Learn to Design & Manufacture through Training & Support

The pattern tool is available in both the solid 3D, and 2D sketching environments. This video explains the 3 reasons you should create your patterns in the 3D environment, instead of in your sketch. Our instructor, Ollie, explains how patterning in the solid environment will save you time, improve the performance of Fusion on your computer & enable improved design iteration, helping to optimize your designs and help you do your best work!

Practice your sheet metal tools knowledge with this cardboard box project.

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Ollie guides you through the process of designing and making a cardboard box. He shows you how to set up a new sheet metal rule for cardboard and explains how each option within the flange tool can be leveraged to create a cardboard box shape with parameters so you can adjust the size of your box at any time! Finally he shows you how to make a flat pattern of your design to export as a DXF or take into the Manufacture workspace to create your cutting toolpaths.

This project is a perfect project to practice your sheet metal tools with and results in a design that is useful for commercial users manufacturing custom packaging or hobbyists and education users looking for a project that can easily be made from cardboard.

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In this updated Autodesk Fusion YouTube video, learn about all 12 of the Sketch Constraints available in Autodesk Fusion. Watch to see Autodesk Certified Instructor Ollie explain what sketch constraints are used for, how to use each of the constraints, and offer tips on how to most efficiently take advantage of sketching constraints in your workflow.