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Sketch and extrude the starter profile - Fusion 360 Tutorial
From the course: Fusion 360 Essential Training
Sketch and extrude the starter profile
- [Instructor] Picking up from where we left off in the previous video, I am loaded with the 6-8 example file. We have one arc right here, and that is a good basis to start our modeling. Double click on the sketch at the bottom to enter into the sketch, and for this I'm going to turn off the origin. We don't really need that. If you notice, we have two profiles right here. These are shaded a little bit yellow. If you can't see those, you can turn off the canvas. You can see that these are separate closed profiles. That's because this line that we created in the center is a solid line. If you click on any line, and press the X key, X for Construction, I don't know how that actually works, but Construction, or you can click over here, and say Construction, but now anything you click on is Construction, so I'm going to toggle that off. If you press the X key, that is a good shortcut that will turn that into what's called a construction line. It's used to help guide your sketches, but it…
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Introduction to the step-by-step section1m 58s
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Introduction to planning your model3m 22s
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Strategy: Inside-out2m 24s
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Strategy: Outside-in4m 9s
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Using paper, pencil, and a ruler2m 27s
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Translating your design into a sketch3m 24s
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Alternate: Uploading an image template9m 25s
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Sketch and extrude the starter profile7m 38s
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Creating a baseplate7m 16s
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Create and extrude your aesthetic curves9m 31s
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Bonus: Sweeping a lip7m 17s
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Beauty through embellishments and fillets6m 14s
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