Table of contents

• Software Choice
• Why Fusion 360?
• Learn Fusion 360 with PDO Academy
• Courses & Tutorials
• Community
• Fusion 360 for Beginners
• Design Examples
• Conclusion

Design Software Choice for 3D Printing

Where should you get started? Well, it depends on what you are most interested in creating. Many will get their first exposure to product design through entry-level student programs such as TinkerCad. For data-heavy artistic projects featuring unique details like jewelry, or sculpting a person’s face, perhaps you are best served by learning Blender, Rhino, or ZBrush. All of the above programs can be used for 3D printing; however if your sole goal is simply to fill your home with plastic gadgets, you may not need to learn any CAD software at all. It could be that anything you can imagine has already been shared by someone else online, in which case all you really need to do is simply search for a mesh file (.stl) that you like on free sites. As long as you can master the slicer software, like Cura or Prusaslicer, you can just grab a sculpture that someone else has uploaded and you are good to go.

Why Fusion 360?

In this article, I explore 3D engineering for people who are most interested in designing physical products, especially for scale commercial production. This is where the rubber really meets the road because, in order to actually manufacture something that is complex, you will need to provide precise specifications and have the ability to collaborate on standard files with manufacturing partners. Whether you are an engineer at Bosch designing a new spark-plug or working independently at home on your new robotic kitchen appliance to grow broccoli sprouts, you will require a professional workflow, tools, and skills. The most commonly used programs for this level are Creo, Solidworks, and the recently revamped Fusion 360 offering from Autodesk.

Fusion 360 is awesome because:
– Powerful. It is incredibly powerful and seasoned as a well-supported segment of the Autodesk family. There is more here than you need – design, mechanical assemblies, structural analysis, renderings and animations, it has it all. As of this writing, over a million users have made this choice.
– Timeline. It is fully parametric and captures a modifiable history in the timeline – two features that make things much easier when you realize that you want to iterate your complex design in the future without having to start over from scratch. Brand extensions – no problem.
– Paid/Free. Significantly less expensive than other programs at $495/year – and it is free if you are on the renewable hobbyist or student license and for early pre-revenue (under $100k) stage startups.

Learn Fusion 360 with PDO Academy

There are so many learning styles and great teachers out there, but for me, the hands-down best instructor that I discovered was Kevin Kennedy of Product Design Online (PDO). Kevin has compiled a comprehensive soup to nuts collection of video lessons that can teach literally anyone at any level to become a master at Fusion 360. Each of his videos is relatively brief – mostly 10 to 20 minutes – but densely packed with well-thought-out information; he doesn’t waste your time with aimless blather.

Selection of Courses & Tutorials

Best of all is how he has organized the material. Kevin was one of the early adopters of Fusion 360 when it was launched nearly a decade ago, a time when there were few quality lessons available at all. The teacher at his school didn’t even know what this software could do. So Kevin had to figure it all out himself. As a result, he now has many years of experience and insight – not just in how to apply best practices in Fusion 360, but also the interests and pitfalls that most users will face along the way. He has figured out the best way to sequence what we learn, which things to focus on first, a smart color coding system to categorize core topics, and what tips and tricks will accelerate our progress as we go.

Real People PDO Community

For those who yearn for more interactive hands-on education – in which real people actually help and encourage each other with direct personal attention, PDO also features a full Academy of instruction and lively community support at its website academy.productdesignonline.com. This is a terrific value because of all of the premium content and ongoing Q&A that this group provides.

I would recommend you join immediately. Sooner or later it is inevitable that you will get stuck for literally hours on a really minor quirky detail, like you didn’t realize your sketch had a hidden line that is preventing it from being able to extrude. Hours wasted! Learning complex software is like that – there are always these little quirky details that you have no reason to know about until you encounter a problem.

Meanwhile, if you participate in the active PDO online community and just ask instead of being puzzled and getting frustrated alone, someone will probably recognize your issue immediately and be able to advise the correct solution right away. It is way more productive to learn this way, and more fun too. Nice people tend to self-select by showing up – I have made several new friends all over the world by participating in this group, it’s a warm and fuzzy not to be missed. And since then I have tried to turn around all the help that I have received by helping others. It feels rewarding to be an ongoing member of this give and take group, even after you have completed his instruction.

Fusion 360 for Beginners

However, it is not necessary to join PDO to get a sense of the excellence Kennedy brings to this curriculum. A great starting place is his Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days For Complete Beginners playlist – all free on YouTube.

It begins with making simple things like a Lego Brick or a screwdriver. By the end of the month, you will be making mountain bike handlebars and sculpted earbuds. Most helpful is the tour of the overall Fusion 360 program that this 30-day teaser provides, including modeling from 2D sketches, beautifully curved surfaces, organic 3D sculpting using t-splines, plus some practice with rendering and assembly animation techniques.

Design Examples

And after only 30 days, I was able to graduate to intermediate and even some advanced techniques. I felt particularly proud to be able to apply what I learned from studying a lesson on Creating a Spoon to designing a completely different kitchen utensil on my own, without additional help.

It turns out that precisely modeling the elegant curves of a simple spoon is way more challenging than it looks. You have to be comfortable modeling in all 3 dimensions AND on various construction planes. But then once you get the hang of it, the world becomes your spoon!

So when a dear friend later mentioned to me that she was bummed that kitchen tongs that she loved as a kid had been discontinued, I was able to chase down a vintage 2D advertisement of “Toasty Tongs” on Google Images, and now, with my new spoony skills, could actually resurrect her utensil from the dustbin of history. I sent her a pair that I designed and 3D printed using essentially the same method as Kevin taught in the Spoon course.

Conclusion & Links

Kevin has uploaded an impressive 180 lessons on Fusion 360 for all levels and categories of instruction on the PDO Youtube channel – all free – to help you unlock all sorts of skills and creative expression. Once you dive in, you’ll be surprised. It’s hilarious! Who knew that designing a hairdryer could be so much fun? And who doesn’t want a keychain with seahorses on it? I strongly recommend that you give PDO a try.

Read more: 3D Design for 3D Printing Courses

Many training courses and tutorials are available on the subject of 3D design for 3D printing. So if you set your mind on particular software to master, the table below will help you to compare the courses and chose the right one for you.

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Table of contents

• 4-Week Blender Training Introduction
• What’s included?
  • Browser-Based Interactive Platform
  • Discussion tool
  • Cloud
  • Weekly live meetups
• Online Interactive Course vs YouTube Tutorials
• Workshop Schedule
  • Week 1
  • Week 2
  • Week 3
  • Week 4
• Blender Tutorial – Extra Notes
• Source and Links

In this post, we will talk about a 4-week Blender course by Jayson Wall, a fellow 3D designer who understands better than just about anyone the modeling requirements for desktop 3D printing. In addition, we will explain why this online interactive training course is far more valuable than a random YouTube tutorial. 4-Week Blender for 3D Printing Training Course by Jayson Wall moved to Udemy

4-Week Blender Training Introduction

It is important to follow Jayson’s tutorial step by step. Students are asked to java性无码hd中文 models and then use their imaginations to customize them. There are several models to design each week. Both functional and decorative models are thoughtfully chosen to highlight the important aspects of 3D design for 3D printing at home. Jason teaches us to utilize 45-degree angles in order to avoid the support placement and to make a model “solid” and “manifoldable” (i.e. 3D printable). There are many different aspects to take into account when creating the models. This is where the file management comes in handy. It allows you to return and further customize for different purposes. It might mean adding an extra curve to the vase or a new text to the ring. Here are a few pointers from the 4-week Blender course for beginners.

Blender Training 4-Weeks Tutorial – What’s included?

– Browser-Based Interactive Platform. A well-organized chain of short videos that students have to follow step by step completing all tasks. If you manage to achieve the same results as on the tutor’s screen, mark as completed and move to the next task. If you get stuck at some point, then you can visually compare your Blender view with the tutor’s screen. Jason keeps his tutorial videos up-to-date and reloads them if there were any updated on the software development side.

– Discussion tool. This is a great tool where it is possible to ask the questions. Write down the exact time when you got stuck. Use Windows Snipping Tool for mini screenshots and copy/paste them into discussions. The tutor will then have a clear picture of where you got stuck and will be able to act to help you accordingly.
– Cloud. Upload your result (a design) onto the cloud. The links are provided. The tutor asks to add a student’s full name to the file name when uploading the model. Further, he checks the models in a slicing software to see if it is 3D printable.

– Weekly live meetups. At the end of each week, Jayson holds a live Workshop Meetup. He then looks through his students’ files and discusses the possible faults, admires the originality, and gives advice on how the improvements can be implemented. Also, there is an opportunity to meet some active 3D printing community members. These meetups have a very friendly atmosphere.

– VR Chat Room. A VR Chat room is open to join at any time. It is similar to a game world, where instead of the monsters and buildings, there are 3D models, freshly designed by Jayson’s students. Sunday meetups in the VR Chat room are super fun. Students can use funny-looking avatars while walking around in a 3D world. This is great for shy students. Good to note here that it doesn’t require any headsets or super-fast internet, neither a special VR gear, only a laptop. The future is NOW.

Online Interactive Course vs YouTube Tutorials

A year ago, as part of the New Year’s resolution, we learned to 3D sculpt. As a result, we managed to java性无码hd中文 a beautiful model (Easter Bunny). But it took us so much effort and patience that we dropped the idea of further progress, but kept coming back to the subject multiple times. We had to spend a lot of time on Googling and searching for tips and guidance in connection to that 3D design software, even as simple as for the navigation. And this was unsettling for us, especially when being used to TinkerCAD. Jayson’s Blender training course provided a smooth transition here.

– Disruption. Advertisement and clickbait thumbnails that come up together with YouTube tutorials will tear your FOCUS to nothing. And procrastination will sit deeper in. In the 3D design tutorial course, it only takes two clicks to get to the subject, with no disruptors.

– Updates. The interactive course gets updated regularly. You cannot say this about random YouTube tutorials. Any well-edited and to-the-point tutorial may be irrelevant in a few months as the software developers publish a newer version.

– Organization. Blender has a lot of different tools and functions which any person may forget about. Short videos provided in a course are like a well-organized bookshelf. It is great to have the opportunity to use these recordings as a refresher and to come back for a particular hint or two.

– Grinding Game Effect. It reminded us of grinding games’ effect. Some time ago, we used to play grinding games like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2. We noticed that on the completion of a quest we felt a so-called Dopamine rush. The same achievement satisfaction comes from completion of the tasks in the course. And no doubt, the biggest satisfaction comes when a freshly designed model is finally 3D printed.

3D Printable Models & Customizable Variations

During the 4-week course, you learn how to design and to 3D print the models listed below. Simplistic at the first glance, these designs actually teach us how to use all the tools and the mods we may need. Is it a Boolean tool or a Bisect Knife? Edit Mode or Object Mode? Also, Jason encourages us to use the short keys on a keyboard – which greatly fastens the workflow.

Blender Course – Week 1

Suzanne in Different Mods – Low Poly, Smooth, Blocky, Voronoi – just in a few clicks.
Cheese Wedge – a Functional door stopper. Bool tool. It is so easy to be original here, just use different objects for boolean function.

Blender Course – Week 2

Lithophanes – An art picture from the past. 3D Printed photo with the stand. How to add pictures and play with settings.
Pottery – Customized shapes. Flowerpot with a hole or thin wall vase? It’s up to you. Drawing then thickening the object.
Rings – With customizable text – With a file ready to get back anytime and customize further for friends or even for clients.

Blender Course – Week 3

Box animal – Simplistic designs from the box. How to use Extrude and Insect tools. Vertex, Edges, and faces. Adding the eyes.
Toy Car – How to design and 3d print a car with functional wheels. Without supports.
Slicing Large Models – Knife, Bisect tool. Complex model cutting, patching the holes.

Blender Course – Week 4

Snowman – 3D Sculpting mode. Brushes. Dynamic Topology. Symmetry
Cell Phone Amp – Basic design of a phone holder. Measuring and fitting.

• Blender for 3D Printing on Udemy

Blender Tutorial – Extra Notes

Collections – It is important to learn how to preserve a collection for future editing – it is much easier and quicker than modeling from the beginning or remodeling from the solid model.
Eevee Studio – a brilliant built-in studio for model rendering and showcasing.
Name Your Files Well – By coincident Jason teaches how to name your models properly. It will come handy if you start sharing your STL on file javascript的成熟分类.

It is easy to design all listed models following step by step guidance. Jason encourages to realize our own idea in the designs. When improving the skills while creating your own designs, and it will be harder to forget them in the long term. Also, if you plan to start your own or your brand focused account on any file repository website, you can start with these models – just customize them a little bit more, add a key ring hole to Suzanne, or put the holes of different shapes in a door stopping wedge.

Blender Course – Live workshop

Live workshop – can be considered as Sunday fun. It is a weekly gathering of all students with their teacher. Then they discuss the printability of the freshly designed models. On week two we also set up our mics and video to fully interact in this session. The good part that Jason uploads it to YouTube, and everyone can get back to it as a point of reference. Good to have a recording to go back to as a refresher.

Blender Training – Additional Notes:

It is recommended using Google Keep or Microsoft Notes in order to save the pointers for a few short keys. For example: Shift+Alt+Q = 4 Windows, etc. So all 3D design software notes are in one place and can be reached from a laptop or a mobile phone easily.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Jayson Wall aka PrintThatThing, the tutor and the creator of this course. We earlier followed Jason and his tutorial videos on YouTube. Back then he helped us with TinkerCAD, in using the blocks, and with Meshmixer, in 3D sculpting. Now here with Blender, Jason helps us to master this software to java性无码hd中文 great 3D models.

Blender 2.9 Software Source & Links:

Download Blender Software
Blender Software – Wikipedia
Blender for 3D Printing Training Course on Udemy

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“3D design” has a very wide notion. It comprises so many different aspects, like animation, rigging, painting, texturing, sculpting, rendering, etc. So before you choose the right course, you have to make sure that there is an option to transition to 3D printing. In other words, if you are a beginner and want to learn 3D design for 3D printing, the course should include a magic “3D printing” keyword in their title and the description, or at least one lesson is dedicated to it.

3D Design for 3D Printing Training Courses and Tutorials

Do you want to learn how to 3D design jewellery, for example, or 3D scanning or sculpting for 3D printing? Sort the table below by software or topics.

Software	Description	Topic	Tutor
Blender	Learn 3D Design for 3D Printing. Udemy: Learn Blender for 3D Printing	Basics, 3D Design	Jason Wall
Fusion 360	Learn Fusion 360 with Kevin Kennedy: PDO: PDO Membership	Basics, 3D Design	Kevin Kennedy PDO
Blender	How To Use Blender For 3D Printing. Maker Tales: Makers Starter Guide	Basics, 3D Design	Jonathan Maker Tales
Tinkercad, Fusion360, PrusaSlicer	Learn general 3D printing with Prusa MINI+ and MK3S+: Prusa Academy	3D Printer Setup, Design Software, Slicers	Prusa Academy
Blender	Learn Blender Basics with Zach Reinhardt CGBoost: Blender Launch Pad	Basics, 3D Design	Zach Reinhardt CGBoost
SelfCAD	Introduction to SelfCAD - a complete course for beginners. Udemy: Introduction to SelfCAD	3D Modeling	John Paul Cortes
OpenSCAD	Getting Started with 3D Printing Udemy: OpenSCAD Basics	3D Modeling	Justin Mitchel
Tinkercad	Learn the basics of 3D Printing using Tinkercad. Udemy: Tinkercad Basics Course	3D Design	Michael Andrew
ZBrush	Learn a variety of techniques to cut up and shell your model for 3D printing. Udemy: ZBrush 3D Scans Course	3D Scans	David Newton
Fusion 360	Learn to design for 3D printing with my easy to follow video lessons using Fusion 360. Udemy: Fusion 360 Course	3D Design	Vladimir Mariano
ZBrush	Learn how to sculpt a caricature in Zbrush and get it ready for 3D Printing. Udemy: ZBrush Sculpting Course	3D Sculpting	Victory3D LLC
ZBrush	Learn the art of jewelry design using ZBrush. Make your 3D creations real by understanding the 3D printing process. Udemy: ZBrush Jewelry Course	3D Design Jewelry	Mojomojo Design
Blender	Use Blender to java性无码hd中文 beautiful 3D models for video games, 3D printing, etc. Udemy: 3D Modelling for Beginners	3D Modeling	Rick Davidson
Free Tools	An Easy Start to Your First 3D Design. Skillshare: Introduction to 3D Printing	3D Design	Lauren Slowik
ZBrush	Sculpting Male Characters. Five different Body Types, Faces, and Hair Styles! Udemy: ZBrush Sculpting Course	3D Sculpting	Joshua O'Hala
3ds Max	3d Character Animation. 3D Character Modeling & Rigging Guide Udemy: 3D Character Animation in 3ds Max	3D Animation	A4Animation School
Blender	Learn to Rig a 3D Human Character In Blender. Udemy: Blender Character Rigging Course on Udemy	Rigging	Riven Phoenix

Please Contact Us if we’ve missed any 3D design for 3D printing-related training course or tutorial. We will update our table accordingly.

Online Interactive Course vs YouTube Tutorials

– Disruption. Advertisement and clickbait thumbnails that come up in YouTube tutorials may tear your FOCUS to nothing, letting procrastination to sit deeper in. If you paid for the course or are taking a trial on a specialized platform, there should be no disruptive advertisement. Moreover, tutors are interested in you finishing the course successfully as they more likely want to sell you an additional training in the future.

– Updates. A well-maintained interactive course gets updated regularly. This does not apply to a YouTube tutorial which may become out-dated quickly. Any well-edited and to-the-point tutorial may become irrelevant in a few months as the software developers publish a newer version.

– Organization. Various 3D printing software have different tools and functionalities which may be difficult to remember in full. Short videos provided in a course serve as a well-organized bookshelf. It is great to have the opportunity to use these recordings as a refresher and to come back for a particular hint or two.

– Grinding Game Effect. It reminds us of the grinding games’ effect. Some time ago, we used to play grinding games like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2. We noticed that on the completion of a quest we felt a so-called Dopamine rush. The same achievement satisfaction comes from the completion of step-by-step tasks in the course. And no doubt, the biggest satisfaction comes when a freshly designed model is finally 3D printed.

Blender 2.8 – Training Course Review

We tried such courses ourselves and we can confirm that there is a big potential. Check our thorough review of Blender 2.8 3D design for 3D printing training by PTT. A 4-week crash course gave us the needed push that we missed, equipped us with the basic tools. We often come back to those short videos if we have to revise something for a new 3D design project.

Learn Fusion 360

The recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the myriad of tools to java性无码hd中文 professional-quality 3D computer-aided designs. As computing processing power just gets cheaper and cheaper, complex software that used to be available only to multimillion-dollar commercial organizations and elite design studios is now available to pretty much anyone with a decent laptop. One such software is Fusion 360 by Autodesk. Let’s see why it is worth learning and check one of the best courses available online.

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