Removing Undeletable Files from Autodesk Fusion 360

Note:  This process only works if you are using Team Storage instead of Single-User Storage.  

 Anyone that has worked with Autodesk Fusion 360 probably has a growing list of files that you want to delete but the application either tells you that the file is in use, and it is not, or it is referenced by some assembly that does not exist.  You try every trick in the book to delete it but it refuses.  In this very short video I will show you a very simple method of removing these stubborn files from your Fusion Data Panel.

Bending Solid Bodies with Autodesk Fusion 360

Autodesk Fusion 360 does not have a Bend command but with the help of a couple of sheet metal tools you can quickly bend most solid bodies.  The process is basically the same for flat and round bodies with one added step for round bodies to hide the sheet metal flange used in bending.  In the video I cover the process for both flat and round bodies.

Organizing Your Fusion 360 Assembly By Dragging Components

 After you have finished your Autodesk Fusion 360 assembly model, often you may realize that your components need to be organized into sub-assemblies.  This may seem like a task you should have done as your were creating your assembly and may seem impossible to re-organize now.  This video will show you have to perform this task with ease and also present some other benefits of using this method.

 

Milestones - Capturing Design History in a Fusion Team Environment

When working on designs, in a team environment, it is important to have the ability to lock a design at a certain revision level to prevent change but also to have to ability to move forward with the design for other uses or other customers.  This is where Fusion 360 Milestones becomes such a very valuable tool.  In this video I will illustrate how Milestones are used to lock down a Fusion 360 design for shipment but give the ability to move forward with assembly design changes.  At any time the Milestone can be opened in a read-only state for proof of shipment design.

Arranging Sheet Metal Flat Patterns in the Autodesk Fusion 360 Manufacturing Environment

Many Fusion 360 assembly contain multiple sheet metal components and their flat patterns.  In this video I will show a workflow to place all of these flat patterns into a single assembly, then use the new Fusion 360 Arrange command to position them on a single sheet in the manufacturing environment.  Once arranged, applying cutting toolpaths is a quick process.  I want to point out that the Arrange command is not available to users of a Fusion 360 Personal License.

Creating a Functional Linear Slide Bearing in Autodesk Fusion 360

When creating an assembly which requires linear slide bearings you would like to know how to quickly add joints, to a download bearing, to make it fully functional.  This video will show your how.

 

Creating a Slider Joint Between a V-Groove Wheel and V-Track in Autodesk Fusion 360

 A popular type of guided track used in assemblies is a V-Groove Wheel and a V-Track.  If you have tried to add a Slider joint in Fusion 360, you find yourself wondering where the joint origins will be placed.  In this video, I go through my process of defining these points and then applying the Slider joint.