1A · Plates/Motor Mounting
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Motor Mounting

Mount a motor: construction geometry for the motor, a bolt circle with Circular Pattern, and an arc outline that clears it.

Est 8 minLevel BeginnerSoftware Fusion 360
01

Where We Are

Your plates so far have been structural. This exercise mounts a motor: you'll lay the motor out with construction geometry, place its bolt circle with a Circular Pattern, then turn that layout into a real mounting plate.

02

Build the Motor Mount

Mount a motor with a bolt circle — construction geometry first, real geometry around it.

  • Draw the motor body as a construction circle, then a central cutout.
  • Place ONE bolt hole on the bolt circle and Circular Pattern it around.
  • Arc the outline around the holes; dimension from the tube for clearance.
FUSION 360 · SCREENSHOT
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FIG 1
Motor mount plate with a Circular-Patterned bolt circle
03

Complete?

Add the mount onto your superstructure, then try a second motor on another tube.

  • Reuse the same three-step workflow.
  • Keep the bolt circle and cutout matching your motor.
Recap

MOTOR MOUNTING

  • Construction geometry = the motor
  • Circular Pattern the bolt holes
  • Arc outline clears the motor

Your Task

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