Fusion 360 — CAD Training

Team 2890 Standard

Team 2890 uses Fusion 360 for all mechanical design work. Students are directed to these external resources:

YouTube training path:

• Fusion 360 for Beginners playlist — full beginner course
• Product Design Online channel — comprehensive Fusion 360 content

Student Context

• Bruno — had Mr. Silver’s engineering class, decent Fusion skills
• Riley — strong CAD operator, team reference level
• Other students come in with no Fusion experience

MrC’s Role

The wiki curriculum supplements the YouTube path — it doesn’t replace it. Students work through Product Design Online at their own pace. MrC handles:

• Answering real-time Fusion questions (specific stuck points)
• FRC-specific practice exercises (model a bracket, design a motor mount, create a Canjector enclosure)
• Filling gaps when external tutorials are confusing
• Helping students translate Fusion skills to competition parts

Learning Path

1. Sketching → basic geometry, constraints, dimensions
2. Part modeling → extrude, revolve, fillet, chamfer
3. Assemblies → joint types, motion links, explode views
4. FRC practice → brackets, motor mounts, custom enclosures, Canjector cases

Practice Exercises

Coming: FRC-specific Fusion exercises using Team 2890 parts.

This module is a stub — expand as student questions come in.