Welcome to Module two in this module, you will get an introduction to the Fusion 360 software in this
first video, you will learn how to create new files and projects, how to save and upload files, how
to move and export files, and sharing and collaboration.
Without further ado, let's get right into it.
In this first session, you will learn how to create a new project, a new file and a new folder within
the Fusion 360 workspace.
When you first opened Fusion 360, your interface is going to look like this.
Now for some of you, this panel on the left may not show and your screen would look like this in order
to access that panel.
You need to click on these nine dots here, which will reveal.
Now, firstly, let's look at creating a new project, you can use this blue button up here that says
new project and created currently.
As you can see, I have a lot of projects here, so to create one, I would just click on this button
here, and fusion creates a project for us.
Let's call this Fusion 360 course and hit Enter.
So our project has been created, and we know right click on this.
Fusion gives us options to rename or archive our projects.
You can also pin your project, which brings it to the top of your list.
I have another project called Car.
Now, within a project, you can create a new folder using this button up period that says New Folder.
Let's call this trial.
And as I enter, my folder has been created.
We have similar options for editing folders.
We can rename them or delete them.
Now lastly, we need to learn how to create a new file, which is really simple.
All you need to do is click this plus button up here and a new file has been created.
Now, Fusion organizes all your open files in tabs so that you can easily navigate between the.
That is it for this section.
Let's move on to the next one.
Next, you will learn how to save funds in Fusion 360 and upload files from your desktop.
To save a file infusion 360 type commands on your keyboard.
Which brings up this panel here, I will name my file.
File one.
And then I can choose the location you can choose between multiple projects and various folders within
projects.
You can also create a new project or a new folder.
To save your designs for now, I would just stick to Fusion 360 course and click Save.
And as you can see, my file one design has appeared here.
And the first version of the file has been saved.
It says the one up here.
Now, sometimes you may need to upload designs into Fusion 360, see, for example, you're designing
a wine bottle rack and you want to import wine bottles.
What you can do is import.
So click on this button up here that says Upload.
Then you can either select files from your desktop or drag and drop.
So let's head over to my desktop here.
I have the file here called Bottle Still.
And then I can drag and drop it onto here.
Now the name is bottle and the type is still still is a 3D file format.
There are many other file formats, but the important ones you need to know are still step or SDP object
or object, and f 2D f 3D is native to fusion.
I can then choose the location I will let it be Fusion 360 course and then click on Upload.
Now, as you can see, we have a job status panel here, and my bottle still the status bar is showing
the status.
And we just wait for it to complete.
The upload is now complete, and our bodily file has now occured in our Fusion 360 course project.
And now I can open it.
And as you can see, the bottle file has appeared here.
So that is it for this section.
Let's move on to the next one.
You have now learned how to successfully save and upload files Infusion 360 in this next part.
You will learn how to move files between projects and expose them to your local storage on your computer.
Let's take a look at how to move files within Fusion 360.
As you can see, I've opened one of my design files a pair of headphones.
I'm currently in a project called Fusion 360, where I have multiple designs and two folders, Best
of 2020 and Important Designs.
If I want to move one of my design files into one of those folders, I can right click and click on
Move.
This opens up to move to panel.
I can select between my two folders or even create a new one.
Let's click on important designs and click on Move.
As you can see, the headphones file has disappeared from here.
And now if we click on important designs, our headphones file has now been added to this folder.
Now, sometimes you may want to move files to different project.
But fusion does not allow you to do that directly.
What Fusion does allow you to do, however, is to make a copy of your design file and add it to a different
project.
So let's right click on the design file and click on copy.
As you can see, we can choose between all our projects.
Let's click on Fusion 360 course and click on copy.
As you can see, I can copy it successfully.
Let's go to our home and our Fusion 360 course, as you can see, our headphones file has been uploaded
here.
Now, sometimes you may want to export your 3D design files for manufacturing or 3D printing.
In order to do that, you can go up, you click on file export.
You can name it, let's call it head phones.
3D file.
We can again choose the format here.
And as I told you about all the extensions previously, let's choose SDL, which is the best for 3D
printing.
I can also choose the location of where I want to save the file.
Let's click on desktop.
We can now click on export.
So this again, looks like the input, as you can see, our file has been exploited in the onshore in
Finder.
And as you can see, our new headphones SDL file has appeared here.
You may often want to work with others on projects, continue watching to learn how to share files and
collaborate with others on project.
You will now learn how to share files in Fusion 360.
As you can see, I have my headphones file opened here again.
I can right click on it and click on Show Public Link.
I can turn this toggle on to generate a specific link for my design, which I can share with others.
You can also toggle the privacy settings.
You can allow the file to be downloaded if you're working with someone on a project.
I would highly recommend this.
If you're working on something important and are worried that your file may be leaked, you can again
in this toggle on which allows you to enter a password right here.
And you can also you can then copy this link, which allows you to show dollars.
I'll close this year.
Also, if you're working with someone on a project and you want to collaborate with them, you can simply
invite them from you, click on people up here.
As you can see, I'm currently the only person in this project.
I'm the owner or the moderator of this project.
I can also enter the email address of any other person and then click on invite.
Which will send them a link using which they can and could this project as well.
You have now learned how to manage files, infusion 360.
Some of these things, such as uploading and exporting files or collaborating with others, may not
be required now, but you will need it in the future and our hands.
Great to learn.
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See you in the next video where we dive deeper into the document settings of Fusion 360.