Fusion 360: Design for Mechatronics

Learn how to use Fusion 360 to generate mechatronics designs, including components such as enclosures and casings, motors, and wiring.

Introduction

• Mechatronics design with Fusion 360
• What you should know

1. Getting Started

• Designing the base component
• Adding holes and fillets
• Designing Link1
• Adding holes to Link1
• Extrude with Draft: Designing Link2
• Designing Link3
• Designing Link4
• Designing Link5
• Designing Link6

2. Tools for Plastics and Casting Design

• Draft analysis
• Using shell commands
• Using web and construction planes
• Using Ribs and Section views

3. Mechatronics Assembly

• Starting the assembly
• Importing and inserting motors
• Fastening hardware
• Wire routing

4. Final Outputs

• Creating an exploded view
• Creating a drawing file
• Creating a bill of materials
• PDF and STEP file exports

Conclusion

• Next steps