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Setting the materials for the study

Setting the materials for the study - Fusion 360 Tutorial

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Setting the materials for the study

- [Instructor] A powerful factor for generative design is the ability to analyze multiple materials in parallel, along with the conditions the part needs to satisfy. Coming up to the materials pull down, we're able to select the study materials. By default, an aluminum additive material is already in the study. You can keep this or remove this from the study. Since we're using additive as a manufacturing option, I'll leave this in, but I'll switch my library to the Fusion 360 material library. You can also select non-linear materials if you like. In the library I can choose from a broad variety of materials. Under metal I'll choose more basic version of aluminum. Simply drag it up to the study materials area, and I'll just find a basic steel. You of course, can choose the appropriate material for the type of processes you want to use. You can also create custom materials in Fusion 360. Let's just focus on these three materials. It's important to note that you can add as many types of…

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