This class will look at the Fusion 360 application's APIs (application programming interfaces) and how you can use these APIs to extend the Fusion 360 app functionality. We will also discuss how you can use the APIs as part of your automation or integration processes.

By writing programs using Fusion 360 software’s Application Programming Interface (API), you can customize Fusion 360 software to more efficiently accomplish the tasks you need it to do. You can also create new applications that can be provided to Fusion 360 software users through the Autodesk Exchange Store. This class will begin with the basics by looking at how you can write a program in either JavaScript API or Python software, but then will focus on using Python by looking at the basic syntax and statements you’ll need in most programs and discovering how to debug your Python programs. The class then will dive into Fusion 360 software’s programming interface where its core principles are described and demonstrated. Finally, we’ll discuss the more advanced topic of creating custom commands.

Learn how to make your designs more durable, creating long-lasting, high-quality products across any industry-using Fusion 360 software's built-in simulation tools: event simulation, structural buckling, and static stress analysis. Discover the environmental benefits and customer satisfaction of this simulation workflow, and how to best utilize them. Join Fusion 360 evangelists Paul Sohi and Michael Aubry, and sustainable-design maverick Michael Floyd to start designing more-durable and stronger parts.

They say to master something takes 10,000 hours-but what if you need to become an expert quickly? In this class, we'll show you what experts have learned while using Fusion 360 software in hopes of bringing you along with us. While this content is applicable throughout all of Fusion 360, our examples will focus on the modeling environment. Discover how to set yourself up for success from the start to avoid reworking failures. Learn different methods of working with large designs within Fusion 360 without overloading it. Resolve and understand warning and error messages that will occur throughout your design. And do it all while gaining tips and tricks that can help you become an expert in Fusion 360. As a result of this class, you should feel confident that you have set yourself up for success, and have the knowledge to approach Fusion 360 like an expert would.

Are you new to Fusion 360 software or are you an Inventor user looking to make the switch to Fusion 360? If so, this is the class for you. We will be focusing on the 2 methods that Fusion 360 uses to design a multiple-component assembly. Additionally, you will learn how to incorporate motion into this design once you've fully assembled and constrained it. For you existing Inventor users, we will discuss the similarities and differences to help you make the transition.

This class is for Fusion 360 software users who want to go beyond the basics and learn how to get the most out of their design experiences. You will learn the favorite tricks and design techniques of 2 experts. This class is for Fusion 360 users who understand the basics of sketching, parametric solid and surface modeling, and sculpting with T-Splines. We will help you avoid some common pitfalls, and you’ll learn how to build more efficient and stable designs. This session features Fusion 360.

A hands-on tutorial session to design critical parts using shape optimisation on the cloud within Fusion 360. Attendees will start from the basics of design and learn how starting with basic CAD geometry and applying loads can lead to optimised geometry which is best suited to additive manufacture and 3D printing.

Heard about Fusion 360 software? Seen a few videos? Haven't taken the plunge yet? Online tutorials not your thing? This class is for people who want an in-person and up-close introduction to Fusion 360 software. We'll cover the basics, from login to exit, sketch to part, to assembly and beyond. The intent is to give you an overview that will help you understand the scope and power of Fusion 360 software, whether you’re a CAD veteran or just curious about what it can do for you. This session features Fusion 360 and A360.

This class is designed for existing users of the Fusion 360 3D CAD design app who are looking to take advantage of the CAM capabilities found inside the Fusion 360 app. Topics covered will include fixturing, multiple setups, multipart setups, 3+2 machining, setup sheet customization, and post processing.

This roundtable is an extension of the class entitled Customizing Fusion 360 Using its Programming Interface. It is an open forum where we can address questions related to the class and any other Fusion software API. It will also be an opportunity to discuss the future of Fusion software’s programming interface and to voice your opinion about the functionality needed and priorities.

Take a walk through the Autodesk Fusion 360 connected data platform, from product design to manufacturing. Tour a seamlessly connected process that goes from Fusion 360 to Upchain to Fusion 360 Manage and finally to Prodsmart. The Team D3 rock stars for these products will be on stage presenting a coordinated role-based demo of product data passed through each primary product in the Fusion 360 cloud-based platform, powered under the hood by Team D3's ForgeFlow integration, existing Autodesk in-product integrations, and open-source tech sales demonstration tools such as Sven Dickmans' manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM) tool. We'll focus on the product experience and proof of the convergence use cases from beginning to end in the design-to-manufacture lifecycle. This session will focus on the Fusion 360 cloud products used for product design (Autodesk Fusion 360), product data management (Upchain), product lifecycle management (Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage), and manufacturing execution (Prodsmart), as well as a connected data pathway between them all.

This class is designed for existing users of the Fusion 360 3D CAD platform who are looking to take advantage of the CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) capabilities. Topics covered will include prototyping and production strategies, better use of 2-D operations, better use of 3-D operations, the workholding of best practices, and 3+2 and indexing strategies. This session features Fusion 360.

Integrating Fusion 360 with Forge can be a really powerful way to streamline your existing processes.

In this class, we will provide an introduction to both the Forge and Fusion 360 API's and will explain how you can get started with implementing workflows using both Fusion 360 and Forge.

The Simulation workspace in Fusion 360 software has been evolving at a rapid pace. In this hands-on lab, you’ll get experience setting up and solving all of the study types in Fusion 360. If you’re new to Fusion 360, this will be a great opportunity to see all that the Simulation workspace has to offer. If you are new to Simulation, this will be a great opportunity for you to see how easy it is to start improving your designs.

We all know that testing your code is a critical step in deploying software, but manually following a script and pressing buttons on each screen is time consuming and error prone.In this class, we'll cover various testing strategies for Fusion 360 add-ins written in python, including structuring your add-in for unit testing, automating integration testing, and utilizing continuous integration systems.The goal of these is to ensure that your add-in is easily tested and verified, which will drive down bugs and drive up user satisfaction.This class is geared towards advanced programmers and add-in developers, and will cover Fusion 360 command and command definition APIs, events, and palettes.Experience with web development concepts (to use palettes) is highly recommended. (Joint AU/Forge DevCon class).

Components are a key concept when using Fusion 360 software, but they can sometimes be a bit confusing when you're first learning Fusion 360. Part of the reason for this is that the user interface and documentation overloads the term "component." This class will use the Fusion 360 API to help dissect the internals of Fusion 360, and introduce other supporting concepts like occurrences, bodies, transformation matrices, and proxies. Although this is primarily intended for those interested in using Fusion 360 software's programming interface to automate and customize Fusion 360, it will also be useful for anyone using Fusion 360 to help them understand better how Fusion 360 works.

We’ve owned Fusion 360 software for a year. Most projects that come into our company are commercial gigs, so we haven’t been able to justify the learning time against a real-world design job’s timeline. So, we just kept plugging along in SolidWorks software. But it kept nagging at us that maybe Fusion 360 software could do the job better. We don’t believe that you can “play” with new software and really evaluate it. You have to actually work with it toward a specific, focused, real-world goal with real-world consequences in order to gauge if it’s a fit for your process. In this presentation, we will discuss how we forced ourselves to jump into the deep end of Fusion 360 software on a project with very real ramifications. We designed a device for a boy with a physical deformity to enable him to get out on the ice and play hockey. This involved dealing with 3D scan data, matching complex surfaces to those scans, then designing an enabling device that would finally help that boy to skate for the first time in his life. This session features Fusion 360.

Fusion 360 software installs and runs on Windows 10 and macOS, just like traditional applications. However, all of Fusion 360 software’s data is synchronized to the Autodesk Cloud, hosted on Amazon Cloud servers, which provides numerous data management benefits. Having a high-level understanding of how Fusion 360 stores its data is critical for business owners who have chosen to use Fusion 360 as their digital design and manufacturing tool. What isn’t obvious to business owners is this: The first employee to set up and use Fusion 360 in their business becomes the owner of all the data created with Fusion 360. This class will explain why and how business owners or IT managers can make sure they have control over their companies’ intellectual property.

This class shows how Fusion 360 is the one stop solution for colaborative work in rapid prototyping. Designing components, simulating and rendering previews, as well as programming industrial level milling machines can be done in one program.

The class focuses on an example part from a formula student racing car, with global reaching collaboration, which is modelled and programmed live during the class while highlighting the immense workflow speed of Fusion 360.

Fusion 360 software is available at no cost to all Product Design Suite 2015 software subscribers. The goal of this class is to explain what Fusion 360 software is, what is new, what is coming, and also to share how subscribers of Product Design Suite 2015 can take advantage of the software’s functionality. Fusion 360 software is a cloud-based 3D CAD/CAM tool for product development that enables product teams and stakeholders to work together within an integrated design, engineering, and fabrication experience across platforms and devices. In this new way of working, users have the context to understand all aspects of a project and to collaborate with anyone and everyone, at any time. With Fusion 360 software, gone are the days of traditional data management and fragmented ways of working together on design projects.