An Advanced 'Fusion360 Bible' with all the tips n tricks

[MAS.DPL]

As a 'recovering ex-Solidworks user' 🙂 ... I would like a Fusion 360 'bible' of tips and tricks written by an independent CAD person.

Solidworks help, and documentation and even tutorial guides are pitifully weak on the really advanced stuff - where things don't always work as they 'should do' .. think advanced surfaces etc .  So frustrating and what many long time users learned to live with.

Thankfully Fusion 360 is much better - but documentation seems to fizzle out after all the basics have been covered .. ie the really advanced capabilities seem the hardest to explain, and especially all the subtle tips and tricks

Then Matt Lombard  wrote a couple of independent books which transformed many, even advanced Solidworks users:

Solidworks-2013 Bible  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solidworks-2013-Bible-Matt-Lombard/dp/1118508408

and (Still the best solidworks surfacing guide even tho out of date.... ) 

SolidWorks: Surfacing, Complex Shape Modeling   https://www.amazon.co.uk/SolidWorks-Surfacing-Complex-Shape-Modeling/dp/0470258233

These unlocked many of solidworks 'dirty little secrets' and allowed modelling professionals to get the job done even when the software was at its edge of capability (and reliability). 

I am only a few months into using Fusion 360 as a replacement for solidworks, and keen to regain the speed and comprehensive modelling skills I have in solidworks - warts and all...   I think Fusion 360 Has fewer warts and even more modelling potential -  I just need more advanced tips, beyond all the excellent videos and learning tools already out there.  

[PaulMunford]

Fusion is updated to often for a book to keep up 😉

I recommend browsing the classes available on the Autodesk University website for classes by power users:

http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/search?full-text=Fusion+360

[MAS.DPL]

Yes, keeping up to date may be a challenge, and yes I have checked the many good classes.

The reason I posted this suggestion is that someone like Matt Lombard is independent, Solidworks did not necessarily like what he published, as he was often critical, pointing out inconsistencies, and may warts.. he says it it is. He also has wide experience of many other cad systems, so can closely relate to new users coming from other platforms.

I can understand if Adesk might baulk at this idea as it may not be to their script, but I think they are big enough to see the overall benefits.

[PaulMunford]

I'm sure that Autodesk would be very happy for anyone to author a book on Fusion. It's not Autodesk who would baulk at the suggestion - but the publishers. CAD books no longer sell in big numbers, the publishers are unwilling to produce a book that would be out of date long before its published!

Most of the Speakers at Autodesk University are independent CAD geeks who are happy to criticise Autodesk when they don't get it right (all be it politely!).

You could also try online learning such as Global e_training, Lydia (Linkedin), or Pluralsight - but you'd have to pay for these.

P.S. Here's a quick Amazon search - there are a few e-books!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_n_2?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A269892%2Ck%3Afusion+360&keywords=fusion...

[MAS.DPL]

Thanks Paul - Maybe I was just ranting 🙂 

[MAS.DPL]

I notice many people on here are long term Autodesk users, and even work for Autodesk. A few will be 'mere end users', from Solidworks (or ano CAD) backgrounds merely trying to get the next job done. Perhaps we should form groups - a bit like AA ... "hello my name is mark and I am a recovering Solidworks user" 🙂   seriously, tho' such groups would be an enormous help, especially on the advanced stuff. 

I have seen the learning material specifically for coming from Solidworks - good stuff - but still basic, and yes am well into some good stuff on Autodesk Uni. ... although as per original request, it would be good to have more (any ? )  'say it as it is' presenters from Solidworks (or ano CAD) backgrounds.

The CAD market is in change ATM, and although many users remain 100% partisan to what they know, there are a bunch of us at the coal face who will tart any tools that get the job done. Many folk like me are jumping solidworks subs, (anyone here understand 3dX ? 🙂 ) some are going to Creo, some are going to Onshape, others (with deeper pockets) are going NX and even Catia. 

In the UK next week is d3dlive > https://develop3dlive.com/ a group of us (non partisan, mostly on twitter) product designers are getting together to discuss CAD experiences, warts and all. Please say hello if anyone on here is also there  Im @77A and another in our group is @quigdes  ... we are a cynical lot 🙂 ... just like recovering AA members. 

[Inspections_JCH]

@MAS.DPLI sure appreciate you asking for something... but I also wish everyone writing books or support documents for any software would back away from the use of the terms "Tips and Tricks". I have always felt that tips are for waitstaff and tricks are for parlor magicians. I prefer to speak of software "Tools and Techniques". It just sounds so much more professional.

This closely related topic has been discussed at length here: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/pdf-user-manual-for-fusion-360-ultimate/m-...

And it seems that the Fusion 360 team is out of sync with their Fusion 360 users. They say they are interested in producing such a PDF document, but nothing happens for 3-1/2 years? I just lacks a sincere tone after such a long time.

For starters, I would like to see a dictionary of terms. We can all hope the meaning of the basic terminology won't be changing any time soon. And when the terminology changes, one can wonder if the terms were well chosen in the first place.