Ok. I downloaded and installed Fusion 360. I started going through the Tutorial. The very first step... "THE VERY FIRST STEP" says to right click on the top assembly node in the browser and select New Component.
What the heck is a "top assembly node"? Even the picture doesn't tell me what it is.
I can't get beyond the first step, and now I'm scared that I'll never learn this software. And there is no email address where I can get an answer to this specific question.
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it`s just ADSK name for the tree, the bit you can see that is light blue (Unsaved) is the top assembly node just right click there.
there are a few things that will catch you out with what there name is, just ask there is no silly question`s.
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Congratulations! Twice!
1. You are actually following tutorials and start first with creating a component. That is very refreshing to see.
2. You've come to exactly the right place to find answers. Fusion 360 is very community driven and this is the place to ask.
When using Fusion 360 you don't have to be afraid of anything. Just give yourself some time and allow for mistakes. Experiment. This is software. The worst thing that can happen is that you have to re-do a few things. We're here to help you along the way so dont be afraid to ask either!
If you manage to crash Fuison 360 it's their fault 😉
Create a bug report here on the forum.
All asseblies have one main component that everything else is attached to. From there you branch out like a tree. You may have one or more single parts attached to that top node or root but you may have also have another assembly attched to that main component. That assembly is a sub-assembly and may have it's own tree structure consisting of more components and perhaps other assemblies.
As such that "top node" is also ofter referred to as the Browser root.
I am sure we'll all be highly motivated to help you after reading what you hate twice in one post 😕
It would appear to me that is more an issue of you being new to CAD software as the used terminology is rather selfexplanatory for users used to operate CAD systems.
Starting CAD, or even a new CAD program, is a bit like starting a musical instrument or leaning a new language- the first steps are hard, and it seems disorienting and almost impossible until you get a foothold. I do think there should be better help for those new to 3D CAD- probably there is, it would be good to have some pointers to a basic orientation, even if it’s not Fusion specific. And yes, terms should be explained in tutorials in terms understandable to all.
Give this Forum a chance- I expect you will find it far superior in responsiveness, depth of knowledge, and speed to any company email help system. This forum is very positive in tone and filled with helpful users. And it is monitored obsessively by Autodesk employees on the Fusion team. I think if you scroll through the messages, you will find no one is ignored and all but the most obscure and specialized questions get very rapid responses.
There are settings that will send you email notifications whenever there is a reply- are you sure those aren’t getting lost or filed as spam by your system? If not, go to your Autodesk profile, check your Preferences under Subscriptions and Notifications- Notification Settings. I have mine set to automatically subscribe me to all topics in which I participate.
Some cities have developed Fusion User groups. It’s a pretty new program, and evolving rapidly, so your best bet is to find someone who is a little more experienced. I just attended the first meeting in Seattle, and most of the users had only been using Fusion for a few months. Most had considerable CAD experience, however. You don’t say where you are located, so it’s hard for anyone to respond with a suggestion for one on one help.
It does not prove your point. You responded to two posts attempting to help you with how much you hate forums and again you mention how you detest forums.
That is obvioulsy not the most sensible thing to say on a forum 🙂
This forum is an email and web based system, in place for several years now, where Autodesk responds to questions about Fusion. I can only think you must not have explored much here, as Fusion team members (at all levels) are constantly on line- at all hours of the day and night- responding to questions, often with video demonstrations or specially made demonstrations. I’ve been working in various areas of technology a very long time, and I have never experienced support at a level anywhere remotely approaching what I find here. Your comment about “companies hiding from their customers” is the polar opposite of this reality.
You got a number of people trying to help you, offering an answer to your question and positive suggestions, quite quickly. What’s so bad about that? My business is mainly in electronics design and embedded systems, if we post a support question to a vendor for an IDE we feel lucky to get any response in three days, and usually it’s a response from someone who doesn’t begin to understand the problem. Many of us here also run small (or not so small) businesses and have a lot of demands on us, but take some time to try to help newer Fusion users. It's one of the very best things about the program. I don't know what other experiences you have had with support forums, but this one is relentlessly helpful, and Autodesk is very much present and great at accepting criticism and making changes based on what is said here.
I made the point that it was hard to know where to direct you in terms of local help without knowing where you are located- you may have a great group nearby, but without knowing anything about where you are… Fusion is a new program, and there are not yet large numbers of users everywhere.
In this long thread are many references to online training classes, like ones from igetit, that others have found helpful.
this forum is the nicest forum you could ever be on, try the Arduino or linuxcnc forum it is full of Aholes.
in this forum we work on a kudos system the amount of Kudos can mean how many problems a member has solved and if they are a Autodesk expert eilte thay only get that for one reasion.
also on this forum you can get a reply from any AD staff member even the ceo.
if some one needs help they just need to ask and the longest you may have to weight for a answer if it`s posted in the correct spot is 12 hours most time it will be within an hour.
but if some one is being silly you will get told off by member`s realy fast or you will get a pm from admin, I do quite often but that`s me telling them off and they discuse the issue, they dont block you or boot you off the forum, they enter into a discusion with you about what the problem is a try to fix it.
there is the odd staff member that is useliss but 99% off the AD staff do try to help, most of the time a forum member will beat them to a answerr and if it is correct they thank us. (it would be good if they gave swag away)
If you're comfortable with Skype we can do this remotely. I've done this with other users.
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