Part Modeling - Create Complex Hole Features
Summary
TLDRThis video focuses on a key objective from the Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User exam: creating complex hole features in part modeling. The presenter demonstrates various methods to create and customize holes, including simple, counterbore, and countersink types. Techniques like using sketches, setting dimensions, and working with threading options are covered. The process is made clear with step-by-step instructions, including tips for editing features and checking the accuracy of hole placement. This video is aimed at helping users prepare for the Fusion 360 exam with practical examples and guidance.
Takeaways
- 🧩 The video focuses on an exam objective for Autodesk Fusion 360 certification, specifically creating complex hole features in part modeling.
- 📏 The tutorial begins by creating a simple block, which is a 6-inch by 2-inch rectangle, extruded to a depth of 1 inch.
- 📐 The first example demonstrates how to create a basic hole by adding a sketch point, setting constraints, and using the 'Hole' command.
- 🔧 Fusion 360 offers different hole types like simple, counterbore, and countersink, and these types are demonstrated throughout the video.
- 🔩 The video walks through adjusting hole parameters like depth, diameter, and taper angles to fit different design needs, starting with a simple hole.
- 🔍 A counterbore hole is demonstrated, showing how to use reference edges to position the hole at specific distances from the edges of the part.
- ⚙️ The tutorial explains the process for creating multiple holes using the same hole type, constraining them, and adjusting their dimensions.
- 🔨 A countersink hole with thread settings is demonstrated, showing how to adjust tap types, threading options, and drill point angles.
- 👁 The section analysis tool in Fusion 360 is introduced to review the internal structure of the holes and validate the hole creation.
- 💡 The tutorial emphasizes that users can modify hole features after creation by accessing the model history and editing the parameters.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video?
-The main focus of the video is to demonstrate how to create complex hole features in Autodesk Fusion 360, which is one of the exam objectives for the Autodesk Certified User (ACU) exam.
What is the first step in creating a complex hole feature in Fusion 360?
-The first step is to create a new sketch on the front work plane and draw a rectangle that is 6 inches wide by 2 inches tall. This rectangle is then extruded to a depth of 1 inch to create a basic block.
How can you place a point on the block to start creating a hole?
-You can create a point by going to the 'Create' menu, selecting 'Point,' and then using the horizontal and vertical constraints to position the point at a specific location on the top face of the block.
What are some of the options available when creating a simple hole in Fusion 360?
-When creating a simple hole, you can adjust settings such as the depth, diameter, type (simple, counter bore, countersink), and drill point angle. You can also choose placement options like 'at a point' or 'from a sketch with multiple points.'
How do you create a counter bore hole in Fusion 360?
-To create a counter bore hole, you select the hole type as 'Counter Bore' in the hole command menu. You can adjust settings like the diameter and depth of the counter bore and choose to make the hole go all the way through the material.
What is the difference between a simple hole and a countersink hole?
-A simple hole is a basic drilled hole with no special features. A countersink hole has a conical recessed area at the top, designed for flathead screws or bolts, and can be threaded.
How can you create multiple holes at once in Fusion 360?
-You can create multiple holes by placing several points in a sketch, then selecting the 'Hole' command and clicking on the desired points. Each point can be used to define a different hole with specific settings.
What types of threads can you add to holes in Fusion 360?
-Fusion 360 allows you to add different thread types, such as simple, tapped, and tapered tapped. You can also define threading options like full thread and select from various sizes and classifications (e.g., coarse, fine).
What is the purpose of the section analysis tool in the context of creating holes?
-The section analysis tool allows you to view a cross-section of the model to see the internal features of the holes, such as threading, depth, and other characteristics. It helps verify that the hole has been created correctly.
How can you edit a hole feature after it has been created?
-To edit a hole feature, you can right-click on the hole in the model history tree and select 'Edit Feature.' This allows you to make changes to any specifications, such as diameter, depth, or type of hole.
Outlines
🔧 Introduction to Part Modeling in Fusion 360
This section introduces the focus of the tutorial, which is on part modeling for the Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User exam. The main topic is creating complex hole features, starting with the creation of a new design and a simple block model using sketch tools. The instructor walks through creating a six-inch by two-inch rectangle and extruding it to one inch, which sets the foundation for demonstrating hole creation techniques.
🔩 Creating Simple Holes with the Hole Command
Here, the tutorial covers the steps to create a simple hole on the block. The process involves sketching points on the block surface and using the 'Hole' command from the 'Create' menu. The instructor demonstrates how to set the hole's size, depth, and position using various parameters, and introduces options such as creating through-holes and using constraints to position the hole accurately. The section emphasizes understanding basic hole features and tool usage.
🛠️ Creating Complex Holes and Counterbore Features
This section moves into creating more complex holes, such as counterbore holes. The tutorial explains how to use reference edges and dimensions to position holes more precisely. The counterbore hole is demonstrated, with adjustments made to depth, diameter, and distance from edges. The steps for using the grips and manually entering values in the menu are shown to ensure accuracy.
📏 Sketching and Placing Multiple Points for Holes
The tutorial explains how to create multiple hole points on the block by sketching several points and constraining them with horizontal and vertical alignment tools. After placing three points, the instructor shows how to fully constrain the sketch before moving forward with the hole creation process. This section focuses on creating a countersink hole with a threaded option, giving a detailed explanation of thread types and how to set them for a tapped hole.
🔍 Using Section Analysis and Final Adjustments
In this part, the tutorial demonstrates how to use section analysis to review the created holes, ensuring proper dimensions and alignment. The instructor toggles visibility of the sketch and holes, and walks through making adjustments in the model history tree. This allows users to modify hole specifications such as depth, type, and thread settings. The tutorial concludes with a review of key points and encourages further exam preparation.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Fusion 360
💡Complex hole features
💡Sketch
💡Extrude
💡Hole command
💡Counterbore
💡Countersink
💡Tapped hole
💡Point placement
💡Model history tree
Highlights
Introduction to part modeling section for the Fusion 360 Autodesk Certified User exam, focusing on creating complex hole features.
Starts by creating a basic block with dimensions 6 inches by 2 inches, extruded to 1 inch thickness.
Demonstrates creating a simple hole by using a sketch and placing a point based on constraints.
Explains the different hole types: simple, counterbore, and countersink.
Shows how to set hole dimensions, including depth, angle, and diameter, with customizable settings for cutting through the material.
Describes the process of creating a counterbore hole using the hole command with references for precise placement.
Introduces multiple hole creation, setting constraints and distances between the holes using sketches.
Covers how to fully constrain points in a sketch for accurate hole placement, using the horizontal/vertical constraint tools.
Demonstrates using a countersink hole with threaded (tapped) features and specifies thread types like 3/8-16 UNC.
Explains the section analysis tool for inspecting the internal features of the created holes.
Details the process of hiding and toggling the visibility of the section analysis for future use.
Describes how to edit existing hole features from the model history tree to adjust dimensions and settings.
Walkthrough of modeling multiple threaded holes using a simple hole feature with modeled threads.
Provides a summary of the key steps for creating complex hole features, including practical exam preparation tips for the ACU exam.
Encourages viewers to explore additional videos and exam objectives related to Fusion 360 certification.
Transcripts
hello everyone we're going to be doing
another spotlighted exam objective for
the fusion 360 autodesk certified user
exam so in this one we're going to be
taking a look at the part modeling
section and we're going to look at this
third exam objective called create
complex whole features
so with that we're going to move into
fusion
and i'm going to go ahead and open up a
new design here
and i'm going to create
a new sketch
based on this front work plane and i'm
gonna just create a block here
this is a very common
uh
very common kind of
model where i'm gonna do a six inch by
two inch tall
rectangle and then i'm gonna go ahead
and extrude this
a distance of one inch
so this is a very common way
that i used in order to show how to
create holes
and i'm going to show you a couple
different ways on creating complex hole
features one is going to be i'm going to
create a sketch
i'm going to click on the top of the the
block that i've created
i'm gonna go to the create menu and i'm
gonna choose point
and along with the point i'm gonna go
ahead and base it off of the
middle or if you go through and utilize
the horizontal vertical if i hold my
shift key
i can find the midpoint and you'll see
it'll be marked with an x so i click and
then i'll click the point there and it
will establish a horizontal constraint
between those two
then i'll probably have to dimension so
from the left edge here
we're going to do a one inch spacing so
we're gonna so we have the one inch
spacing here
i'm going to finish the sketch
and then i'm going to go ahead and under
the create menu i'm going to choose the
whole command so
when i click that
it then gives me an option i can go
placement at a point or from a sketch
with multiple points or multiple holes
so i could do multiple holes and it's
obviously one option that we have but
i'm just going to go over here and i'm
going to select the point
and it's going to give me the option now
you're going to see the hole being
created now i can use the grips
to kind of make the whole different
sizes
and be able to go through and set some
different things i like the depth and
everything so this is a very this would
be a simple hole just kind of drilled
through
and here i can have the shape settings
either i can have it by distance
to an object or all the way through the
material and i could flip the direction
which is not going to do any good in
this scenario so i'm going to make sure
that it flips down you'll see an error
pops up because there's nothing there to
put a hole in so with the hole type i've
got simple i've got counter bore and
i've got countersink i'm just going to
do a simple hole right now and then here
you got the whole tap type is a simple
you can do a clearance hole tapped hole
or a tapered or a taper tapped hole and
then the drill point can be flat or it
can have an angle so
since we're going to be going through
and then down here we can set some of
our different distances so like here we
made that two inches
that block was two inches deep so we can
set the depth of this to be two inches
the angle is usually 118 is pretty
common default number and then the
the diameter of the hole we have at 0.6
we'll go 0.5
and then you're able to see like down
here objects to cut and it says body 1
which is this block so that's looking
good for us
so what i'm gonna do is i'm gonna say
okay
so there we have one hole
that's applied into the part now that's
a simple hole they want us to show you
how to do complex holes so i'm gonna go
ahead and do another operation i could
go through and do the point with the
sketch or i can choose the whole command
i can click on the top face of where i
want the hole to be
but here's the only thing that changes
in this menu is now over here i've got
references so i need to hit i need to
select the word
select in the dialog and then i go over
here and i'm going to select click on
the edge
and i'm going to be able to put that
well i want this to be two inches away
and then while this is open i don't want
to hit enter i just want to type in the
number and then i just want to click on
this front edge and i want that to be
0.5 so that way it's centered in for me
there
so those are those references are set my
distances i'm going to go with a counter
board hole so the counter bore is going
to go with that that's another hole type
and i'm going to stay with a simple hole
that's pretty common so here's the
counter board i can see that i've got
some grips over here i usually like to
use the menus because i think i feel
like it's a little bit more accurate so
but i do want to go all the way through
so i'm just going to go ahead and say
distance all so you're going to see when
you do that
the depth of the hole is set to all
the counter bore diameter is 0.55 we're
going to go 0.5
the depth of it they got us 0.05 we'll
do 0.25
so we'll see where that's at again we
might get a little bit of an error here
and then because the depth or the
diameter down here and we'll go ahead
and set this as 0.25
as well so there you can kind of see a
preview the area in red is kind of what
we're committing to
as we go along and then i'm just going
to go ahead and say okay
here is our counter board hole
so with the cylindrical recessed area
here at the top and then the through
portion right here that goes all the way
so next hole type
again we can go through and i'm gonna go
ahead and go to create i'm gonna show
you with multiples so i'm going to do
we're going to create a new sketch i'm
going to click the top of it i'm going
to go ahead and set a point in i'm going
to grab a couple of points here
and let me throw three on there see if
we can get
get three points going so
here as i go forward i'm going to
let's distance from the back edge here
0.5
from
from the center of the last hole to this
one
we'll set at 1.5 we'll say
from this hole to this hole we'll go
one inch and then from this hole or this
point to this point
we'll go one inch as well we'll see how
this works and then in order for these
to be fully constrained i can choose the
horizontal vertical i'll choose this
point and choose this one
choose this one and choose this one and
this ensures that all of them are going
to be fully constrained and they turn
black to show that they are fully
constrained i'm gonna say finish the
sketch
now when i choose the whole command
you can always click and select
multiples if you wish like if they're
the same hole type but if i don't i'm
going to hold the shift key and i'm
going to click those options again which
deselects so i'm going to go ahead and
choose this i'm going to change this
over to a countersink hole
and we're going to go ahead and make
this countersink let's do a tapped hole
which is means the portion you see the
lines that show up in in there as well
so we're going to go a full thread and
then let's do a flat drill point
and here we'll go the depth is going to
be instead of 2 inches
we'll set this to 1.5
we'll set the diameter set of
0.275 we'll say 0.5
82 degree taper angle
and then the depth
or excuse me the diameter of this is
going to be defined by what size that we
have so they've got 0.25
we could probably bump this up to
3
8.375 three eighths dash sixteen unc
that the threads it gives us the
threading designation so we just go
through and need to pick so let's say
38-16 coarse thread works pretty well
and whether it's a one b two 2b or 3b so
that's the classification so we
definitely know it's a it's a an
internal type so that's a b class so
most general is we could probably do b
right hand turn and we can choose to
whether it's modeled
or not so i'm going to check that and
i'm going to say okay so then you can
see there's your counter bore
so it has the conical recessed area and
then it has our threads in there and we
can see this one is a flat bottom type
so the other way we can check that is if
we choose the section analysis tool i
can choose the face of the block
drag in about halfway negative 0.5 and i
can type that in as well and i can say
ok and i can see what kind of what kind
of hole that i have created there
so
all right and then here in the section
analysis if i want to turn that off i
can always either
delete or i can hide the section
analysis sometimes if i know i'm going
to use it multiple times
to check on things i can just go through
and hide it by clicking the toggle
visibility off
so if i want to now i have two whole or
two points that i didn't use from last
time so i'm going to choose those i'm
going to go ahead and turn the sketch
back on that brings back my points
choose my whole command for this sake
i'm going to click both of these these
are both going to be the same hole i'm
going to do a simple hole it will be
threaded and we're going to go ahead and
down here so you can see here's the
depth uh we're going to go ahead and
have this be
through all the way through
and for the size you'll notice the
diameter i don't have the option to
check so i'm going to choose from the
size we're going to do
0.25 we're going to do a 1 4 20 unc
so 1b right handed we're going to model
the threads and we're going to say okay
so both of these holes are going to be
the same
and i'm going to go ahead and toggle the
visibility off of the sketch
and if i take a look there's my holes
modeled all the way through
if i go ahead and open up my analysis
folder and turn it on i can see
what kind of options that i have there
so
all right so this is a review
of kind of creating complex hole
features and as you create them you can
keep in mind you can always go back down
here to the model history tree right
click and choose edit feature to make
any changes if you need to make any uh
specification changes to any of your
whole sizes and types but otherwise this
video concludes on how to create those
complex hole features
and good luck with
preparing for your acu exam if you have
questions email me
but otherwise check out other videos
based on the
autodesk fusion 360 exam objectives
for the certification exam
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