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Upskill Using Free Autodesk Industry Courses

Just taking 15 minutes a day to go through Autodesk courses could make you far better prepared for your current role or advance yourskills for a new role. These curated courses cover Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Design and Manufacturing, Cross-Industry. Search over 500 available courses developed by the best in the industries. Read more →

Fusion 360 for Personal Use – Still FREE

If you meet the requirements as a non-commercial hobbyist, you can get the free Fusion 360 for personal use license. Read more →

Health Check for Autodesk Cloud – What's Up?

You can check health the status of Autodesk Cloud Services such as BIM 360, InfraWorks, FormIt, Fusion 360, AutoCAD Web, and a few others quickly by going to https://health.autodesk.com/. Read more →

Free CAD CAM Resources for Educators Using Autodesk Fusion 360

TheJournal has an article announcing the new CAD CAM Resource Center. Autodesk Education Launches Free CAD, CAM Resources for Educators Using Fusion 360 ”Secondary educators who use Autodesk Education’s Fusion 360 software can step up student engagement and excitement this fall by incorporating the company’s new free CAD and CAM resource center into classroom instruction, the company said in a recent news announcement. The educator resource center now includes learning content and exam preparation for industry certifications, training for in-demand... Read more →

3 - Autodesk Community Conversation Events this Week: Fusion 360, Revit, Civil 3D, and InfraWorks

Three Autodesk Community Conversation Events this Week– Fusion 360, Revit, and Civil 3D and InfraWorks Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 08:00 AM PDT Fusion 360 Ask Me Anything: Electronics Design Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 10:00 AM PDT Documenting Revit Materials Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 11:00 AM PDT Vehicle Tracking Roundabouts Design Read more →

Top 10 Kudo Capturing Autodesk Community Voices Blog Posts

Based on kudos from readers of the Autodesk Community Voices Blog, here are the top 10 posts in kudos. Autodesk Community Voices is a blog by the Community, for the Community. It’s our place for Community members to connect, share, and learn together. The blog features product tips and workflows, career stories, and industry insights, all shared by members of Autodesk’s global community. Visit Community Voices to browse recent posts and subscribe to keep up to date with the latest... Read more →

More June Community Conversations

We have two more Autodesk Community Conversations events this month before our annual summer event break in July. Join us for the fun and informative sessions that are also very fun. Wednesday June 22nd 08:00am PDT Fusion 360 Ask Me Anything: Electronics Design Join Richard Hammerl, a Fusion 360 Community Specialist in Electronics to ask questions on Electronics in Fusion 360 as well as share helpful tips. Register now to attend https://autodesk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeirrDsqHdTGh0yq5XbDq6_0ybv-ZIBe Thursday June 30th 10:00am PDT Dynamo Office Hours:... Read more →

Join the Fusion 360 Insiders

Being a Fusion 360 Insider gets you access to preview features, feedback opportunities with the Fusion 360 Team, report issues, and be on the Inside knowing what is coming to the product. You get to help shape the future of the product and know what is coming – all for free. Join the Fusion 360 Insiders Today Read more →

Many Live Events in April

Community Conversations are virtual meetups featuring expert speakers from across Autodesk Community. Sessions range from deep dives, tips and tricks, and live demonstrations on products such as AutoCAD, Revit, Dynamo, and Fusion 360, to roundtables on industry insights, emerging trends, career stories, and more. All experience levels, from beginner to expert, are welcome. The month of April has many events whether you are looking for AEC or Design & Manufacturing expert live conversations you will find something in our Autodesk... Read more →

March 2022 Autodesk Community Conversations

Join experts from Autodesk Community in our virtual meetups to delve into product features, discover innovative workflows, learn tools and techniques, and make connections. See all sessions Dynamo Office Hours: Getting Civil with Dynamo Thursday 03 March 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Presented by Sol Amour and Jacob Small Come join Sol and Jacob as we dive into the Dynamo for Civil 3D connection; exploring how this relationship is a two way street, the differences in... Read more →

Upcoming Autodesk Community Conversations & Two Recordings

Community Conversations are virtual meetups featuring expert speakers from across Autodesk Community. Sessions range from deep dives, tips and tricks, and live demonstrations on products such as AutoCAD, Revit, Dynamo, and Fusion 360, to roundtables on industry insights, emerging trends, and career stories, and more. All experience levels, from beginner to expert, are welcome. Join a session to delve into product features, discover innovative workflows, learn tools and techniques, and make connections in the Community. We are adding more and... Read more →

100 Plus Autodesk Apps

A fun and funny video created by Tech3D walking through most of our Autodesk applications, but not all. Fitting video walkthrough commentary since in just over a week, on January 30th, 2022, it is Autodesk's 40th birthday/anniversary. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF7zEkelSRiHB1rOnspaBgQ “Autodesk have a massive collection of software products, the descriptions are hard to understand and often intentionally vague. This video will explain every one of their products and cloud services as of January 2022, but this will change rapidly as Autodesk are... Read more →

What Are Your Top 5 Autodesk University 2021 Sessions to Attend?

Looking for some Autodesk University 2021 sessions? We have been asking our Autodesk Community and seeing what sessions they think others in their industry should bookmark and attend at the upcoming Autodesk University 2021. We asked several in different industries what their top 5 were from the list of sessions. Register today, its free to attend! Register now to build your schedule: https://autode.sk/3m6ICvb Check out these 5 session recommendations. More Top 5 Session recommendations coming. Please feel free to list... Read more →

Facebook Live Event on Fusion 360

Join us this for a special Facebook Live event with the super awesome, Portland based Autodesk employee, and bonified Fusion 360 expert Phil Eichmiller! Thursday June 24 5:00pm PST and exclusively on our Fusion360 group: https://bit.ly/2OxXXXp Read more →

20+ Fusion 360 Additive Manufacturing Tutorials

An article by Paul Sohi where he has compiled many links to 360 Additive Manufacturing tutorials. “You probably noticed some tasty new Fusion 360 additive manufacturing capabilities, from the FFF space and slicers to the metal additive manufacturing capabilities and even Additive Simulation! In the midst of all these new updates, we thought now would be an appropriate time to revisit the many incredible additive manufacturing for Fusion 360 classes taught at Autodesk University. Below is a master list of... Read more →

Achieving Better Additive Manufacturing Outcomes in Generative Design

”As part of the December 2020 update of Fusion 360, we delivered a new method for generating additive manufacturing outcomes. Internally, we call this project Additive 2.0, and it is part of our Experimental Generative Solvers and Features preview. This new method should go a long way to improve the shape quality and printability of the outcomes compared to what you previously saw in generative design. This was a present I know many of us have been eagerly waiting for,... Read more →

The Engineers Guide to Drinks in Fusion 360

One of the top Autodesk Fusion 360 users and presenters, Scott Moyse, Manufacturing & CAM Technical Specialist of CADPRO Systems Limited, recently presented a Fusion 360 tips and tricks class at Autodesk University 2020 and moved the evolution of The Engineers Guide to Drinks to a new level in Fusion 360 all along teaching you great tips and techniques in a creative and fun way. Autodesk University is free this year, go learn something valuable to build more skills and... Read more →

Getting Tipsy with Fusion 360 at Autodesk University 2020

Want to learn how to use Fusion 360 better and more efficiently all while having some fun? This will be a informative and fun class with my friend down under teaching some great tips with Fusion 360. Scott is a master with Fusion 360. The Engineers Guide to Drinks is near and dear to my heart, and I love what Scott has done to utilize the historical guide in his class and interpreted in Fusion 360. CP468677 Getting Tipsy with... Read more →

Fusion 360 Extended Access Program

Autodesk has recently announced a special program for Fusion 360 in the Extended Access Program which gives free commercial access to Fusion 360 until June 30, 2020. Find out more on the free Extended Access Program: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/extended-access-program Read more →

Electronics Design Now Included in Fusion 360

This is huge news for those in the design and manufacturing world as you can now do your industrial and mechanical design but with this months update you get professional electronics design. This makes Fusion 360 an end to end design tool for designing and manufacturing products. Read more →

3D Printed Titanium Solid bike in Portland

The SOLID bike is now proudly on display in the city that inspired it, and in the office of the software used in the design, our Autodesk Portland office. SOLID bike: The first connected, 3D printed titanium bike by Ti Cycles Design & engineering software: Autodesk Fusion 360 and Autodesk Alias For most of us, buying a bicycle means picking out a stock model that best fits our size and style. But, that comes with trade-offs, since mass-manufactured bikes can’t... Read more →

How to activate a Start-up or Educational license for Fusion 360

I recently had to provide this information to a friend who is setting up a school with Fusion 360 for the students and felt this would be great to highlight for anyone else looking to get up and licenses running for the free education or start up licensed Fusion 360. Hopefully you were aware that as a student or teacher or even a startup company or enthusiast user you may get many of the Autodesk products free for a term... Read more →

Employee Made Arcade at Autodesk's Portland Office

Our Portland Autodesk office took the Autodesk tagline of “Make Anything” quite literal. We moved into this beautifully restored downtown central eastside Portland office a year ago. So when some of the employees heard we had a game room, they asked about an arcade game. There wasn’t an arcade game or budget – so they decided to make one. It was an organic grassroots volunteer project, but a group of employees decided “hey, lets make our own arcade console.” They... Read more →

Autodesk Fusion 360 and Generative Design

An in-depth review of Autodesk Fusion 360 and generative design was just posted by DEVELOP3D, who are also holding their conference DEVELOP3D Live in Sheffield England today. “As we discussed at the outset, topology optimisation refines a singular form to an optimised state, typically using a singular material. Generative design in Fusion 360 is, by contrast, a platform for experimentation on a much grander scale. All in all, what Autodesk has delivered on here, in its first pass, is pretty... Read more →

Tap Handle Competition and I Want You To Help

In our Autodesk Portland office we are all nearing our 1 year in this beautiful historic and renovated building, and have a internal design contest. Employees are encouraged to design and 3D printed tap handles for our beer taps in the office game room named after the Portland neighborhood of Slabtown. The Slabtown game room is used for events like user groups, receptions, training, and more. I know our customers and my readers are the most skilled and talented designers... Read more →