topic Re: Fusion360 Main Window Does Not Load When Using DirectX11 in Fusion Support Forum

Fusion360 Main Window Does Not Load When Using DirectX11

oceanstream72 — Mon, 05 May 2025 19:22:46 GMT

DirectX11 causes Fusion360 to not recover from its loading screen. The main window continues showing the "AutoDesk Fusion" branding while not allowing me to display any current projects.
I can fix this by switching to DirectX9 or OpenGL but both of these present a warning that they will not be supported any longer and each have their own graphical issues that are very frustrating.

This is my PC setup:

Framework Laptop 16

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

AMD Radeon RX 7700S

32GB DDR5 Memory

More than enough storage space on my SSD

Windows 11 Pro

The error looks like this:

It does not change no matter what I do. The rest of the program is responsive. It was working fine earlier this year. This problem began happening in April.

I already tried updating my graphics drivers, they were already up to date. I already tried updating Windows, it was already up to date. I tried reinstalling Fusion360, it did not fix anything. I tried rebooting my computer, it did not fix anything. I played with lots of Fusion360's settings, only Graphics driver makes a difference, but the only ones that work are both outdated and full of their own graphical glitches.

I'm writing this post as a last ditch effort before I consider this program a loss and switch to FreeCAD.

Any help is appreciated. I've tried all of the obvious things already.

Re: Fusion360 Main Window Does Not Load When Using DirectX11

ksihota — Thu, 22 May 2025 19:00:36 GMT

I have the same issue on my HP Spectre X360 I7. It has worked fine for years running DirectX 9 but it will not work with DirectX 11. I have tried both graphics cards on the laptop and neither appear to work with DirectX 11. The latest update has removed the support for DirectX 9 so I am no longer able to use Fusion360 on my machine. Currently looking for a solution or a replacement. I have tried FreeCad and it is much better than it was, but I am so used to F360 that I really would rather not have to relearn a bunch of basics for a hobby tool.

EDIT:

I just went into my device settings and disabled the integrated graphics card. I restarted Fusion360 and it now appears to be working. I have only had it running for a few minutes so I'll have to see if that actually worked or if its just waiting for me to do a bunch of work before it decides to crash and I loose everything.

Re: Fusion360 Main Window Does Not Load When Using DirectX11

ksihota — Sat, 24 May 2025 05:17:19 GMT

With the integrated video card disabled I was able to keep fusion360 running long enough to complete a project but when I went to run Cura to slice my model I found that it would not run. I had to re-enable the other graphics adapter to run Cura. However, after some time, I began to have the BSOD even after having the other graphics card disabled. I lost track of when I had the card disabled and when I had fusion open.

I have now disabled the other card instead (only using the integrated graphics) and it appears that the integrated card works with both Fusion and Cura (no crashes so far.)

I have a feeling the problem is a conflict with the NVida driver. Too soon to tell but I will have to run my system this way and see if the issue is resolved.

Re: Fusion360 Main Window Does Not Load When Using DirectX11

prezeba — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:45:30 GMT

Had the exact same issue described here — Fusion would launch, but the main modeling window and timeline stayed completely blank. Menus showed up, but everything else was missing

However these steps worked for me:

1. Disable integrated graphics (Intel GPU)
(Device Manager - Display adapters - Right-click the Intel GPU → choose “Disable)

2. In Fusion set graphics driver to directx11

3. Install Microsoft’s OpenGL Compatibility Pack
(Open Microsoft Store - Search for “OpenCL and OpenGL Compatibility Pack”)

I can now use Fusion an Cura / Orca with my NVIDIA GPU

Re: Fusion360 Main Window Does Not Load When Using DirectX11

ksihota — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 20:03:28 GMT

I'll have to give that a try. My NVIDA GPU is better than the integrated graphics but so far Fusion has been running fine as long as I have it set to only use the integrated card. I originally disabled my NVIDA card but found that I needed it for other programs so I solved the problem by specifying that Fusion only use the integrated card and was then able to enable my NVIDA card for other programs to use.