Creating a Drawing Set in Fusion Using NE Isometric Views, Tables, and Title Blocks

Setting Up Your Drawing Workspace and Customizing Views, Tables, and Title Blocks

Discover the process of creating a manual drawing set using design workspaces. Learn how to adjust orientations, scales, styles, and how to effectively add and modify tables.

Key Insights

  • The article provides a step-by-step procedure to create a manual drawing set in the design workspace, starting from opening the workspace to creating a new drawing.
  • Several settings, like the sheet size and orientation, are taken into consideration for the creation of an effective drawing. This includes adjusting the drawing's scale and style, and ensuring the orientation is set to 'northeast isometric'.
  • The article also showcases how to add a table to the drawing, modify its properties, and add information to the title block. This includes customizing the document type and drawing number in the title block.

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Now let's create our final drawing set. We'll begin by opening the design workspace. From here we want to look at the top file menu.

Pull that down and find new drawing. We want to select from design. From here we want to create a manual drawing.

All the defaults should be fine but double check the sheet size is A3 and orientation is landscape. Go ahead and click ok. Fusion has to think for a moment and it will open up a blank drawing for us.

If we move our mouse around we'll notice that we do have a view ready to be placed but don't click yet. Instead take a look at the drawing view options. We want to change the orientation first.

We'll drop that down and change it to NE which is northeast isometric. Now we want to adjust our scale. There is a dot dot to the right of the scale.

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We'll click that and let's try one to four. Move our mouse away and that looks pretty good. We also want to change the style.

We want to make sure it says shaded. With that everything should be ok. Let's move our drawing over so that it fills more or less from the middle of our page to the left and then click.

Once we've done that go ahead and say ok. Fusion thinks for a moment and places our drawing. Now let's add in a table.

At the top of our drawing menu we see tables and we want to select the table button. We want a parts list and we'll click right here on the right side of our drawing and it places it right away. Pretty cool right? It also associates each bubble with the item on the table.

Now let's double click the table and change its properties. I want to check the box next to part name, uncheck material, and check mass. With that go ahead and click close.

You may have to move this part list around and get it centered on the page. Now let's add information into our title block. Let's double click the title block and for document type let's call it final drawing set.

Enter locks that in. For our drawing number sometimes it's customary to put the first page as zero so we'll try that. Zero, enter, and click finish properties.

So there we go we have our first page all set up.

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Reid Johnson

Licensed Architect | Contractor | CAD/BIM Specialist

Reid isn't just someone who knows CAD and BIM; he's a licensed architect and contractor who deeply integrates these technologies into every facet of his career. His hands-on experience as a practitioner building real-world projects provides him with an invaluable understanding of how BIM and CAD streamline workflows and enhance design. This practical foundation led him to Autodesk, where he shared his expertise, helping others effectively leverage these powerful tools. Throughout his professional journey, Reid also dedicates himself to education, consistently teaching university courses and shaping the next generation of design professionals by equipping them with essential CAD skills. His unique blend of practical experience, industry knowledge gained at Autodesk, and passion for teaching positions Reid as a true specialist in BIM and CAD technology, capable of bridging the gap between theory and real-world application.

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