Fusion 360 on metered connection.

[tcrxelizondo]

Hello,

I frequently use Fusion 360 on my laptop while my laptop is connected to the internet via my phone internet service. Coincidentally, it seems that every time I use Fusion 360 (given the conditions previously mentioned), there is a huge increase on my phone internet connection usage (a metered connection with limited data).

At this point I don’t know if this is pure coincidence or if Fusion 360 is making heavy use of the internet connection but I suspect the later. By the way, when using Fusion 360 is not like I am constantly uploading and downloading drawings or explicitly using web related functionality, all I am doing is editing or starting simple drawing so the internet usage should be minimum.

That said, other than switching to off line mode, is it possible to configure Fusion 360 so that is aware that its running on a meter connection so that it keeps the internet chatter down to a minimum? Including postponing automatic downloads.

Thanks

[brianrepp]

@tcrxelizondo - unfortunately there is not the ability to do either of these things in Fusion today.  Your best bet, as mentioned, may be to work offline and then come back online occasionally.  It may be worth posting something to the Ideastation (or perhaps searching to see if something similar already exists - I recall seeing a similar suggestion).

[designer_TT1]

I would  like to see limits for metered connections. Idea Station is defunct and there is no thread for this on the new feedback hub.

Some people might be frequently on mobile broadband with a 1GB, 3GB, 5GB monthly data plan, and inadvertently open Fusion 360 while connected to the internet, eating up the entire month of bandwidth.

Most software, anything from virus scanner, firewall, other design software, driver updaters, browsers, Windows updates, all either have an option to not automatically update or else limit for metered connections.

[isedhe]

This is indeed a problem that affected me too. Three months in a row now, I depleted my mobile traffic. Even though I manually manage offline mode and see that my computer is not connected to my phone unnecessarily while running F360, every once in a while I have to come online to upload new results. However, every couple of weeks, while waiting for the files to sync, Fusion downloads the latest update, which quickly chews through my traffic.

The solution should be quite simple: Before downloading the next update, ask the OS if it is on a metered connection or not. If so, do not start the download, but do show the user a notification to allow him to start the update manually if needed. I am aware that especially in the US, unlimited data plans do exist, and those people should totally be able to install updates while on mobile. Unfortunately, the OS doesn't know about the contract details, so err on the side of caution, but allow the user to choose.