Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap
I went to school for drafting and spent a bunch of years doing that. I started in 2D but worked in 3D stuff when it was just becoming used more. For the last 15+ years I have been working with a 3D modelling software called Tekla that is shape driven and has little to no 2D in it.
That said, almost all of my layout work for my own projects have been in 2D. Multiple views, no parametrics, pretty old school stuff. Not really different than a drawing on paper, but easier to copy and modify.
But this project is different as I am going to market it. Not that I think it will sell, but it's something I have want to do for awhile and this feels like a good place to start. But I can't use the company supplied software to do that as technically using their tool means they own the produce I designed in it. So this project has been all in Fusion 360 while prior ones were just lofted in Fusion so I could do a 3D print. It's been a little bit of a struggle, but I am learning and making it work.
Nice thing is, Fusion 360 is free for non-commercial use. My understanding is that as long as I don't get too big, I am ok to use it even if I am selling stuff. And the free version has some limitations, but I have yet to really hit any of those limits minus being able to test the part for strength.
I even traced your hoop to see if I thought the 8HP would fit under this crossmember if I ever want to swap out the T56 for one. Way taller than needed for an 8HP, but based on where yours landed (front to back), I don't think I would have to change my tunnel if I went down that road.
I went to school for drafting and spent a bunch of years doing that. I started in 2D but worked in 3D stuff when it was just becoming used more. For the last 15+ years I have been working with a 3D modelling software called Tekla that is shape driven and has little to no 2D in it.
That said, almost all of my layout work for my own projects have been in 2D. Multiple views, no parametrics, pretty old school stuff. Not really different than a drawing on paper, but easier to copy and modify.
But this project is different as I am going to market it. Not that I think it will sell, but it's something I have want to do for awhile and this feels like a good place to start. But I can't use the company supplied software to do that as technically using their tool means they own the produce I designed in it. So this project has been all in Fusion 360 while prior ones were just lofted in Fusion so I could do a 3D print. It's been a little bit of a struggle, but I am learning and making it work.
Nice thing is, Fusion 360 is free for non-commercial use. My understanding is that as long as I don't get too big, I am ok to use it even if I am selling stuff. And the free version has some limitations, but I have yet to really hit any of those limits minus being able to test the part for strength.
I even traced your hoop to see if I thought the 8HP would fit under this crossmember if I ever want to swap out the T56 for one. Way taller than needed for an 8HP, but based on where yours landed (front to back), I don't think I would have to change my tunnel if I went down that road.