Fusion 360 Blog

Explore product updates and enhancements, useful Fusion 360 tips and tutorials, roadmap updates and community stories.

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Marti Deans

Marti graduated from University of California, Berkeley where she earned her B.S. Mechanical Engineering and explored manual and CNC manufacturing processes in the Berkeley Student Machine Shop using MasterCAM, HSMWorks, and InventorHSM. Using this experience, she has been working at Autodesk for over 2 years, first developing training and adoption strategies for Fusion 360 users with a focus in manufacturing and now driving awareness for Fusion 360 and its manufacturing capabilities.

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QUICK TIP: Post Processor Properties & More!

Find, edit, and tweak your Fusion 360 post processor for free with resources including an online library, post processor forum, and in context properties.

Turning Point – New Turning Updates in Fusion 360

The Fusion 360 CAM team has been busy bringing turning updates large and small. Here’s your one stop shop for what’s new in turning.

QUICK TIP: Easier Selections with…Unselectable?

Learn how to make bodies and components unselectable to make selections easier. It may sound counter-intuitive, but it just might work!

Speeds and Feeds for New CNC Machinists

Learn the fundamentals of speeds and feeds for CNC milling and drilling including cutting speed (SFM), feed rate (IPM), chip load, and speed/feed formulas.

CNC Coordinate System Made Easy

Learn coordinate system fundamentals for any CNC machine, including cartesian coordinate system, right hand rule, work coordinate system, and tool offsets.

Work Smart & Safe In Your Machine Shop

Learn how to stay safe in a CNC machine shop with these guidelines for operating CNC machinery including general awareness, machine setup, PPE, and more.

QUICK TIP: Sheet Metal Contour Flanges

Create sheet metal flanges using sketch contours, and see how Fusion 360 can automatically miter flanges and add material to heal disconnected sketches.

10 Milling Toolpaths for Your First 2D CNC Machining Project

Learn about the 10 milling toolpaths to use for your first 2D CNC machining process including facing, contouring, cutter diameter compensation), and more.

QUICK TIP: Unselectable Sketch Profiles

Unselectable sketch profiles got you down? Learn a trick to help troubleshoot those unruly sketches, and see how Show Profile affects sketch function.

Top 8 Milling Tools for New CNC Machinists

Learn about the top 8 milling tools that every CNC Machinist needs to know about including end mills, face mills, fly cutters, center spot drills, and more.

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