![]() 150 school in Cambodia have computers lab but they only learn typing from it. Its predecessor was 123D Design.In 3D Design class we try to help the students in Cambodia to use the computers. Lesson 1 ilink to the lesson on Youtube: įusion 360 is new. I am also new to this so I have not done any major projects yet.Īll you have to do is download and install Fusion 360, then follow the links below to register for free as a hobbyist. I mostly find stuff here and make modifications with. Create the cylinder on the left in Fusion, export it as an STL and re-import the STL using your method and then tell me how you can absolutely modify the imported model in Fusion 360. So please, before you post such tall claims, test it out for your self. The BREP method has been touted on Youtube as a solution and has always been demonstrated with simple straight faces which is so annoying when people misrepresent capabilities with simple objects. Imagine what will happen to the object if it is a complicated one with multiple faces. ![]() With Sketchup it is a breeze, once imported you can make almost any modification to the object. Now try to resize it or extrude it or change the diameter of the inside/outside and see how "easy" it is. How it imports from a STL into Fusion using the method you swear by is shown on the right. I have had a very extended discussion with the authors of Fusion 360 about STL import and they have admitted that AT THIS TIME although you can import a STL using the BREP method, modifying it to any extent is more work that is expected.įor instance take a simple cylindrical pipe as this one below left. You will have a tough time modifying any model you import in Fusion or any app like that unless it is a simple cube or such. This is because the import, at this time, imports the model as triangles. If you want to change the inner or outer width you will see what I mean. To recall this is what I wrote about Fusion 360:Įven a simple model like a cylindrical pipe makes it choke. Agreed if the STL is a very very simple cube or a model with straight surfaces, then what you suggest is possible. You should be more careful when making such false claims. I suggest you try each of the above 3 and see which suits your needs best before you settle on one as you will have to invest some time learning to use them properly and each has its own idiosyncrasies. With Sketchup you can store your models anywhere. Fusion though allows offline design and then saves when you come back online. If you want to use primitives and cut away from it to create your design, a-la-CNC, then look at Tinkercad.Īlso Fusion & Tinkercad store all your designs online so you cannot really work offline with either. If you think you will never need to import and tweak/modify a STL but will always design from scratch, then go with Fusion, but follow the proper procedure for Fusion design to allow you to backtrack easily which is what fusion does brilliantly provided you followed the proper procedure. So if you think you will need this tweak/modification ability as well as design-from-scratch ability then look at Sketchup. When I started, I tried a variety of apps including open Scad which is designing by code, before settling on Sketchup as my all-in-one go to designer, since I wanted the ability to import STL's and modify them as well as designing from scratch. Also it works more like a CNC machine where you have to cut away parts to form your design, unlike most other apps, like Fusion or Sketchup. All it will allow is to add/subtract primitives from the imported STL. It can import STL's but will not allow any true modification. I find that in a large number of cases I import a model and tweak it and with Sketchup that is not a problem at all. Even a simple model like a cylindrical pipe makes it choke. While Fusion and other apps advertise that they can do this, they cannot really allow you to do anything like Sketchup can. While Fusion 360 is very powerful, you may need to import a model in STL format you have downloaded say from Thingiverse and modify parts of it to suit your needs. There is also Sketchup which is free with heaps of plugins and tutorials having been around the longest.
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