909","Text":"while only using reference images"},{"Start":"00:29.939 ","End":"00:31.750","Text":"and other details found online."},{"Start":"00:33.440 ","End":"00:35.139","Text":"This is the original image that"},{"Start":"00:35.139 ","End":"00:36.769","Text":"was sent over with the questions."},{"Start":"00:38.120 ","End":"00:40.300","Text":"First, before doing any work, I"},{"Start":"00:40.300 ","End":"00:41.809","Text":"like to always figure out how the"},{"Start":"00:41.810 ","End":"00:43.879","Text":"object was originally manufactured."},{"Start":"00:44.570 ","End":"00:45.940","Text":"That can help us determine"},{"Start":"00:45.940 ","End":"00:47.320","Text":"some critical details."},{"Start":"00:49.519 ","End":"00:50.940","Text":"Looking at this photo, you’ll"},{"Start":"00:50.940 ","End":"00:52.369","Text":"notice there is a parting line"},{"Start":"00:52.369 ","End":"00:53.739","Text":"running straight down the middle."},{"Start":"00:54.619 ","End":"00:56.510","Text":"This tells me it’s very likely that"},{"Start":"00:56.510 ","End":"00:58.360","Text":"the object was injection molded with"},{"Start":"00:58.360 ","End":"01:00.820","Text":"a 2 part mold, which is very feasible"},{"Start":"01:00.830 ","End":"01:02.550","Text":"since the object is symmetrical."},{"Start":"01:04.440 ","End":"01:06.399","Text":"Knowing how it was manufactured will"},{"Start":"01:06.400 ","End":"01:08.269","Text":"also help us consider the thickness,"},{"Start":"01:08.340 ","End":"01:10.089","Text":"among other things, as we start"},{"Start":"01:10.090 ","End":"01:11.990","Text":"to recreate this in Fusion 360."},{"Start":"01:14.110 ","End":"01:16.110","Text":"Before jumping into Fusion the next"},{"Start":"01:16.110 ","End":"01:17.750","Text":"thing I like to do is figure out a"},{"Start":"01:17.750 ","End":"01:19.350","Text":"good starting point for the model."},{"Start":"01:20.889 ","End":"01:22.490","Text":"I often look for a simple shape,"},{"Start":"01:22.550 ","End":"01:23.989","Text":"as well as a part of the model"},{"Start":"01:23.990 ","End":"01:25.359","Text":"that can act as the base for"},{"Start":"01:25.360 ","End":"01:26.990","Text":"creating other parts of the design."},{"Start":"01:28.500 ","End":"01:30.490","Text":"With this design, the circle seems like"},{"Start":"01:30.490 ","End":"01:32.690","Text":"a great place to start as it’s an easy"},{"Start":"01:32.690 ","End":"01:34.850","Text":"shape to define, and then we can build"},{"Start":"01:34.850 ","End":"01:37.250","Text":"the attached arc and the cutting portion."},{"Start":"01:39.200 ","End":"01:41.310","Text":"Jumping into Fusion 360, let’s create"},{"Start":"01:41.310 ","End":"01:43.339","Text":"a new sketch on the top origin plane."},{"Start":"01:45.950 ","End":"01:47.939","Text":"We can then activate the center circle"},{"Start":"01:47.980 ","End":"01:49.869","Text":"and start from the center origin point."},{"Start":"01:51.320 ","End":"01:53.110","Text":"If you do a quick Google image search"},{"Start":"01:53.110 ","End":"01:54.850","Text":"for Orange Peeler, you’ll find that"},{"Start":"01:54.860 ","End":"01:56.889","Text":"this design is set up so the user’s"},{"Start":"01:56.900 ","End":"01:58.620","Text":"thumb fits within this circle."},{"Start":"01:59.750 ","End":"02:01.509","Text":"Using that knowledge, we can define"},{"Start":"02:01.509 ","End":"02:03.270","Text":"the inner diameter of the circle."},{"Start":"02:05.170 ","End":"02:06.400","Text":"The great thing about designing"},{"Start":"02:06.400 ","End":"02:07.970","Text":"for 3D printing is that you can"},{"Start":"02:07.980 ","End":"02:09.490","Text":"measure the width of your thumb to"},{"Start":"02:09.490 ","End":"02:11.230","Text":"ensure this design works for you."},{"Start":"02:11.950 ","End":"02:13.590","Text":"Otherwise, if we were designing"},{"Start":"02:13.590 ","End":"02:14.859","Text":"the original product for the"},{"Start":"02:14.860 ","End":"02:16.650","Text":"masses, then we would want to"},{"Start":"02:16.660 ","End":"02:18.720","Text":"rely on Human Factors studies."},{"Start":"02:18.720 ","End":"02:19.020","Text":"I’ve added some links to my"},{"Start":"02:19.020 ","End":"02:19.270","Text":"favorite Human Factors books to"},{"Start":"02:19.270 ","End":"02:19.470","Text":"this tutorials resource page."},{"Start":"02:19.470 ","End":"02:21.189","Text":"You can also do a quick Google search,"},{"Start":"02:21.230 ","End":"02:22.799","Text":"where you’ll find that several studies"},{"Start":"02:22.799 ","End":"02:25.969","Text":"say the average thumb width is 25mm."},{"Start":"02:26.989 ","End":"02:29.010","Text":"Let’s enter 25mm for the"},{"Start":"02:29.010 ","End":"02:30.120","Text":"diameter of the circle."},{"Start":"02:32.790 ","End":"02:34.259","Text":"We now want to create the thickness"},{"Start":"02:34.260 ","End":"02:35.500","Text":"of the thumb hold, which we’ll"},{"Start":"02:35.500 ","End":"02:36.910","Text":"do with the offset feature."},{"Start":"02:37.639 ","End":"02:40.389","Text":"I’m going to add an offset of 2mm, which"},{"Start":"02:40.389 ","End":"02:41.719","Text":"will be the thickness of the print."},{"Start":"02:41.869 ","End":"02:47.620","Text":"We can now extrude this"},{"Start":"02:47.630 ","End":"02:50.219","Text":"to a width of 14mm."},{"Start":"02:50.250 ","End":"02:51.630","Text":"This dimension is just a"},{"Start":"02:51.630 ","End":"02:53.500","Text":"guesstimate based on the images."},{"Start":"02:55.759 ","End":"02:56.969","Text":"Another great tip if you’re"},{"Start":"02:56.969 ","End":"02:58.679","Text":"reverse-engineering something solely"},{"Start":"02:58.680 ","End":"03:00.620","Text":"from photos is to find the product for"},{"Start":"03:00.620 ","End":"03:03.100","Text":"sale and look at the product description."},{"Start":"03:04.030 ","End":"03:06.200","Text":"You’ll often find the product dimensions."},{"Start":"03:07.630 ","End":"03:09.430","Text":"If you’re lucky, you’ll even find a"},{"Start":"03:09.430 ","End":"03:11.390","Text":"listing that includes a 2D dimension"},{"Start":"03:11.390 ","End":"03:13.519","Text":"drawing or user reviews that"},{"Start":"03:13.520 ","End":"03:15.309","Text":"include photos with a tape measure."},{"Start":"03:17.529 ","End":"03:18.649","Text":"The next portion we need"},{"Start":"03:18.650 ","End":"03:19.820","Text":"to create is the arc."},{"Start":"03:20.580 ","End":"03:21.880","Text":"Let’s create a new sketch on"},{"Start":"03:21.880 ","End":"03:23.430","Text":"the top face of this cylinder."},{"Start":"03:26.559 ","End":"03:27.589","Text":"We can then create a"},{"Start":"03:27.599 ","End":"03:29.340","Text":"3-point arc out in space."},{"Start":"03:31.380 ","End":"03:33.070","Text":"Looking at the product description,"},{"Start":"03:33.139 ","End":"03:34.760","Text":"I found that the overall length of"},{"Start":"03:34.760 ","End":"03:37.249","Text":"one of these orange peelers is 60mm."},{"Start":"03:38.440 ","End":"03:40.329","Text":"We can use the Sketch dimension tool"},{"Start":"03:40.360 ","End":"03:41.990","Text":"to define the width from the starting"},{"Start":"03:41.990 ","End":"03:44.019","Text":"point to the endpoint of the arc."},{"Start":"03:47.370 ","End":"03:49.179","Text":"We’ll also want to make sure the endpoints"},{"Start":"03:49.219 ","End":"03:51.189","Text":"are straight across, so we can add a"},{"Start":"03:51.200 ","End":"03:52.989","Text":"horizontal constraint to each endpoint."},{"Start":"03:53.349 ","End":"03:58.839","Text":"At this point, we want to position"},{"Start":"03:58.840 ","End":"04:00.700","Text":"the arc so it aligns with the circle."},{"Start":"04:01.340 ","End":"04:02.849","Text":"One thing that I discovered while"},{"Start":"04:02.849 ","End":"04:04.950","Text":"browsing online is that there are several"},{"Start":"04:04.950 ","End":"04:06.950","Text":"different variations of this product."},{"Start":"04:07.940 ","End":"04:10.390","Text":"Some of them have the circle off-center,"},{"Start":"04:10.440 ","End":"04:13.470","Text":"while others are centered and symmetrical."},{"Start":"04:15.460 ","End":"04:17.780","Text":"For simplicity, let’s keep ours centered."},{"Start":"04:18.220 ","End":"04:19.910","Text":"We can do this by adding a vertical"},{"Start":"04:19.910 ","End":"04:21.640","Text":"constraint to the arc’s center point"},{"Start":"04:21.640 ","End":"04:24.679","Text":"and the origin point, which forces the"},{"Start":"04:24.679 ","End":"04:26.270","Text":"arc to stay directly in the middle."},{"Start":"04:28.449 ","End":"04:29.610","Text":"We also want to define"},{"Start":"04:29.610 ","End":"04:30.789","Text":"the radius of the arc."},{"Start":"04:31.030 ","End":"04:32.330","Text":"This is something that you’ll find"},{"Start":"04:32.350 ","End":"04:34.099","Text":"a bit more challenging to find a"},{"Start":"04:34.100 ","End":"04:36.340","Text":"dimension on without the actual product."},{"Start":"04:37.270 ","End":"04:39.760","Text":"However, if you wanted to be specific"},{"Start":"04:39.770 ","End":"04:41.379","Text":"you could think about the use case."},{"Start":"04:42.309 ","End":"04:43.989","Text":"Remember, this portion is supposed to"},{"Start":"04:43.990 ","End":"04:45.739","Text":"wrap around the shape of the orange."},{"Start":"04:46.830 ","End":"04:48.310","Text":"You can try to find the average"},{"Start":"04:48.310 ","End":"04:50.320","Text":"diameter of an orange… or we can"},{"Start":"04:50.320 ","End":"04:52.960","Text":"print some out and adjust accordingly."},{"Start":"04:54.060 ","End":"04:55.460","Text":"I’ll make the radius of mine"},{"Start":"04:55.470 ","End":"04:58.190","Text":"40mm, which I got from tracing and"},{"Start":"04:58.190 ","End":"05:00.059","Text":"measuring one of the reference images."},{"Start":"05:02.630 ","End":"05:04.349","Text":"Lastly, we want to position"},{"Start":"05:04.350 ","End":"05:05.640","Text":"the arc so that it overlaps"},{"Start":"05:05.640 ","End":"05:07.250","Text":"with our existing 3D body."},{"Start":"05:07.940 ","End":"05:08.740","Text":"Let’s project the"},{"Start":"05:08.740 ","End":"05:10.479","Text":"geometry of both circles."},{"Start":"05:12.490 ","End":"05:14.280","Text":"With the project command, we simply"},{"Start":"05:14.280 ","End":"05:16.080","Text":"need to select each circle, and their"},{"Start":"05:16.090 ","End":"05:18.209","Text":"geometry is projected to our current"},{"Start":"05:18.210 ","End":"05:20.479","Text":"sketch, allowing us to reference them."},{"Start":"05:23.799 ","End":"05:25.370","Text":"I’m also going to create a line that"},{"Start":"05:25.370 ","End":"05:27.180","Text":"runs from one circle to the other."},{"Start":"05:29.040 ","End":"05:30.540","Text":"First, we’ll want to use vertical"},{"Start":"05:30.540 ","End":"05:31.620","Text":"constraints to make sure the"},{"Start":"05:31.620 ","End":"05:33.310","Text":"line is truly in the center."},{"Start":"05:36.880 ","End":"05:38.669","Text":"We’ll then use the midpoint of this line"},{"Start":"05:38.670 ","End":"05:40.849","Text":"to create a place for the arc to snap to."},{"Start":"05:41.850 ","End":"05:43.049","Text":"However, let’s first turn"},{"Start":"05:43.050 ","End":"05:44.480","Text":"this into a construction line."},{"Start":"05:46.610 ","End":"05:48.790","Text":"The arc has no place to snap to, so"},{"Start":"05:48.790 ","End":"05:50.670","Text":"we’ll need to activate the point feature,"},{"Start":"05:50.720 ","End":"05:52.759","Text":"followed by placing a point where it snaps"},{"Start":"05:52.760 ","End":"05:54.960","Text":"to the midpoint or center of the arc."},{"Start":"05:56.179 ","End":"05:58.090","Text":"We’ll also place a sketch point on"},{"Start":"05:58.090 ","End":"05:59.719","Text":"the center of our construction line."},{"Start":"06:01.779 ","End":"06:03.600","Text":"We can now shift-click both sketch"},{"Start":"06:03.610 ","End":"06:05.870","Text":"points and add a coincident constraint,"},{"Start":"06:05.930 ","End":"06:07.450","Text":"which will force the arc to snap"},{"Start":"06:07.450 ","End":"06:09.610","Text":"to the correct position, resulting"},{"Start":"06:09.620 ","End":"06:11.310","Text":"in a fully-constrained sketch."},{"Start":"06:14.360 ","End":"06:17.099","Text":"We can also offset this arc 2mm to"},{"Start":"06:17.100 ","End":"06:18.990","Text":"create the thickness of this portion."},{"Start":"06:20.330 ","End":"06:21.860","Text":"Notice we may have to flip the"},{"Start":"06:21.860 ","End":"06:23.780","Text":"offset to get it on the correct side."},{"Start":"06:26.650 ","End":"06:28.639","Text":"We need this arc shape to be closed off"},{"Start":"06:28.650 ","End":"06:30.430","Text":"so we can Extrude the closed profile."},{"Start":"06:30.919 ","End":"06:32.449","Text":"To close off the shape we can"},{"Start":"06:32.450 ","End":"06:33.680","Text":"simply connect them together"},{"Start":"06:33.680 ","End":"06:35.409","Text":"by adding lines on each end."},{"Start":"06:39.839 ","End":"06:41.270","Text":"With the extrude command we can"},{"Start":"06:41.270 ","End":"06:43.750","Text":"add our same thickness of 14mm."},{"Start":"06:44.250 ","End":"06:46.220","Text":"However, I’ll use the “To Object”"},{"Start":"06:46.250 ","End":"06:47.840","Text":"Extent type, which lets us"},{"Start":"06:47.840 ","End":"06:49.950","Text":"choose the bottom face, ensuring"},{"Start":"06:49.950 ","End":"06:51.590","Text":"it\u0027s always the same thickness."},{"Start":"06:53.379 ","End":"06:54.620","Text":"We also want to make sure the"},{"Start":"06:54.620 ","End":"06:56.830","Text":"Operation is set to “Join” so this"},{"Start":"06:56.840 ","End":"06:59.430","Text":"3D body joins the existing 3D body."},{"Start":"07:01.750 ","End":"07:03.090","Text":"At this point, we have"},{"Start":"07:03.090 ","End":"07:04.239","Text":"the basic shape down."},{"Start":"07:05.259 ","End":"07:06.650","Text":"One thing you may notice looking"},{"Start":"07:06.650 ","End":"07:08.380","Text":"at the reference images online is"},{"Start":"07:08.380 ","End":"07:10.239","Text":"that most of them have support in"},{"Start":"07:10.240 ","End":"07:12.059","Text":"between the circle and the arc."},{"Start":"07:13.129 ","End":"07:14.390","Text":"The support appears to be"},{"Start":"07:14.400 ","End":"07:15.900","Text":"only a few millimeters thick"},{"Start":"07:15.910 ","End":"07:17.380","Text":"in the center of the object."},{"Start":"07:18.810 ","End":"07:20.570","Text":"Keeping in mind that this is for 3D"},{"Start":"07:20.570 ","End":"07:22.569","Text":"printing we can make ours the entire"},{"Start":"07:22.570 ","End":"07:24.609","Text":"thickness of the design so we don’t"},{"Start":"07:24.610 ","End":"07:27.000","Text":"need to print supports for this portion."},{"Start":"07:28.459 ","End":"07:29.800","Text":"To create this, we’ll create"},{"Start":"07:29.800 ","End":"07:31.800","Text":"another new sketch on the top face."},{"Start":"07:34.160 ","End":"07:36.160","Text":"To get the geometry to be continuous"},{"Start":"07:36.190 ","End":"07:37.560","Text":"we can create a tangent arc"},{"Start":"07:37.580 ","End":"07:39.200","Text":"between the circle and the arc."},{"Start":"07:39.740 ","End":"07:41.530","Text":"However, we cannot use the tangent"},{"Start":"07:41.559 ","End":"07:43.650","Text":"arc command because it only works"},{"Start":"07:43.670 ","End":"07:44.739","Text":"if you start from an endpoint."},{"Start":"07:47.590 ","End":"07:48.653","Text":"Instead, let’s create a"},{"Start":"07:48.653 ","End":"07:50.230","Text":"3-point arc by snapping each"},{"Start":"07:50.230 ","End":"07:52.130","Text":"endpoint to existing geometry."},{"Start":"07:52.830 ","End":"07:54.469","Text":"One will snap to the arc and the"},{"Start":"07:54.480 ","End":"07:56.020","Text":"other will snap to the circle."},{"Start":"07:57.910 ","End":"07:59.560","Text":"We can then place the third point."},{"Start":"08:01.929 ","End":"08:03.270","Text":"We can now select the tangent"},{"Start":"08:03.270 ","End":"08:04.959","Text":"constraint in the toolbar, followed"},{"Start":"08:04.959 ","End":"08:06.640","Text":"by clicking on the arc and one of"},{"Start":"08:06.640 ","End":"08:10.620","Text":"the connected objects… and we’ll have"},{"Start":"08:10.620 ","End":"08:12.219","Text":"to do the same for the other side."},{"Start":"08:13.510 ","End":"08:14.530","Text":"Notice how that creates tangency,"},{"Start":"08:15.450 ","End":"08:17.969","Text":"making this shape smooth and continuous."},{"Start":"08:20.190 ","End":"08:22.620","Text":"I’ll add a sketch dimension of 4mm, to"},{"Start":"08:22.620 ","End":"08:24.650","Text":"make sure this sketch is fully-constrained"},{"Start":"08:24.850 ","End":"08:26.540","Text":"and so the arc cannot be moved."},{"Start":"08:28.030 ","End":"08:30.100","Text":"Let’s also create a construction line"},{"Start":"08:30.100 ","End":"08:31.540","Text":"down the middle, so we can mirror"},{"Start":"08:31.540 ","End":"08:33.450","Text":"this object over to the other side."},{"Start":"08:36.190 ","End":"08:37.650","Text":"With the sketch mirror command,"},{"Start":"08:37.669 ","End":"08:39.230","Text":"we can mirror the arc over and we"},{"Start":"08:39.230 ","End":"08:41.059","Text":"can extrude these profiles down..."},{"Start":"08:42.029 ","End":"08:43.125","Text":"once again using the"},{"Start":"08:43.169 ","End":"08:44.780","Text":"“To Object” Extent Type."},{"Start":"08:55.099 ","End":"08:56.069","Text":"We’re now ready to create"},{"Start":"08:56.070 ","End":"09:00.090","Text":"the cutting portion that cuts"},{"Start":"09:00.090 ","End":"09:01.450","Text":"through the skin of the orange."},{"Start":"09:02.950 ","End":"09:04.590","Text":"So far, we’ve made a lot of"},{"Start":"09:04.590 ","End":"09:06.000","Text":"guesstimates based on reference"},{"Start":"09:06.000 ","End":"09:07.750","Text":"images and product descriptions."},{"Start":"09:08.639 ","End":"09:10.430","Text":"You’ll find that a lot of times that is"},{"Start":"09:10.430 ","End":"09:12.430","Text":"sufficient when trying to reverse engineer"},{"Start":"09:12.430 ","End":"09:14.400","Text":"something without the actual product."},{"Start":"09:15.059 ","End":"09:17.480","Text":"However, using calipers and a product"},{"Start":"09:17.480 ","End":"09:19.459","Text":"in hand can produce better results,"},{"Start":"09:19.599 ","End":"09:21.499","Text":"especially with more complex objects."},{"Start":"09:23.380 ","End":"09:24.740","Text":"We want the cutting portion to"},{"Start":"09:24.740 ","End":"09:26.229","Text":"be created in the middle of our"},{"Start":"09:26.230 ","End":"09:28.200","Text":"existing 3D body, so let’s use"},{"Start":"09:28.200 ","End":"09:30.000","Text":"the midplane construction option."},{"Start":"09:31.520 ","End":"09:32.929","Text":"That will let us select both the"},{"Start":"09:32.929 ","End":"09:34.990","Text":"top and bottom faces of the model."},{"Start":"09:38.310 ","End":"09:39.770","Text":"We can then right-click to create"},{"Start":"09:39.770 ","End":"09:41.319","Text":"a new sketch on this midplane."},{"Start":"09:43.330 ","End":"09:44.870","Text":"Looking at the original reference"},{"Start":"09:44.900 ","End":"09:46.340","Text":"image, you’ll see that the cutting"},{"Start":"09:46.340 ","End":"09:48.389","Text":"tool is a V-shape, and it appears"},{"Start":"09:48.389 ","End":"09:50.659","Text":"to be offset to one side of the arc."},{"Start":"09:52.869 ","End":"09:54.730","Text":"Let’s first create two lines that connect"},{"Start":"09:54.740 ","End":"09:56.770","Text":"to the arc, resulting in the V-shape."},{"Start":"09:57.910 ","End":"09:59.770","Text":"We’ll then dimension and constrain it."},{"Start":"10:00.730 ","End":"10:02.505","Text":"One quick thing to point out - I have"},{"Start":"10:02.630 ","End":"10:04.479","Text":"the Auto Project Edges on Reference"},{"Start":"10:04.490 ","End":"10:06.630","Text":"setting turned on, which is why I’m able"},{"Start":"10:06.630 ","End":"10:09.070","Text":"to snap to these existing 3D bodies."},{"Start":"10:10.320 ","End":"10:11.930","Text":"If yours isn’t snapping then"},{"Start":"10:11.930 ","End":"10:12.770","Text":"you’ll need to turn this"},{"Start":"10:12.770 ","End":"10:14.430","Text":"setting on in your Preferences."},{"Start":"10:16.900 ","End":"10:18.420","Text":"With our triangle sketch, we can"},{"Start":"10:18.420 ","End":"10:20.240","Text":"add a sketch dimension to one line."},{"Start":"10:20.929 ","End":"10:22.790","Text":"The size of our triangle is a bit hard"},{"Start":"10:22.790 ","End":"10:25.120","Text":"to decipher solely from reference images."},{"Start":"10:25.710 ","End":"10:27.300","Text":"However, looking at the thickness"},{"Start":"10:27.309 ","End":"10:29.169","Text":"of the plastic we can guesstimate"},{"Start":"10:29.209 ","End":"10:31.930","Text":"it\u0027s about 4-6mm in size."},{"Start":"10:33.220 ","End":"10:35.330","Text":"I’ll use 5mm for the length."},{"Start":"10:37.130 ","End":"10:38.329","Text":"We can also add an equal"},{"Start":"10:38.330 ","End":"10:39.909","Text":"constraint to both lines, which"},{"Start":"10:39.910 ","End":"10:41.799","Text":"makes sure they’re both 5mm."},{"Start":"10:44.139 ","End":"10:46.180","Text":"Several of the images online also"},{"Start":"10:46.180 ","End":"10:47.569","Text":"look like the cutting tool is"},{"Start":"10:47.590 ","End":"10:49.880","Text":"vertical, so we can add a vertical"},{"Start":"10:49.880 ","End":"10:51.350","Text":"constraint to the line on the left."},{"Start":"10:51.350 ","End":"10:59.290","Text":"Lastly, we want to dimension"},{"Start":"10:59.290 ","End":"11:00.680","Text":"this triangle in place."},{"Start":"11:01.320 ","End":"11:02.570","Text":"It appears that the triangle is"},{"Start":"11:02.570 ","End":"11:04.530","Text":"positioned near the edge of our circle."},{"Start":"11:06.129 ","End":"11:07.680","Text":"Adding a sketch dimension from the"},{"Start":"11:07.680 ","End":"11:09.840","Text":"triangle to the end of our arc, we"},{"Start":"11:09.840 ","End":"11:11.520","Text":"can define a dimension until it’s"},{"Start":"11:11.520 ","End":"11:13.500","Text":"positioned in the approximate location."},{"Start":"11:20.179 ","End":"11:21.469","Text":"It looks like a dimension of"},{"Start":"11:21.609 ","End":"11:23.490","Text":"14mm will take care of this."},{"Start":"11:25.279 ","End":"11:26.449","Text":"We can then hit the keyboard"},{"Start":"11:26.450 ","End":"11:27.930","Text":"shortcut letter “E,” as in"},{"Start":"11:27.940 ","End":"11:29.620","Text":"Echo, for the Extrude command."},{"Start":"11:31.600 ","End":"11:33.490","Text":"Our closed profile should be automatically"},{"Start":"11:33.490 ","End":"11:35.890","Text":"selected because we only have one profile."},{"Start":"11:37.790 ","End":"11:39.319","Text":"Remember we created this sketch"},{"Start":"11:39.320 ","End":"11:40.686","Text":"in the middle, so we’ll want this"},{"Start":"11:40.686 ","End":"11:42.400","Text":"extrude to run in both directions."},{"Start":"11:43.440 ","End":"11:44.600","Text":"Let’s change the Direction"},{"Start":"11:44.600 ","End":"11:45.670","Text":"type to Symmetric."},{"Start":"11:46.480 ","End":"11:48.150","Text":"We can then define the distance as"},{"Start":"11:48.450 ","End":"11:50.240","Text":"1mm, making sure the Measurement"},{"Start":"11:50.240 ","End":"11:51.910","Text":"option is set to half-length."},{"Start":"11:55.389 ","End":"11:57.270","Text":"The cutting tool is now complete."},{"Start":"11:58.109 ","End":"12:00.040","Text":"However, in its current state, it"},{"Start":"12:00.040 ","End":"12:01.950","Text":"would require the use of supports."},{"Start":"12:02.670 ","End":"12:04.360","Text":"One consideration would be to add a"},{"Start":"12:04.360 ","End":"12:06.670","Text":"taper to the sides of this triangle, so"},{"Start":"12:06.670 ","End":"12:08.570","Text":"this can be printed without supports."},{"Start":"12:09.870 ","End":"12:11.410","Text":"That may also affect the way this"},{"Start":"12:11.429 ","End":"12:13.550","Text":"cuts, so I decided to simply print out"},{"Start":"12:13.550 ","End":"12:15.609","Text":"my initial test prints with supports."},{"Start":"12:18.690 ","End":"12:20.339","Text":"Looking at the reference image, we’ll"},{"Start":"12:20.340 ","End":"12:22.500","Text":"see that the last detail we need is this"},{"Start":"12:22.510 ","End":"12:24.640","Text":"chamfer that runs up to the cutting tool."},{"Start":"12:25.620 ","End":"12:27.310","Text":"Note that it also follows this"},{"Start":"12:27.310 ","End":"12:29.020","Text":"rounded curvature of the front."},{"Start":"12:30.969 ","End":"12:32.520","Text":"We’ll first want to add a fillet"},{"Start":"12:32.570 ","End":"12:34.969","Text":"of 7mm to the front two edges."},{"Start":"12:35.980 ","End":"12:37.890","Text":"I’m using 7mm because it’s"},{"Start":"12:37.890 ","End":"12:39.209","Text":"half of our model’s width."},{"Start":"12:42.040 ","End":"12:43.950","Text":"We can use the “Add New Selection”"},{"Start":"12:43.950 ","End":"12:46.110","Text":"option to include the back two edges."},{"Start":"12:47.200 ","End":"12:48.519","Text":"I don’t want the back corners"},{"Start":"12:48.520 ","End":"12:49.943","Text":"to be sharp, but I always want"},{"Start":"12:50.139 ","End":"12:51.360","Text":"them to be different from the"},{"Start":"12:51.360 ","End":"12:54.190","Text":"front...so I’ll add a fillet of 3mm."},{"Start":"12:57.240 ","End":"12:58.770","Text":"I would advise against making the"},{"Start":"12:58.770 ","End":"13:00.470","Text":"fillets the same, as this small"},{"Start":"13:00.470 ","End":"13:02.439","Text":"detail will help us easily determine"},{"Start":"13:02.440 ","End":"13:04.060","Text":"which side the cutting tool is on."},{"Start":"13:04.969 ","End":"13:06.500","Text":"Especially while it’s pressed into"},{"Start":"13:06.500 ","End":"13:08.189","Text":"the orange skin, we’ll know the"},{"Start":"13:08.190 ","End":"13:09.580","Text":"direction we should be cutting."},{"Start":"13:11.480 ","End":"13:13.300","Text":"To create this chamfer we’ll need to"},{"Start":"13:13.300 ","End":"13:15.350","Text":"split our body at the point we want"},{"Start":"13:15.350 ","End":"13:17.959","Text":"our chamfer to end, that way we can"},{"Start":"13:17.960 ","End":"13:20.240","Text":"reference only that portion of the sketch."},{"Start":"13:21.190 ","End":"13:23.120","Text":"Otherwise, if we select these"},{"Start":"13:23.120 ","End":"13:24.850","Text":"edges, the chamfer will be applied"},{"Start":"13:24.860 ","End":"13:26.130","Text":"all the way around the model."},{"Start":"13:28.570 ","End":"13:30.520","Text":"It appears the chamfer runs up to the"},{"Start":"13:30.520 ","End":"13:32.390","Text":"cutting tool, so I’m going to create a"},{"Start":"13:32.400 ","End":"13:34.250","Text":"construction plane at the front of it."},{"Start":"13:35.420 ","End":"13:37.270","Text":"Let’s use the option “Plane through"},{"Start":"13:37.270 ","End":"13:38.829","Text":"Two Edges,” which will let us"},{"Start":"13:38.840 ","End":"13:40.710","Text":"select both edges of the triangle."},{"Start":"13:44.630 ","End":"13:46.019","Text":"We can then use the split body"},{"Start":"13:46.020 ","End":"13:47.640","Text":"command, using the construction"},{"Start":"13:47.640 ","End":"13:49.140","Text":"plane as the splitting tool."},{"Start":"13:55.920 ","End":"13:57.520","Text":"With the Chamfer tool active,"},{"Start":"13:57.580 ","End":"13:58.890","Text":"we can now define only 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recreate this design with some"},{"Start":"14:35.060 ","End":"14:37.280","Text":"basic research and some guesstimates"},{"Start":"14:37.320 ","End":"14:38.769","Text":"based on the reference images."},{"Start":"14:40.600 ","End":"14:43.079","Text":"Again, this isn’t as ideal as having the"},{"Start":"14:43.090 ","End":"14:45.340","Text":"object in hand with a set of calipers…"},{"Start":"14:45.980 ","End":"14:47.810","Text":"but you can often make things work by"},{"Start":"14:47.830 ","End":"14:49.930","Text":"analyzing proportions and referencing"},{"Start":"14:49.940 ","End":"14:52.260","Text":"human factors or product descriptions."},{"Start":"14:53.809 ","End":"14:55.660","Text":"To summarize, I would recommend"},{"Start":"14:55.660 ","End":"14:57.440","Text":"checking out product descriptions and"},{"Start":"14:57.440 ","End":"14:59.060","Text":"reviews if you’re looking to reverse"},{"Start":"14:59.080 ","End":"15:01.280","Text":"engineer basic parts without 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","End":"00:00.950","Text":"Kevin Kennedy: Let’s take a"},{"Start":"00:00.950 ","End":"00:02.300","Text":"look at an easy way to make"},{"Start":"00:02.320 ","End":"00:04.380","Text":"these bendable 3D printed parts."},{"Start":"00:04.900 ","End":"00:06.610","Text":"The great thing about this design is"},{"Start":"00:06.610 ","End":"00:08.330","Text":"that you can print as many as you need."},{"Start":"00:08.770 ","End":"00:10.740","Text":"By building off the basic shape, you can"},{"Start":"00:10.740 ","End":"00:12.870","Text":"also tweak this to work for tank tracks,"},{"Start":"00:13.219 ","End":"00:15.899","Text":"drag chains, or other functional needs."},{"Start":"00:17.650 ","End":"00:18.840","Text":"I’ve saved the file"},{"Start":"00:18.850 ","End":"00:20.319","Text":"and set up a component."},{"Start":"00:21.289 ","End":"00:22.830","Text":"Where going to eventually pattern"},{"Start":"00:22.830 ","End":"00:23.939","Text":"the shape so you’ll want to"},{"Start":"00:23.940 ","End":"00:25.390","Text":"start with a new component."},{"Start":"00:26.590 ","End":"00:27.879","Text":"The basic premise of this"},{"Start":"00:27.880 ","End":"00:29.180","Text":"design is that we’re going to"},{"Start":"00:29.180 ","End":"00:30.950","Text":"create a pin and hole joint."},{"Start":"00:31.730 ","End":"00:33.370","Text":"If you look at these drag chains,"},{"Start":"00:33.519 ","End":"00:35.640","Text":"which were injection molded, you’ll"},{"Start":"00:35.640 ","End":"00:37.210","Text":"see that there is a simple pin and"},{"Start":"00:37.210 ","End":"00:39.170","Text":"the opposite flange has a hole."},{"Start":"00:40.620 ","End":"00:43.319","Text":"I’m not going to copy this design 1:1 as"},{"Start":"00:43.320 ","End":"00:44.589","Text":"I want the focus to be on creating the"},{"Start":"00:44.590 ","End":"00:46.800","Text":"clearance and a few other considerations."},{"Start":"00:47.750 ","End":"00:49.309","Text":"That leaves it up to you to"},{"Start":"00:49.320 ","End":"00:50.660","Text":"tweak the design for whichever"},{"Start":"00:50.660 ","End":"00:51.920","Text":"project you’re working on."},{"Start":"00:53.580 ","End":"00:55.080","Text":"Let’s start with the line tool"},{"Start":"00:55.090 ","End":"00:56.540","Text":"on the bottom origin plane."},{"Start":"00:57.500 ","End":"00:59.280","Text":"Since this part is symmetrical"},{"Start":"00:59.300 ","End":"01:00.880","Text":"we’ll sketch out half the shape"},{"Start":"01:00.930 ","End":"01:02.090","Text":"and we’ll mirror it over once"},{"Start":"01:02.090 ","End":"01:03.849","Text":"we complete all of the details."},{"Start":"01:05.770 ","End":"01:07.429","Text":"We’ll make this jagged shape which"},{"Start":"01:07.429 ","End":"01:09.129","Text":"gives us the spot to create the pin"},{"Start":"01:09.130 ","End":"01:10.979","Text":"on one end and the hole on the other."},{"Start":"01:12.539 ","End":"01:15.353","Text":"I made the height of this first line 16mm."},{"Start":"01:15.353 ","End":"01:18.309","Text":"From the origin running to"},{"Start":"01:18.309 ","End":"01:21.856","Text":"the right is an 8mm line."},{"Start":"01:21.856 ","End":"01:25.643","Text":"Then a line running down 6mm."},{"Start":"01:25.643 ","End":"01:28.302","Text":"Most of these initial dimensions"},{"Start":"01:28.302 ","End":"01:30.759","Text":"are arbitrary and you’ll have"},{"Start":"01:30.760 ","End":"01:32.460","Text":"to tweak them for your use case."},{"Start":"01:33.240 ","End":"01:34.990","Text":"The goal with mine was to show you the"},{"Start":"01:35.000 ","End":"01:37.080","Text":"basic shapes needed to get this to work."},{"Start":"01:38.270 ","End":"01:39.530","Text":"We need another line"},{"Start":"01:39.530 ","End":"01:41.849","Text":"going to the right 2.5mm."},{"Start":"01:43.509 ","End":"01:46.330","Text":"Then a line running back up 16mm."},{"Start":"01:47.350 ","End":"01:48.790","Text":"I’ll use an equal constraint"},{"Start":"01:48.820 ","End":"01:50.649","Text":"instead of applying a dimension."},{"Start":"01:52.809 ","End":"01:54.369","Text":"We can then finish off the jagged"},{"Start":"01:54.369 ","End":"01:56.099","Text":"shape by connecting two more lines."},{"Start":"02:04.089 ","End":"02:05.399","Text":"What we dimension this line"},{"Start":"02:05.399 ","End":"02:07.220","Text":"here is the most important part."},{"Start":"02:07.720 ","End":"02:09.560","Text":"We don’t want this part to be positioned"},{"Start":"02:09.560 ","End":"02:11.890","Text":"with this bottom line, otherwise, when"},{"Start":"02:11.890 ","End":"02:13.730","Text":"we snap the parts together there won’t"},{"Start":"02:13.730 ","End":"02:15.359","Text":"be enough clearance for them to move."},{"Start":"02:16.170 ","End":"02:17.859","Text":"So regardless of what dimensions"},{"Start":"02:17.860 ","End":"02:19.560","Text":"you’re using just make sure you"},{"Start":"02:19.560 ","End":"02:21.360","Text":"factor in some sort of clearance."},{"Start":"02:22.820 ","End":"02:24.550","Text":"Of course, this is also going to"},{"Start":"02:24.550 ","End":"02:26.930","Text":"depend on your 3D printer’s tolerances."},{"Start":"02:28.050 ","End":"02:30.000","Text":"With mine, I’ve found that a clearance"},{"Start":"02:30.030 ","End":"02:33.370","Text":"of approximately .4 to .6mm works"},{"Start":"02:33.370 ","End":"02:35.740","Text":"well when working with moving parts."},{"Start":"02:37.110 ","End":"02:39.439","Text":"So I ended up making this top horizontal"},{"Start":"02:39.440 ","End":"02:42.755","Text":"line 2.9mm since the bottom one is 2.5."},{"Start":"02:45.650 ","End":"02:46.970","Text":"Lastly, we’ll just want to make sure"},{"Start":"02:46.970 ","End":"02:49.010","Text":"we add any remaining constraints to"},{"Start":"02:49.010 ","End":"02:50.870","Text":"make sure our sketch is fully defined."},{"Start":"02:54.179 ","End":"02:55.579","Text":"My test prints were then all"},{"Start":"02:55.580 ","End":"02:58.019","Text":"Extrude to a thickness of 5mm."},{"Start":"02:58.779 ","End":"03:00.460","Text":"Of course, this is another area"},{"Start":"03:00.470 ","End":"03:01.660","Text":"where you may need to define"},{"Start":"03:01.660 ","End":"03:03.070","Text":"it based on the use case."},{"Start":"03:04.390 ","End":"03:06.540","Text":"Generally, it’s a best practice to apply"},{"Start":"03:06.570 ","End":"03:08.560","Text":"all your fillets at the end of the model."},{"Start":"03:09.110 ","End":"03:10.960","Text":"However, there are times when working"},{"Start":"03:10.960 ","End":"03:12.569","Text":"on fairly quick projects that I"},{"Start":"03:12.570 ","End":"03:14.220","Text":"do find it beneficial to apply"},{"Start":"03:14.220 ","End":"03:15.940","Text":"fillets earlier in the timeline."},{"Start":"03:17.190 ","End":"03:18.623","Text":"In this case, I want to fillet"},{"Start":"03:18.623 ","End":"03:20.190","Text":"some of these edges so I can make"},{"Start":"03:20.190 ","End":"03:21.970","Text":"the pin concentric with them,"},{"Start":"03:22.540 ","End":"03:24.030","Text":"which you’ll see in just a second."},{"Start":"03:25.000 ","End":"03:27.130","Text":"We want to add a 2.5mm"},{"Start":"03:27.130 ","End":"03:28.260","Text":"fillet on both ends."},{"Start":"03:33.099 ","End":"03:34.339","Text":"We’re now ready to create a"},{"Start":"03:34.340 ","End":"03:35.979","Text":"new sketch on this back face."},{"Start":"03:37.209 ","End":"03:39.050","Text":"This will be the pin that sticks out."},{"Start":"03:40.070 ","End":"03:41.780","Text":"We can draw a center circle."},{"Start":"03:42.050 ","End":"03:43.210","Text":"Notice how we should be able to"},{"Start":"03:43.210 ","End":"03:45.240","Text":"snap to the center of the arc radius"},{"Start":"03:45.290 ","End":"03:46.930","Text":"that is created from the fillets."},{"Start":"03:48.320 ","End":"03:50.799","Text":"Let’s define this circle as 3mm."},{"Start":"03:50.799 ","End":"03:53.720","Text":"If you don’t get the automatic"},{"Start":"03:53.730 ","End":"03:55.649","Text":"constraint then you can also add a"},{"Start":"03:55.650 ","End":"03:57.710","Text":"concentric constraint by selecting"},{"Start":"03:57.710 ","End":"04:00.110","Text":"the circle and then the filleted edge."},{"Start":"04:02.030 ","End":"04:03.470","Text":"With the extrude command, we’re"},{"Start":"04:03.470 ","End":"04:06.200","Text":"going to extrude this out 1.5mm."},{"Start":"04:06.200 ","End":"04:08.949","Text":"Now, I found this to be about the minimum"},{"Start":"04:08.980 ","End":"04:10.889","Text":"to get them to work well...but be sure to"},{"Start":"04:10.889 ","End":"04:12.859","Text":"do a few test prints with your printer."},{"Start":"04:14.329 ","End":"04:15.670","Text":"The other important thing we"},{"Start":"04:15.670 ","End":"04:17.630","Text":"want to do here is set the taper."},{"Start":"04:18.240 ","End":"04:20.200","Text":"Making this tapered will help us push"},{"Start":"04:20.200 ","End":"04:22.140","Text":"this into the holes on the opposite end."},{"Start":"04:23.210 ","End":"04:26.230","Text":"I set mine to -7 degrees, with the"},{"Start":"04:26.240 ","End":"04:28.060","Text":"negative just making sure the taper"},{"Start":"04:28.060 ","End":"04:29.460","Text":"is going in the correct direction."},{"Start":"04:31.220 ","End":"04:33.159","Text":"I honestly don’t know if 7 is the"},{"Start":"04:33.170 ","End":"04:35.210","Text":"best taper angle for this mechanism…"},{"Start":"04:35.770 ","End":"04:37.490","Text":"again, some of this will depend"},{"Start":"04:37.500 ","End":"04:39.020","Text":"on how big you\u0027re making your part"},{"Start":"04:39.340 ","End":"04:40.969","Text":"so just make sure you test this."},{"Start":"04:44.280 ","End":"04:45.390","Text":"At this point, we can now"},{"Start":"04:45.390 ","End":"04:47.060","Text":"create the hole or cavity on"},{"Start":"04:47.060 ","End":"04:48.650","Text":"the inside of the opposite end."},{"Start":"04:50.500 ","End":"04:53.130","Text":"For this one, I didn’t make it concentric…"},{"Start":"04:54.310 ","End":"04:56.309","Text":"The important thing is that we make the"},{"Start":"04:56.309 ","End":"04:58.189","Text":"center point far enough away from the"},{"Start":"04:58.200 ","End":"05:00.650","Text":"inner edge so the two parts don’t collide."},{"Start":"05:02.440 ","End":"05:04.260","Text":"I first created a construction"},{"Start":"05:04.260 ","End":"05:06.030","Text":"line that was 3mm over."},{"Start":"05:08.710 ","End":"05:10.330","Text":"Then, the circle needs to be our"},{"Start":"05:10.330 ","End":"05:13.150","Text":"same 3mm, with our additional"},{"Start":"05:13.560 ","End":"05:15.270","Text":".5mm for the clearance…"},{"Start":"05:15.780 ","End":"05:18.745","Text":"bringing it to a total of 3.5mm."},{"Start":"05:20.330 ","End":"05:22.159","Text":"Of course, we’ll then want to Extrude"},{"Start":"05:22.199 ","End":"05:23.970","Text":"cut this...and there are a couple"},{"Start":"05:23.970 ","End":"05:25.560","Text":"of tricks that I wanted to show you."},{"Start":"05:27.370 ","End":"05:28.970","Text":"First, we want to make sure the Extrude"},{"Start":"05:29.000 ","End":"05:31.170","Text":"cut goes at least the distance of our pin."},{"Start":"05:32.030 ","End":"05:34.020","Text":"So let’s set the Extent type as “To"},{"Start":"05:34.020 ","End":"05:36.210","Text":"Object” and select the face of the pin."},{"Start":"05:37.580 ","End":"05:38.950","Text":"However, we also want"},{"Start":"05:38.950 ","End":"05:40.359","Text":"to include a clearance."},{"Start":"05:41.699 ","End":"05:43.560","Text":"So the second trick is that we can add"},{"Start":"05:43.560 ","End":"05:46.650","Text":"our clearance of .5mm to the offset."},{"Start":"05:48.860 ","End":"05:50.510","Text":"Notice how the extrude cut now"},{"Start":"05:50.510 ","End":"05:51.990","Text":"includes the offset distance"},{"Start":"05:52.000 ","End":"05:53.370","Text":"from our selected face."},{"Start":"05:54.530 ","End":"05:56.040","Text":"Last but not least, we need to"},{"Start":"05:56.049 ","End":"05:58.940","Text":"set our taper angle to -7 degrees."},{"Start":"06:01.290 ","End":"06:03.060","Text":"Before mirroring this over, let’s"},{"Start":"06:03.060 ","End":"06:04.510","Text":"create a cavity in the middle."},{"Start":"06:05.380 ","End":"06:07.100","Text":"This cavity will serve as the spot"},{"Start":"06:07.110 ","End":"06:08.789","Text":"for the gear if you’re going to create"},{"Start":"06:08.809 ","End":"06:10.699","Text":"tank tracks or something similar."},{"Start":"06:11.660 ","End":"06:13.099","Text":"Obviously, if you’re creating a"},{"Start":"06:13.099 ","End":"06:15.780","Text":"drag chain or other bendy part then"},{"Start":"06:15.780 ","End":"06:17.619","Text":"you may not need a cavity here."},{"Start":"06:19.070 ","End":"06:20.820","Text":"With a new sketch on the top face,"},{"Start":"06:20.860 ","End":"06:23.880","Text":"we can create a 5x4mm rectangle."},{"Start":"06:24.540 ","End":"06:25.630","Text":"5 being the height."},{"Start":"06:27.800 ","End":"06:29.530","Text":"I’ll then add a sketch dimension"},{"Start":"06:29.530 ","End":"06:30.850","Text":"from the bottom to the bottom"},{"Start":"06:30.850 ","End":"06:33.815","Text":"of the part, making this 2.5mm."},{"Start":"06:35.410 ","End":"06:36.409","Text":"That should leave us with"},{"Start":"06:36.410 ","End":"06:37.790","Text":"a fully-defined sketch."},{"Start":"06:39.050 ","End":"06:40.989","Text":"We can then Extrude cut this, setting"},{"Start":"06:40.990 ","End":"06:43.210","Text":"the Extent option to “All,” which will"},{"Start":"06:43.210 ","End":"06:45.270","Text":"ensure this always runs through the part."},{"Start":"06:49.730 ","End":"06:51.020","Text":"Let’s now activate the"},{"Start":"06:51.030 ","End":"06:52.219","Text":"modeling mirror command."},{"Start":"06:53.410 ","End":"06:54.810","Text":"Remember at the beginning I"},{"Start":"06:54.810 ","End":"06:56.560","Text":"mentioned the use of this component."},{"Start":"06:57.090 ","End":"06:58.650","Text":"We don’t want to mirror the component"},{"Start":"06:58.710 ","End":"07:00.360","Text":"as we want to be able to pattern it."},{"Start":"07:01.000 ","End":"07:03.219","Text":"So we need to set this to the Body option."},{"Start":"07:03.780 ","End":"07:05.580","Text":"That will ensure both bodies are"},{"Start":"07:05.580 ","End":"07:07.460","Text":"contained within this one component."},{"Start":"07:09.059 ","End":"07:10.479","Text":"For the mirror plane, we can"},{"Start":"07:10.480 ","End":"07:12.100","Text":"select either the inside face of"},{"Start":"07:12.100 ","End":"07:14.460","Text":"the part or the YZ origin plane."},{"Start":"07:16.320 ","End":"07:18.239","Text":"We could also combine the bodies before"},{"Start":"07:18.240 ","End":"07:20.060","Text":"we add the remaining fillets… Which will"},{"Start":"07:20.060 ","End":"07:21.979","Text":"make it easier to select their edges."},{"Start":"07:23.660 ","End":"07:25.120","Text":"With the Combine feature in the"},{"Start":"07:25.120 ","End":"07:27.230","Text":"toolbar, we simply select the bodies"},{"Start":"07:27.250 ","End":"07:28.820","Text":"and make sure they\u0027re set to join."},{"Start":"07:32.180 ","End":"07:33.690","Text":"Notice how the lines disappear"},{"Start":"07:33.690 ","End":"07:35.150","Text":"in the middle, where the bodies"},{"Start":"07:35.150 ","End":"07:36.680","Text":"were originally split in two."},{"Start":"07:39.349 ","End":"07:40.930","Text":"Now we have one solid body"},{"Start":"07:40.950 ","End":"07:42.089","Text":"and we can select these inner"},{"Start":"07:42.090 ","End":"07:43.460","Text":"edges with fewer clicks."},{"Start":"07:45.299 ","End":"07:46.690","Text":"Let’s first add a fillet of"},{"Start":"07:46.690 ","End":"07:49.020","Text":"2mm to the two sharp corners."},{"Start":"07:50.830 ","End":"07:52.620","Text":"One consideration here would be"},{"Start":"07:52.620 ","End":"07:54.030","Text":"whether or not you want this part"},{"Start":"07:54.040 ","End":"07:56.510","Text":"to have a concave shape to follow"},{"Start":"07:56.510 ","End":"07:58.030","Text":"the curvature of the snapped part."},{"Start":"07:59.130 ","End":"08:00.980","Text":"If you do, you could simply Extrude"},{"Start":"08:01.020 ","End":"08:03.030","Text":"cut an arc that’s set to the same"},{"Start":"08:03.030 ","End":"08:05.090","Text":"radius, with some additional clearance."},{"Start":"08:05.100 ","End":"08:14.140","Text":"We’ll also want to add a new selection"},{"Start":"08:14.170 ","End":"08:15.500","Text":"and select the top and bottom"},{"Start":"08:15.500 ","End":"08:16.729","Text":"four edges of this inner cutout."},{"Start":"08:19.089 ","End":"08:20.599","Text":"This roundover is simply to"},{"Start":"08:20.599 ","End":"08:21.999","Text":"help the gear transition."},{"Start":"08:25.240 ","End":"08:26.850","Text":"I also want to call out that I’m"},{"Start":"08:26.860 ","End":"08:29.530","Text":"intentionally adding a new selection even"},{"Start":"08:29.530 ","End":"08:32.280","Text":"though I’m defining this as 2mm as well."},{"Start":"08:33.820 ","End":"08:35.370","Text":"You’ll find that separating fillets"},{"Start":"08:35.370 ","End":"08:37.309","Text":"like this is a best practice, as"},{"Start":"08:37.309 ","End":"08:38.550","Text":"you never know when you may need"},{"Start":"08:38.550 ","End":"08:40.569","Text":"to edit the fillet radius later on."},{"Start":"08:41.669 ","End":"08:43.299","Text":"I see this all the time where"},{"Start":"08:43.299 ","End":"08:45.380","Text":"users will select a ton of edges,"},{"Start":"08:45.440 ","End":"08:46.984","Text":"followed by defining the same fillet"},{"Start":"08:47.170 ","End":"08:48.910","Text":"for different features of a model."},{"Start":"08:49.500 ","End":"08:52.230","Text":"However, when you later decide to change a"},{"Start":"08:52.230 ","End":"08:54.610","Text":"few of them it can be quite the challenge"},{"Start":"08:54.610 ","End":"08:56.370","Text":"to make them all their own radius."},{"Start":"08:58.090 ","End":"08:59.430","Text":"At this point, we have"},{"Start":"08:59.430 ","End":"09:00.630","Text":"the basic shape down."},{"Start":"09:01.310 ","End":"09:03.050","Text":"This is where I encourage you to play"},{"Start":"09:03.050 ","End":"09:04.830","Text":"with this shape to fit your own needs."},{"Start":"09:05.540 ","End":"09:06.920","Text":"You could leave the bottom closed"},{"Start":"09:06.920 ","End":"09:09.640","Text":"off, create a tread texture if"},{"Start":"09:09.640 ","End":"09:12.269","Text":"it\u0027s for an RC car, or create side"},{"Start":"09:12.270 ","End":"09:14.529","Text":"walls if it\u0027s for a drag chain."},{"Start":"09:15.170 ","End":"09:16.939","Text":"Of course, the length, width, and"},{"Start":"09:16.949 ","End":"09:18.749","Text":"thickness could also be changed."},{"Start":"09:20.810 ","End":"09:22.890","Text":"I also wanted to show you how patterning"},{"Start":"09:22.890 ","End":"09:24.620","Text":"this and applying some quick joints"},{"Start":"09:24.630 ","End":"09:26.310","Text":"can be a great way to test this."},{"Start":"09:28.110 ","End":"09:29.590","Text":"Before we use the rectangular"},{"Start":"09:29.590 ","End":"09:31.419","Text":"pattern feature we’ll want to use the"},{"Start":"09:31.429 ","End":"09:33.520","Text":"section analysis tool from the top."},{"Start":"09:34.219 ","End":"09:35.260","Text":"This will help see what’s"},{"Start":"09:35.260 ","End":"09:36.740","Text":"happening to the inside."},{"Start":"09:39.200 ","End":"09:42.290","Text":"We can set this to -2.5 so"},{"Start":"09:42.290 ","End":"09:43.400","Text":"it’s right in the middle."},{"Start":"09:43.410 ","End":"09:46.480","Text":"With the rectangular pattern feature,"},{"Start":"09:46.520 ","End":"09:48.049","Text":"we can pattern the component."},{"Start":"09:53.820 ","End":"09:56.229","Text":"Select the Y-axis as the direction"},{"Start":"09:56.270 ","End":"09:58.370","Text":"and set the quantity to 3."},{"Start":"09:59.110 ","End":"10:00.569","Text":"This is also a great way to"},{"Start":"10:00.570 ","End":"10:02.520","Text":"create parts that print in place."},{"Start":"10:02.920 ","End":"10:04.600","Text":"In fact, I printed these out in"},{"Start":"10:04.600 ","End":"10:07.090","Text":"sections of threes and then snapped"},{"Start":"10:07.090 ","End":"10:08.950","Text":"them together from there...which"},{"Start":"10:08.950 ","End":"10:10.400","Text":"just saves some time from having"},{"Start":"10:10.400 ","End":"10:12.430","Text":"to snap every individual piece."},{"Start":"10:14.000 ","End":"10:15.740","Text":"Notice how the section analysis"},{"Start":"10:15.760 ","End":"10:17.070","Text":"makes this easy to find the"},{"Start":"10:17.070 ","End":"10:18.720","Text":"right distance of the pattern."},{"Start":"10:20.250 ","End":"10:22.170","Text":"Once the pattern is complete we can go"},{"Start":"10:22.170 ","End":"10:24.180","Text":"ahead and turn the analysis back off."},{"Start":"10:26.950 ","End":"10:29.150","Text":"We can now add some quick as-built joints"},{"Start":"10:29.190 ","End":"10:31.540","Text":"and a motion link to test this out."},{"Start":"10:32.860 ","End":"10:34.410","Text":"First, however, let’s create"},{"Start":"10:34.420 ","End":"10:35.610","Text":"a new component that will"},{"Start":"10:35.610 ","End":"10:37.270","Text":"serve as the sub-assembly,"},{"Start":"10:37.590 ","End":"10:39.270","Text":"grouping the three components."},{"Start":"10:42.179 ","End":"10:44.010","Text":"We’ll just activate the subassembly"},{"Start":"10:44.030 ","End":"10:45.889","Text":"and drag the 3 components there."},{"Start":"10:47.680 ","End":"10:49.760","Text":"With as-built joints, we can add a"},{"Start":"10:50.230 ","End":"10:51.820","Text":"revolute joint to two of the components."},{"Start":"10:52.760 ","End":"10:54.720","Text":"The tricky part is then selecting our"},{"Start":"10:54.720 ","End":"10:57.150","Text":"cylindrical pin that these revolve around."},{"Start":"10:58.120 ","End":"11:00.770","Text":"We can use the CMD key on Mac or Control"},{"Start":"11:00.770 ","End":"11:03.090","Text":"key on Windows to lock in our selection,"},{"Start":"11:03.440 ","End":"11:05.020","Text":"once we’re hovering over the pin."},{"Start":"11:07.510 ","End":"11:09.490","Text":"We can then select the appropriate pin."},{"Start":"11:18.460 ","End":"11:19.660","Text":"I’ll then repeat this for"},{"Start":"11:19.660 ","End":"11:20.770","Text":"the other two components."},{"Start":"11:30.110 ","End":"11:32.069","Text":"We can add a motion link by simply"},{"Start":"11:32.069 ","End":"11:34.170","Text":"selecting the two revolute joint flags."},{"Start":"11:36.219 ","End":"11:38.660","Text":"This tells Fusion 360 that when one joint"},{"Start":"11:38.669 ","End":"11:41.089","Text":"is used the other should revolve as well."},{"Start":"11:42.860 ","End":"11:44.310","Text":"You’ll see the issue we’re having"},{"Start":"11:44.340 ","End":"11:45.840","Text":"is that we don’t have joint limits"},{"Start":"11:45.880 ","End":"11:47.910","Text":"to stop it from running into itself."},{"Start":"11:49.810 ","End":"11:51.829","Text":"We can click OK to confirm the motion"},{"Start":"11:51.830 ","End":"11:53.879","Text":"link and then edit our Joint limits"},{"Start":"11:53.880 ","End":"11:55.920","Text":"by right-clicking on a revolute flag."},{"Start":"11:55.930 ","End":"12:03.870","Text":"With the minimum and maximum, we’ll"},{"Start":"12:03.870 ","End":"12:05.479","Text":"want to set both of them to about"},{"Start":"12:05.490 ","End":"12:09.160","Text":"90 or 95 degrees, which is pretty"},{"Start":"12:09.160 ","End":"12:10.560","Text":"close to where they would run into"},{"Start":"12:10.560 ","End":"12:12.339","Text":"each other and be forced to stop."},{"Start":"12:14.139 ","End":"12:16.320","Text":"We’ll then do the same to the other joint."},{"Start":"12:22.170 ","End":"12:23.960","Text":"Lastly, we’ll want to ground the"},{"Start":"12:23.960 ","End":"12:25.410","Text":"first component, which will let"},{"Start":"12:25.410 ","End":"12:26.800","Text":"us move the other ones around."},{"Start":"12:30.559 ","End":"12:32.230","Text":"Notice how the components all move"},{"Start":"12:32.230 ","End":"12:33.969","Text":"together because of that motion link."},{"Start":"12:33.969 ","End":"12:41.150","Text":"The last thing that I would recommend"},{"Start":"12:41.160 ","End":"12:42.650","Text":"with a project like this is the"},{"Start":"12:42.650 ","End":"12:44.460","Text":"use of the Interference command."},{"Start":"12:45.250 ","End":"12:46.260","Text":"From the inspect dropdown,"},{"Start":"12:46.809 ","End":"12:48.580","Text":"select the Interference command."},{"Start":"12:52.760 ","End":"12:53.920","Text":"We will have to select all"},{"Start":"12:53.920 ","End":"12:55.280","Text":"three components and then"},{"Start":"12:55.280 ","End":"12:56.140","Text":"hit the “Compute” icon."},{"Start":"12:58.860 ","End":"13:00.440","Text":"This will either tell us that there are"},{"Start":"13:00.440 ","End":"13:02.870","Text":"no interferences, which is what we want,"},{"Start":"13:03.450 ","End":"13:05.959","Text":"or it will highlight interferences in red."},{"Start":"13:06.730 ","End":"13:08.490","Text":"So this is a great way to test your"},{"Start":"13:08.490 ","End":"13:10.060","Text":"design before you go to print it out."}],"ID":29077}],"Thumbnail":null,"ID":275343}]

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