Student Handout

The take-home cheat sheet for the Fusion 360 Basics class. The same sheet is in the Digital Fabrication book as the Fusion 360 Cheat Sheet.
The core workflow
You will repeat this for almost everything you build in Fusion 360:
1. SKETCH a 2D shape on a plane or face
2. EXTRUDE it into 3D (add material)
3. SKETCH on a face of your 3D object
4. CUT to remove material (extrude inward)
5. FILLET to round edges and finish
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 to add detail
Keyboard shortcuts
Shortcut
Action
S
Search (find any tool by name)
L
Line
C
Circle
R
Rectangle
D
Sketch Dimension
E
Extrude
F
Fillet
Q
Push/Pull
M
Move/Copy
Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z
Undo
Tip: press S and type a tool's name. It's the fastest way to find anything.
Mouse navigation
Action
Control
Orbit
Middle mouse button
Pan
Shift + middle mouse button
Zoom
Scroll wheel
Reset view
Click the house icon on the view cube (top right)
The class project: phone stand
Dimensions are included so you can rebuild it at home.
Step 1: Base
Create Sketch on the XZ plane (the floor).
Draw a rectangle: 70 mm x 80 mm.
Finish Sketch.
Extrude (Symmetric): 10 mm.
Step 2: Back support
Create Sketch on the back face (the 70 mm x 10 mm face).
Draw a rectangle from the top-left corner: 70 mm wide x 60 mm tall.
Finish Sketch.
Extrude: 10 mm, away from the base.
Step 3: Phone slot
Create Sketch on the top face of the base.
Draw a rectangle: 50 mm x 4 mm, 5 mm from the back wall.
Finish Sketch.
Extrude as Cut: -8 mm (leaves a 2 mm floor).
Step 4: Fillet
Select Fillet (or press F).
Click the top edges of the back support, radius 5 mm.
Optionally fillet the bottom edges of the base: 3 mm.
Dimensions
BASE:           70 x 80 x 10 mm
BACK SUPPORT:   70 x 60 x 10 mm
PHONE SLOT:     50 x 4 mm, 8 mm deep cut
FILLETS:        5 mm (top), 3 mm (bottom)
Stuck? Check here first
Problem
Fix
Can't see my sketch
Click the Home icon on the view cube
Extrude is grayed out
Click Finish Sketch first
Extrude didn't cut
Undo, redo the extrude, set Operation to Cut
Sketch lines are still blue
Add dimensions to fully constrain it (it still works if you don't)
Can't select a face
Zoom in and hover until the face highlights, not an edge
Model disappeared
Check the eye icons in the browser panel (left side)
What to learn next
Components: organizing multi-part models
User parameters: named variables for dimensions
Patterns: repeat features in circles or grids
STL export: File, Export, STL to 3D print your designs
Resources
Product Design Online (YouTube): excellent beginner Fusion 360 tutorials
r/Fusion360: Reddit community for questions and inspiration
Waukesha Makerspace: come in and practice. Find upcoming classes at https://waukeshamakers.com.