Year 10 - Design and technology
3D model using Extrude and the Timeline in Fusion
Systems approach to design: Sustainable Futures
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Unit Summary
Pupils will develop knowledge of electronic components and a systems approach to designing. They will learn about different components and use these to build and test circuits for different purposes. They will design a system to control a greenhouse environment, considering the different variables.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create 3D bodies using Fusion.
Key Notes
- The Browser lists all objects and data in the assembly.
- In the Fusion Design workspace, the Extrude command lets you add or remove depth from a sketch.
- New bodies can be created or modified using Extrude.
- Material can be added or removed using Extrude.
- Extrudes and sketches can be edited using the Timeline.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Extrude: removing or adding depth from a sketch profile
- component: a container for bodies, sketches and other design elements with its own timeline
- body: a single continuous shape
- Join: combining new features with existing bodies
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A sketch is always needed to be able to use the Extrude command in Fusion.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The Browser lists all objects and data in the assembly. In the Fusion Design workspace, the Extrude command lets you add or remove depth from a sketch.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Extrude'
removing or adding depth from a sketch profile.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A sketch is always needed to be able to use the Extrude command in Fusion. Correction: Users can extrude from component faces and existing solid bodies.
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- Assemble, test and refine systems Study Guide
- Assembly modelling in Fusion Study Guide
- Buzzers Study Guide
- Create, modify and constrain 2D sketches in Fusion Study Guide
- Data logging Study Guide
- Design for additive manufacturing with Fusion Study Guide
- Electronic calculations Study Guide
- Fusion fundamentals Study Guide
- Input components Study Guide
- LEDs Study Guide
- Motors Study Guide
- Physical materials and appearances in Fusion Study Guide
- Systems approach to design Study Guide
- Technical drawings in Fusion Study Guide
- Virtual and physical testing of systems Study Guide
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