topic Re: New Fusion360 update won't upload Solidworks files? in Fusion Support Forum

New Fusion360 update won't upload Solidworks files?

aaron36RWZ — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:25:37 GMT

Hey there. Really hoping someone can help out quickly.

I have a few designers that do work for my company, however, they all use Solidworks. When they are done a design, they send it to me and I can check it out on Fusion 360, modify some minor aspects, and then save it as a .STEP file for our fabricators to use to make the parts. This has worked for a while without issues.

However, just yesterday morning, the latest file got sent to me, and I cannot open or upload it to Fusion 360 (F360). The progress bar on the Job Status screen stays at "0%" and does not have a cancel button next to it. Basically, everytime I try to open a file, it allows me to (no error messages), but no progress is ever made.

I went back and tried to open a file that I just reviewed the day before, and it too didn't open. I did it for assembly and individual part files. I cleared the cache. I uninstalled and reinstalled Fusion360. Nothing.

I can however still open F3D files and .STEP files, but just not Solidworks related files.

The one thing I did notice, that the very first attempt at opening a file yesterday morning, F360 was paused to download the latest version of F360. After it was done, the Solidworks files no longer worked.

Anyone else experience this?

Re: New Fusion360 update won't upload Solidworks files?

TheCADWhisperer — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:18:19 GMT

Can you Attach an example *.sldprt file that you cannot open?

Are your co-workers on the latest version of SolidWorks?

Are you on a paid subscription license of Fusion or on a free license?

Re: New Fusion360 update won't upload Solidworks files?

aaron36RWZ — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:31:23 GMT

Hey. Thanks for the reply.

Seems as though this issue was already known to Autodesk, and they released an update for Fursion360 last night. I downloaded the software update, restarted Fusion 360, and the Solidworks files opened!

To answer your questions though. I have a paid suscription, and the designers are using a range of versions of Solidworks. 2020 to 2022.

Thanks!