Week 1 — Parametric Design

Small Steps
I have never used any CAD software before. So I guess I will take small steps and spread the learning across several weeks. I spent about an hour decide to go with which software and then another hour installing fusion 360. Fusion does have a web-based service but it runs really slow, which forces me to switch to the desktop version.😡

And then I found this youtube video basically teaches you how to do everything with fusion 360 step by step.

This is mainly about learning shortcut and some tricks to replicate the patter/block/object.

For example:
   - Using rectanglar pattern could duplicate object already created and set distance between them.
   - Which way it is arranged based on a particular axis that is chosen.
   - Extrusion is basically pull/push a 2D shape into a 3D object (shortcut: E)
   - Also we could draw lines and locate its mid point etc...
   - Add fillet so the edges are rounded instead of sharp...

Sep 30th - Designed the first water bottle on Fusion 360

Learned the function of Revolve, Fit point spline, Shell, and Appearance.

Designed the first paperclip on Fusion 360

Learned the function of Sweep.

Designed the first pretty bottle on Fusion 360

Learned the function of loft, create offset plane, use guiderail to adjust shapes

Designed the first ice cube tray on Fusion 360

Learned the function of extrude cut,taper angel in extrude, shell with more than one face, midplane

Designed the first hex nut on Fusion 360

Learned the function of Circumscribed Polygon, Custom Chamfer, Hole Command

Oct 3rd - Back with more small components

Learned the function of emboss text, project(trace 3D geometry down to 2D sketch).

Oct 4th