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So you could say this is both a Fusion 360 and Inventor tutorial wrapped into one, their respective Freeform Modeling modules are almost identical.Autodesk® Fusion 360 is a professional 3D CAD/CAM solution for product designers and engineers. I found a superb Fusion 360 tutorial on YouTube done by Autodesk and decided to show my audience that you can do the exact same thing using Autodesk Inventor. There’s a lot of hype surrounding Fusion 360 and it’s advanced modeling techniques, it’s gathering quite the following. It’s a great package, some might say it’s Inventor’s little younger brother. If you have the now legacy Autodesk Product Design Suite or subscribe to the new Product Design Industry Collection, you also have access to Fusion 360. “Hold on a second Neil, why do I see a Fusion 360 reference there, isn’t that a different application?!” I can’t promise you’ll be an expert by the end of it, however, it’s a nice relaxed slow paced introduction to get you familiar. So, over on my TFI CAD Tips YouTube channel I’ve created a ‘follow along’ video tutorial which will take you on a guided tour through the Autodesk Inventor Freeform Modeling module. But I find the best way to get comfortable with something new is to follow along with someone who knows what they’re doing! I’m not going to lie, the Freeform modeling environment can look quite daunting when you first get there as it’s almost like an entirely new modeling package within a modeling package. Great question, and I’m not sure how I feel about being so comfortable asking myself questions. How it’s presented may vary depending on which release of Inventor you have. It’s been tweaked a little over the years up to the latest release of Inventor, but you’ll find it in the part (IPT) design environment labeled as the ‘Create Freeform’ ribbon panel. The good news is that if you have Inventor 2015 or later, then you already have it. “That sounds amazing Neil! How do I get this and how do I use it!”
Following a number of experimental iterations over the years, the ‘Freeform modeling’ module as we know it today was born and has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for product designers within Autodesk Inventor. Essentially Autodesk made a wise & tactical acquisition of the technology back in 2011, then got to work on integrating it into Inventor. OK so let’s not get too hung up on the actual name of the technology behind this. Step back into today, and embrace T-Spline surfaces. Now spend a moment considering where and how you would begin to conjure those asymmetrical curves and contours using 2D sketches, extrusions, revolves, lofts and sweeps! Indeed, for product designers, the struggle was real. That’s not a problem if you’re a designer primarily working with box section frames or sheet metal, but if you will, lift your hand and take a quick look at the mouse you’re using with your computer right now (for the benefit of laptop and mobile users, here’s a mouse). With regards to design aesthetics, there’s challenges to be faced whilst utilising sketch based feature driven commands.
Step back a few years, users of product design and/or manufacturing focused 3D CAD applications had been confined to the limits of solid modeling workflows. Sorry about the title… it’s borderline overly dramatic and sensationalist, however, it’s 100% true.
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