Sometimes these Shop Smarts will be directed by the work our students are currently pursuing. In the shop two students have been working with silicone and 3D prints. There are a few different ways to use silicon and 3D printing and I thought many of you might have interest in these ideas. First, you can …
Mr. L Shop Smarts #011
Last week we discussed the function of the Derive tool. That tool allows you to bring in certain elements of an existing design into a new or existing file. Changes you make to the derive in the new file do not affect the original template file, however, changes made to the original template file will …
Mr. L Shop Smarts #010
This week's Shop Smarts focuses on a single feature of Fusion 360 that I recently found quite useful - Derive. Biotech asked us to make letters that can hold a liquid. They needed several of these letters, so we decided to make 3D printed cubes that could have the shape of the letter extruded, or …
Mr. L Shop Smarts #009
I hope everybody had a relaxing weekend. Here are a few brief items to hopefully help you be more successful in the shop. In a previous post I mentioned the latest update to Autodesk Fusion regarding the new workflows for Part, Assembly, and Hybrid designs. I discovered a new video that breaks the general ideas …
Mr. L Shop Smarts #008
Only a few more weeks until our April break! Until then, lets enjoy our next round of insight. Hopefully you find these helpful - especially those looking for some work this summer. For those of you who utilize AI in your daily work tasks, Fusion has introduced Autodesk Assistant. You can find it at the …


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