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3D Printing with Fusion 360: Design for additive manufacturing, and level up your simulation and print preparation skills
Author(s): Sualp Ozel (Author)
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 8 Dec. 2023
- Language: English
- Print length: 438 pages
- ISBN-10: 1803246642
- ISBN-13: 9781803246642
Book Description
Elevate your Fusion 360 skills and streamline your 3D printing workflow by learning how to repair broken STLs, design for additive manufacturing, optimize part positioning, and slice your models in this user-friendly guide, complete with color images
Key Features
- Combine Fusion 360’s powerful modeling capabilities with an intuitive interface to jump into 3D printing with confidence
- Learn the entire workflow from design to 3D print using the software’s powerful capabilities
- Import and repair external designs and create native lightweight designs for 3D printing
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
As 3D printing gains traction, the demand for CAD experts in manufacturing grows. If you’re a fan of Autodesk Fusion and crave hands-on experience with automated modeling, generative design, and the full potential of additive manufacturing, this book is your guide to elevating your design and 3D printing skills.
In this book, you’ll learn how to open CAD or Mesh files in Fusion and expertly repair, edit, and prepare them for 3D printing. You’ll unlock the secrets of effective print preparation, learning about print settings, support structures, and part orientation. This book also highlights Fusion’s diverse preferences designed specifically for additive manufacturing.
Subsequent chapters will guide you in choosing the right part orientation and position, as well as creating suitable support structures based on your chosen printing technology. You’ll simulate the printing process to detect and remedy common print failures associated with the metal powder bed fusion process. Finally, you’ll leverage templates and scripts to automate routine tasks around print preparation.
By the end of this 3D printing book, you’ll be armed with the knowledge and skills necessary to harness the power of Fusion for additive manufacturing, meeting the growing demand with confidence.
What you will learn
- Use Autodesk Fusion to open, inspect, repair, and edit externally created designs for 3D printing
- Set up your 3D prints for different printing technologies, such as FFF, SLA/DLP, SLS, and MPBF
- Use templates to automate your additive operations, including part orientation, arrangement, and support
- Run process simulation for metal powder bed fusion and learn how to compensate for common print failure modes
- Optimize Fusion 360’s preferences for 3D printing
- Export machine-specific file formats for 3D printing, such as G-Code, SLI, SLC, and CLI
Who this book is for
If you’re a designer using Autodesk Fusion on a daily basis and want to delve into 3D printing or craft functional, lightweight prints, this book is your go-to. It’s also a valuable reference for intermediate-level Fusion users seeking insights into DFAM (design for additive manufacturing) and print preparation.
To get the most out of this book, it’s recommended that you have a good understanding of Fusion’s design features, familiarity with opening CAD or MESH files, and prior experience creating components in Fusion.
Table of Contents
- Opening, Inspecting, and Repairing CAD and Mesh files
- Editing CAD/Mesh Files with DFAM Principles in Mind
- Creating Lightweight Parts, and Identifying and Fixing Potential Failures with Simulation
- Hollowing and Latticing Parts to Reduce Material and Energy Usage
- Tessellating Models and Exporting Mesh Files to Third-Party Slicers
- Introducing the Manufacture Workspace for Print Preparation
- Creating Your First Additive Setup
- Arranging and Orienting Components
- Print Settings
(N.B. Please use the Read Sample option to see further chapters)
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Throughout this book, Sualp provides all you need to learn the entire workflow from design to 3D print using the powerful capabilities in Fusion 360 in clear and easy to read resource suitable for people just starting their 3d printing journey, through to those that are ready to adopt some of the most advanced design and simulation tools available.”
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Duann Scott
3MF Consortium Executive director
Teaching Assistant, MIT xPRO
Founder at Bits to Atoms and the CDFAM Computational Design Symposium Series
“3D Printing with Fusion 360 presents a comprehensive guide encompassing every essential aspect from part design to the manufacturing process. The author adeptly navigates through the intricacies, illustrating each step with practical examples that readers can easily follow. Upon completing this book, individuals will acquire a profound comprehension of part design within the additive manufacturing context. Whether you are a novice seeking an introduction or an individual with limited familiarity with Fusion 360, this book is highly recommended. Furthermore, even advanced users will discover new insights in the extensive coverage of additive manufacturing steps, making it a valuable resource for users at various proficiency levels.”
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Emrecan Soylemez, Associate Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University
“While there are many articles here and there about design for additive manufacturing, it’s rare to find one manuscript that covers the whole process end-to-end. This book covers all the tips and tricks for designing and building additive parts for different 3D printer models, along with practical step-by-step instructions and colored screenshots.
I wish I had this book when I started my career in 3D printing over 15 years ago. Back then, these techniques were safeguarded inside 3D printing service bureaus. I had to learn it the hard way, printing hundreds of bad parts using home-grown software tools.
Today, all major CAD companies have substantial support for additive manufacturing. Design and fabrication techniques are available to anyone. The industry has come a long way and this book is a definitive contribution to the industry’s maturity.”
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Luis Baldez, Former Executive Director of 3MF Consortium, 3D printing expert with 15+ years of industry experience
About the Author
Sualp Ozel is a Professional Engineer and a senior product manager at Autodesk Inc. Sualp has 15 years of experience in planning road-maps based on market requirements to deliver timely enhancements to existing products and go to market with new offerings while meeting the market expected quality requirements. Since 2016, he has been managing Autodesk’s Additive Manufacturing Software portfolio including Fusion, Netfabb, Netfabb Local Simulation and Within Medical. Sualp is also an adjunct instructor at Carnegie Mellon University since 2014, teaching the Introduction to CAD and CAE tools course within the Mechanical Engineering department.
