Part Modeling - Inspect Panel, Measure, and Section Analysis
Summary
TLDRThis instructional video guides viewers through essential Autodesk Fusion 360 tools for the Certified User exam, focusing on in-part modeling. It covers the 'Inspect' panel's 'Measure' and 'Section Analysis' features. The 'Measure' tool is detailed, allowing users to select faces, edges, vertices, or entire bodies for precise dimensional analysis. The video also explains how to adjust precision settings and utilize snap points for accurate measurements. The 'Section Analysis' tool is explored for creating cross-sections to visualize and measure internal part structures. The tutorial stresses the importance of these tools in exam scenarios, encouraging practice for exam success.
Takeaways
- π The video focuses on the Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User exam, specifically the 'Inspect' panel's 'Measure' and 'Section Analysis' tools.
- π 'Measure' allows users to select a face, edge, vertex, body, or component and provides various measurement options.
- π The 'Measure' tool offers precision settings for decimal places and the ability to display secondary units like millimeters.
- π― 'Snap points' can be shown or hidden, which helps in accurately selecting specific points on the model for measurement.
- π 'Measure' is crucial for the exam as it helps in determining distances, which is a common requirement.
- π 'Section Analysis' is used to create a cross-sectional view of the model, which can be manipulated in terms of position and angle.
- πΌοΈ The section plane can be adjusted to cut through the model at different points, providing insights into the internal structure.
- π οΈ Section Analysis creates an 'Analysis' folder in the browser, where users can manage their section views.
- π Users can toggle the visibility of section views, delete them, or edit them as needed.
- π Practice with these tools is essential for exam preparation, as they are frequently tested.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video?
-The main focus of the video is to cover the last Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User exam objective dealing with in-part modeling, specifically the 'Inspect' command or panel, which includes using the 'Measure' tool and 'Section Analysis'.
What are the two major features discussed under the 'Inspect' panel?
-The two major features discussed under the 'Inspect' panel are 'Measure' and 'Section Analysis'.
What can you select using the 'Measure' tool?
-With the 'Measure' tool, you can select a face, edge, vertex, an entire body, or a component.
How does the 'Measure' tool help in the Fusion 360 exam?
-The 'Measure' tool helps in the Fusion 360 exam by allowing users to accurately measure distances, angles, and other dimensions of the model, which is crucial for ensuring the model meets the exam's requirements.
What is the purpose of the 'Section Analysis' tool?
-The 'Section Analysis' tool is used to create a sectional view of the part, allowing users to inspect and measure internal dimensions and features that are not visible from the outside.
How can you adjust the precision of the measurements in the 'Measure' tool?
-You can adjust the precision of the measurements in the 'Measure' tool by setting the number of decimal places you want to see, which can be useful for precise measurements with dial calipers.
What is the significance of the 'Snap Points' feature in the 'Measure' tool?
-The 'Snap Points' feature in the 'Measure' tool allows users to easily select specific points on the model such as corners, edges, midpoints, and center points, which aids in accurate and efficient measurements.
How does the 'Section Analysis' tool help in verifying the model's integrity?
-The 'Section Analysis' tool helps in verifying the model's integrity by allowing users to check internal dimensions and features, ensuring that elements like shells are created correctly and that all distances are accurate.
What happens when you use the 'Section Analysis' tool in Fusion 360?
-When you use the 'Section Analysis' tool, an analysis folder appears in the browser with the section view. You can toggle the visibility of the section, delete it, or edit it without affecting the original part.
Why is it important to practice using the 'Measure' and 'Section Analysis' tools?
-Practicing with the 'Measure' and 'Section Analysis' tools is important because they are frequently used in the Fusion 360 exam to ensure that the model meets the required specifications and to troubleshoot any issues with the model's dimensions.
What is the goal of the video series mentioned in the script?
-The goal of the video series is to help viewers become successful on their first attempt at taking the Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User exam by familiarizing them with the exam objectives.
Outlines
π οΈ Mastering Autodesk Fusion 360's Measure and Section Analysis Tools
This paragraph introduces the focus of the video, which is to cover specific objectives of the Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User exam related to in-part modeling. The narrator discusses the use of the 'Inspect' command, specifically the 'Measure' and 'Section Analysis' tools. The video will demonstrate these tools using a previous file that involves construction geometries with planes and axes. The 'Measure' tool allows users to select faces, edges, vertices, or entire bodies and offers options to set precision and display snap points. The narrator explains how to use these features to measure distances and angles accurately. The 'Section Analysis' tool is also introduced, which allows users to create cross-sections of their models to analyze and measure specific areas.
π Exploring Section Analysis and Exam Objectives
In this paragraph, the narrator continues the discussion on the 'Section Analysis' tool, explaining how it can be used to create sections of a model by selecting a work plane or a face on the part. The tool allows for adjustments in angle and the ability to edit, delete, or toggle the visibility of the created sections. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of these tools in the context of the Autodesk Certified User exam, where candidates are often required to measure distances and verify model details. The narrator encourages practice and study, offering assistance for any questions and suggesting viewers explore more videos to familiarize themselves with exam objectives.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Autodesk Fusion 360
π‘Inspect Command
π‘Measure
π‘Section Analysis
π‘Construction Geometries
π‘Selection Filter
π‘Precision
π‘Snap Points
π‘XYZ Delta
π‘Work Plane
π‘Analysis Folder
Highlights
Introduction to the Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User Exam objective on inspect command or inspect panel.
Explanation of using measure and section analysis tools within Fusion 360.
Demonstration of using the same file from a previous video for consistency.
Description of the measure tool's functionality and its options.
How to select a face, edge, vertex, or entire body using the measure tool.
The precision setting in measure allows for control over decimal places.
Secondary units can be displayed alongside primary units for convenience.
Snap points feature helps in accurately selecting specific points on the model.
XYZ delta provides information about the position relative to the origin.
Measuring distances and angles using the measure tool.
Section analysis tool allows for cutting a section through the model to inspect internal structures.
How to select a work plane or a face on the part for section analysis.
Adjusting the angle of the section plane for different views.
Section analysis creates an analysis folder in the browser for easy access and management.
Ability to toggle the visibility of section analysis results.
Editing or deleting section analysis results as needed.
The importance of measure and section analysis tools in the Fusion 360 exam.
Encouragement to practice and study to be successful on the exam.
Offer to answer questions and guide viewers for a better understanding of the exam objectives.
Transcripts
hey everyone in this video we're going
to cover the last
autodesk fusion 360 certified user exam
objective
dealing with in part modeling
called
inspect command or the inspect panel i
think is really what they mean
and then we're going to use measure and
the section analysis so
we're going to go ahead and move into
fusion
and i'm going to use the same file i had
in a previous video on creating
construction geometries
with construction planes and axes so i'm
just going to go and use this one as
well but what they're talking about is
here in this expect panel there are two
major kind of components or kind of
features that they want us to use one is
called measure and the other one's
called section analysis i've covered the
measure
and section analysis in other videos
however i want to go through and just
kind of spotlight these just for anyone
who's maybe kind of checking and not
really sure what those are so
first off i'm gonna go to measure
measure has a little menu here it says
you can select a face edge or vertex you
can select an entire body or you can
select a component so like for example
this has a body so if i select the
entire body you know the selection
allows me to go through and get some
different options as well so
however a lot of times in the fusion 360
exam i'm going to do the selection
filter to be a face edge or vertex so
what will happen is since i've already
got something selected i can always hit
this green
restart selection arrow
and then i will clear out whatever i've
selected before
two options you have before you get to
that though are the precision so you can
put how many decimal places you want to
see a lot of times i do three to the
thousandths of an of an inch or a
millimeter or whatever units that i have
a lot of times i deal a lot with inches
so i do that because we're using a dial
caliper and we're measuring a lot of our
parts to be able to make those and cad
model those secondary units you could go
through and show like maybe you want it
to be in millimeters
and then you have a check box to show
snap points so if you uncheck the box it
kind of leaves a lot like you have to go
by the by the points
i checked the box and then you can see
here's the snap points that's picking up
it picks up a lot of the corners the
edges the mid points and the center
points for some of the circular objects
and things like that so i like to show
the snap points just because it allows
me to see what kind of options that i
have so for example if i select the
center of my circle and if i go up here
and select maybe to the top and the
center here it'll go through and tell me
that that's four inches and it gives me
that that's 101.6 millimeters and if i
check the xyz delta you know it kind of
shows me
where that is from the origin so i'm
right along on the x i'm not i'm along
the x i zero for that i'm right along
zero for y but then in the z i'm four
inches so i'm gonna uncheck that but
here you can get some other information
about the selections but really the
distance is what we're most concerned
about for the acu exam
so as long as you can measure some of
those distances anytime you're ready to
start a new selection hit that green
arrow to say restart selection and like
here i can choose maybe from this point
to this point and i can see what that
distance is so those types of things can
be done quite a bit
as you're going through and like here
they will give you a a distance that you
have
and if you click a third point it'll
also give you a little bit of an angle
of what's going on as well so
again
again just becoming more familiar with a
lot of the
a lot of the points and parts
with utilizing the measure tool so
they get a lot of kind of things like
that so
here i just chose the arc on the outside
and here it's giving me the arc length
here's the radius it's a 1.5 inch radius
diameter is 3 inches so this is just
again becoming more familiar with a lot
of the common features so
the last one here is going to deal with
under the inspect panel is called
section analysis i know i've used this
in a lot of parts here it has me select
either you can select a work plane or
you can select a face on the part so
like for example if i want to click the
face if i want to drag and see how much
is there so i can always cut back and
again you can always set a different
angle and then selection color it says
from component right now it's showing up
a blue as a blue and it says show
hatching if you don't show the hatching
i like to keep it on because that kind
of gives me an indication that that's
being
sectioned
but you can also go through and even
grab so like here you can grab the
arrows so anywhere that the plane starts
to cut into your part that's what it's
going to cut into and then you can also
adjust like an angle to for like a z
angle or an x angle in this scenario so
but depending upon what your part is and
you can see how that kind of works the
other grip is kind of
tilted a little bit but you can go
through and grab it and kind of see how
the section kind of works there so
that is the section analysis tool
that we go through and use and if we say
okay that stays active over here once
you use that section analysis tool
you'll see you have an analysis folder
that'll show up in your browser i can
expand it there's section one either i
can toggle it off
so there it brings back the part fully
or if i turn it on that'll do that or
you can right click and say delete or
you can also edit as well
so then that way that it goes through
and will not will not change anything so
that again
i'm going to go ahead and delete it
and then you can always go through and
redo another section analysis so a lot
of cases of the acu they'll have you run
a section analysis and then they want
you to measure
a distance from a certain point
from point to point and a part to make
sure that you maybe shelled something
correctly or
even kind of went through and just again
make sure that your distances are are
correct and so that you can use those
commands
this video concludes on how to use the
measure and section analysis tools in
the inspect panel
with that this is
going to finalize a lot of the use
fusion
exam objectives
and so these get used quite often within
the different questions so
again continue to practice continue to
study and the goal of these videos is to
make you successful on your first
attempt at taking the exam
so if you have questions you can feel
free to contact me
otherwise
check out some other videos in my
playlist on
becoming a little bit more familiar with
the exam objectives and
good luck to you
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