topic Re: Future addition of shapes library? in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Future addition of shapes library?

mdp198 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:48:28 GMT

I have been evaluating Fusion 360 to replace an existing software from a competitor. I like a lot of features about Fusion, but what would hold me back is the lack of (from what I have found) a structural shapes library (WF, Sq.Tube, Round Pipe, etc - shape and length input) to easily create these solids, or even import them, without having to start and create each cross-section first. Is there any thought to including something like this for future versions? Or is there a way to simply import from an outside source as you have set up from other vendors (that I just don't see)? If not, I would like to ask for the developers to consider such an addition.

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

MoshiurRashid — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:07:17 GMT

We have a Fusion 360 feedback hub where you can find a relevant post to comment your idea.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-feedback-hub/bd-p/6069

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

g-andresen — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:39:37 GMT

Hi,

Please explain such a procedure using an appropriate example.

günther

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

TrippyLighting — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:01:29 GMT

@MoshiurRashid wrote:

We have a Fusion 360 feedback hub where you can find a relevant post to comment your idea.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-feedback-hub/bd-p/6069

Can you reference a relevant thread in the Feedback Forum?

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

mdp198 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:34:14 GMT

Thanks for your replies. I am afraid I am confused the response and the link to the "feedback hub". Was this not the right place to pose such a support question? I am really interested in reaching out to the Fusion Team for any future developments.

To clarify, I was asking if there is a simple way to import/add standard 3D solid structural shapes, or better yet, have a library of such shapes built into the program for easy use (a future program addition)? I have seen some other posts about this topic in the 'community help' by a simple search from the Fusion help menu, but they seem to be a dead-end.

For example:

http://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?caas=caas/discussion/t5/Fusion-360-Design-Validate-Document/inserting-structural-shapes-in-Fusion-360/td-p/6581260.html

It seems others share this frustration, and the current solutions are not very simple/efficient.

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

TrippyLighting — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:45:50 GMT

@mdp198 wrote:

Thanks for your replies. I am afraid I am confused the response and the link to the "feedback hub". Was this not the right place to pose such a support question? I am really interested in reaching out to the Fusion Team for any future developments.

To clarify, I was asking if there is a simple way to import/add standard 3D solid structural shapes, or better yet, have a library of such shapes built into the program for easy use (a future program addition)? I have seen some other posts about this topic in the 'community help' by a simple search from the Fusion help menu, but they seem to be a dead-end.

For example:

http://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?caas=caas/discussion/t5/Fusion-360-Design-Validate-Document/inserting-structural-shapes-in-Fusion-360/td-p/6581260.html

It seems others share this frustration, and the current solutions are not very simple/efficient.

This was the right place to ask such questions as the Idea Station is now read-only (or so I believe).

The Feedback Forum only allows users to provide feedback on topics that AD employees have started. So users cannot start a thread with new ideas.

I agree that being able to easily choose from a library of structural members is a desirable feature but I don't see this coming to Fusion 360 any time soon. For this functionality, you'll have to upgrade to Autodesk Inventor, for example.

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

mdp198 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:54:35 GMT

Understood. Thanks for the feedback.

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

TheCADWhisperer — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:10:40 GMT

@mdp198

You can do this today (and the past 10+ years) in Autodesk Inventor Professional.

Re: Future addition of shapes library?

mdp198 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:40:11 GMT

Thanks. That is something I was vaguely aware of, but good to know a little more depth. This is the purpose of my evaluation period with Fusion. Inventor is certainly a higher price point, so I will have to see if we can live without this option. One of the features that was appealing with Fusion is its ability to offer collaboration with other users/colleagues for the machining/manufacturing phase. Perhaps I may have to explore Inventor a bit more as well.