Configurations Unleashed: Revolutionizing Consumer Product Design

JAMES KRENISKY: Welcome to our Configurations Unleashed here at Autodesk University. We're talking on Revolutionizing Consumer Product Design. Before we get too far into it, I want to emphasize that any forward-looking statements made about Autodesk's future developments or strategic priorities are not promises or guarantees, but are based on our current plans and known factors.

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Hi. I'm James Krenisky and I'm a technical marketing manager in design and manufacturing at Autodesk. I work primarily with Inventor in Fusion and I try my best to stay in the design and simulation spaces as much as possible. But sometimes, I do get the chance to dabble in other workspaces, and that actually just got much easier.

EMILY SUZUKI: Hello, everyone. I'm Emily Suzuki. I'm a content marketing manager here at Autodesk focused only on Fusion. I manage the Fusion blog. So if you've ever read any content there, you've probably seen my name. And I also focus on connecting directly with Fusion users to tell their stories in written and video formats. My background is in editorial with a focus on industrial design-- everything from footwear, to furniture, to automotive.

So hello. We'd like to welcome you to what we promise will be a transformative session on the pivotal role of configurations in consumer product design. This is new potential to engineer products that both perform exceptionally well and resonate with more consumers, because as we all know, the market is no longer content with one-size-fits-all products. Configurations are a new feature in Fusion that answers this modern design challenge. We're excited to share with you how to leverage them in your day-to-day workflows.

So we'll start off by teaching you about what configurations are. We'll get into how to use them in your day-to-day workflow. We'll get into a demo run by James. We'll show you a little bit about how customers are currently using configurations and exploring their potential. And then we'll give you some takeaways to just take home with you and apply them to your current workflow.

So before we get too far into it, we're guessing most people who are watching this are already Autodesk Fusion users. But for those who might not be familiar yet, what even is Fusion? So at its core, Fusion is an integrated CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB design software. Collaboration truly is at its core. It is cloud-based so you're able to collaborate across all of these workflows. It's really a one-stop shop for designers, engineers, and manufacturers.

JAMES KRENISKY: So before joining Autodesk, I used to work in the lighting industry-- first in the R&D department, primarily doing thermal and mechanical simulations, and then later in the outdoor industrial lighting sector. And when I would start a project, I would get a scope-- something along the lines of, hey, we just want a really simple light fixture for parking garages, no bells or whistles. And as a novice engineer I would always say, oh, yeah, sounds simple. Of course, I'll take on this project.

So I would start designing a box with an LED board, and driver, and make it look kind of cool, start doing the odd simulation. And then my manager would come to me and say, this is looking great. But I'd really like it if there were different options for LED color temperatures. And also, can you make a small version of the same design that you're working on? I would say, of course. Not a problem.

These are mechanically very similar. They fasten to the housing in the same way. The housing can just be scaled. All of my designs I originally made are pretty simple. so I'll just build a new file structure, and then I can Insert those different LED boards, and have some small versions configured, right? I'm pretty much done.

But then the optical engineer would email me with something literally beyond my understanding of outdoor illumination and say, hey, this is a lens I designed for you. It's a 5-by-5 square, but I also made a variation that does this. It's an oval or an elliptical of some kind. I have no idea. But then my manager, of course, chimes in and says, oh, wow. Of course we need this option. So let's go ahead and test this. And also, let's test some different paint colors. And maybe, let's add some heat sinks, just to be safe, because the LED boards are actually going to be using a different driver.

And I feel like everyone kind of understands where I'm going, but I'll continue on. Because then the sales folks would come around, and they wanted everything. They wanted motion sensors, different output wattages, Bluetooth, minimal packaging options, hazardous condition blast proofing, you name it. And before I knew it, almost every component or assembly had multiple variations. And my assemblies and inevitably, file structures were full of duplicates that were ever so slightly different components, and it just turned into quite a jumbled nightmare.

So let's step up to today. Imagine how powerful simplified configurations within a given software system would be, especially when that system includes an entire ecosystem of other workspaces and capabilities beyond the design capabilities that I was using.

So what are configurations? This is the time before configurations. You would create a design, copy, modify, manage all those separate design variations. Along with those design variations, you would have their associated drawings, their manufacturing data, simulation data, visualization data, et cetera.

The modern Fusion configuration workflow looks more like this. it's the dream-to-done workflow, some would say. Configure designs are aware of the associated data within the unified ecosystem of Fusion. Let's just do a quick, brief, real-world-style example. Say that you make spades. Configurations allows users to create and manage this spade design from a single model.

So instead of having multiple files or copies for each of these spades, like the head and handle, the configuration streamlines this process by letting you create different versions all within that single file. From a broader perspective, configurations and fusions simplify the design process, making it just generally more efficient and adaptable. And they cater to the need of rapid prototyping or adjustments, which is really invaluable today in the fast-paced product development cycles that you're familiar with.

So what products can configurations help make? You can incorporate configurations into your processes when developing any type of product, so consumer products up to industrial machinery. Furniture-- different sizes, styles, materials, features like chairs with or without armrests, generative design iterations of your chairs, adjustable table heights, or customized shelving units.

And then consumer products, this is the meat of the sector that we're talking about today. Variants of that same product with different features, or sizes, component configurations-- kind of like the lighting example earlier, just electronics with varying storage capabilities or laptops with different ports or screens.

But I also wanted to touch on machinery and tools-- so different models of a machine catering to different operational capabilities or tools that just come in different sizes or functionalities. And then packaging, I really like this concept. I haven't had much time to explore it yet. But the packaging science industry could utilize this feature for various sizes or designs of packaging for the same product. It's something that in industry was incredibly valuable and always done at the ninth hour. And this could provide some dynamic packing opportunities for each of your products.

EMILY SUZUKI: So zooming out even further, from an occupational point of view, we can probably agree that product designers, engineers, manufacturers will all find configurations to be an enticing feature to control their designs. Product designers can test multiple design variations quickly, enhancing the iterative process and making it easier to arrive at optimal solutions.

Engineers-- mechanical, electrical, or any other type of engineer-- can evaluate different design scenarios, optimize for specific conditions, or even make swift adjustments based on feedback or testing results. Then we get into manufacturers. By using configurations to produce different versions of a product from a single model, manufacturers can actually achieve better economies of scale and more efficient production runs.

So what's really interesting about configurations in Fusion is that they extend beyond design, engineering, manufacturing. Marketing, sales, those teams can even use configurations to their advantage. You can incorporate real-world feedback from your consumers directly into your designs and react swiftly to changing market demands.

We also just wanted to call out that architecture is a really interesting industry that can also apply configurations. It's one you might not typically think of. But we're excited to share more about how that would work when we touch on some customer examples later on.

So who can actually benefit from using configurations? The benefits really span across any industry you could really think of, from automotive, to medical, to consumer products. Consumer products itself really does encompass a lot, just to give you a breadth of idea of what the possibilities are.

JAMES KRENISKY: So what are the benefits? So adaptive design flexibility is the bread and butter. Configurations in Fusion allows designers, engineers, architects, whoever it is, the ability to quickly adjust and modify your product parameters, enabling just an overall more fluid design process that can adapt to varying requirements or market demands.

So whether you're in the automotive, aerospace or medical devices industry-- really, any industry, to be honest-- configurations bring an unprecedented level of design adaptability. The possibilities are virtually limitless from customizable features to materials and even some more complex rule-based parameters and settings which we'll touch on later.

And by employing configurations, designers can prototype and test design variations simultaneously. So it really reduces the time of resources traditionally needed for individual design iterations. And sometimes if you're a designer like me, I go off on tangents and go down a rabbit hole of a design. And it's nice to be able to just create an iteration of a design, and checkpoint myself as I start making these changes, and see how the designs come out. And by reducing the need for separate files, the time-consuming task of switching between them, configurations helps just save time and considerable costs related to management, manufacturing setup, and even some retooling, and instances.

And finally, enhance market responsiveness. So with the ability to swiftly create those diverse product variants, Fusion positions businesses to better respond to changing consumer preferences and emerging market trends. So the ability to integrate real-world analytics and consumer feedback directly into your configured design is something that's incredibly powerful in Fusion.

And gone are those days of managing multiple design files for different product variants. It's a laborious process that slows down product development in general. And configurations really allows you to centralize all of your design iterations within that single model, massively speeding up your potential time to market.

So simpler, faster prototyping, we touched on this. It's an incredible edge with configurations. Based on my personal experiences, it's really more of a simultaneous design iterative process. I often find myself engrossed in multiple design iterations and variations simultaneously, and I suspect that many other engineers can relate to that tendency. And having the capability to set up a configured iteration that almost earmarks a potential variation for a future reference is truly invaluable.

In this brief demonstration, I'm just configuring a really basic heat sink that we'll touch on later. It's just a capability of giving different fin configurations to this heat sink that I will use in a later design. And in the world of manufacturing, configurations are revolutionary. So imagine the hassle of redefining toolpaths with every slight design modification. Configurations empower you to swiftly update CAM processes with just a click. It streamlines adjustments or expansions in your potential production.

And by toggling between active configurations, you can produce unique toolpaths for each variation, but it's still all housed within that single design file. And then streamline simulations, renderings, animations, all of these workspaces that you might not spend a lot of time in but are incredibly valuable. So just cloning studies and changing your configured design in sectors like aerospace or automotive, where testing and simulation are paramount, configurations can give you a distinct edge.

And with minimal effort, you can toggle between the configurations, conduct simulations, and address potential risks prior to launch on every possible variant. And employing this multifaceted simulation strategy really enhances your product's reliability. And it's simultaneously cutting down expenses linked to last-minute design modifications

Finally, all the analytical data on what designs are being used, why designs failed, why an engineer did what they did, it's frequently underestimated, and it's a crucial workflow. So integrating real-world data and consumer feedback straight into your configured designs is critical. And as you receive these insights, you can promptly make adjustments to current configurations or establish new ones to more effectively address market needs. And it's all while preserving the production setups that we touched on before.

This collaborative approach ensures that insights gained are not isolated. They're seamlessly incorporated, allowing for continuous improvement, and while preserving the production steps that we had discussed. And it really enables teams to be more adaptive and responsive, aligning products closely with consumer expectations and emerging trends. And it's all within Fusion's one cohesive environment.

So just as a bit of a summary, this means that you can prototype iterations faster, make your machining dynamic, run simulations without constantly recreating the setups, and just receive tangible feedback on your product designs. So now, we're going to drop into a configurations demo. Let me open up Fusion here. All right.

So I'll be going into some more technical details during this demonstration, and also touching on their significance. There are other classes at Autodesk University that go into incredible detail in aspects specific to each workspace. I would highly recommend taking a look at them. I'm going to do a brief overview and I'm going to start with a simple part.

So this part, as you probably saw in that video earlier, is an incredibly basic heat sink. It's currently not a configured design. If you haven't seen the workspace before, it's simply a configured option on the ribbon here. And I'm just going to add an extra configuration.

So you can either convert an existing design or start a new design as a configuration from the beginning. So you can actually see your version history of when things become configured designs in this panel. You're able to see that I started a design history before configure design was created. So that's a really good way to track your data as well.

But as far as the usability of configurations, it's quite simple. Once I create a configure design or I open the configurations table, as you have here, you'll notice that at the bottom, my features that are configurable are highlighted in blue. And what features are configurable? It's pretty much anything. You'll see my entire timeline right here is blue, right? So this is a very simple part. You will have some missing.

But let's take this extrusion. So you're now able to configure the distance, the taper angle, or even just the suppression of the feature as a whole. So if we add distance, we now have the distance in the configurations table. And if I make a change to configuration 1, let's say-- switch over to it-- you'll notice that just changed. So that extrusion was the thickness of the base plate here. So I just changed it from a quarter-inch to an eighth of an inch.

And you can get kind of creative with these. I believe I have a pattern down here. So I have a rectangular pattern that-- yes, I just created to this face. So let me go ahead and configure that. And I'm just going to switch, perhaps, quantity. And I could switch this distance or amount to nine. And you can also rename these as you go. So that's something that's, I think, really important is keeping track of your naming conventions as you go. So I'm just going to say pinpoint, perhaps. And perhaps this is base thickness.

And what's interesting about these configurations is you can actually create theme tables. So a theme table just groups similar configurable aspects, if you will. So perhaps if we come down here and configure the original sketch that I created, the square that made up the base of this, I want to know what this correlates to. So I'd move it to a new theme table, perhaps, and I could just rename it to base.

And this is just kind of a way to keep track of what you're creating. And you'll notice that it switches this theme up here to correlate. So it's a way of keeping your main configurations table a little bit more simplified.

EMILY SUZUKI: And I just want to call out that this feature right here is particularly useful during the prototyping phase, because you can really keep things organized, which just inherently increases efficiency a ton.

JAMES KRENISKY: Yeah, I completely agree with that. And we won't go into too many of these aspects. You can really configure just about anything you can find. But I'm going to drop into a slightly more complex assembly. So this is one assembly of a grill. This has a smoking mechanism and a PCB. It's primarily made out of sheet metal and there are some various components in here.

I just want to call out, actually, before we get too far into this, that this is what we call a configured assembly. A configured assembly is exactly a configuration within a configuration. So if you have a configured component-- which let's go ahead and open up the lid-- the lid has a configurations table. It has a function within the configuration. And I just created small, medium, large.

So this is one of those times when calling out nomenclature is really important. At first, I started with a pretty complex numbering system on the overall length of the grill that was going to be created. But the problem with that was kind of too complex to go into. So I had to go back and I had to change it to small, medium, and large, just for simplicity sake as far as this demonstration. But it really made me think about how I went forward with naming conventions in the future.

But onto the configured assembly, so now that I've showed you this lid is configured, you can see that it's also configured within here. I've created a theme table of the what I called main components, which are the body, the lid, the top and bottom grate sections, and this component called the drip pan, which just kind of adjusts the overall length. But it was just a way for me to group everything that I knew it was going to be those small, medium, and large overall lengths.

And then a feature I wanted to touch on briefly-- and you can see some remnants of my previous numbering convention here-- was just suppression or visibility overall. This is a technique you'll see a lot in non-configured assemblies where there's not a configuration within a configuration-- where I have both components in this assembly, but I just have the visibility toggled. So I can just have one assembly showing the large section. But if I switched over to the small, it just changes the visibility of this bracket.

And I also have some functionality, basically some parameters in here that I created to change the leg offset rather than just have duplicates of those. So you'll kind of get a feel for what exactly works for you in your specific situation. Another thing I wanted to touch on was the properties. So the small, medium, and large grill options here can have their own individual part numbers. They can have their own individual descriptions.

EMILY SUZUKI: And just to contextualize that a little bit before James gets into it, this part is especially great for when you're working with an external fabricator. It's just a lot easier to work with them when you have everything in one place and named properly.

JAMES KRENISKY: Definitely. And I'm just going to jump into another workspace which I don't get to do as often as I would like. But we're going to jump into the animation workspace, just to give you some context. So here, we have a very rough explosion-- I'll be honest-- of the small grill assembly. So perhaps you're using this for some marketing content, or you need to see exactly how some components interact or are assembled.

I've already done this explosion of this small grill. And if I jump over to the large grill, I'm able to change configurations without leaving this workspace. This is a really simple example, but it can show how when you move between your workspaces, your configurations are always there.

This is incredibly prevalent in the manufacturing workspace. So the manufacturing workspace is kind of its own beast, and I'll simplify it a little bit. The ability to create the tool paths and then have them copy down for your next duplicated configuration is incredibly invaluable.

I would be lying, though, if I said that I was an expert in the manufacturing space. I would say Victoria and Sami Go's presentations around in their Autodesk University classes go into much more detail. And I would highly recommend checking those out if you have additional questions about the manufacturing space, specifically.

EMILY SUZUKI: And just to drive home what James was touching on a bit is Fusion really does let you use configurations adaptively across all the workflows and teams. And all the data from Fusion's different workspaces is contained in one environment versus spread out throughout multiple files, which just makes it a lot easier for your team to access the right version of your design whenever you need to.

JAMES KRENISKY: Looking back through my notes here, I wanted to make sure I covered most of these points. I know this isn't an incredibly technical demo, but just to make sure that it's well-understood. When you see the screen where I've pulled open the configurations table, everything that you see in blue is configurable. So all of these components that I've inserted are configurable in their own way-- their visibility, appearance.

You can just have an entire theme table that is dedicated to colors. You can have a theme table dedicated to materials. And you just create these theme tables to keep your main configuration table from becoming monstrous. Otherwise, it would just be far too many rows, because each of these is a configuration of your design.

In this instance, we only have three. But I've seen them definitely get up into that 20, 30, 40 range. And it can get quite complicated and quite, just, large with data. So using those theme tables strategically, using your naming convention strategically will really help you maintain that organizational structure that we were referencing.

EMILY SUZUKI: And just to recap all of the overall benefits of what James just shared is all of this leads to faster and more efficient product development. You're able to simultaneously work on different prototypes, which inherently saves time and enhances productivity. If there's a change in the market or a change in demand, your team can react a lot quicker to consumer feedback by just simply adjusting or adding a configuration.

And you can continuously revisit past product lines to make relevant updates. Say you want to revisit one of your big hits, product collections. You can do that and make modern updates whenever you need to very easily. It is truly a transformative approach across the full product development cycle.

JAMES KRENISKY: OK, so I'm going to drop back into the PowerPoint presentation. If you have any additional questions on the demo, data set, anything technical within Fusion, we can always address those afterwards.

EMILY SUZUKI: So we do want to call out, what does make configurations in Fusion different from any other product on the market that has a similar feature? So many design and engineering teams, like James's own personal example that he shared earlier, they still use multiple products for different stages of product development. And this means that every iteration of a product leads to another file export, another simulation, et cetera. It just prolongs the process and leaves a gap for broken communication.

What sets configurations in Fusion apart from configurations in other products is what we just shared above. So configurations created in Fusion don't stop at the design phase. We can't emphasize that enough. Once created, they seamlessly move into the next stages of the product development cycle from design to manufacturing, feasibility studies, or directly to sales and marketing. So Fusion is currently the only product that offers this ability today.

So next, we just want to share a little bit about some Fusion users who have already been able to test configurations before they launched. So they've had ample time to explore the feature and how to integrate it into their own workflows.

So you might be wondering, how do these people get access to Fusion features ahead of launch? And that is all thanks to the Fusion Insider Program. So you can see here some of the benefits of joining the Insider Program. Actually, any Fusion user can apply to be part of the program. So we encourage you to apply just by scanning the QR code here when you have a chance.

And the list, of course, includes access to test key features pre-launch, including configurations. We actually have insiders from across all fields from design to manufacturing. So yeah, if you're interested, scan that QR code. And the process, essentially, for testing configurations and pretty much any other feature that gets released to insiders pre-launch, the feature is obviously released to the insiders.

And then they take the feature, run with it, explore it in their workflow through testing. And then their feedback comes directly to our product team. And Fusion insiders actually have a direct line of communication with our product team. So they're sharing ideas back and forth, really giving us that feedback we need to just apply features to the real world in addition to the product testing that we do in-house internally.

So getting into it, there are two customers we would like to share with you that have already been using configurations extensively. The first is Unik Metal. So Unik Metal is a design and fabrication studio based in Canada that specializes in architectural components like staircases, metal guardrails, and glass walls. So we're circling back to the architecture theme that we mentioned earlier, delving a little bit more into that.

So Francis, the founder of Unik Metal, and his team, they already use Fusion throughout their entire workflow. So Fusion isn't new to them. This includes installation drawings, sheet metal design, creating built materials, and even just using shared links to give clients updates throughout the process. They've been testing configurations as a way to streamline their whole customer experience.

So their design process starts by taking measurements on-site. Then while still on-site, the 3D-model the environment directly in Fusion. So that means all the spaces, planes, the walls, the flooring, just the entire environment, so they can get a feel of what some of their design options might actually look like in real space. And each space is different. So obviously, this is top of mind for them-- customization.

So after that, they start to insert components that reflect the desired design. And this is where configurations really start to come into play. So obviously, you can see some of the work here in the slide before. But obviously, each space lends itself to multiple possible designs. That's the way interiors work. There are a lot of possibilities.

So on the left and right here, there are different environments. But you can just see how within the same space, you can have maybe a glass wall, a guardrail, a steel guardrail, no guardrail, different color options, straight or curved staircase. Sometimes, a staircase is connected to a wall. Sometimes, they don't. The list goes on. Francis gave me a lot of examples of how staircases alone can be different. And they even have products outside of staircases that they work on, so it really is open.

And of course, the Unik Metal team, they'll have their own opinion of what's best for a space. The client may have a completely different opinion as well. So no matter what project they're working on, they really do have to explore multiple variations before moving forward with the best one.

So what they do is they take configurations and they make different configurations of the staircase. They send them straight to the customer to review, usually all on-site. So they can do this all in real-time working with the client face-to-face to just explore what might work best for them. They can create each configuration in just a couple of minutes, depending on the complexity. And this really, really saves them time and just keeps things organized throughout the process.

So here, we have just a nice quote from Francis. But I want to recap how configurations do help out his team. So while on site, they help ensure all their options fit dimensionally in the space. So not just conceptually, but actual measurements in the space of what it'll look like when it's built. And they can do that without having to create multiple design files or ever start from scratch to get back-and-forth ideas and client feedback. It's just all within the same environment throughout the entire process.

And as I mentioned, they also do more architectural project work outside of the staircase realm. Staircases isn't all that they do. And some of the work that they do involves creating a cohesive look between different products and different structures. So one thing Francis really called out to me that stuck with me is that configurations help him and his team reuse parts across multiple projects and explore different aesthetic possibilities within the same kind of collection to maintain that cohesive design language.

So that's Unik Metal. And then moving into our second customer, this customer is really interesting. They actually asked to remain anonymous for now, because they're still in the adoption stage of Fusion. And I'm really excited to include them, especially, as an example because Fusion's parametric design features paired with configurations is the main reason for them making the switch to Fusion from their current solution.

So right now, the co-founder of this company is developing a new workflow in Fusion on the side and plans to implement it with their team once it's complete. The company is a custom cabinetry company, as I mentioned. So similar to Unik Metal, no two projects are the same. Obviously, design flexibility and customization tools are top-of-mind for them.

Their process currently includes everything from design, to CNC machining, to sheet metal nesting. And now with parametric design and configurations in Fusion, they're seeing what's possible when they can do everything they need to do in one tool.

So delving into the way that they're using configurations, it's actually the perfect example of how configurations can be leveraged as a holistic tool beyond the design phase. They're using configurations to design and make a price calculation tool to use during initial meetings with new clients so they can price a project and all of its potential design solutions out in real time in front of the customer.

Similar to Unik Metal, they cite, measure, and update the design model with final dimensions. Then, they input components specific to the project using parametric design and configurations. Since configurations can be leveraged from prototyping through to fabrication, they can even tell how many sheet metal pieces are needed for each configuration.

So this whole process gives a very accurate pricing model based on measurements of materials needed. This not only gives a client a new level of cost transparency from the start of the project, but it also makes sure the team doesn't underbid on projects, which can avoid revenue loss by undervaluing themselves.

This would also help them save materials because they know exactly how much material they need for each project upfront. They wouldn't find themselves in an over-ordering situation where they'd be wasting materials unnecessarily.

So once a design is decided on, they nest and export multi-layer DXF files to send to their manufacturing partners for CNC cutting and assembly. And as I mentioned, configurations don't stop at design. so they can do all this in one tool that keeps things organized between the design team, clients, and even their fabricators, and manufacturers.

So those are just two examples. Of course, as you're probably realizing throughout this presentation, configurations can be applied to any industry, any product. We find it particularly interesting that there are a couple architectural applications already being explored

JAMES KRENISKY: OK, so we're just going to move into some takeaways from this presentation. So configurations aren't just an incremental update. They're not just for designers. It's a holistic enhancement. So the goal of adding Fusion configurations was to build a system that saves you time by reusing shared logic to describe differences between really similar things.

Theme tables, configured assemblies, versioning, those are all details that you'll become familiar with in your own individual workflows. And I would highly recommend, again, suggesting some of our other configuration classes at Autodesk University.

Number one, we want to standardize your design practices. So what I want you to get from this class is how to approach your practices strategically. This step is we're trying to streamline your design practices. We're not trying to change anything at all. We want you to use configurations as a clean slate, kind of like how nobody wants 20 versions of FinalFinal_ActuallyThisIsFinal. You want to come up with clean nomenclature, and logic for naming conventions, and just assembly practices in general.

We want you to leverage the integrated workflows. So Fusion is a hub of all different disciplines. Just because I personally know why there's 17 different heat sink fin lengths, or sizes, or whatever it might be, it doesn't mean that the machining folks do. So show your designs, write review feedback, and work on your projects in real time. It doesn't really matter where each team member is located or what discipline they are.

And finally, get involved. Make sure you stay updated. Check those release notes and check out new functionality to make the most out of the software. The Fusion community itself is active and supportive. And we just want you to engage on the forums, watch the tutorials, catch the What's New, and don't hesitate to ask questions. The chances are if you're facing an issue or looking at a way to achieve something, someone else is out there doing the same thing.

And we're continuously improving the scope, features, capabilities of all of Fusion, but configurations in Fusion. And your feedback will help us prioritize our efforts going forward with this feature. So with that, I'm going to say thank you all for listening. And I hope you have a great rest of the week.

EMILY SUZUKI: Thank you, everyone.