From the course: Fusion 360: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

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Create an arc in the Line command

Create an arc in the Line command

- When I was starting out with Fusion 360, one thing I noticed, is why does the line command looks like a hook? It's not actually a hook, but an arc connected to the line. This means we can create an arc without leaving the line command. To demonstrate, I'm going to hit "L", which is the shortcut for line, let's sketch on our x-y plane. Now we are prompted to place our first point, so I will left click. And next, we are instructed to specify the next point. Let's move slowly to the right. And this time, I will left click and hold. So, left click and hold. Notice we have now created an arc. Release, moving to the left. Let's make this geometry as a slot. Once more, creating the arc, left click and hold, going to this end point, and release. Let's pan to the right. By pressing and holding my scroll wheel to pan. Let's create another slot. So left click here to place our first point, or the second point,…

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