This 3-day workshop is an introduction to CAD and CAM using Fusion 360. Students will learn the basics of design for additive and subtractive manufacturing and simple workflows in Fusion. Students will leave the workshop with a small assembly they will have designed and prototyped on a 3D printer and a desktop CNC. Fusion is the first 3D CAD/CAM/CAE tool that spans the entire product development cycle on a cloud-based platform. This class is a good introduction for students interested in classes such as 2.00b, 2.007, 2.008, 2.009, 2.75, D-Lab, and activities such as FSAE, SEVT, D4A, Hobby Shop, and all kinds of UROP projects. This class is geared towards those with little/no previous CAD or CAM experience and those transitioning from other CAD software.

*Adapted from The Intro to CAD Design taught by Mike Alcazaren in 2017

Learning Goals:

• CAD Fundamentals
• CAD/CAM Workflow in Fusion 360
• DFM for additive and subtractive
• Machine on a desktop CNC

Pre-Homework:

• Bring a computer and a mouse
• Download Fusion 360 and log in
• Watch a 20 minute video (we'll send after you are registered)

Day 1 - CAD

• Sketch Features: Lines, splines, circles, sketch mirror
• Solid Features: Extrude (boss and cut), revolve, hole, chamfer, fillet
• Other: Assembly joints, referencing sketches on different parts

Day 2 - CAM

• Operations: Facing, 2D Adaptive Clearing, 2D Pocket, Bore, Chamfer
• Other: Setting up a tool library, adding a tool, creating stock and choosing a coordinate system, general setup

Day 3 - CNC Milling

• CNC mill phone stand base
• Assemble with 3D printed part from CAD section
• Celebrate

We will break for lunch each day, which is not provided.

Requirements: Laptop with external mouse and attending all 3 days

The course is sponsored by MIT Project Manus and presented by Autodesk, Inc..