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

From the Fusion Team

ANNOUNCEMENT – Thinking about purchasing Fusion 360? Subscribe to Fusion 360 now and you’ll automatically be upgraded for the same price when Fusion 360 Ultimate is released.

TIP – User Parameters and Patterns in Fusion 360

Here’s a great tip from Taylor Stein, one of our Fusion 360 Evangelists, showing you how to accelerate your designs with user parameters and patterns

GETTING STARTED – New to Fusion 360? We now have 4 step-by-step tutorials to help you get up and running. The latest – an Introduction to CAM and Toolpaths. Let us know if there are other step-by-step tutorials you would like to see!

• Start with an Empty Design
• Start with Concept Images
• Start with Imported Data
• Introduction to CAM and Toolpaths

DESIGN FUN – Pumpkin Challenge

Want to have some fun with Fusion? Design a personalized pumpkin and show off your skills. We have attached a model and some tips to help you get started.

Q & A – Help and Support Answers Summary

Looking for help? Here is the weekly roundup post that covers all of the questions that were asked and solved for the week ending 10/15 from the Help & Support Forum. Check it out – it’s easy to scan and full of good information. Special thanks to all who provided solutions!

User contribution

TUTORIAL – Alias to Fusion Tutorial

Thanks to Claas Kuhnen for this great series of videos showing how an Alias model was transferred into Fusion, edited, and completely rebuilt natively in Fusion. What a great way to show the difference between a surface modeler such as Alias and a solid modeler like Fusion!

Events

LIVE EVENT – Autodesk 2014 University

Coming to AU this year? Be sure to sign up for some of our Fusion 360 events. Here’s a taste of what’s in store:

• Getting Started with Fusion 360
• Create with CAM, an Intro to CAM Inside Fusion 360
• Capitalize on Fusion 360 for Digital Fabrication Workflows in Revit (Lab)
• From Concept to Manufacturing: Improve your Effectiveness Across the Supply Chain
• Fusion 360 Bridging Concept Design and Mechanical Design (Lab)

LIVE EVENT – 3D Printing or 3D CAD Modeling Workshops at Autodesk Gallery

In the Bay area? Join us on 10/24, 11/7, or 11/14 to take part in our 3D printing or 3D CAD modeling workshops led by HoneyPoint3D or our own Fusion 360 experts.

ONLINE EVENT – Fusion 360 Live Classroom: The Basics

Join us on October 28^th at 1:00pm PDT to get introduced to Fusion!

Gallery Spotlight

We love to see what you are designing with Fusion 360! Share your designs with the Fusion community on the Gallery.

         Panton Chair by Arturo Velez               Speak with Aliens by Mark Leonard                       Pipe by Peter Böker       

News from around the manufacturing innovation space

Ford’s Upcoming Vehicles Will Automatically Brake to Avoid Collision

In 2015, Ford plans to feature its first vehicle with pre-collision assist technology.

5 Can’t-Miss Apps

Are you on top of your app game? See if you have these 5 must-have apps.

Amazon Fire HDX 7 hits AT&T stores on Thursday

Check out this tablet that sells for $100 with a two-year contract or $50 when purchased with the Fire Phone.

Survey Says: Apple Watch is Most Anticipated Wearable

Based upon data from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Apple Watch is the next best thing.

Shoplocket Talks with Carl Bass

Shoplocket chats with Carl about the Maker movement, 3D printers, and Autodesk’s transition from a software company into making hardware.

Tell us about Yourself

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