Pro tip: It's much easier to go back and change a rectangular pattern on a body than it is to change it in a sketch.

#AutodeskFusion #3DPrinting

Oh good, #AutodeskFusion now has an AI chatbot window that expands anytime I get too close to the side of the screen.

You really get me Autodesk, you really do.

Needed some new ceiling vents for the basement to replace some old bulky and discoloured ones I installed years ago (after one fell out!). New store bought ones are $20+ a piece and still look bulky and ugly, so designed and printed some custom flush mount vents instead for <$1and they look awesome.

#3dprinting #functional3DPrint #functionalprint #homedecor #diy
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I’m looking for a way to run Autodesk Fusion on Linux (NixOS). I believe this *should* be possible with things like Proton and all the Windows games that now run flawlessly.

If someone has a good tutorial, I’m interested.

This is one of the last apps still making me keep a Microslop Windows install. 🙏🏻

I’m not interested in responses like « try this other software ».

Boost welcome 🙂

#fusion #fusion360 #autodeskfusion #linux #nixos

So I'm modelling a fan duct for a SAS card (see the last #cursedhomelab update for details) and was originally going to do it in OpenSCAD like I did for the last one, however this one needs some very specific geometry that I can't quite wrap my head around, so I'm trying Autodesk Fusion instead.

Those specific bits of geometry are:
- some bits to clip it to the SAS card's PCB
- 2 turns in the duct to accommodate the connectors on the PCB and a small offset on the fan
- and some geometry to screw it to the support bracket

I learned PRO/Engineer at university and it uses the "standard" structure of defining planes, drawing sketches on those planes, then extruding solid objects, one way or another, from those sketches.

Autodesk Fusion is very familiar with a very similar flow, but it's been a while and I've forgotten a lot of the details of how to take the structure I can see in my head and turn it into CAD structures. That said, it's all coming back to me.

Lofting is currently causing me the most problems as the tools I have to hand look like they should do what I want, but I keep producing lumpy messes rather than the rounded cornered boxes I'm wanting for this, so I'm having to draw a lot of geometry to make this work.

But I'm getting there. Then to print it paper thin, attach a 80mm fan and clip it to the card when I install it.

(Photo is the first duct I made to have a fan blow over the 4x HDDs protruding ~3cm from the 3x 5.25" bays in server #2's former case. It is illuminated from inside to demonstrate how thinly it was printed)

#3dprinting #make #tech #homelab #CursedHomelab #autodeskfusion #fusion360 #cad

I love how Fusion snaps to things mostly when I don't want that.

Like yeah, I want a line 0.2 degrees from square. So helpful.

#AutoDesk #AutoDeskFusion

Streaming soon on Twitch: #Maker Stuff, #FunctionalPrint,

👉Fixing a 🫖 kettle with 3D modeling, and 3D printing.
📢Noon PST, 3/28/2025

#HelloWorld #Introduction
#LiveStream #AMA
#Fellow #ElectricKettle
#Fusion360 #AutodeskFusion

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