FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community. New posts every Friday.

From the Fusion 360 Team

Drawing Update & Roadmap 2017

Take a look at what the Drawings team has been up to and what’s planned for the remainder of 2017.

Quick Tip: Sketch Gems, Part 3

Check out this tip to learn 3 tricks while sketching in Fusion 360. Sketches are essential for every design; make sure you become a master.

Lofts Explained in Plain English (Sort Of)

Learn when to use the loft command, using like number segments, shapes, rails and other strategies.

WE need YOU to be a part of Autodesk University 2017

Autodesk University is the place to learn more about Fusion 360, but we can’t make AU 2017 the best it can be without YOU!

Events

Online: Quick Start – Sketching & Part Modeling – Join us on May 3^rd at 2 PM EDT to learn about sketch and modeling commands, constraints, modify commands and more! Register here.

Online: Fusion 360 CAM Fundamentals – Learn the basics of the CAM workspace and best practices on May 4^th at 1 PM EDT. Register here.

Online: Quick Start – Assemblies – Take an in-depth look at assemblies, joints, bodies, components, motion studies and more on May 5^th at 2 PM EDT. Register here.

Online: Fusion 360 Basics – If you’re new to Fusion 360, this introductory webinar is a must! Join us on May 9^th at 1 PM EDT to get started.

Register here.

Gallery Spotlights

Helmet by Rohit Sharma

Horizontal Beam Engine by Frank Bohez

Turbine Blower Assembly by Nestor Barrientos

Your Ideas from the Fusion 360 IdeaStation

We take your suggestions very seriously as they help to shape Fusion 360, so please share your ideas and vote for new features / enhancements you would like to see. Here are a few submissions from this week:

• Marking un-dimensioned lines on a sketch – Solidworks has a great feature in sketch mode. All dimensioned/fixed/constrained lines change color from blue to black. This way I know that when the whole sketch turns black, I’m done dimensioning.
• Project Folders – I’d love to have the ability to place projects into folders. I know there’s a folder option if I go into a project, but I’d like to have folders that contain projects.
• Ability to cut, copy and paste CAM parameters – I would really like to have an ability where I can cut, copy and paste various CAM parameters inside or between any CAM operation.

Have a story to share? We would love to hear more about you and how you’re using Fusion 360! Shoot me an email at Shannon.McGarry@autodesk.com