Fusion 360 IdeaStation (Archived) - Page 25

Anonymous · ‎09-10-2013

For things like designing injection molding parts, we need to export components to STEP or other formats. Currently, it seems that we have to 1) create a component in the current design 2) save that component as a new design 3) go to home and find that design* 4) open that design 5) export the design Ideally it'd be like exporting an STL 1) select object and export to desired format Notes * This step alone is nontrivial in itself because (a) the hub doesn't seem to auto-refresh and (b) the naming convention gives me something like «JR Beta DFM Design... 2013September8 16» with all of the distinguishing information hiden in the ellipses ** Also extremely annoying but unrelated: currently Fusion 360 crashes if I switch to another application while exporting. Avoidable but I do it all the time without thinking and have to restart 360.

Anonymous · ‎09-10-2013

A simple way to select a large number of bodies that are members of an autocreated pattern group. 1) generate a small object 2) create a circular pattern with hundreds of copies 3) combine those into a single object by joining with another body expected: it is possible to select all with a single click to the group actual: it seems necessary to open the group, click on the first, scroll through all instances and then shift+click on the last object

lure23 · ‎09-01-2013

This shouldn't be possible, right? Make a duplicate of a sketch ('copy' from earlier sketch's right-click menu, 'paste' on 'Sketches' right click menu). Expected: - the name should be something like "Holder down 2" (different from the previous name, and unique among all the sketches in this level) Actual: - one can have duplicate names (in fact, it's the default) This feels unlike other areas of Fusion 360, where numbers are given to pasted / duplicated entries. Also, I would like to know the overall naming strategy within Fusion 360. It can be either: - Names don't matter. Duplicate names are fine and it's the user's thing to keep clear of duplicate names (if she wants). - Names should be globally unique. Pasting or importing any object with overlapping names will change those names to something unique. - Names should be unique within a hierarchy (similar to scopes in programming languages). Pasting an object with a duplicate name (in that hierarchy) will cause the name to be changed to something unique. - Something else / not defined / just happens to be the way it is? In other words, has someone considered this.

Anonymous · ‎08-31-2013

Just as a general guideline for how the app should behave. Automatic behavior (snaps, setting boolean operation (join/cut/intersect/new), etc.) is great but if the user takes some action (manually entering a distance in sketch; setting extrude to join bodies; etc), that should always take precedence over the automatic behavior.

lure23 · ‎08-25-2013

This is a slight visual annoyance, but I decided to mention it. It may be correct on Windows (based on some screen shots I've seen) but occurs on OS X (Fusion 360 1.8.604). - If all material fits in the dialog, vertical scroll bar should not be visible - Scrolling down on vertical scroll bar should stop once all options are visible (and not proceed beyond) Currently, this is not the situation as these pictures show. The horizontal scroll bar seems to be working correctly (if one scales the dialog smaller). I presume there is an invisible UI element in the pages with "plentiful room for new options" or something. This is not a good idea since it affects the scroll bar as well, making the application think there is more content than is visible for the user.

Anonymous · ‎08-13-2013

A simple way to expose all design functions to a scripting language (I like Ruby myself, but Python or any other would do). I find that there are lots of things that I do that are detailed, repetitive, and seem like they could easily be automated. Would be very cool if there were a simple way to add new features and exchange them with other users on the team or in the community.

lure23 · ‎08-05-2013

Do you do this as a part of the development work? I suspect there is unnecessary traffic between the client and the server - this would explain i.e. some of the dashboard sluggishness. It's really easy to simulate any level of network connectivity. Use the SpeedLimit OS X Preference add-on and you can set delay + bandwidth range for the system. Try out how bad can you go and still work with the system. Then let us know. If you already are perfectly optimized, and know exactly what packets run between the client and the server (and they really are all needed) then ... what's wrong with my Dashboard? Any hints on how I can make it snap. (see, lots of requests for snap these days..) My connection: WIFi (full bars) to 10Mbps cable in Helsinki, Finland p.s. suggestion to Idea Labels: Performance

JohnnyDR · ‎07-28-2013

Ability to heal and/or stitch imported models into valid solids.

Anonymous · ‎07-22-2013

The ability to export to STL is very important to me and it does not appear that it can be done in Fusion 360. It can be done in the old Inventor Fusion. Pleas add this feature....

Anonymous · ‎07-15-2013

This feature would help in many cases where one has the basic design... and wants to "branch" off into variants. If one has several variant designs with the same elements... at the present time one must download and then upload just to copy the file and make a design variation. Perhaps this is part of the billing plan, to pay for each time you upload or download something (In such a case, I hope we are paying by the pound). Still, a simple, native "Save as..." in the cloud, would save a lot of headaches during the design phase. I can see how this could clog the servers if guys made multipule copies of turbine engine designs... or medical scans... perhaps these aspects make such a system more viable from a business standpoint. But in the small part world I live in... it seems strange to work without this familiar tool.

Anonymous · ‎06-18-2013

It's quite a time saver to be able to drag a selection fence over an entire plane of geometry and delete without having to orbit and delete for each plane. The ability to control when this occurs via a simple toggle (either via a checkbox in the preferences, a keyboard shortcut or even a momentary hotkey) would mesh nicely with my typical workflow.

Anonymous · ‎06-03-2013

It would be nice to have a student version of AutoCAD Fusion 360 for students! Just like the other AutoDesk free for students software.

Anonymous · ‎04-17-2013

It would be nice if Fusion could remember the site name I have entered. It works for the login credentials - and would be nice to have it for the site name too.

Anonymous · ‎04-01-2013

Instancing from other Fusion360 files would be handy with some form of hierarchy, It would probably help with the collaborative work flow as well. A project could have areas assigned to other team members whilst one person has ownership of the lead file. And "File Management" should be added to the list of Idea Labels... Imho

Community

save bodies and components to other formats

click group to select all

Can have multiple sketches of the same name (bug?)

User action always overrides automatic behavior

Bug: scroll bars in preference dialog

Scripting interface and user plugins

Testing on less-than-perfect Internet connections

Ability to heal or stitch imported models

Ability to export to STL

"Save as..." Please! :)

Backface Culling --- Ability to Turn Feature On/Off

Free or discounted Fusion 360 for Students?

Save site name

Instances from other fusion360 files

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