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Siloed Data: The Silent Productivity Killer
Siloed data quietly erodes productivity and increases risk in product development. Learn how integrated PLM in Fusion for Design connects teams, minimizes mistakes, and restores visibility throughout the product life cycle. Intuitively, one might think that low productivity can result from a lack of talent or effort. But in many product development companies, it’s actually…
Data management
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Made by Gather Unlocks 4X Efficiency Win with Autodesk Fusion Cloud PLM
Discover how Made by Gather centralized data and connected workflows using Autodesk’s cloud PLM solution, Fusion Manage and achieved a 4× efficiency boost in product development. Made by Gather is a design-forward kitchen appliance manufacturer behind America’s fastest-growing kitchenware brands. Along with private label work, it’s well known for the Beautiful by Drew Barrymore collection…
Case Studies
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Three Ways to Build Better Setup Sheets in Autodesk Fusion (and How to Customize Them for Your Shop)
Seth, an accomplished machinist on the Autodesk Fusion team, explains three ways to create setup sheets in Fusion —NC Program, HTML, and Excel—so machinists get clear tools, feeds, speeds, and runtime details at the machine. Autodesk Fusion gives CAM programmers three reliable options for generating repeatable, machinist-friendly setup sheets—and the best choice depends on how…
Manufacturing
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Driving Performance Through PDM & PLM: Why Modern Manufacturers Can’t Compete Without Them
Discover how integrated Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems help leaders reduce risk, accelerate development, improve quality, and drive operational efficiency across the full product lifecycle. With compressed timelines, globalized supply chains, and rising quality expectations, manufacturers face constant pressure to deliver smarter, faster, and with greater resilience. Yet many organizations…
Data management
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How Much Does Fusion Autodesk Fusion Cost? [Updated 2026]
Wondering how much Fusion 360 cost? Learn about the various Fusion 360 subscription types, along with features, benefits, and costs of each.
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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,…
Fusion
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Metrics That Prove Your Connected Product Development Investment is Working
Explore how connected product development improves key engineering metrics of time-to-market, first-pass yield, and cost of poor quality. Learn how integrating ECAD, MCAD, and PLM reduces latency and errors and how Autodesk Fusion can help. Product development teams constantly face pressure to deliver complex designs faster and with fewer errors. One means of alleviating these…
Product Design & Engineering
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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…
Fusion
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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…
Fusion
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Top 5 Applications of Additive Manufacturing for Product Design
Additive manufacturing delivers value through prototyping, functional testing, customization, lightweighting, and digital inventory. These applications need fast iteration and strong links between design and production. Fusion supports this need by integrating additive preparation with CAD and engineering workflows so that teams improve consistency, speed, and manufacturability. Additive manufacturing has moved well beyond its early application…
Product Design & Engineering
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The New Manufacturing Bottleneck Isn’t Production—It’s Your Data. Fusion for Design Connects It.
Manufacturers aren’t slowed by production—they’re held back by siloed data. Fusion for Design unifies CAD, PDM, and PLM to eliminate friction and accelerate innovation. Industry studies report that 68% of organizations cite data silos as their top concern. Teams juggle with disconnected CAD files, project notes, supplier updates, BOM revisions, and compliance documentation spread across inboxes, shared…
Data management
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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…
Fusion
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No More Needles: EzeRx Transforms Anemia Testing with Autodesk Fusion
Partha Pratim Das Mahapatra’s mother was only 37 years old when she developed severe heart complications. Only after surgery did doctors identify the underlying cause of long-term, untreated anemia. Anemia affects roughly one in four people globally. Yet despite being easy to treat, it often goes undetected. Traditional testing requires blood draws which often discourages…
Case Studies
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Fusion Community Spotlight: From Traditional Machinist to Modern Shop – Adam Booth’s Fusion CNC Journey
Adam “Abom79” Booth, shares how he blends manual skills, CNC, and Fusion to grow his shop and products, while also offering practical tips for other machine shops. Adam Booth here, though some of you may know me online as Abom79. I’m a third‑generation machinist based in Pensacola, Florida, and the owner of a small but…
Manufacturing
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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…
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