{"id":1718,"date":"2016-04-15T10:15:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T17:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2016-06-13T09:14:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:14:31","slug":"fusionnews-week-415-weekly-roundup-community-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-week-415-weekly-roundup-community-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews for the week of 4\/15: A weekly roundup of community news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week 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=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam.png\" alt=\"Fusionteam\" width=\"650\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Fusion 360 Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/april-13-2016-product-update-whats-new\/\">April 13, 2016 Product Update \u2013 What\u2019s New<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another update has arrived, bringing you improvements in rendering and collaboration workflows, as well as fixes in other areas of Fusion 360.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/quick-tip-know-toolpaths-headed-2\/\">QUICK TIP: Do You Know Where Your Toolpaths are Headed?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use the new \u201cView Toolpath\u201d function in Fusion 360 to quickly get important data in regards to a specific toolpath.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5QRpBr2romY\">Testing Vibration on a Reciprocating Saw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim Byrne, Technical Specialist, shows you how to use the frequency analysis tool in Fusion 360 to reduce the warranty issues on a reciprocating saw.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ikrk22h9D1Q\">Modeling Outside the Box<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fusion 360 Evangelist Taylor Stein demonstrates the many ways to solve a simple problem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/christoph-laimer-brings-3d-printing-world-timepieces\/\">Christoph Laimer Brings 3D Printing to the World of Timepieces<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out how Laimer has designed and 3D printed this beautiful tourbillon-based timepiece.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/instructables-lets-make-something\/\">nstructables, Let\u2019s Make Something!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been working with our friends at Instructables to create an area where over 180 great DIY projects created with Fusion 360 can be found. Share yours today!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events.png\" alt=\"events\" width=\"650\" height=\"142\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusion-360-solidworks-users-seminars\/\">Live: Fusion 360 for SolidWorks Roadshow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you a SolidWorks user interested in learning more about Fusion 360? Join us for one of these live sessions at a location near you. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusion-360-solidworks-users-seminars\/\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Portland-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/226681600\/\">Live: Portland Fusion 360 Meetup &#8211; Accuracy in Sculpting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us on April 19<sup>th<\/sup> at 7 PM to more about sculpting functionality within Fusion 360 and what makes Fusion both an accurate and precise tool appropriate for many workflows. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Portland-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/226681600\/\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6460511894668313092\">Online: Fusion 360 Quick Start Virtual Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New to Fusion 360? Quickly close the knowledge gap while you start out with Fusion in this interactive session on April 19<sup>th<\/sup> at 11 AM EDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6460511894668313092\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Metro-Detroit-area-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/229826889\/\">Live: Metro Detroit Fusion 360 Meetup &#8211; Fundamentals Training<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us on April 21<sup>st<\/sup> at 6 PM to learn the fundamentals of Fusion 360 with this live two hour hands-on session. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Metro-Detroit-area-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/229826889\/\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Seattle-Autodesk-Fusion-360-Meetup-Group\/events\/226681522\/\">Live: Seattle Fusion 360 Meetup &#8211; Wikispeed Onsite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Come hang out with the Fusion 360 and Wikispeed teams to get some great insights into how the next generation of making things is done on April 21<sup>st<\/sup> at 7 PM. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Seattle-Autodesk-Fusion-360-Meetup-Group\/events\/226681522\/\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery Spotlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1724\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gallery41516.png\" alt=\"Gallery41516\" width=\"650\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gallery41516.png 650w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gallery41516-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/41499\/voronoi-bag?searched=\">Vironoi Bag<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/4W4ZQZBDRRBC\">Devis Bandiera<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/40802\/oil-pump-2?searched=\">Oil Pump<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/ZAEGJ7NFXX6A\">Pawel Techman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/41393\/windmill-mechanism?searched=\">Windmill mechanism<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/HY6DQKAHGNSS\">Wojciech Poradowski<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy.png\" alt=\"IdeaStation-300x261 copy\" width=\"650\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Ideas from the Fusion 360 IdeaStation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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 from this week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/draft-from-edge\/idi-p\/6263059\">Draft from Edge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ability to draft from an edge as pivot (even curved ones).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/improvements-to-sketch-text-formatting\/idi-p\/6264334\">Improvements to Sketch Text Formatting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It would be useful to format the sketch text settings more like how &#8220;text boxes&#8221; are formatted in things like Adobe and Microsoft Products.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/to-simplify-renaming-components-when-you-create-from-the\/idi-p\/6266579\">To Simplify Renaming Components When you Create From the Features<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I propose to simplify: when you select &#8220;new component&#8221;, add below the &#8220;component name&#8221;, where you can immediately write his name.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a story to share? 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