{"id":10188,"date":"2018-08-17T05:54:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T12:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=10188"},"modified":"2018-08-17T05:54:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T12:54:28","slug":"fusionnews-8-17-weekly-roundup-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-8-17-weekly-roundup-community\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews for the week of 8\/17:  A weekly roundup of community news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FusionNews highlights the key things happening in the Fusion 360 Community. New posts every Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam-e1475241829978.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam-e1475241829978.png 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam-e1475241829978-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam-e1475241829978-591x86.png 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>From the Fusion 360 Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusion-mastery-import-export-cad-files\/\">Fusion Mastery: Import\/Export CAD Files<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Need to work on a design from another CAD tool? That\u2019s where importing, and exporting comes into play. Read this to see how it\u2019s done in Fusion 360!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/au.autodesk.com\/las-vegas\/passes?mktvar002=755567&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=amer-mfg-au-dm-2018-traffic-drivers&amp;utm_id=755567\">Autodesk University 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale for AU 2018. Get the early bird price now and register for classes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VEvBHTDSDEg\">More Freedom &amp; How to Go from Model to T-Spline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join Lars as he takes an in-depth look at model vs. freeform and how to go from one to the other.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events-e1475242046977.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events-e1475242046977.png 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events-e1475242046977-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Events\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/autodesk.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_CAZOAirGSPSqQINcOI6e7w\">Online: Intro to Generative Design<\/a> \u2013 Join us on 8\/23 at 1 PM EDT to get an introduction to generative design technology and gain the resources needed to successfully apply it. <a href=\"https:\/\/autodesk.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_CAZOAirGSPSqQINcOI6e7w\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/autodesk.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_PmtjnRbyTGSYNgE27Z03rw\">Online: User Interface &amp; Data Management<\/a> \u2013Just getting started with Fusion 360? Learn how to navigate the user interface and best manage your data on 8\/28 at 2:30 PM EDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/autodesk.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_PmtjnRbyTGSYNgE27Z03rw\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/event_searches?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;keywords=&amp;tags%5B%5D=Generative+Design&amp;state=&amp;country%5Bcode%5D=&amp;zipcode=&amp;distance=&amp;commit=SEARCH\">Live: Generative Design Workshops<\/a> \u2013 Interested in learning more about Generative design? Sign up for one of our workshops today. <a href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/event_searches?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;keywords=&amp;tags%5B%5D=Generative+Design&amp;state=&amp;country%5Bcode%5D=&amp;zipcode=&amp;distance=&amp;commit=SEARCH\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy-e1475242554596.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy-e1475242554596.png 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy-e1475242554596-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Your Ideas from the Fusion 360 IdeaStation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We take your suggestions very seriously as they help to shape Fusion 360, so please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideas\/v2\/ideaexchangepage\/blog-id\/125\/tab\/most-recent\">share your ideas<\/a>\u00a0and vote for new features \/ enhancements you would like to see. Here are a few submissions from the week:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-ideastation\/folders-for-cam-templates\/idi-p\/8190750\">Folders for CAM Templates<\/a> \u2013 If the Dev Team could integrate being able to add folders to make programming faster and more repeatable as well as organized it would be another strong point in the already amazing software.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-ideastation\/be-able-to-direct-edit-parametric-variables-when-editing\/idi-p\/8189726\">Be Able to Direct Edit Parametric Variables When Editing Dimensions<\/a> \u2013 It would be nice to directly be able to modify variables we&#8217;ve made directly from editing dimensions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-ideastation\/font-options-in-drawing\/idi-p\/8190146\">Font Options in Drawings<\/a> \u2013 It would be nice to have more options in the text box in the drawing module. I create drawings in multiple languages so I need to change the color of the text for French langauge which is currently not possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a story to share? We would love to hear more about you and how you&#8217;re using Fusion 360! Shoot me an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Shannon.McGarry@autodesk.com\">Shannon.McGarry@autodesk.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FusionNews highlights the key things happening in the Fusion 360 Community. 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