{"id":11488,"date":"2019-08-01T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=11488"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:49:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:49:47","slug":"dr-cadcam-stop-worrying-and-love-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/dr-cadcam-stop-worrying-and-love-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. CADCAM: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cloud<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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I\u2019ve used a number of different CAM systems throughout my career. Over the years, I’ve played the part of demo jock, trainer, and salesman. The key to any good presentation is knowing your audience and showing what\u2019s important to them. That meant I had to have an assortment of demo parts, toolpath examples, tool libraries, and post processors.\u00a0 This was my \u201cStuff\u201d. Working an industrial show always gave me anxiety. Not about doing presentations, because I love doing presentations.<\/p>\n

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\"Mike<\/p>\n

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The anxiety was always around having access to those demo parts, toolpath examples, tool libraries, and post processors \u2013 all that \u201cstuff\u201d I needed to give a compelling presentation. If I wasn\u2019t using my own computer, I was worried about not having my \u201cstuff\u201d available for a presentation. So, I\u2019d spend hours deciding which files I might need to show, then organize them into the appropriate file\/folder structure and finally create an installation process. All this, just so I could go to the show with 400mb of data on a flash drive or CD. At the show, I\u2019d have to spend time copying this data to all of the PC\u2019s I might<\/em><\/strong> use. A huge black hole of lost time.<\/p>\n

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When I first heard that Fusion 360 was storing everything in the cloud, I was apprehensive. But It didn\u2019t take much research to figure out that my \u201cstuff\u201d was more secure in the cloud<\/a> than it was on my personal desktop PC. Once I got past that, the benefits of cloud access became more and more apparent.\u00a0 With Fusion 360, I was now able to sit down at any<\/strong> computer \u2013 Mac or PC, log into my account and instantly have access to everything I might need. Cloud libraries of tools<\/a>, post processors<\/a>, toolpath and modeling examples \u2013 all my \u201cstuff\u201d was there.<\/p>\n

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Offline Mode<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Now I know what you\u2019re thinking, \u201cwhat happens if the internet is down?\u201d As rare as that is, it certainly can happen. Here\u2019s what I experienced: As I was working on my project, Fusion displayed a message that I was now working offline.<\/p>\n

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\"Fusion<\/p>\n

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This had zero effect on what I was doing, and I simply continued to work on the open design. When I was done, I saved it as I normally would. The next time I opened Fusion, it automatically synchronized my local copy to the file in the cloud. The next logical question is\u2026 \u00a0\u201cHow do I open my file if I don\u2019t have internet access?\u201d If your design was opened anytime within the last 2-3 weeks, it\u2019s already in your cache and Fusion will use that data. In fact, you can set the Offline Cache period in your Fusion – Preferences, for up to 360 days!<\/strong> That’s nearly a full year.<\/p>\n

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\"set<\/p>\n

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So, if you know you\u2019re going to be disconnected from the web because of travel, simply open the file any time before you leave. If you know specific designs and datasets should always be available, you can manually add them to the Offline Cache. Right-click on file in the Data Panel and select \u201cAdd to Offline Cache\u201d. Fusion will make sure you always have the latest version. Very handy for collaborative projects.<\/p>\n

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\"cloud<\/p>\n

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Built-In Version Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Prior to using Fusion, I was constantly emailing files to myself or copying things to flash drives. I literally had a handful of flash drives on my desk.<\/p>\n

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\"flash

The flash drives in question. Luckily they are now just desk decoration.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The worst part about all those flash drives was figuring out which one had the latest version. With Fusion, I have one original file with multiple versions and I can open those previous versions or roll back a version anytime. \u00a0If I\u2019m collaborating with a group, I can share the file by inviting them to join my project, or create a share link that can be opened with any web browser. Now finding and sharing my \u201cstuff\u201d is easy as pushing a button. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push the button<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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