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Autodesk Fusion 360: 3D Design, Modelling and Manufacturing Prep
Cloud CAD for makers and product designers: the workspace and the eight terms that matter, sketching with constraints, extrude and revolve, fillets, shells, threads and holes, loft and sweep transitions, patterns and text, thin walls, user parameters, joints and assemblies, surfaces and T-spline forms, mesh and STL repair, moulds, sheet metal, rendering, 2D drawings and animations, with thirty-plus practice exercises.
What you will learn
Sketch fully constrained profiles, model parts with extrude, revolve, loft, sweep, shell, fillet, thread and patterns, drive designs with user parameters, assemble components with joints, build organic shapes with surfaces and T-splines, repair and convert meshes, design moulds and sheet metal, and produce renders, 2D drawings and animations from a Fusion design.
- Master the Fusion workspace, components, bodies and the timeline
- Sketch with constraints and build parts with extrude, revolve, loft and sweep
- Shell, fillet, thread, pattern and parametrise designs
- Assemble components with joints and design print-in-place hinges
- Sculpt with surfaces and T-splines, repair meshes and design moulds
- Produce sheet-metal flat patterns, renders, drawings and animations
Course content
14 modules · 75 lessons · 13h 28m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01Workspace, Terminology and the Fusion Way of Working6 lessons1h 16m
- 02Sketching Fundamentals5 lessons1h 17m
- 03Sketch Constraints and Sketch Tools6 lessons1h 11m
- 04Extrude, Revolve and the First Solids6 lessons1h 6m
- 05Modify Tools: Fillet, Chamfer, Shell, Threads, Holes, Ribs and Draft7 lessons1h 27m
- 06Loft, Sweep and Transitions Between Shapes5 lessons1h 10m
- 07Patterns, Text and Thin-Wall Designs5 lessons48m
- 08User Parameters, Joints and Assemblies6 lessons59m
- 09Surfaces and T-Spline Forms3 lessons36m
- 10Mesh, STL Repair, Moulds and 3D Printing5 lessons43m
- 11Sheet Metal and Multi-Part Models2 lessons28m
- 12Rendering, 2D Drawings, Plans and Animations6 lessons1h 14m
- 13Practice Exercises12 lessons1h 15m
- 14Final Assessment1 lesson6m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner. No CAD experience needed.
- Software
- Autodesk Fusion (free personal-use or education licence)
- Hardware
- None required. A 3D printer helps with the printing modules but is not needed.
Autodesk Fusion 360: 3D Design, Modelling and Manufacturing Prep at a glance
Autodesk Fusion 360: 3D Design, Modelling and Manufacturing Prep is a free, self-paced online cad course from EDWartens India with 14 modules, 13h 28m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
- Format
- 14 self-paced modules, 13h 28m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner. No CAD experience needed.
- Brand
- Autodesk
- Software
- Autodesk Fusion (free personal-use or education licence)
- Hardware
- None required. A 3D printer helps with the printing modules but is not needed.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Product Design Online, CAD CAM Tutorials, The Fusion Essentials, MAD' About Designs (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Is Fusion 360 free?
Autodesk offers a free personal-use licence for hobbyists and an education licence for students and teachers; either covers every module.
Fusion or SOLIDWORKS?
Fusion is cloud-based, cheaper and strong for makers and small product teams; SOLIDWORKS dominates machine building. Both have courses here and the modelling ideas transfer.
Do I need a 3D printer?
No. The printing modules teach design for printing; printing itself is optional.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Product Design Onlinethe Learn Fusion in 30 Days series, 2026 edition
- CAD CAM Tutorialsthe Fusion 360 tutorial and practice exercises for beginners
- The Fusion Essentialsthe Getting Started with Fusion 360 series
- MAD' About Designsthe graded beginner practice exercises
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.