Fusion 360 IdeaStation (Archived)

Anonymous · ‎07-14-2016

The ability to create motion studies is powerful, but not intuitive to use for creating and exploring complex motions that want to be documented in an animation. Animation right now seems to be geared to making exploded views and does not take advantage of the joints in an assembly. We need to combine these two in the Animation workspace; the constraints of motion provided by the joints, and the ease of setting positions and keyframes in animation. I don't want to have to guess at how many degrees I want a joint to move in relation to another joint that is also moving; I want to drag the parts and have them constrained by the joints to the point in time and position I want to get to, and then capture that in the keyframe. Dragging constrained parts would save alot of time setting up not only a motion study, but allowing it in the animation space would let you save it as video also.

Anonymous · ‎05-23-2017

I really loved the frame generator in inventor i always use then in making structural frames and now i am using Fusion 360 its time consuming making every profile sketch of each frame member. So having said that i really loved the frame generator to be integrated in fusion 360 thanks,

j.wellsQFXLE · ‎05-08-2019

When using tools where multiple selections are required it would more efficient to change inputs with the tab key instead of clicking on the next input box. For instance the Mirror tool requires Objects to be mirrored and a Mirror Line. the Objects input is selected by default, but to switch to the Mirror Line input you must select it with the mouse. Using the tab key would speed up the process. -Jake

Anonymous · ‎08-24-2016

I saw this as a previously requested feature that was archived and I don't think the reason for archiving it necessarily makes sense; especially because I think this feature is pretty important to anyone who uses components off the shelf. The feature is as follows: Give the user the ability to override the mass calculated by the chosen material and part volume and the ability to override the calculated center of mass location. Creating a custom material for every off the shelf component to get the mass just right is a lot of work. I should be able to tell Fusion to ignore its own calculated value and use the one I enter. Even a basic implementation of this feature would be really helpful. I don't care if my model material says steel or birch; the part I'm holding has an easily measured weight and I know that weight better than Fusion does. The gist is: no one wants to have to model purchased component internals accurately.

Anonymous · ‎02-03-2020

I am working on a project where in I have to analyze the weld strength. So I wanted to design a weld which I found difficult to develop using fusion 360 and the feature is nowhere found as of my research. I hope an additional feature for creating realistic weldments which gives the comparitive results with the conventional process when analyzed. Thank you.

macmanpb · ‎11-24-2018

At the moment you can by only one hundred of cloud credits. In Germany it costs 136Euros and expires one year after buying it. Think this is not correct and fair! If i buy something then it is mine. It is the same i go to the bank and get some money and the bank employees say's "hey after a year the notes have no value". For a small shop that have not daily rendering's or simulations it would be welcome to have smaller amounts of cloud credit values. For example, the autodesk shop can offer beginning from 10 and end up in 1000 in an attractive price range, or the credits never expire. So for a small shop like mine if i buy 100 cloud credits i can not use them all, and throw my money out of the window. That could be the reason why small shop's don't buying CC's!

Aadithya01 · ‎01-29-2017

Hey Guys, I work as an application engineer . Till now I have been working with 3 axis with Fusion 360 for benchmark which has been really successful. And now our company has started to focus for Fusion 360 ultimate . And during the training I noticed that the Ultimate software doesn't have simulation with the entire machine like HSMworks , SolidCAM as referred to the image below. Yes the entire machine has to simulate . Especially this will be useful to visualize 4th and 5th axis strategies in the software . Cause the simulation seen in Ultimate especially the 4th axis wrapping strategie's simulation are quite misguiding . Couldn't figure out whether the indexer is rotating or the tool is revolving around the component. Kindly try to bring this in Fusion 360 Ultimate as early as possible . Looking forward for a great update for this feature.

ruth.jackowiakCFSQY · ‎03-26-2019

Dear Autodesk Development Team, We are missing one useful feature in Fusion 360: the possibility to simulate a shrink fit / press fit of e.g. bushings. Thank you for your consideration Best Regards R. Jackowiak

cekuhnen · ‎05-03-2018

Auodesk Flow Design was a super easy to use software while designing vehicle or aerodynamic objects but also analyzing airflow in a city landscape and of course it was Win and Mac. Now like with ReMake that is gone for the Mac. Fusion has a Sim system build in so I am curious if the AirFlow could not be included in Fusion directly so one could even skip the external app and do design and flow test right in Fusion 360. Any ideas Fusion team?

Anonymous · ‎02-05-2016

The Material's Library on Fusion 360 is like a Kindergarten of materials. It is nice, is helps in extreme situations, but needs to go to school and to the university to be considered "professional". In a normal work, the user makes a model, and want to put a specific material and a color to show the clients. This specific material couldn't be for God's shake "Plastis-Opaque-Blue"...It need to be for example a PLA, or a PET or whatever plastic exist in the wolrd. Only then, is a good design, taking in consideration the details as wich material should be ok or not in the manufacturing process. Please, consider to give to the Material's Library and extremly usefull improvement as this or the next release. Thanks!

Anonymous · ‎11-12-2016

Allowing a pin-slot joint to follow a spline [and not just a linear straight line] is essential as currently there is no way to properly represent designs that use curved sliders which are A VERY COMMON MECHANISM [without resorting to turning on slow calculation intensive collisions]. Most of my designs have more than one of these and even the most hardcore workstations would struggle to handle these designs due to this issue. An implementation of this type would have to discern the difference from a 2D and 3D spline in that a 2D spline could use a revolution based axial "pin" type of pivot, but a 3D spline would likely require a point 'ball' type of pivot since a coplanar reference would not exist to define the 'pins' axis [commonly perpendicular to the plain] and defining an arbitrary plane reference does not make much sense from a mechanical standpoint [unless defining a planar reference at each point in the spline]. Because I have not used any 3D slots in my designs and as a result have not heavily considered the full implications of such a thing, I cannot be certain if it would be better to not allow 3D splines or to allow them and change the pivot type to 'ball'. My immediate notion would be to allow them so it isn't an issue down the road for those that would use it and since the implementation of this would just be one less restriction on the pivot axis. In the 2D case it might also be handy to allow a point 'ball' type of pivot [instead of only an axial pivot] which, for certain designs, would reduce the number of additional joints to be defined.

LibertyMachine · ‎04-07-2016

Please give us the ability to set default parameters when performing CAM Simulation. I find that often when I fire up Fusion CAM Simulation, I have to go through and set the Toolpath display, click for the Stock to be turned on. Now that I've learned how to change the graphics quality, I'm sure I'm going to have to make those settings each and every time as well. Please let us choose and set the defaults.

bmeells5349 · ‎06-14-2018

Fusion 360 is my go to, however, I feel a suite of pre-configured items in the realm of continuous movement elements such as cable, rope, and springs are both necessary and extremely valuable for a program that has such a large number of people using it for purposes of visualizing the movement of mechanisms. I am familiar with techniques for creating a working spring, which does seem less than efficient. overall, I am suggesting these features to be "pre-configured" in the same way a rectangle or circle is. thanks fusion team!

elihuisland · ‎08-31-2016

Many designs involve motors powering rotating components. Why not have an option when assembling rotating joints to simply cause the joint rotate at a selectable speed.-- in essence a motorized joint. I already model devices with motion links, then couple them (using more motion links) to a manually-rotated crank modeled near the edge of the screen. This usefully animates the whole device in the model space, but is hand-cranked! Almost everything to do this is already in the program, since joint animation is part of the preview in joint assembly.

Anonymous · ‎07-21-2017

Hello everyone, just an idea here. Can butt welding (or any other kind of welding) be implemented in Fusion 360? I'm designing some pipes and flanges that should be presented as welded and found out that it couldn't be made. It would also help to have it for simulation purposes but at least for rendering. Can it be done? What I'm designing (in real life) looks like the following: When I asked in the Fusion 360 forum, found out that I'm not alone on this. Maybe it helps more people? Thanks in advance!

tobor74 · ‎04-13-2016

I'd love to be able perform modal analysis with orthotropic materials like wood and ceramic.

Faraj_Monnapillai · ‎02-21-2018

Is it possible to add a feature that automatically does the dimensioning in the drawing mode? this feature is already in inventor and Autocad. I am not sure if what I said explains what I have in my mind. so if there are any question please ask. This feature will make work so much faster. I hope it is added to fusion fast.

Anonymous · ‎03-24-2016

Hi guys, I was wondering if for future releases you could add another testing feature for more automotive/aerodynamic forms where we could simulate a wind tunnel type scenario to see how smoothly our design travels through the air and adjust the design accordingly. This would be another super helpful feature for product refinement. Thanks, -Ben

julius.sustarevas.16 · ‎12-06-2017

Hi, Modelling robots for simulation with physics engines (ODE, Bullet etc) via simulators like gazebo, Vrep etc is still a very rough process as these simulators require robot description files like sdf, urdf etc. Fusion 360 has overwhelming momentum in the maker and robotics communities, now is the time to complete the pipeline of robot development via support for SDF and URDF formats in order to enable rapid deployment onto ROS-enabled simulators to test state of the art robotics software. This issued has been brought up before here This could be addressed via plugin for exporting sdf/urdf. Preferably this would include physics information i.e. mass, moments of inertia of parts computed according to their material etc.

Jon_Bancroft · ‎11-27-2017

I would like to see a feature implemented in the CAM simulation environment. The simulation removes material from user defined stock around a model body. Currently remaining material is shown as colored stock, and gouges (model violations) are shown as gray/white areas. The complaint I have is that it is difficult to judge the amount of remaining stock. And it is near impossible to judge the depth of a model violation. The feature I would like is an additional verification option to compare the simulated body to the CAM model. And be able to quantify the deviation between the two. In my previous CAM software, Gibbs CAM, I had an option to define a tolerance band. Stock was blue, model was gray, gouges were red. This worked fine, I would adjust the tolerance value and observe the color changes. I would be happy with a similar capability inside Fusion. However I would suggest an improvement. With the above method ANY stock was blue and ANY gouges were red, still making it difficult to gauge magnitude. I would prefer a user defined color gradient. An example would be, run the simulation, switch to verification mode, pick a value for max scale (say 0.015"), compute the result, gouges could show as warm colors like yellow for a -0.002" undercut or red for a -0.010" gouge then stock could show as cool colors like blue and purple. By having the user define a max scale this eliminates issues like huge amounts of stock skewing the gradient. I don't know exactly how this would be implemented but I think it should be fairly straightforward, have the software iteratively swell or shrink the model within the user defined scale then do a Boolean comparison to determine stock and gouges. I hope that was clear enough, in short I want to see if I forgot to create an operation for any features on the parts I produce. - Jon

blaisebarrette · ‎11-23-2017

Title says it all! As of now, double clicking with the middle mouse button anywhere does a zoom to fit. It could be useful to have the same effect if you do it in the empty space but if you click on a face, you "Look at" the face. The vue is rotated to get the face normal (parallel) to the screen. I think this could be a useful and probably quite easy to implement for the development team. - Blaise

Anonymous · ‎10-17-2016

Being able to save CAM simulations as a body would: Allow users to quickly check dimensions of remaining stock and therefore tool path clearance, without modeling the fixture This would be particularly useful for low production volume parts. For example, the clearance of a workstop that protrudes .250 inches from the face of a vise jaw could be checked against the remaining stock after a 2D contour with tabs strategy has been used. Create a quick way to model stock for multiple setup parts Fixturing for the remaining operation(s) could be designed more efficiently. Allow more accurate representations of the final part without extra modeling Features such as fillets and chamfers would be generated based on tooling limitations, and would therefore be more accurate. This could lead to more accurate part drawings in assemblies and renderings.

vex · ‎12-01-2017

TL;DR: Enable the use of OpenFOAM as a solver for CFD, FEA, etc by leveraging Fusions modeling and simulation environment to act as a pre and post processor (this will simultaneously fulfill a number of requests/ideas as listed below). It appears that CFD is already in the works (awesome sauce Autodesk!) for being integrated into Fusion. There is also other software solvers out there that may prove beneficial in allowing Fusion to leverage those assets. Similar to how NASTRAN is used in multiple platforms (Femap, AD, SW, etc). What I propose is the ability to use the tools already in Fusion to generate the model, mesh the model, and view the results from an external solver. In this case: OpenFOAM. OpenFOAM, as I'm sure you're aware, is a pretty powerful solver in its own right. Out of the box you can do multiple liquids, solids, and gas interactions (I believe there's even codes out there that do eletromagnetic and nano-scale analysis, but I could be mistaken on that front). It even allows users to create their own solvers using conservation equations. Here's a link to it: https://openfoam.org/ There hasn't been much headway into getting OpenFOAM on windows platforms until recently. As of my last check there are a number of windows based platforms available either natively or using Docker. If AD can swing it: Maybe pulling a linux based version on to your servers for users to send their models to for processing, and then getting the results sent back to them? For running OpenFOAM locally it could be as simple as creating a file the user can put into the program themselves, or if possible, write a process which does it for the user and pulls the results once done. OpenFOAM has a nice ability to descritize a model into logical processors rather simply: The user inputs how many processors to allocate to the solution and OpenFOAM divides the model into boundaries for simultaneous solving. That would work well with the idea for leveraging parallel computing as suggested in the link below. Maybe with a little AD magic the GPU could be leveraged through CUDA and the like. A similar model could be used to leverage some of the freely available NASA solvers that are out there too. Links to CFD ideas: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/fluid-and-gas-flow-analysis-and-simulation/idi-p/7557819 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/add-cfd-to-ultimate/idi-p/7302165 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/fusion-360-flow-design/idi-p/7103305 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/aerodynamic-simulation-wind-tunnel/idi-p/6231963 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/cfd/idi-p/7196118 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/fusion-360-cfd/idi-p/6526442 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/plastic-flow-simulation/idi-p/6038664 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/request-for-flow-analysis-in-fusion-360/idi-p/6939035 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/cfd/idi-p/6341269 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/flow-design/idi-p/6301958 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/cfd-modeling/idi-p/6717124 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/simulation/idi-p/6481668 Link to Parallel Computing idea: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/parallel-computing-for-simulations/idi-p/6788767 Link to External FEA solvers idea: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/external-fea-solvers-in-simulation/idi-p/5864933

steve · ‎06-22-2017

I see that additional mass properties have been added to Fusion but I can't find the second moment of inertia for sections. This value is essential for evaluating the stiffness of a beam or column and it would be nice not to have to calculate it independently.

Ron_Young · ‎02-25-2018

Add an "Apply to Selection" function in the appearance and physical pallettes node menu to allow quickly swapping assigned nodes, without the need to visually drag to bodies potentially hidden or buried deep in multiple nested groups (I.E tedious and error-prone busywork) This would allow changing those attributes on a large number of components at once to become the trivial effort by doing "select object applied to" followed by selecting the replacement and using it's "Apply to Selection" I.E. Similar to the node assignment UI functionality in Maya.

Anonymous · ‎06-12-2016

Please add the ability to show the Center of Gravity and Moments of Inertal for an object and components. These basic values are critical for moving parts and designs!

DWhiteley · ‎08-15-2017

Further disrupt Swx by adding a fluid flow analysis to ultimate.

Anonymous · ‎11-20-2017

Why I think we could use this: Adding this feature to fusion would make it so much more powerful. Any sort of ballistic or aerodynamic project would be vastly improved. Designing rockets and engines could be more accurate and let our community get into a whole new level of complexity and quality of design. What it would need to include: Allowing us to input mechanical properties of the materials we want to work with would be absolutely essential to getting real results. tensile, shear, thermal modulus, etc. would let us see actual pressure and pressure relative to our material capabilities. Allowing us to use faces and create origins of force and rate of acceleration of said force would also be crucial. We could use this for hundreds of projects across dozens of industries.

Anonymous · ‎09-08-2016

The normal design flow goes something like this: 1) Concept the design 2) Model / detail the design 3) Find Static / Dynamic forces 4) Run Stress calculations on parts or assemblies 5) Manufacture prototype parts In Fusion 360, I can: 1) Concept in Modeling 2) Model in Modeling 3) Find Static / Dynamic forces in ______ 4) Run Stress calculations in Simulation 5) Generate CNC code in CAM There is a missing component in Fusion. If I am designing a rotating device, I should be able to determine the requirements for a motor. Fusion should calculate inertia, and acceleration should be an input. Then the motor size could be determined (power, torque, speed). Or, the motor could be defined with a certain power / torque / speed (any of the two), and the actual acceleration would be calculated. If we are designing a device to lift a load, we would need to know how much force is acting through the lifting members. We would need to know how large to make the hydraulic cylinder (or pneumatic piston, or linear motor). How much force is acting on the bearings? Is the bearing big enough? What about a counterbalance spring? If we are designing a hopper, we might want to know how much force the walls will see when a load is dumped into the hopper. How big do the shock absorbers need to be? If the load is dumped on one side from 6 feet, and bounces to the other side, what will the load be? I would want to import the resultant loads into Simulation to see if my structure will be strong enough. I might want to design a cell phone case that can be dropped from 6 feet onto a hard surface. What will the dynamic loads be? Again, I would want import these loads into Simulation to see if the case would crack. The possibilities are endless. Just search the internet for "Rigid Body Solver" or [pick a major CAD system] & "motion simulation" to get some ideas. This would probably be a new module, and I understand it could be a lot of work. But there should be a number of algorithms readily available. (Many video games use a stripped down version to simulate physics.) And it would fill a hole in the current workflow. I think the effort would be worth it. Thanks!

kb9ydn · ‎09-24-2015

What I would REALLY, REALLY, REALLY like to see for Fusion is a "send feedback" button. When you press this button it will: - take a screen shot - allow you to enter a description of the issue you are having - allow you to include other pictures and files if needed - allow you to fill in an email address or other contact information - provide a check box for whether you want to be notified of updates regarding the issue (including a ticket number and status changes) - send all of the above information along with the current and all referenced design files directly to Fusion support The forum is great, especially when you can share files publicly. But it does take significantly more work than a simple feedback button would. C|

Anonymous · ‎07-10-2016

Hi, Fusion 360 is great to produce CAD but would be even greater if was possible to simulate non-imaging and imaging optical elements/systems (design of illumination systems, projector systems, LASER based systems etc). Is it something you would consider in implement in the near future? Best Regards, Nelson Faria

lokiidesigns · ‎04-02-2018

Please add the ability to interact with the Center of Gravity analysis for things like: projecting into sketches for starting points on lines create a sketch point joint constraints construct axis perpendicular to point point to point moves dimensioning showing in drawings and ability to annotate or reference etc...

Anonymous · ‎02-05-2016

I need the capability of performing a transient thermal analysis? I have a thermal load that is repetitive. The load is on for 300uS, and repeats every 3 mS for example. I need to be able to determine the temperature vs time for several hundred milliseconds for this type of transient load.

Anonymous · ‎08-15-2017

It would be great if we could model a 3-axis mill spindle and be able to attach it to the tools in the tool library so we can check for clearance issues when running simulation. But not make it like the "add a new holder" option but to be able to create the spindle completely as a model then create coordinate system at which the tool holder would align itself to the axis defined an then open said model in the library. We can name the coordinate system a specific name so the program knows to attach it so when there's multiple coords it wont get confused. I prefer adding my mill table with vises and OTC into the CAM so i know nothing will hit.

Anonymous · ‎07-27-2018

Would you be able to add CFD functionality to Fusion 360. Openfoam is an open source CFD package. It is available as a addin for FreeCAD and a number or people have written GUI's for it. https://www.openfoam.com/ It just occurs to me that it would be a great addition to Fusion. All the basic functionality is there in the source code. If you could integrate it with fusion or make it as a free addon it would be awesome.

Anonymous · ‎09-30-2015

It would be extremely useful for a stock comparison mode, (which exists in HSMWorks). In stock comparison mode, the stock would be colored according to the amount of material left in relation to the model. The stock will be colored gray where the stock and model coincide. Red indicates that stock has been removed from the model which for instance happens when you are using negative stock to leave.

shawn · ‎01-11-2020

Modern computers today have multiple cores and can easily handle the workload of most Shape Optimization simulations. Shape Optimization should not require the cloud to solve. Please make an option to perform Shape Optimization locally.

bryan_mcnatt · ‎04-14-2017

Within the Simulation module, the Bolt Connector generator is great. But, it's slow and tedious for bolt patterns or multiple bolts of same or different sizes/materials. It could be improved by simply remembering the previous bolt parameters and pre-populating the menu fields. Or, there could be a check box to recall the previous bolt parameters. It could also be improved by adding a Copy Bolt Connector command. Right-click on an existing Bolt Connector and select Copy Bolt Connector. It would then simply prompt for the Head and Nut geometry (or Head and Threaded Hole geometry) to use for the new Bolt Connector instance. You could then Repeat Copy Bolt Connector and select new geometry for subsequent connectors. This might be an area I could address with a script but I'll have to learn how to do that first. So, maybe Autodesk or another user will beat me to it.

BOGGAB · ‎08-26-2016

Hello , I have been using Fusion 360 for a long time using it mostly as a CAD CAM tool for medical work. I also use the simulation tool you have added but I believe adding a fluid flow simulation module would prove to be an invaluable tool for designing vascular stents . The simulation available in Fusion 360 is extremely useful to me as it is now , but I feel that if you add this tool it would add value to Fusion 360 , as flow simulation is required by many disciplines . It would also prove useful to those who simulate air flows around their 3d designs ( in order to see if their product is in any way aerodynamic ) .

jimmy.haddersPKDBD · ‎06-09-2016

Hi, one feature i think would be a great asset would be the possibility to sweep a solid body and use it as a cutter like when you're milling with pencil command and such. Lots of times when designing a surface or so you want to see what kind of tool would give what kind of corner to decide surrounding geometry. I added a screencast to show what i'm after, this is a cam simulation but it shows what i'm looking for.

tobias_modl · ‎05-31-2017

It would be beneficial to add new materials (one or more) by an upload functionality via e.g. excel sheet. Properties of new materials could be filled within a template from existing databases in a more convenient manner. regards tobias

Anonymous · ‎03-09-2019

I love the NASTRAN solver and the Sheet Metal Capabilities of Fusion 360 but when is Autodesk going to introduce shell elements. When performing analysis on large sheet metal assemblies we have to use solid elements instead of shell elements which makes computation nearly impossible (elements < 1/3 material thickness). Often times I have to export the models to solidworks and perform the analysis there. Seems like a simple fix to make the program robust. Keep up the good work!!

bryan_mcnatt · ‎07-25-2016

I would like to see rigid body dynamics, similar to what is available to me through Autodesk Simulation with its MES capability, added to the Simulation module of Fusion 360. This had been suggested two years ago by someone else but it was archived due to lack of votes then. I think, now that Fusion 360 is more mature and includes a growing Simulation capability, the addition of rigid body dynamics (mechanical event simulation) would be game-changing.

Anonymous · ‎11-28-2019

I really wish that I could bend, squish and wrap/unwrap my parts. Cosplay, chair covers, clothes, even paint requirements etc would be fun to develop and build. Considering the 2D laser cutter integration, those features would integrate seamlessly. Does anyone know if fabrics are coming to Fusion360?

Coscor_NPL · ‎02-14-2016

Hi Fusion 360 Team I have tried to search the forums/ideas, and seemed not to be able to find anything about this. It would be a really REALLY valuable, important and helpfull tool for injection mould and part designers. a simulation that would show the 'gathering points' 'stress points' 'burn marks' and 'way of filling' etc. by placing the gate location Thanks in advance! PS: inventor allready have something that could be used? http://www.autodesk.com/products/moldflow/overview BTW. love you program/service/idea, awesome pricing for a very good product... though I think 'rotation' could be done better (I come from SW, don't know what is different, but something in fusion is... off)

Anonymous · ‎04-16-2016

It would be great if Fusion 360 could output the model's COG.

Anonymous · ‎01-21-2019

I feel like the current values you can set the motion study speed interval to is far to high. I always put the speed slider to the lowest setting, but it is still almost always to fast. And putting the slider at the fastest setting makes it impossible to even see the frames playing. For my project, I have to put it at roughly 1/5 of the speed to even be able to make out the intended movement. I feel like this should be a pretty simple fix, possibly just tweaking the values. Another solution that would be appreciated is the possibility to add more then just a 100 steps. Then I could spread the intended movement out on a larger span of frames . The linked video shows the movement I'm trying to recreate "Linkage for Parallelogram's Tracing" https://youtu.be/lXO69eRWkkY?t=4

and.magro · ‎05-23-2016

Fusion 360 is the next-generation tool for the next generation I could not agree more. But Fusion also need next generation tools, like Shape Generator from Inventor. With the flexibility of Fusion and the powerful of Shape Generator, Autodesk could really shine in a recent future 😉 Thanks

Faraj_Monnapillai · ‎10-23-2017

I am pretty sure that this feature is not on fusion 360. My idea is to allow users to work on more than one item at a time if the user as more that one display. For example - if a user has 3 displays, and they are making an f1 car. They could be working on the front wings on one display, rear wings on another and the main body on the third display.

Anonymous · ‎04-12-2017

I have created a handful of BT30 toolholders to assess tool collisions when machining parts. I noticed that Tormach and Maritool have made their products part of the standard Fusion library and would like to invite other manufacturers such as Command, Techniks, Sandvik, Mistsubishi, Lyndex-Nikken, YG and Richmill to offer up their models for public use. In the event the manufactures are unwilling or unable to add their models, I propose that users be able to share their private stash of holders with everyone else to reduce the effort required to incorporate new tools into one's process.

panscan · ‎01-02-2018

Hi, Support for Wire EDM cutting would be really appreciated. The plasma function should be half way there. 4-axis support "XYUV" from 2 sketches with an offset (top and bottom) would be a good start. Changeble Z-Heigh for machines that support that, to be abel to cut diffrent parts without manually change the z height. Support to contour a inner/outer-3d surface from a solid model. Wire thread and start/end cut points. Lean in/out from lines. Multiple passes, rough and fine pass (nr of fine passes and stock to leave).

Captain-DJ · ‎09-20-2017

The simulation is not bad, but also not good. Why there are materials like "mirror" or "keramic"? Often my part is fully black, so i must rotate it until it will be illuminated "mirror" If the endmill cut an line, there is no edge if the edge is on the backside. I can not see the edge until i turn my part 180 deg. So i think it is not the baddest idea to improve this a little. Add some customizations for CAM simulation (and maybe CAD/CAM background colors like color gradient, lights and shadows)

tkuechle · ‎09-19-2017

I realize that there are a few requests for Dual Units, but has anyone requested dual units throughout the GUI? This would be more efficient as I wouldn't need to do extra work calculating the conversion of units. Can we please be able to either go to document settings and make these changes. Alternatively, be able to right-click on a dimension and then be able to individually, group, or globally, Display Dual units? This could be defined using a simple check-box approach in the settings/preferences or a menu, etc. There are many ways to approach this feature. Thanks!

Anonymous · ‎03-14-2017

Long time Inventor user, reccently started messing around with Fusion to try and get ahead of the "curve", assuming that its the future of CAD design. One thing that frustrates me with Autodesk products, and I say this without hyperbole, is that they are hands-down the worst CAD platforms when it comes to any sort of robust tolerance analysis, either natively or through 3rd party add-ins, amongst the major CAD platforms. With the other platforms I can get: NX - Technomatix/VSA (Seimens), 3DCS (3rd party from Dimensional Control Systems) Catia - Cetol 6-sigma (3rd party from Sigmetrix), 3DCS Solidworks - Cetol, 3DCS Creo - Cetol, 3DCS which can stochastically analyze designs in 3 dimensions. Some of these, such as VSA and 3DCS, and also even link with FEA data to provide even more robust design outputs, allowing one to analyze designs as functions of both tolerance and physical effects such as deformation ,thermal expansion, etc. I think its great that Autodesk has an eye on modeling machining processes, performing FEA, and improving visual qualtiy of 3D models, but lets not put the cart before the horse - without tolerance analysis, none of these things really matter because you can't verify that you can actually build them in the real world. Even if you could build them, how do you intelligently design for cost optimization without tolerance analysis? You can't. So frustrated by this lack of capability, I contacted 3DCS about making us ("Us" being a major player in the healthcare industry and a fortune 500 company) an add-in for Inventor of thier analysis software (they currently make it for everyone BUT Inventor), and they were open to the idea, but in the end we couldn't purchase enough seats to make it fiscally viable for them (we currently use their stand-alone, CAD neutral platform). My point is, there are companies willing to take on this challenge, they just need to know its worth their time and development costs. So I implore the good folks at Autodesk - stop worrying about making things look pretty on a screen. Start worrying about making things work in the real world, and incorporate, or partner up with someone to provide, 3D tolerance analysis capabilities in your software.

Anonymous · ‎12-15-2017

Hello, I'm working actually on an weight Vs Stiffness optimisation on a wooden racing bike that is requiring static analysis. Unfortunately Fusion360 and Fusion360 Ultimate iare not supporting orthotropic materials. It would be really great to have this fixed in the coming versions!!

agordon · ‎03-19-2018

While it is possible to "simulate" a CAM operation, it is not possible to "verify" steps, line-by-line that show the code being processed at that point. That makes it very difficult to fine-tune problematic g-code! Below is a screenshot of F360 Simulate + with Info Tab open (NO G-CODE) Here is the "Verify" process from Mastercam, which shows the LINE NUMBER, OPERATION AND G-CODE! I know that to Verify as MC does, the verify would have to be undertaken AFTER posting an operation, but it should be possible to have an option to "Simulate" (no post) and "Verify" (undertake a post)

Anonymous · ‎05-23-2017

Can the Flow Design will be an add in Fusion 360 like in inventor so that i do not need to open in a separate window

Anonymous · ‎02-10-2017

vex · ‎02-02-2016

Could we get composites, visco-elastic, and other advanced materials for simulation? For composites; being able to dictate fiber orientations and ply thicknesses would be really helpful. Not to mention put it well beyond most other solid modeling software out there. What I imagine would be declaring that particular faces or components have 100% fibers divided into different directions (for instance 50% i, 25%j, 25%k). This of course doesn't work very well for molded and organic shapes, but in that case the assumption that the fibers follow the i, j, k percentages while remaining parallel and coincident with the organic surface direction might suffice. It would also be helpful to be able to dictate filament and matrix for the material. Carbon-Fiber, Glass-Fiber, Nano-Tube, etc combined with different epoxy matrix types would allow for a more complete engineering solution I think. In similar fashion; having access to non-linear visco-elastic materials would be a pretty amazing addition to the simulation library. Rubbers that deform non-linearly or polymers that have accurately modeled ultimate compression strength (there's some that actually have no ultimate compression strength). This things would add additional depth and functionality to an already robust system.

Anonymous · ‎06-10-2017

Hi there, I'd like to bring this up once again. Since this kind of module is now only available in Inventor Professional suite, I think it makes sense that it should make its way to Fusion360. I'm not talking about any FEA-based simulation of events, but rather about adding motors, springs, physical contacts and gravity and getting point traces, velocity diagrams and acceleration diagrams. I think this would be extremely precious for mechanisms designers in Fusion360. If you want an example please check this GIF from a presentation I made for my work some time ago using inventor. I was simulating a 2R robot. https://gifyu.com/image/bQK2

Anonymous · ‎12-24-2019

I know its been talked about for awhile, but where are we at with machine tool simulation in CAM? In 2016 the Fusion team said likely in the next few years. I know in HSMWorks you utilize Solidworks CAD, but in Fusion we already have the capability to model or import a full machine tool, set drive joints and motion links etc. We already have our "machine tool" library. Couldn't we just make an axis through cylinder at the spindle, snap tools to that point, and simulate? We could use the "motion study" to see our limits or axis' and collision check to see if the machine tool violates model fixture or stock just as we check with our tools and holders. Would it really be that much work to implement machine tools into our tool path simulation, or is it that Autodesk does not want to do this because then it would be competing against PowerMill's features at a much lower price? If that is the case, maybe it could be included with the "manufacturing extension" for extra money? Would love a firm answer on what the plan is with this, or if its not coming at all. We're getting a massive 5 axis gantry mill soon and I would gladly pay more for this feature. PowerMill is overkill for the work that I'll be doing on this machine, but still would like to have some confidence I wont crash. I can't stick with Fusion on this machine without this feature. Thanks !

Anonymous · ‎12-17-2016

I see that coil feature can be a lot better , for example making the coils - compression or torsional - behave in a realistic way like in a suspension system , modeling a coil with variable pitch ... etc

Max_Marz · ‎06-06-2018

Been suggested before as far back as 2015 but it would be really nice to see how fast a tool is moving in real time during a simulation to visualize speeds and feeds directly before taking the program over to the machine. It seems like in past threads the usefulness has just been shrugged off.

louisbrillon · ‎01-12-2016

Add other types of contact in the simulation models. At least the ability to free some degrees of freedom between parts. For the moment, only bonded are available. It could be easy to add other types of contact while staying in a linear analysis. It could greatly improve the capabilities of the simulations.

dammitcotezee · ‎03-23-2016

Since the parametric stuff is pretty solid in Fusion 360, it would be nice to have a web configurator much like Thingiverse's customizer http://www.thingiverse.com/customizable/page:1 . I'd like to set a few variables as "Configuration Variables" and then if I'd like, be presented with an automagically generated webpage that has a preview window on one side and my customizable variables on the other. I'd like to be able to download the modified file in whatever format required (but most needed stl for 3d printing).

Sungod3000 · ‎06-11-2016

Hi, the 3d printing integration in fusion is already good, the cherry on top would be a material that estimates the layer on layer structure of FDM 3d prints better than the uniform ABS or plastic materials. First I imagine it could be helpfull to weaken an existing plastic material a bit to accomodate for the weaker layer adhesion compared to solid materials and second similar to tree rings in wood the print orientation influences the strength very differently in different directions. Cheers

gary.berwick · ‎04-23-2017

hi guys, I can see that this has been asked before but still not included in the latest batch of updates. Generally speaking I would guess that most of your new Fusion 360 users will have come from some sort of Autodesk software and seeing how both AutoCAD and Inventor both have this command wouldn't it be a logical choice to include this into Fusion 360? It is a huge time saver to be able to hit the space bar without having to move position with the mouse as I'm sure you know. Hopefully we see it soon?? Thanks.

cl3m.germain · ‎05-11-2016

Hello, I am curently working in the model of a robot, working with joints and motion studies to simulate the robot's movements. The motion study is a very crutial feature and i feel like it is very shallow with fusion to do anything involving many joints. It would be great to use the motion study tool to create longer animations that can be exported as a video. The fact that we have to manipulate joints with curves for the angles makes it complicated to animate 360° turning axis (to simulate a motor). I would like to be able to loop play some curves while other curves are not loop-playing, for exemple. Cheers, Clémence

Max_Marz · ‎06-06-2018

Been suggested before as far back as 2015 but it would be really nice to see how fast a tool is moving in real time during a simulation to visualize speeds and feeds directly before taking the program over to the machine. It seems like in past threads the usefulness has just been shrugged off.

tomae · ‎03-20-2016

The Inspect tool should be enabled in CAM simulation. There is no way to make measurements after running the simulation in order to adjust toolpaths. Trial and error method of adjusting toolpaths becomes tedious and a way to make measurements after a simulation would be very useful.

Anonymous · ‎11-25-2016

I originally wrote this idea for inventor, but as i have started doing more stuff with Fusion 360 and seeing the update frequency for Fusion 360 maybe would be done in fusion 360. The idea is that Fusion 360 could have a tool or tools for testing out mechatronic concepts and automation. I think that would be great for testing out systems virtually. It should have the ability to place actuators and sensors, then program them with arduino as in 123Circuits or have PLC Function Block window, where you have modules, inputs and outputs, so you could already start testing out programs and functions.

shigeaki.k · ‎11-09-2017

Would like to have the ability to set components as rigid bodies in Simulation study types others than in even simulation. Currently, the maximum value for Young's modulus that can used as input seems to be 1300000 MPa. Components can be assigned as rigid bodies in Event Simulation. However, this is not possible in other types of simulation studies. (Written on behalf of a client) Shigeaki K.

waltertulin · ‎07-06-2019

Hi, Fusion 360 should include weldment design for parts. It should also have the ability to provide the ability to the indicate the weld details on the drawings. Regards Walter

Anonymous · ‎02-20-2018

Right how the part or component is locked in space and the spindle rotates around it. Everyone I've spoken to agrees that we would prefer to have the parts on a rotary table or a 4th axis tombstone (vertical or Horizontal) and see the spindle and the parts move as they really will in the machine. Thanks Rick

TOwens777 · ‎10-13-2015

It would be really nice to have wood as a selection for toolpath simulation material. I would think more so than water. 😉

eschermuppet · ‎01-26-2018

Here's some things I'd like to do, but can't 1) Measure the mushroom distance left after all my "front side setup" ops complete 2) Measure between two arbitrary points while my simulated stock remains active (at any point during the simulation) What happens today: Whenever I click the Inspect icon, fusion jumps immediately OUT of simulation mode, and shows me a different view of my base model, What I expected: Jump into ability to measure what I was looking the moment when I clicked the inspect button.

mufadal89 · ‎02-22-2017

It would be really great if Fusion had a module for motion study. In which we can find out the velocities accelerations at required points in the mechanism. I dont know if this is too much to ask but a multi body simulation module as a package would be ultimate . Thank you fusion team

Laurens-3DTechDraw · ‎12-21-2015

This is something that is semi-possible in HSMWorks but I would like to have it decend. So what I'm looking for is this: While programming it's often hard to know what you have machined and what you haven't. So you would want the software to show you that. This video shows what is possible now in HSMWorks but for all the Autodesk CAM solutions I think we want it updated. https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/f62bcc6d-30f4-4d4a-8c12-205b4b78573a If you enable the show stock preview feature you want it to show all the stock removed upto the operation that is selected. If nothing is selected preview everything that is in the active job/setup. But when you select an operation you still want to see the toolpath lines. Which is currently not possible it's one or the other and we want both.

Anonymous · ‎08-13-2016

My suggestion is simple: When clicking properties on a component in an assembly, there is a very helpful center of mass number. However, the number's themselves aren't always easy to discern, especially if the component isn't at the origin. So I suggest making an option (much like the XYZ Delta feature in "Measure".) that highlights and displays the center of mass so we can locate it visually. Maybe a big green dot, or like XYZ Delta, coordinate lines. Thanks, I hope you guys like it.

jkelindberg · ‎10-02-2017

I sometimes make two (or more) designs of a component, and I want to put them in a presentation to compare them. It's pretty difficult to get the view exactly the same in two different windows. The workaround is to make a new design where all the components are added and use the light bulb to turn them on and off. Now, the problem is if you want to compare simulation results... So, how about if you can make an option to set the view camera properties?

aykutcamci38 · ‎02-11-2020

It would be perfect to simulate and generate the model about Computational Fluid Dynamics. For example we can describe mass flow rate, volumetric flow rate, boudary of fluid region, density, heat, characteristic of flow like laminar or turbulent, and may be we can add dimensionless number like Mach Number, Froude Number, Reynolds Number and Weber Number with preview tab as Advanced CFD. We an also describe starting and ending cross section areas as Preserve Geometry and we would be able to generate the model with Static Stress and CFD analysis at the same time.

johngrimsmo · ‎01-18-2016

In the Edit/Passes box on HSMWorks 3D we see a beautiful little box showing the calculated cusp height of your 3D toolpath stepover, but we don't have this in Fusion 360 yet. I'd love to see it implemented! I find myself camming it in HSM just to see the cusp height, then finishing it in Fusion.

esumft · ‎07-25-2018

Hi, I think it would be cool if you could select to keep an operation window (i.e. extrude) open instead of it closing and having to reopen it. I realise there is a shortcut 'Repeat ****' option, but I think it's more useful to keep the window open in certain situations.

dcary94 · ‎03-16-2017

How about introducing Injection & Compression mould simulation features from Moldflow over to Fusion 360 - Induction Heating - Controlled Valve Gate Opening - Best Gate Location & MOULD DESIGN!! (Although not technically a simulation feature - haha) I think this kind of update to the simulation workspace is very much the logical step forward and would further elevate Fusion 360 in what it can do. Just a quick shout out to the Fusion 360 team, I think you're all doing a great job. Fusion 360 really is getting better and better. THANKS