When should you use surface modeling vs solid modeling? Learn the differences, use cases, and how each approach supports modern product design and manufacturing. Choosing between solid modeling and surface modeling is one of the most common questions in product design and manufacturing. Both approaches are essential in modern 3D modeling workflows, but they serve…
Fusion
Do small businesses really need PLM? Learn when spreadsheets stop working—and how Fusion helps growing teams manage product data and change without complexity. For many small businesses, spreadsheets feel like the safest answer to managing product data. They’re familiar and flexible. And when your team is small, they seem “good enough” for tracking parts, changes,…
Fusion
Next up in this Fusion 360 Machining Extension series is toolpath automation, including steep and shallow and hole recognition tools.
Machining
Once you master this list of beginner Fusion 360 modeling commands, you'll be well on your way to becoming an expert.
Getting Started
This guide highlights tools to master, best practices, and things to be aware of as you get up to speed with manufacturing in Fusion 360.
Getting Started
If you're generating toolpaths with a CAM system, you need a way to turn them into code for your machine. Typically this is done by a post processor. These are often expensive, difficult to create, and hard to find support. Learn more about how Fusion 360 flips this on its head.
Machining
Discover how AI in Autodesk Fusion improves product design, manufacturability, CNC workflows, and data security across the manufacturing lifecycle. For manufacturers, AI rapidly reshaping how products are designed, validated, and made. The real question isn’t whether it belongs in manufacturing, it’s how to use it responsibly, securely, and at scale. Autodesk Fusion is at the…
Fusion
Learn about the different types of electronics susimulation processes in this informative beginner’s guide.
Electronics Engineering
Explore why connected product development matters and how Autodesk Fusion unifies CAD, CAM, and CAE to improve data integrity and manufacturing agility. As product development cycles accelerate and product complexity continues to rise, manufacturers can no longer rely on disconnected engineering workflows. Siloed systems slow innovation, introduce costly errors, and limit an organization’s ability to…
Fusion
Moving from SolidWorks to Autodesk Fusion? Learn to adjust navigation, manage sketches, and use the browser and timeline effectively.
Getting Started
Autodesk Fusion 360 provides various licenses suited to your design and make goals. Learn about the licenses and what best suits you.
Getting Started
With a lifelong passion for inventing and a disciplined, problem-first design process, Alexander Simone’s journey with makeXnow led to the creation of LockAssure—a smart lock designed for the security realities of construction sites. For Alexander Simone, inventing was never a phase or a career experiment—it’s the throughline of his life. Long before co-founding his own…
Case Studies
Prototyping a design before the fabrication process can help avoid design flaws, improve inter-team communication, and save you money.
Industrial Design
Want an easy way to save time (and mouse clicks) while working on your 3D model? Learn how to quickly copy and paste a sketch in Fusion 360.
Getting Started
Digital‑first brands are launching products faster by unifying design, engineering, and manufacturing. See how connected design‑to‑make workflows in Autodesk Fusion reduce rework and speed time‑to‑market. Speed doesn’t come from working harder. It comes from removing friction. Digital‑first brands, especially in consumer products, hardware, and advanced manufacturing have figured this out. They’re not launching faster because…
Product Design & Engineering