Study Videos

Watch it again, as many times as you need.

These are the videos assigned to the class — matched to what we actually cover in Sessions 1–3, in the order you'll use them. Rewatch any of them at your own pace.

Beginner-friendly · No sign-in required · ~5–25 min each

7 VIDEOS SESSION 1 FOCUS REINFORCEMENT, NOT LECTURES

Assigned Class Videos — Session 1

watch → practice → rewatch if stuck
VIDEO 01 / 07 Mouse & Navigation

Fusion 360 Navigation – Pan, Zoom, Rotate (2023 Update)

The three moves you'll use every single class: pan, zoom, and orbit. Get comfortable moving around your model before anything else.

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VIDEO 02 / 07 ViewCube

The ViewCube in Fusion 360

The little cube in the corner of your screen is a shortcut to every standard viewing angle — front, top, side, and back to home. This video shows you how to use it.

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VIDEO 03 / 07 Beginner Overview & Saving

Fusion 360: Fast & Easy Start Guide + Pro Tips

A full beginner walkthrough of the software — plus the habit that saves everyone headaches: saving your file the moment you start.

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VIDEO 04 / 07 Sketching

Fusion 360 Beginners Guide — 30-Minute Step-by-Step to 3D Design

Your first real sketch — the flat 2D drawing every 3D design starts from — walked through step by step as part of a full beginner's guide to designing in 3D.

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VIDEO 05 / 07 Fully Constrained Sketches

Fully Constrained Sketches – How to Create Them in Autodesk Fusion

What "fully constrained" actually means, why it matters, and how to get every sketch there — straight from an Autodesk instructor.

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VIDEO 06 / 07 Parametric Timeline

Quick Tip: Parametric Timeline

The bar along the bottom of your screen that records every step of your design — and lets you go back and change any of them later.

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VIDEO 07 / 07 Cloud / Data Management

Quick Tip: Data Panel Navigation

How to find your projects fast instead of scrolling forever — search, filter, and organize your cloud data panel like a pro.

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Assigned Class Videos — Session 2

remixing STLs → slicing on the X1C
VIDEO 01 / 05 Converting an STL into an Editable Solid

Modify an STL File — Fusion 360 Tutorial

Teaches the core idea of this session: an STL isn't just something you print — it can be the starting point for a new design. Covers face groups, mesh-to-solid conversion, boundary tolerance, and prepping geometry for further changes.

Import → Analyze → Convert → Modify Watch on YouTube ↗
VIDEO 02 / 05 Converting an STL Mesh to a Solid Body

Convert STL Mesh to a Solid Body In Just 3 Minutes | Fusion 360

A quick, up-to-date walkthrough of turning a low-facet STL mesh into a solid body in just a few clicks — a fast reinforcement of the mesh-to-solid concept from earlier in the session.

Understand the mesh Watch on YouTube ↗
VIDEO 03 / 05 Importing & Editing an STL/Mesh

How to Import and Edit 3D Mesh Files Easily | Autodesk Fusion

The best overall match for this session — Autodesk walks through importing OBJ, STL, and 3MF files, building new geometry around a mesh, modifying it, and prepping it for print.

Find → Import → Understand → Modify Watch on YouTube ↗
VIDEO 04 / 05 Bambu Studio — From STL to Slice

Bambu Studio for Beginners | Start Here

A beginner-friendly walkthrough of the whole Bambu Studio workflow, from model to print — what Bambu Studio is, how to import your file, orient and slice it, and preview before sending it to print.

Export → Prepare → Slice → Inspect Watch on YouTube ↗
VIDEO 05 / 05 Bambu Studio — Key Settings

The 6 Most Important Settings in Bambu Studio 2.3

A follow-up to the beginner walkthrough — the handful of settings that actually matter for cleaner, stronger, more consistent prints, including wall order and wall loops.

Inspect → Adjust → Reprint Watch on YouTube ↗

Assigned Class Videos — Session 3

text/image → AI concept → Fusion 360 → print
VIDEO 01 / 05 Tripo Studio — Text-to-3D

Tripo Studio Tutorial | Text-to-3D Model Generation

The official Tripo AI tutorial, and one of the core videos for this session — text prompts, one-click generation, Build & Refine, prompt enhancement, randomized prompts, negative prompts, and refining a generated model.

Prompt → Generate → Select

Channel: Tripo AI · Recommended placement: Chapter 14 — From Idea to 3D Model

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VIDEO 02 / 05 Tripo AI — Image-to-3D

Turn Any Photo Into a Printable 3D Model in Minutes | Tripo AI Tutorial

The most relevant video for this course — it connects Tripo AI directly to physical 3D printing: image-to-3D, High Detail vs. Smart Topology, mesh quality, AI enhancement, exporting, adding geometry with a text prompt, and producing an actual physical print — including a mechanical/robotic object, straight in line with "AI gives you a starting point; CAD makes it work."

Import → Refine → Export → Print

Recommended placement: Chapter 14 — From Idea to 3D Model, or Chapter 15 — Working with AI-Generated Meshes

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VIDEO 03 / 05 Tripo AI — Current 2026 Workflow

Tripo AI Tutorial 2026: How to Create Production-Ready 3D Models

A current 2026 overview rather than an older Tripo interface — what Tripo 3D is, text-to-3D, image-to-3D, Smart Mesh, the H3.1 HD model, exporting generated models, and practical applications.

Overview: Text-to-3D & Image-to-3D

Channel: The Metaverse Guy

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VIDEO 04 / 05 Tripo Studio — Intelligent Segmentation

Tripo Studio Tutorial | Intelligent Segmentation

How AI understands the individual parts of a complex 3D model — rather than just slicing it and leaving a flat cross-section, Tripo Studio's Intelligent Segmentation breaks a generated mesh into meaningful, separable parts.

Analyze → Segment → Clean Up

Channel: Tripo AI · Recommended placement: Chapter 18 — Cleanup, Reconstruction, and Refinement

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VIDEO 05 / 05 Bringing an AI Model into Fusion 360

How to Import HD AI Generated 3D Models into Fusion 360

Closes the loop on this session — taking a high-detail, AI-generated mesh and bringing it into Fusion 360, where it can be cleaned up, measured, and turned into a precise, printable design.

Export → Import → Rebuild

Recommended placement: Chapter 16 — Bringing AI Models into Fusion 360

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