Design a Gift Box in Fusion 360

Name: Design a Gift Box in Fusion 360
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Sharpen your Fusion 360 skills while modeling a beautiful gift box that can be 3D printed.

Created byVladimir Mariano

Last updated 11/2019

English

What you'll learn

By the end of the course you should feel more confident in your design skills and ability to start creating your own models with Fusion 360.

Course content

4 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 20m total length

Intro1:22
Brief intro into what to expect with this Fusion 360 course.
Updated User Interface6:05
Change Settings2:14
Make sure we are both working with millimeters as our units. Change modeling orientation to z-up plus a few other tweaks to the settings.
02 Mac vs PC0:31
If using a Mac then just substitute my the Ctrl key for the Cmd key.

Design Box and Split3:53
Start with an extruded rectangle and use a line to split the body into a top and bottom.
Shell and Section Analysis2:34
Use the shell command to easily hollow out the bottom portion of the gift box.
Offset Lid4:11
Use the offset tool extrude the top lid of the gift box and give it a lip.
Side Ribbon3:07
Create sketch to extrude the side ribbon as a new body.
Ribbon Tabs4:29
Sketch and extrude tabs on the ribbon that will make it easy to align and assemble after printing.
Circular Pattern Ribbons1:35
Create a circular pattern of one of the side ribbons in order to get four copies.
Make Cuts1:50
Apply a boolean operation using the combine - cut tool to cut out the box allowing the tabs to snap in place during assembly.
Design Top Ribbon2:04
Create a sketch on top of the lid and extrude the top ribbon into a new body. Use the move/copy tool to create a copy rotated 90 degrees.
Split Ribbon2:09
Use our cutting line to split the ribbon into easily 3D printable parts.
Sketch Bow and Mirror5:46
Use the spline tool to make a curvy shape for our bow.
Bow Cuts3:02
Use the modify-cut command to make cuts to our bow in order to allow a perfect fit.
Cuts Continued1:59
Continue making cuts with the modify - cut tool in a way that allows the parts to all snap fit together.
User Parameters5:14
Define a use parameter to use as our offset value for our tolerance needed for a snug fit.
Circular Pattern Ribbons2:20
Use the circular pattern tool to apply an offset to the cuts on the top lid.
Circular Pattern Continued2:29
Continue with the circular pattern tool in applying our tolerance value to all the openings.
Apply Materials2:50
Learn to apply materials to our model.

Fix Tolerance3:51
With 3D printing you don't always get it right on the first try. Sometimes it involves going back to the model and adjusting the fit.
Amend Timeline3:58
Fusion 360 is a parametric based modeling software which allows us to easily make changes to our design by modifying the timeline.
Change User Parameter2:01
Changing the user parameter makes it easy to adjust our tolerance globally instead of modifying each individual feature.

Export as STL Files1:22
In order to 3D print our file we must first export it as an STL file.
Simplify 3D6:21
Briefly demonstrate how to prepare our model for 3D printing using Simplify 3D.
Makerbot Desktop Slicer2:14
Briefly demonstrate how to prepare our model for 3D printing using Makerbot Desktop.
Assembly0:25
After designing in Fusion 360 and 3D printing, the final step is to assemble our parts into a beautiful gift box.
Congratulations0:19
Congratulations on completing this course! Make sure to check out my other Fusion 360 courses to continue to develop your design skills.

Requirements

Completion of intro course - Fusion 360 for 3D Printing, or basic knowledge of Fusion 360.

Description

Learn to design a gift box that can be 3D printed and given as a gift. It will add an extra personal touch to your next gift. We cover many useful modeling techniques in Fusion 360 including creating patterns, shells, mirrors, user parameters, the spline tool, and many others. Learn how to be more efficient with your sketches by taking advantage of sketch constraints and learning how and when to use them.

This is a project based course that walks you through creating a model that is comprised of several parts resulting in a beautiful gift box that you will love and be proud of. This is an excellent follow-up to the intro course - Fusion 360 for 3D Printing. By the end of the course you should feel more confident in your design skills and ability to start creating your own models with Fusion 360.

We also cover things to consider when designing for 3D printing such as modeling orientation and applying proper offsets to obtain the correct tolerances for that perfect fit when parts need to be assembled after 3D printing. This also includes a brief dive into using slicer software to prepare your model for 3D printing.

Who this course is for:

Anyone looking to expand their design skills with Fusion 360

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Getting Started4 lectures • 10min

Modeling16 lectures • 50min

Amend Design3 lectures • 10min

Prepare for 3D Printing5 lectures • 11min

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