topic Re: How to set the project thumbnail? in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

How to set the project thumbnail?

saccade — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:15:20 GMT

This is a minor issue, but in the Fusion360 projects overview panel, some of my projects have thumbnails, and others don't. I haven't found any way of setting up a thumbnail image. Is there?

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

robduarte — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:06:51 GMT

Yes, you can do this.

Open the project in the Data Panel
Click on the project name, which will bring you to the A360 website.
Click on the icon and change it to whatever you want

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

saccade — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:17:03 GMT

Works great - thank you.

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

robduarte — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:50:58 GMT

Great - choose Accept as Solution if you have a chance.

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

leganzish — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:53:07 GMT

Do you happen to know if some file types work better than others? I have several projects that have custom thumbnails and they don't show up in the software. They show up in the web view though. Only the stock thumbnail choices show up in the software. I've tried pngs and jpegs. Strangely I do have one project that works in both places. And several that work in neither. The whole thing just seems broken.

Maybe someone from Autodesk has some insight...

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

jam3ssnyder — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:14:28 GMT

This doesn't seem to work for me. Did this change recently, or am I missing something. I see the option to add my own image when creating a new project in A360, but have no way to change the image once it is created.

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:45:27 GMT

I'm having the same issue. Clicking on the thumbnail brings up nothing. Is this solution now out-of-date?

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

manuel.fr — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:56:32 GMT

doesn't work for me, if i open the Fusion iOS App or the A360 App, still the standard picture. Would be nice if someone would find a solution or fix it if its a bug

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

w_anson — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:32:25 GMT

Open the project in the Data Panel
Double click and open the project
Click the "globe icon with an eye", still in the data panel, if you hover over it, it said "Open on the Web"
After you open the project, there is a tab on the far right of your screen that said "Project Details"
Click on the thumbnail there.
Ponder on the rationale why they make it so difficult to do something so simple for the rest of your living days.

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

roblime — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:23:04 GMT

It would be great if it just placed the project preview you get in the data panel in F360. If this thumbnail would show every where for the project until you change it to something else. Just saying.

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

jonriceP2Q — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 11:44:03 GMT

Perfect! Thank you! This has been annoying me for far longer than I'd like to admit. Have a good one.

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

MorganRees — Sat, 10 May 2025 21:46:31 GMT

None of these options work, the new web interface has really limited functionality. I changed the thumbnail in older version but can't do it in this update anymore!!

Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

jhackney1972 — Sat, 10 May 2025 22:11:55 GMT

Take a look at the attached video for the process I use.

If this answers your question, please select the "Accept Solution" on my post. If you need further help, please ask. By the way, there can be more than one Accept Solution on a single Forum post.

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Re: How to set the project thumbnail?

logrythm — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 02:09:24 GMT

Thanks for the tip but it only seems to work on the project folder? Not the files themselves...