Using CONSTRUCTION PLANES in Fusion 360 - 8 Kinds of Construction Planes

In today’s video, we’re going to check out some of the tools contained inside of Fusion 360 for creating construction planes inside of your models.

These planes can be used basically as guides for object creation inside of Fusion 360.

Let’s take a look at some of our options for different kinds of construction planes that we can use inside of Fusion 360.

The first, and simplest, is the offset plane – you can use this to set a guide plane a set distance from an object inside of your model. For example – say you wanted to add a recess in this object a few inches down – you could create your offset plane at that distance, then use it as a sketch plane to sketch your recess.

The second option – plane at angle, allows you to create a plane at an angle to an edge that you select. This can be very helpful for creating objects that intersect with other objects inside of Fusion 360

The tangent plane option allows you to create a plane at a tangent to a curved face. This can be really helpful for adding geometry to a curving surface. By setting a reference plane, you can align your tangent plane with another face – you can use this as a base for your tangent plane, or then adjust this by another number of degrees.

The midplane will find the central plane between two different faces. Note that this will only work on flat faces, but can be used to find the difference from an angle perspective between two planes.

Plane between two edges allows you to create a plane that runs between two straight edges. This can be really helpful when you don’t know the angle that you want your plane to run along, but you do have some reference edges.

Plane between three points works very similarly to plane between two edges, but is a much better fit during times that you don’t have two edges to work with.

Plane tangent to face at point allows you to use a reference point to set the angle of a tangent plane on a curved surface.

Finally – plane along path allows you to create a plane perpendicular to a path. This can be especially useful if you want to create a profile that’s extruded along a path with the sweep tool, and also opens up some interesting options with the loft tool as well.

[TheFusionEssentials]

Happy Monday everyone! Let me know some of the ways you've used construction planes in the comments below!

[ericchoi]

I just want to say these fundamental functions are must to learn before become really good at fusion 360 and thank you for your help, Justin.

[KevOXO]

Thank you for simplifying planes, I have heard and seen planes in other tutorials as a quick 'just create a plane' then they add whatever to it.
Generally why and what type of plane is not mentioned.
This has enabled me to correct 'guesswork' in some of my models to make them more accurate.

[gorefish]

I love a tutorial that gets to the point quickly. Wonderful work and you earned a new subscriber!

[JimKQJC]

Please keep them coming in 2021. Excellent style.Thanks

[Graham_Wideman]

A very helpful video. For each of the types of construction planes, you've covered enough detail to understand how to operate the software feature, plus provided a motivating example. Good work!

[garywolfe]

I realize some of the video's are older but I have learned s much from all of these. Pretty good pace, not a lot of wasted time. direct and to the point. thank you so much for your help. I will be asking you one question if I can not figure it out. Again Thank you.

[AndreCourtemanche]

Justin, great work! You unlock my understanding of the construction plane! Thank you!

[MattproThe]

Thanks for this video, this is probably the most underrated tool from the software, i've been using it for HardSurface 3D designs and honestly i was always struggling to make stuff in a perfect degree in direction to a 2-faces location and such, this is really helpfull. Thanks for sharing.

[alanf]

Awesome video! This blew my mind, my Fusion game is changed forever, thank you!

[christopherlyons]

I know this is really old but the info provided is very good for those new to Fusion. Have you ever thought about doing more here and completing instruction on all the CONSTRUCT tools? Think that would be very helpful and I hope you would be willing to do that in the near future.

Would be good if you gave specific examples of how the different plane construction options would be used. No just talking about it but actually showing a specific model and how you would use these plane construction options to be able to create a necessary sketch.

[stevebusby]

This was outstanding and I learned a ton that I didn't know already. It was also efficient and smooth. Great job!

[barbarafidler]

really good video; I'm not sure how to add another sketch for the circular part, I went back to the beginning to add it in already used the control key on both shapes to extrude them. before I extruded one shape, then other one disappears???? guess I'm still too new to figure that out and why it does that.

[LeadDennis]

Thank you so much, IDK how I was able to make anything without knowing about this.

[konixtwenty]

Your tutorials are really awesome. So clear, concise and to the point. Thank you so much.

[Edsdrafts]

Thank you for sharing. Exactly the tutorial I was looking for.

[SUPPORTYOURSELF]

Learned something new today (plane at angle!! super helpful!!!!) Thanks dude!

[Domntion]

so helpful! i just started using Fusion 360 and i look forward to all of your vids dude!

[tonymulleary]

Just what I was looking for. As always, a very well explained and to the point tutorial.

[majidhoma]

I love a tutorial that gets to the point quickly . thanks