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Mac users: macOS X 10.11 El Capitan is no longer supported. Please upgrade to the latest OS version<\/a>\u00a0to continue using Fusion 360.<\/strong><\/p>\n v.2.0.5338 fixes:<\/p>\n Generative Design<\/b><\/p>\n Manufacture<\/b><\/p>\n 2D Drawings<\/b><\/p>\n V2.0.5331 fixes:<\/p>\n V.2.0.5278\u00a0Highlights:<\/p>\n Generative Design 2D Drawings<\/strong> CAM<\/strong> UI Preview<\/strong> \ud83d\udc47\u00a0Jump to the following areas for a more comprehensive what’s new.<\/strong><\/p>\n [toc]<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf81\u00a0<\/strong>New!<\/span> Learning Panel<\/b><\/p>\n We\u2019re introducing a new learning experience inside Fusion 360 that is aimed to help you get up-to-speed with the ins and outs of the software so you can get productive as fast as possible. This experience is still early in its lifecycle, but we just couldn\u2019t wait to get it out to you all to try. <\/span><\/p>\n Now when you log into Fusion 360 for the first time, you\u2019ll be greeted with a learning panel after you close your initial quick setup. There, you\u2019ll find the first set of essential tasks, enough to get you going in the right direction. You can keep the panel open or close it by clicking on the right arrow button. To bring it back up, go to the help menu and select Learning Panel. <\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ve sprinkled essential tasks in multiple areas of the software, including different workspaces, as well as quick tips for certain workflows. The learning panel is an ever-growing, ever-evolving experience, and will only get smarter and more comprehensive from this point on. Think of it as having one of our experts sitting right next to you, showing you the best way to go about do something in Fusion 360.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> Better contextual tab highlighting in UI Preview<\/b><\/p>\n Previously when you started a Sketch in the UI preview, the entire toolbar was highlighted blue, letting you know that the Sketching was a contextual mode within the Design workspace. If you decided to toggle back to the solid tab with the sketch tab still active, there wasn\u2019t a clear indication of whether the sketch tab was contextual or not. It also looked like the entire toolbar was selected, as if you did a “select all”. Now when you start a sketch, the Sketch tab is highlighted, instead of the whole Sketch toolbar.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> Sketch Constraints behavior in UI preview<\/b><\/p>\n Based on your feedback, we\u2019ve improved how Sketch Constraints behave in when you\u2019re sketching with the UI Preview turned on. The obvious change here is that now, all the constraints are visible in the toolbar by default. No more digging through the drop-down menu to find the one you need.<\/span><\/p>\n We also brought back the contextual behavior it was missing previously. Now when you select sketch geometry, constraints that don\u2019t apply to your selection will grey out, and the ones that do apply will remain active. Just like the good ol\u2019 days. <\/span><\/p>\n We have some great updates in the works around the UI in general (and a lot of it was based on feedback you gave us), so stay tuned to the blog as we will be updating you on what we\u2019ve been working on there soon.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Less clicks when working with assemblies in UI Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n Previously, the assembly tools were organized in it’s own Assemble tab in the UI Preview. We thought this was a good idea, but after using it for a while, we agree that the interaction between Solid and Assemble became “clicky”. That’s why we’ve brought the assemble tools back into the Solid, Surface, and Sheet Metal tabs as it’s own Assemble panel.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> Document tab cycling shortcuts with Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab<\/b><\/p>\n We updated the shortcuts for cycling through your open document tabs. Now when you want to move to the next tab to the <\/span>right<\/b>, press <\/span>CTRL + TAB<\/b>. To move to the tab to the <\/span>left<\/b>, press <\/span>CTRL+SHIFT+TAB<\/b>. Also, once you\u2019ve reached the right-most tab, pressing CTRL+TAB will bring you back to your first tab. This is now the same for Mac and PC.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> De-select Chaining option in Plane Along Path<\/b><\/p>\n Now when you create a Plane Along Path, you have the option to deselect chaining if you have multiple edges chained together in the selected path and want to split them up for better control. Simply uncheck the checkbox, and click on the selected path edges to remove them from the selection.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d<\/strong>Improved!\u00a0<\/span>Add\/remove selections for Rectangular Pattern and Circular Pattern in Sketch<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Previously when you wanted to edit a Rectangular Pattern or Circular Pattern, you weren’t able to add or remove selections. Now when you go back and edit them, you can de-select existing sketch geometry, or select new ones to be included in the pattern creation.<\/p>\n Fixed: <\/b>Cura now launches correctly from 3D Print Dialog <\/b><\/p>\n With Cura installed, you should be able to go to the 3D Print dialog in Fusion 360, and select the Cura print utility in the print utility drop-down, and click OK to launch Cura with the model you want to print loaded and ready to go. Apparently there were cases where Cura wasn\u2019t launching. We tidied this up and now the integration works fine.<\/span><\/p>\n Fixed: <\/b>Plane At Angle using Origin Axes now scales dynamically<\/b><\/p>\n When you create a Plane at Angle (under the Construct drop-down menu) and place it on the Origin axis, the size of the plane should scale appropriately depending on how far out\/far in you\u2019re zooming so that it is easy to spot. This wasn\u2019t the case, but now it will scale dynamically.<\/span><\/p>\n Other notable fixes:<\/b><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf81\u00a0<\/strong>New!<\/span> Getting Started Videos<\/b><\/p>\n We want to help you \u00a0get up and running as fast as possible, so we had added a new getting started videos for you to check out. For first time users, you will see this as soon you open the workspace. For our Generative Design veterans, you can easily access this great content from the Help Menu by selecting Quick Start.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf81\u00a0<\/strong>New!<\/span> Outcome Previewer<\/b><\/p>\n We heard a lot feedback from you that Generative Design had a pretty steep learning curve. With Outcome Previewer (under the Generate Panel), you can now quickly preview what an outcome will look like for their setup prior to submitting the job, giving you the confidence you need to leverage Generative Design to its fullest potential.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf81\u00a0<\/strong>New!<\/span> Connector Obstacle Tool<\/b><\/p>\n In the Edit Model workspace, using the Connector Obstacle tool, you will now be able to model these types obstacles by simply selecting edges on the model where you want a connector. The tool will allow you to define size properties for the connector itself, as well as tool clearance dimensions. You can leave all of those combinations of sketches, extrudes and mirrors to create these types of obstacles in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n This feature should help you quickly populate obstacles for various types of connectors, i.e. bolts, screws, pins, etc, so you can better define your design space. <\/span><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf81\u00a0<\/strong>New!<\/span> Fusion 360 Additive Material library<\/b><\/p>\n Generative Design allows you to defined Additive as a Manufacturing constraint, so it made sense for you to have a place to save specific materials commonly used for Additive Manufacturing. These materials can now be found in the Fusion 360 Additive Material library within the Study Materials dialog.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> Generative Design job status<\/b><\/p>\n Generative Design jobs now have their own home on the Job Status dialog. In addition to a new home, exporting of outcomes is now being tracked in the Job Status dialog as well. This makes it much easier to keep track of all of your precious Generative Design work in a single view.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> Smarter Pre-check mechanism<\/b><\/p>\n We want you to be successful with Generative Design, so we made our pre-check mechanism even smarter. This will further ensure that users are not submitting jobs that could fail. <\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> results-out-of-date reporting<\/b><\/p>\n Generative Design studies were not on their best behavior when it came to telling you if the results were out of date or if something in your setup was sick or incomplete. We cleaned this up and things are looking a lot better. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf81\u00a0<\/strong>New!<\/span> Diameter detection on side view for circular geometry<\/b><\/p>\n We updated the Smart Dimension tool to recognize circular geometry even if the view is a side view. Previously when you wanted to dimension a cylinder in side view, it would only give you the linear dimension. Now when you select the edge, it\u2019ll know that it is a cylinder and apply the diameter symbol next to the correct diameter dimension value. Dandy!<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved!<\/span> Block Edit Measure tool annotations are now easier to read<\/b><\/p>\n We\u2019ve thickened the annotation lines for Measure in the Block Editing environment because they were really thin, which made it difficult to interpret what measurements the annotation lines are referring to. <\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d\u00a0<\/strong>Improved! <\/b><\/span>Right corner anchored tables will expand\/shrink to the left instead of to the right <\/b><\/p>\n When you placed a parts list table in your drawing, the orientation of the table flipped Up\/Down and Left\/Right. Once you actually place the table, typically to a corner of the border, you\u2019d expect the table to remain anchored to that point when you added or removed columns, but when you changed the column settings, the table always expanded\/shrunk to the right. This behavior was annoying for tables placed using a right attachment point, since you\u2019d have to re-position the table back to where you want it every time. Now right-attachment tables will expand\/shrink left, so the insertion point remains fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n Fixed: <\/b>Default scroll wheel zoom direction is no longer reversed from the model environment<\/b><\/p>\n JohnLF<\/span><\/a> told us about a <\/span>peculiar instance<\/span><\/a> where the zoom direction in the 2D Drawings workspace seemed to have been accidentally reversed for no reason. Playing with the \u201creverse zoom direction\u201d option the Preferences only fixed the zoom direction for designs that were open at the time, but any new 2D Drawings created after that point still suffered from this issue. We\u2019ve seen this bug before, and thought we\u2019ve crushed it before. This time we double tapped and made sure of it. <\/span><\/p>\n Fixed: <\/b>Hitting Tab key brings focus back on the next table cell<\/b><\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>New Learning Panel<\/strong>
\n– New essential tasks for how to get started, as well as pro-tips for specific workflows<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– New getting started videos, outcome previewer, Connector Obstacle Tool, Additive Material Library<\/p>\n
\n– Improved diameter detection on side view<\/p>\n
\n– Improved Sharp corner turning, Boring bar holder visual, facing during groove finishing<\/p>\n
\n– Improved Sketch constraints, contextual toolbar treatment, add-ins support<\/p>\n
\nUsability & Performance<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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\nGenerative Design<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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