• A closer look at vertical and horizontal milling machines

    For machine shop operators considering milling machines, one of the most basic questions they have to answer relates to configuration: vertical or horizontal mill? The answer depends on the nature of the business—in particular the type and volume of work being done in the shop—but also cost, capabilities of the workforce, and the facility itself. All…

    Advanced Manufacturing

  • April 17, 2018 Product Update – What’s New

    We pushed a small update last night that included a number of fixes in CAM, Drawings, and how you select license types.

    What's New

  • Fusion 360 Mastery: How to Use Version Control to Easily Manage Your Design Projects

    Got version control? Fusion 360 does. Learn how to easily manage your design projects using Fusion 360's built-in version control system.

    Fusion

  • Machining Hard Material

    In the constantly evolving world of manufacturing, mold and die shops must continually improve productivity without sacrificing part quality. As you strive to stay competitive, you may need to work smarter and harder… With harder materials, that is. Many molds and dies require these hard materials to operate optimally. For example, H13 steel is capable of…

    Advanced Manufacturing

  • QUICK TIP: Reverse Engineer from Mesh

    Pull cross sections from meshes and convert those to sketches to reverse engineer from scans, STLs, or OBJs. Watch this QUICK TIP to learn how!

    Fusion

  • What Fully Integrated CAD and CAM has Done to the Engineering Realm

    Computer-aided design changed the engineering realm just a few decades ago. The latest change to the tools available to engineers is the full integration of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) into CAD programs. Let’s take a look at the biggest benefits that a CAD/CAM integrated workspace brings us as engineers. One thing that CAD did when it first was implemented…

    Advanced Manufacturing

  • The Top 5 Challenges in Mold & Die

    A look at how one mold manufacturer has embraced new manufacturing technology, unlocked the full potential of its workforce and become the dominant supplier in its field. Article by Clinton Perry, PowerMill Product Marketing Manager Today’s mold manufacturers are under pressure. Yep, it’s a shock revelation, right? Your end customers demand, even expect, to see…

    Advanced Manufacturing

  • How Your PCB Is Manufactured

    Ever been curious about how the PCB you just finished designing is actually made? Read on to learn how it all happens in plain English, no technical jargon needed!

    Eagle

  • FusionNews for the week of 5/11: A weekly roundup of community news

    FusionNews highlights the key things happening in the Fusion 360 Community. New posts every Friday.

    Fusion

  • To Probe or Not to Probe: Ending the Probing Debate

    Learn how we ended the great machine tool probe debate by considering CAM priorities like cycle time, touch time, feature size, and more.

    Fusion

  • Girls of Steel Tackle Design Challenges

    The Girls of Steel, an all-girl robotics team is proving girls can succeed in robotics.

    Fusion

  • The Myth of Passive Components

    Think engineering is all black and white? Think again. Passive components are more active than you think.

    Eagle

  • QUICK TIP: Sketch Troubleshooting

    In this QUICK TIP, we'll show you some sketch troubleshooting tips. Use these methods the next time you have trouble making any sketch based features.

    Fusion

  • FusionNews for the week of 5/4: A weekly roundup of community news

    FusionNews highlights the key things happening in the Fusion 360 Community. New posts every Friday.

    News

  • What’s “Aided” about CAD?

    When was the last time your 3D CAD tool “aided” your design? Sure, the software enabled you to document an already determined outcome, maybe validated an instance of a design for strength, or even allowed you to convert a 3D object into those wonderful 2D views, and of course they updated when the model changed.…

    Advanced Manufacturing