WeвЂ™ll make the sides of our rectangle angled so it can slide in and out of the handle, without falling out. If youвЂ™re not familiar, a dovetail is a type of joint that is often used in woodworking. And because we want the stamp plate to be interchangeable, weвЂ™re going to make it a sliding dovetail joint. We can now start creating a 2-dimensional sketch, which weвЂ™ll then be able to turn into a 3-dimensional object.ДЄt its core, our stamp plate is a rectangle. YouвЂ™ll see that our plate component is active, as signified by this dot within the circle, next to the component name. It will house all the different components or parts of your file, as well as the origin planes, and other objects that make up your part. On the left-hand side of your Fusion 360, youвЂ™ll see the Fusion 360 вЂњBrowser.вЂќ The browser can be viewed as your fileвЂ™s structure. Now the reason we have to create a new component for each part is that the component will group all of the relevant 2-dimensional sketches and other details of the part, which youвЂ™ll see later on in this video. IвЂ™ll type out the word вЂњPlateвЂќ for the component name, then IвЂ™ll click the OK button. Then, weвЂ™ll want to name our component, so itвЂ™s easy to find the part or component in our model. We currently donвЂ™t have anything in our file, so weвЂ™ll have to use the default вЂњempty componentвЂќ selection. This opens up the вЂњnew componentвЂќ dialog box.

To create a new component, IвЂ™ll select the assemble dropdown list in the toolbar, then IвЂ™ll select the вЂњnew componentвЂќ option.

For this design, weвЂ™ll create one part for the handle, and one part for the reusable stamp plate. The first part is the stamp plate, thatвЂ™s interchangeableвЂ¦and the second part is the handle of the stamp, which can be re-used with any stamping plate.ДЄs you create designs in Fusion 360, youвЂ™ll want to create a new вЂњcomponentвЂќ for each and every вЂњpartвЂќ that makes up your design. By the end of this course, youвЂ™ll have created a custom stamp, which is made up of two different parts. Now that IвЂ™ve successfully saved the design file, youвЂ™ll see that the file name is now located within the file tab. IвЂ™m going to make sure вЂњKevin KennedyвЂ™s ClassвЂќ is selected, and then IвЂ™ll click the blue вЂњsaveвЂќ button to save the file. However, they are simply a nice way to keep similar files organized and grouped together. Then, youвЂ™ll notice that you can also create folders within each project.ДЇolders are not required. IвЂ™ll type out вЂњKevin KennedyвЂ™s ClassвЂќ for the project name. If youвЂ™re brand new to Fusion 360, then you can create a new project by clicking the вЂњnew projectвЂќ button. IвЂ™m going to type out вЂњKevinвЂ™s Custom StampвЂќ as the name.ДЇor the location, IвЂ™ll hit the caret icon, which toggles open all of the location settings. This opens up the вЂњsaveвЂќ dialog box, in which you can choose the name and location of the file. IвЂ™ll click the save icon in the upper left-hand corner of the toolbar. LetвЂ™s dive right in and get started!Д«efore modeling anything, I like to name the design file. Learning Fusion 360 is a critical step in being able to create your own unique designs that you can 3D-print. By the end of this tutorial, youвЂ™ll have created your very own customizable and 3D-printable stamps, with an interchangeable stamp plate.

This free mini-course is for absolute beginners, with no previous experience required. Hey there, IвЂ™m Kevin Kennedy, a Product Designer that helps hobbyists learn Fusion 360. Using SVG Files with Fusion 360 Transcript

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