Setting up Fusion 360

CAD Skills in Fusion 360:

                Downloading Fusion 360

• Ask your Graphics teacher if your school has an Autodesk / Fusion 360 account. Let them know that you wish to use this in EVolocity and take our supporting tutorials. The system requirements are listed at the end of this document.
  • Now go to web page: 

• Sign in with the most appropriate option below:
  • First option if your school already has an account
  • Second option if you wish to create a free account under your school name.

Please ensure your teachers understand you are doing this and that the download is free of charge

• Follow download instructions.

                Background:

The files list below form the basis of first two tutorials. Dr Stephen Kavermann will tutor the sessions and provide extra ideas and tips in his online Zoom meetings. Please attend as many of these as possible. As the schedule shows they are all at 4pm Mondays and Wednesdays.
Stephen is a design engineer at Fisher and Paykel Health and also teachers at Auckland University Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Tutorial 1

This was written by Eva Hakansson, famous for driving the worlds fastest electric motorbike – sidecar “Killajoule” to 434kph on the Bonneville Salt Flats. She has just built a new vehicle “Green Envy” which she hopes will top 600kph. Her attempt at this speed was to take place in March in Australia  ….. before COVID-19 interrupted her plans

• Please have Fusion 360 downloaded onto your computer
• Have the tutorial from Eva readily available at http://media.cadenvy.com/2020/03/Tutorial_Fusion_360_Car_key_fob_2020_Rev1-0.pdf

Tutorial 2

This tutorial is a video of an engineering student (Charlie) taking users through the Fusion 360 ‘revolve’ facilities.

• Please have access to this video link ready for this session.

Note: If you haven’t got access to a 3D printer, we will try to offer a print service that will 3D print the models you make from the tutorials 1 and 2

Tutorial 3

This tutorial is being worked on presently by Stephen. It will be aimed at supporting your efforts to make something for your vehicle

This could be an essential part you would like to 3D print, an enclosure for your Arduino, a scale model of your vehicle, a dashboard for your vehicle or a motif for the competition below.

                Competition

     The competition will be for:

“The best motif or emblem for your vehicle that represents your vehicle or team name or theme”.

This will challenge your new found CAD skills and creativity.

Pictures of your 3D printed motif’s will be submitted for judging at the end of term 3.

A good prize will be presented for the best creation at the National (online) Awards ceremony in November.

Tutoring Programme & Zoom links

Key contacts

Stephen Kavermann:      [email protected]

Les Black:                             [email protected]      (M) 0272211365

EVolocity 2020 CAD Tutorials

This year in place of the usual CAD “build days” we will be supporting EVolocity participants in learning to use Fusion 360 by distance. You will be provided access to some great tailor made tutorials, and then will have live assistance sessions to help resolve any difficulties or to push your CAD knowledge further!

With CAD skills and 3D printers or CNC machines at our fingertips, the realm of invention and creation possibilities becomes immense! But.. there are pitfalls and hurdles to navigate, and we hope to get you past those and get you ready to take off on your own!

How to access Fusion 360?

Follow the prompts here to create a student account and download the software: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/students-teachers-educators

Your computer will need the following minimum specs: