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Creating a freeform body

Creating a freeform body - Fusion 360 Tutorial

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Creating a freeform body

- [Instructor] Free form modeling takes an entirely different approach to defining three dimensional shapes. The level of creativity possible for defining model geometry is extraordinary. To begin creating a free form body, we need to move from the normal model environment to the sculpt environment. To do this I need to create a form. In the create panel of the toolbar, I'll select create form and I'll be given a warning that we're moving into the sculpt environment. The reason for this warning is that every step that we make will not be tracked individually in the timeline while we're in the sculpt environment. I'll click okay, and then under the create pull down, I'll start out with a cylinder primitive. Selecting the face that I want to place this on, I'll roughen the diameter, and then I'll begin to pull out the basic height. I can add precise values, I can also change the number of faces around the circumference, as well as changing in either the dialogue or using the…

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