Author Archives: Levi Schaffer

Interview with Fusion User Sophie Palmer: Insights and Experiences

This week, I interviewed a college student named Sophie Palmer, who has been using Fusion for the past six years and has experience applying it to real-life projects and product development. We talked about her experience and how it related to mine, as well as Fusion as a whole. Getting to talk to someone whoContinue reading “Interview with Fusion User Sophie Palmer: Insights and Experiences”

Collaborative Crafting: 3D Modeling, Printing, and Crocheting

3D Modeling (Levi), 3D Printing (Ryan), Crocheting (Bronwyn) This past week, myself, Ryan, and Bronwyn all came together to collaborate and make something using our individual resident expertises. Because mine and Ryan’s were so different from Bronwyn’s, we had to get creative when deciding what to do. After some discussion, we decided that I wouldContinue reading “Collaborative Crafting: 3D Modeling, Printing, and Crocheting”

Comparing 3D Design Techniques: Insights from Mick Coulter

Mick Coulter https://www.coulteraction.com/about-us https://www.autodesk.com/community/gallery/profile/com-000000471340 One of the best things you can do to get better at something is to take inspiration from someone better than you. It allows you to want to try new things and helps you push yourself to new heights. The person I will be comparing my work to today is MickContinue reading “Comparing 3D Design Techniques: Insights from Mick Coulter”

Weekly Journey as a Fusion Expert

This is a video describing and showing what I do throughout the week as the resident expert of Fusion. I go over how I keep up with my skills, how I apply my skills, and how I continue to learn new tools and techniques every week to keep improving.  

Step-by-Step Guide: Using a Caliper for Precise Measurements

Modeling to Scale In order to model something to scale, you first need the right tools to do so. For larger objects, things like tape measures and rulers work fine. But when trying to measure something smaller and more precise, a tool called a caliper works best. In this tutorial, I will show you howContinue reading “Step-by-Step Guide: Using a Caliper for Precise Measurements”

Essential Fusion 360 Sketch Techniques Explained

SketchesProbably the most important tool in Fusion is the sketch tool. It serves as the starting point for most models and is one of the most useful tools if you know how to use it properly. But what exactly is the sketch tool? To create any shape in Fusion, you must start with a 2DContinue reading “Essential Fusion 360 Sketch Techniques Explained”

Design in Fusion

Step one: Find Inspiration For this, I have found an interesting example of physics represented by a stool. I plan to make it into a coaster/small table that can be 3D printed. I found this just by looking at the same short video and ran across it. Referents Pitchers Step two: Start Modeling – SketchContinue reading “Design in Fusion”