Introductory to CAD and 3D Modeling
Summer, 2023
This class will aim to provide an understanding of the benefits and processes of CAD, and is open to students with none or little experience in mechanics/designing. Students already familiar with CAD can still take this course, but may not find it very challenging. It will be at a relatively laid-back pace, but all class material will be shared and students should make sure they turn in homework ahead of time. For this Class, we will be using Autodesk’s Fusion 360 as a beginner CAD software in which students will write their code.
Here are the edited version of the class videos
Day 1 (7/25): Introduction
- Introduction to CAD and F360
- Download the Software
- Simple Camera Movement
- Creating Projects and Loading Stuff from the Internet
- Joining Group Project
Day 2 (7/27): 2D Sketches
- Creating sketches
- Sketch tools
- Constraints
- Trimming
- Images on sketch
- Circular patterns
Day 3 (8/1): Simple 3D Shapes
- Extruding
- Making Holes
- Fillets + Chamfers
- Making construction planes
Day 4 (8/3): Slightly More Advanced Tools
- Revolving
- Mirroring
- Draft
- Shell
- Rib
- Split
- Face
- Scale
- Thread
- Press Pull
Day 5 (8/8): Assembling Things
- Joints
- Gears and stuff
- Measuring
- Equations
Day 6 (8/15): Rendering + Appearance/ Making Drawings
- Changing Appearances
- Rendering
- Drawings
Day 7 (8/15): Misc Sketch Features
- Slots
- Text
- Circular pattern
- Rectangular pattern
- Offset
Day 8 (8/22) LAST DAY
- Loft
- Constructing Planes
- Automated modeling if have time