Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD

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Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD

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Just wanted to make a post drawing attention to this CAD program, as I have been really impressed with how intuitive and easy to use it is. Here's an example I drew in about 2 hours (while learning the program), a hydraulic cylinder with some joints. The free version of this software has some limitations as compared to the very expensive paid license, but no really bad limitations. I'm dreaming of building a small digger for the 644, and this is the software I'd like to use for the design.


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Time to try this section out!

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Just got a full years subscription to Fusion 360 and now have access to post the work I have been doing in the background for our hobby. For me I have two priorities:-
1) to keep my brain active and as a 75year old that can be hard sometimes :)
2) to extend my hobby into the real world and share with my friends

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Re: Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD

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Guys, chomping at the bit here but we need to expand the file types we can download here.. I can down load "inactive files" like pdf's etc and if I need to do that I will but my aim is to download files that you can take and work on too if at all possible so we can enhance our hobby too. Talking with Eugen right now to see what is possible.
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ras101 wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:21 pm Guys, chomping at the bit here but we need to expand the file types we can download here.. I can down load "inactive files" like pdf's etc and if I need to do that I will but my aim is to download files that you can take and work on too if at all possible so we can enhance our hobby too. Talking with Eugen right now to see what is possible.
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Uploading pdfs has been enabled for a long time, you should be able to add it just as an attachment.
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Re: Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD

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Eugen, problem is PDF's are not an option!
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I need to be able to download DWG' etc..
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BTW, anyone that wants to get access to my files are welcome to contact me directly. I have put many hours into drawing Case parts and assemblies and you never know...I might just have drawn the part you need but can't buy any more
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Ray @ras101 . Dumb question as I don't understand a lot of this anymore . Can you convert to a jpeg and then upload ? I do appreciate you making drawing of these parts.
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Re: Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD

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ras101 wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:07 pm Eugen, problem is PDF's are not an option!
Hello Ray, I suggest you try first with a pdf, should just work. Just click on Attachments and then Add files and then Choose Files. Then choose the pdf file which you want.

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Re: Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD

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DavidBarkey wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:37 pm Ray @ras101 . Dumb question as I don't understand a lot of this anymore . Can you convert to a jpeg and then upload ? I do appreciate you making drawing of these parts.
Problem with putting out a .jpg of a dwg is you loose the functionality of the file in the cad program. It becomes a picture, rather than a defined set of points, lines, and arcs. PDF can still be useful as you can scale it well, and AutoCAD will snap to it when you import it, but you still really loose the ability to edit in cad. (I've spent way too much time tracing PDF's of cad files to be able to use them) Same thing would apply to a Fusion file, whatever that extension is, only it becomes ever worse with the 3D. Just getting a 3D model from one 3D program to another is a royal PITA, let alone running it through a forum.

Getting an archive of accurately drawn, or modeled parts could be a massive help to members. That takes space on a server someplace, and I'm not volunteering anyone for that cost and headache. CAD files are usually pretty small, but the 3D models can really get bloated. I know over the years I've seen plenty of projects people have posted across various Case forums that it would be nice to have the drawings/models for, rather than reinventing the wheel.
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