Shannon McGarry
Elevate your design and manufacturing processes with Autodesk Fusion
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
MOBILE UPDATE – Fusion 360 Mobile – iOS & Android
Download the Fusion 360 mobile app – Now available on the App Store or Google Play.
TIP – How to Best Report Issues and Get Help
Here are the best steps for reporting issues you experience with Fusion 360 to the team.
TIP – How to Use the Max Fillet Script
Try this new script to calculate the max possible filet in Fusion 360.
TIP – Fusion 360 CAM Tips & Tricks
Check out this video for some quick CAM tips.
TIP – Drawing Special Symbols
See how to use special strings of characters for common drawing symbols.
ANNOUCEMENT- Fusion 360 Referral Program
Get a free month of Fusion for every referral you make!
Events
LIVE EVENT – Hands on Rendering & Collaboration with Fusion 360
If you’re new to Fusion or just are looking to learn more from the experts and you’re near one of these locations come join the fun!
ONLINE EVENT – Get it Made – Prototype to Production in Fusion 360
Join us on July 28th at 1 pm PDT to see how to take your idea to manufacture with the help of Fusion 360.
ONLINE EVENT – Fusion 360 Live Classroom: The Basics
New to Fusion 360? Join us on August 4th at 1 pm PDT to learn everything you need to know to get started.
Gallery Spotlight
We love to see what you are designing with Fusion 360! Share your designs with the Fusion community on the Gallery.
Webster 4 Stroke Engine by Anthony Taylor Cubis by Adam Molnar Voronoi Drone by Dante Alvarez
News from around the manufacturing innovation space
Lego-compatible prosthetic arm lets kids build their own hand
Meet Iko – a prosthetic arm that can be fitted with Lego bricks.
Computer chip made of wood works as well as the one in your phone
According to new research, wood based computer chips work just as good as chips commonly used for wireless communications.
Moov unveils a sleeker wearable that tracks your precise motion
The Moov NOW is about the size of a quarter and uses a replaceable battery that lasts up to 6 months.
A Tour of the World’s First Robot-Staffed Hotel
The Henn-na Hotel opening on July 17th is the world’s first hotel entirely staffed by robots.
This startup is making a safer bike helmet, complete with automatic brake lights
Cyclists stay safe with a helmet that includes an automatic break light and a manually operated turn indicator light.
Your Ideas from the Fusion 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 from this week. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!
Preselect text in save dialog box
Request to have the text in the dialog box already selected to either overwrite or keep as the default text.
Translation for Construction Planes and Sketches in Parametric Design Mode
Request to be able to move and rotate sketches and construction planes in parametric design mode.
Request to have a component link break if it is linked to a separate file.
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