Fusion 360: Surfacing with the Patch Workspace

Learn to use the surfacing tools in the Autodesk Fusion 360 Patch workspace to design complex organic shapes and water-tight solid bodies like the plastic bottles in this course.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Exercise files

1. Blocking the Form

• Sketching the ellipse
• Creating a loft in the Patch workspace
• Extruding a surface
• Trimming away surfaces
• Extending surface edges
• Stitching surfaces into a body
• Combining bodies into one

2. Creating the Cap

• Splitting a body
• Quick render

3. Forming the Main Body

• Inserting a reference image
• Sketching the major axis
• Sketching the ellipse
• Creating a loft based on profiles
• Creating a hollow cavity

4. Finishing Touches

• Revolving the cap
• Detailing the cap
• Creating a realistic render

Conclusion

• Next steps