Egg cup Fusion 360 tutorial - University of Warwick · 2017-09-21 · Page 4 of 4...
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Page 1 of 4 [email protected] Before using these instructions, it is helpful to watch this video screencast of the CAD drawing actually being done in the software. Click here to link to the video. Egg cup Fusion 360 tutorial 2) Click on the origin to start and enter 38mm in the diameter measurement box. Press Enter to lock the value, then Enter again to finish the circle. Overview The egg cup is drawn by sketching 4 circles of different sizes placed above each other at specified distances. The Loft tool is then used to join the 4 circles together into a 3D shape. 1) Select Sketch Circle, Centre diameter circle. Select the XY plane to work on. 3) Right click on the circle and select Offset Plane. This plane must be moved up 18mm (ready to draw the next circle on) – either use the arrow or type 18 in the box and press Enter to finish. 4) Your drawing will show the plane above the circle.
Transcript of Egg cup Fusion 360 tutorial - University of Warwick · 2017-09-21 · Page 4 of 4...
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Before using these instructions, it is helpful to watch this video screencast of the CAD drawing actually being done in the software. Click here to link to the video.
Egg cup
Fusion 360 tutorial
2) Click on the origin to
start and enter 38mm in
the diameter
measurement box.
Press Enter to lock the
value, then Enter again
to finish the circle.
Overview
The egg cup is drawn by
sketching 4 circles of different
sizes placed above each other at
specified distances. The Loft
tool is then used to join the 4
circles together into a 3D shape.
1) Select Sketch Circle,
Centre diameter circle.
Select the XY plane to
work on.
3) Right click on the circle and select Offset Plane.
This plane must be moved up 18mm (ready to
draw the next circle on) – either use the arrow or
type 18 in the box and press Enter to finish.
4) Your drawing will
show the plane above
the circle.
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5) Now draw the 2nd circle.
Select Sketch Circle, Centre
diameter circle.
Then select your new offset
plane – you will go into TOP
view with the plane
overlaying the 1st circle.
Start at the centre point and
draw a circle 16mm
diameter. Enter to lock the
value, then Enter again to
finish.
6) Right click on the new smaller circle and select Offset Plane.
This plane must be moved up 20mm (ready to draw the 3rd circle on)
– either use the arrow or type 20 in the box and press Enter to finish.
7) You will have 2
circles stacked
and the offset
plane ready for the
3rd circle.
8) Now draw the 3rd
circle.
Select Centre
diameter circle or just
C on keyboard.
Select the new offset
plane – and start at
the centre point and
draw a circle 30mm
diameter.
You will have 3
stacked circles.
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9) Right click on your latest
circle and select Offset
Plane.
Move the plane up by 20mm
10) Draw the 4th circle.
Select Centre diameter circle
and draw the circle on the new
offset plane – make it 44mm
diameter.
Press Enter to exit.
11) Click Stop Sketch and the circles will
display in their stacked form. 12) Select Create Loft
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13) Left click on each of the circles in turn and you will see your egg
form. Click OK and your egg cup should look like this.
14) Select MODIFY Shell and click on the top face of the egg cup.
Shell it to an inside thickness of 2mm. Click OK or press Enter.
Your finished egg cup should look like this.
