Category: Fusion


  • Troubleshooting Fusion’s Deburr Toolpath: How to Eliminate Retracts and Smooth Your Edges

    Seth Madore, an experienced machinist and expert Fusion user explains why Fusion’s deburr toolpath creates retracts and gaps, how to fix it with one simple setting, and alternative strategies for smooth, efficient deburring. Deburring should be a finishing touch, not a frustrating bottleneck. Yet, anyone who has tried to deburr complex tooth forms or splines…


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    Redefining Sustainable Packaging: Pulpex and RoboChallenge Deliver a Breakthrough Paper Bottle with Autodesk Fusion

    In our disposable society, plastic packaging is everywhere you look. But Pulpex is tackling this reality head on by rethinking packaging altogether. Their revolutionary fiber-based products put sustainability first. Now, they’re delivering an innovative new option: a paper bottle. Based in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, Pulpex knew they needed more than a supplier for this ambitious project.…


  • Fusion Roadmap 2026

    Discover the Autodesk Fusion 2026 roadmap and how AI, automation, and connected workflows are shaping the future of design and manufacturing. As we move into 2026, we are building on the momentum of the past year and continuing to shape how data, design, and production come together. Our focus remains clear: give teams greater clarity,…


  • 5 Tips to Design Smarter in Fusion

    These practical tips will help you design faster, more accurately, and with greater flexibility when using Fusion. 1. Master the S key for design shortcuts The S key opens the Design Shortcuts Menu, a customizable panel that gives you instant access to your most-used commands. Add tools like Fillet, Extrude, Sketch, and Mirror for quick…


  • Your CAM Is Costing You: The Fast Track to Modern Manufacturing with Autodesk Fusion

    Discover how Autodesk Fusion for Manufacturing can help your job shop overcome programming bottlenecks, reduce downtime, and boost profitability with integrated CAD/CAM workflows. The reality for job shops today If you run a machine shop, you know the daily pressure you face. Customers want shorter lead times, tighter tolerances, and competitive pricing. Meanwhile, skilled labor…


  • Redefining the Electronics Lifecycle: How Fusion Empowers Modern Electronics Design

    Discover how Autodesk Fusion and the Avnet add-in streamline electronics design with real-time data, seamless collaboration, and BOM optimization. Bringing innovative products to market requires more than just great ideas—it demands seamless collaboration, real-time data, and tools that bridge the gap between design and manufacturing. Autodesk Fusion, enhanced by the Avnet add-in, is redefining how…


  • 5 New Fusion Features That Tighten Your Design‑to‑Manufacturing Workflows

    Discover 5 powerful new Autodesk Fusion features that streamline design, drawings, and CAM—from custom properties to multi‑axis clearing. The January 2026 Fusion release includes packed set of updates across data, design, drawings, and manufacturing. There are five capabilities that stand out for how directly they can impact your teams day-to-day work. From tighter governance of…


  • Atatri Design Reduces Prototyping Cycles by 80% for New Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber

    Based in Coimbatore, India, Atatri Design specializes in structural design, functional performance modeling, and full-cycle product development. Using simulation-led engineering, rapid prototyping, and precise detailing, the team transforms early concepts into proven, manufacturable solutions. Their core offerings, including structural analysis, functional optimisation, and complete product engineering, enable startups, medical organizations, and manufacturers to build safer,…


  • Designing a Bail Component in Fusion & Advanced Modeling Tips: A Beginner’s Guide (Part 5)

    Learn how to design a bail component in Fusion using constraints, project and offset, extrude to object, and appearance settings for a polished finish. Hi everyone! Brad from CAD Ed here, with the next installment inthe Getting Started with Fusion series. Creating complex components in Fusion doesn’t have to be intimidating. With the right tools…


  • Editing Features in the Fusion Timeline to Modify Your Design: A Beginner’s Guide (Part 4)

    Learn how to edit features in the Fusion timeline, use patterns, and apply parametric updates for flexible, efficient 3D modeling. Welcome back to the Getting Started with Fusion tutorial series, where I walk you through how to create a fishing reel from start to finish! Today we’re going to explore an extremely powerful capabilities –…


  • Nesting in Manufacturing: A Complete Guide to Optimizing Material Usage – and How Fusion for Manufacturing Can Help

    Learn how nesting boosts material utilization and efficiency in manufacturing and how Autodesk Fusion for Manufacturing delivers integrated nesting for smarter workflows. In manufacturing, raw material often accounts for 40–60% of total production costs. When margins are tight and demand is variable, every square inch of stock you save drops straight to the bottom line.…


  • From Fragmented Systems to Unified Insights: Cloud PLM for Distributed Teams

    Discover how cloud-based PLM, like Autodesk Fusion, empowers manufacturers with secure, scalable collaboration, real-time visibility, and simplified lifecycle management. As more manufacturing organizations have distributed teams and remote workers, reliability and security are more important than ever. This shift is driving small and midsize manufacturers to adopt cloud-based PLM, which reduces the burden on internal…


  • How to Create Sketches in Autodesk Fusion: A Beginner’s Guide (Part 2)

    Learn how to create sketches in Fusion with this beginner-friendly guide. Includes steps for selecting planes, using sketch tools, adding dimensions, and constraints. Welcome back to our Getting Started with Fusion series! In the last post, we explored the Fusion interface—how to navigate workspaces, toolbars, and the viewport so you feel at home in the…


  • Transforming Furniture Manufacturing: The Strategic Advantage of Integrated Technology

    Transform furniture manufacturing with integrated technology—streamline design, automate production, and boost profitability for a competitive edge. The furniture industry is undergoing a profound transformation. Today’s customers expect more than just attractive products. They want personalization, sustainable materials, and rapid delivery, all at competitive prices. For manufacturers, these demands present both a challenge and an opportunity:…


  • PCB Trace Spacing: The Ultimate Guide to Reliable Circuit Design

    Achieve reliable PCB layouts with optimal trace spacing—learn expert strategies and use Autodesk Fusion for error-free, manufacturable designs. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the foundation of electronics, powering everything from smartphones to industrial machinery. Yet, one of the most critical, and often overlooked factors in PCB design is trace spacing: the minimum distance between conductive…