Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days - Day #30: Animate Your Product

This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to using Fusion 360's animation workspace. It covers the basics of the animation interface, including how to create camera views, manually explode components, and use the show/hide command. The tutorial also explains the timeline and storyboard features, as well as how to add annotations and export animations. It emphasizes that Fusion 360 is not a full-fledged animation software but is useful for demonstrating product assembly and operation.

What are the two main purposes of the animation workspace in Fusion 360?

• To create photo-realistic animations

• To design 2D graphics

• To animate how a design should be operated or assembled

• To edit video files

What is the function of the scratch zone in the animation workspace?

• To record actions

• To preview animations

• To prevent actions from being recorded

• To edit storyboard names

How can you change the length of an action in the timeline?

• By using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + L

• By right-clicking the action

• By dragging the ends of the action

• By double-clicking the action

What is the keyboard shortcut to stop recording the camera view on Windows?

• Ctrl + V

• Shift + R

• Ctrl + R

• Alt + R

What is the purpose of manually exploding components in an animation?

• To change the color of components

• To show how components are assembled

• To delete components

• To merge components

How can you hide components in the animation workspace?

• By deleting them

• By using the show/hide command

• By changing their color

• By moving them to a different layer

What is a subassembly in Fusion 360?

• A single component

• A group of components nested within another component

• A type of animation effect

• A tool for editing timelines

How can you add a note to an animation?

• By changing the storyboard name

• By editing the timeline

• By using the free orbit tool

• By using the annotation command

What happens to annotations in an exported animation if they are not hidden or deleted?

• They are saved as separate files

• They are automatically removed

• They appear in the exported animation

• They are converted to text files

Which command is used to export an animation in Fusion 360?

• Publish

• Export

• Render

• Save As