RDA 111

Product Design and Development

From Idea to Prototype with Fusion 360 and the Workshop

Every robot, drone, phone holder, irrigation controller and machine part began as an idea that someone turned into drawings, chose materials for, made with tools and machines, tested, and improved until it worked for the people who would use it. This book teaches that whole journey: the methods engineers use to understand a need and decide what to build, the drawings and computer models that describe a product exactly, the materials that make it strong, light, durable and affordable, and the machines (3D printers, CNC routers and mills, laser cutters and hand tools) that make it real.

19 chapters, 329 pages. Published by RAIN, 2026. Full contents