Fusion 360 Tutorial
Prior to arriving to class, we took time to learn Fusion 360 by both watching videos on the Autodesk website and also creating our own Box by Lars Christensen’s tutorial on YouTube. I really enjoyed these videos as I believe they gave us a nice understanding of our in-class activity.
In class, we arrived and jumped into our groups to learn more on Fusion 360 from Dan Banach. Dan was a great speaker and really helped up learn how to functionally operate the tool better. Dan began by explaining that the hardest thing to do in any designing phase is trying to break it down into simpler shapes. To do this Dan walked us through the process of making a custom phone stand. Dan really helped us understand the entices of the tool much better. I was able to make this phone holder:
Weekly Project Update
As our search for secondary users for our product continues we continued to analyze our problem statement and questions. In the second half of class, we structured our project in a more cleaner format that helped organize our thoughts.
On Friday, we were able to meet up with Jenna to get a scan of her leg. This was essential for us to get so we could create accurate measurements of our product. We’re very thankful for Jenna being so helpful for this entire process of our project.
Moving forward, we need to meet as a group to hash out design ideas for our protective knee pad for Jenna. I think with the scan and the 2 hours next week developing our Fusion 360 skills we should have a product drafted by the next couple weeks. Very excited to see where the next couple weeks take us.
My name is Ryan Kane, and I am a senior graduating in the spring of 2019 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business. I have a double major is both Supply Chain Management and Information Systems and Information Technology.
Hi Ryan, I am excited to see what you are learning. One point that you make that I echo with is breaking down the design into simple shapes. The example Dan used in class was illustrative: to get the design for a bottle, the designer can go from creating the round bottom and add things on the top, or the designer can draw the side face and rotate it. There are different ways to get to the final design, and designers can be created about the approach. Another thing that I remember was building the hole. I didn’t consider having the cord at the bottom was not convenient for the users. This makes me aware that I need to consider users’ interaction with the object in the design stage.
Hi Ryan! I also enjoyed Dan’s tutorial very much and found it incredibly helpful when navigating the Fusion 360 software. Dan definitely gave us a better understanding fo what it is like to create human-centered design, ensuring we focus on the practicality and function of the object before printing it.
I am so excited to hear your project is moving in the right direction. Scanning Jenna’s leg is going to be very useful in getting the exact dimensions for your product. Good luck in the creation and iteration processes!